Idea Festival overlaps with KLA in Louisville

KLA fall conference attendees:  If you're getting to Louisville early, you might want to consider signing up for this IFU (Idea Festival University) class on Wednesday night:

Quality in an Age of Quantity: NYT Critic Sorts Thru the Noise Wednesday, September 19, 2012 from 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM (EDT) Louisville, KY

$5 registration!  Sign up here:

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4156793080

And remember that Idea Festival overlaps with KLA this year.  If your schedule allows, you may want to consider attending some other events:  http://www.ideafestival.com/.

Registration Desk KLA/KSMA Conference

Volunteers are needed for the Registration Desk during the KLA/KSMA Conference (September 19-22, 2012). The Registration Desk hours are7:30 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday & Thursday, and 7:30- 12:30 on Friday (KSMA takes over the desk at noon on Friday). We still need help during several time slots. Please check the conference program and see if you can find a free hour or two to assist at the Registration Desk. Just drop Carolyn Tassie a note with your preferences.

KLA is on Facebook and Twitter

For those of you who use social media, be sure to check out the new KLA Facebook page and KLA Twitter.

Are you coming to the KLA/KSMA Conference in September?  Do you like to live Tweet events?  We're using #kla2012 for all things conference related.

2012 KLA/KSMA Conference Program available now

The Advance Program for the 2012 KLA/KSMA Conference is now available at

http://www.klaonline.org/docs/KLA%202012%20Conference%20Program%20Advance%207-18-12.pdf.

Overnight rooms are going fast.  Go to www.klaonline.org to register online.

We look forward to see  you in Louisville!

KLA Speed Geek

Missed the deadline for fall KLA conference?  Fear not!  There's one more chance to get on the program and get in on the action!  See http://bit.ly/Gehttp://bit.ly/GeekSubmit to submit a proposal to participate in the KLA Speed Geek.  Last year was the first Speed Geek and it proved to be a fun and popular session. Don't miss out this year!

Speed Geek is set for Friday, Sept. 21, 10:00-11:30 AM.

During this session, presenters talk informally with session attendees about new projects, services and ideas.  Presenters will have table space for a laptop and handouts.  You can demo a new service or product, show how your library uses social media, let visitors try out an unusual product...  Be creative!  The idea is to provide interaction, personal connection, and exposure to a large number of different projects in a short amount of time. Oh, and it's fun! Proposal submission will be open until spots fill up, so act fast!  Contact kraemer@email.uky.edu if you have questions.

Want to see who has already signed up?  See http://bit.ly/KLAGeek2012 for a list of presenters and abstracts.

KLA/KSMA 2012 - Call for Poster Sessions

Did you miss the deadline for submitting a proposal for the Fall conference? Do you have an initiative, program or project that you're passionate about? Why not share it with your fellow librarians by presenting a poster session at the 2012 KLA/KSMA Conference?

Submit your proposal here by May 11, 2012:

http://tinyurl.com/2012KLA-PosterSessionProposal