Special Libraries Association’s Annual Conference in Philadelphia has a new program: Need to Know Forum New to this year’s Annual Conference is the Need to Know Forum. This is a special outreach to information professionals who might not have thought of SLA as their professional association. Select programming, is available to invitees at a special fee. If you have colleagues you believe should be invited, please share that information. As Chair of the Museums, Arts, and Humanities Division of SLA, I thought you might find this an interesting new program. I have enclosed a pdf with more information. June 14, 2011 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm chance to network with those who have the answers (or at least where to find them.) your ROI Sessions Include: The Corporate Library in Turbulent Times iCritical Thinking Using Social Media in the Workplace Extreme Makeover: Competitive Intelligence Edition Responding to Crisis: How the Right Information Aids Survival Locating and Using the Best Information: Doing Business in Emerging Markets Managing Metadata: Balancing the Need for Information and the Legal Risk Designing a Physical Space in a Digital Age Building an Innovative Environment reserve your spot today ( https://www.slaconference.org/portal/newreg.ww ) (https://www.slaconference.org/portal/newreg.ww) Just $50 for up to 2 free sessions + free pass to exhibits + networking + lunch walk ins welcome! more information and detailed schedule ( http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2011/n2k.cfm ) (http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2011/n2k.cfm) Linda A. MAHD Chair PS you might also be interested in the Book & Author Luncheon. Linda Andrews Reference Librarian Preston Ridge Campus Collin College Frisco, Texas (972) 377-1588 [log in to unmask] http://www.collin.edu/library/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~