IOUG Annual Meeting

When:		Friday, June 19, 2009 (8:30 AM - 2:30 PM)
Where:		Saint Xavier University (In Person)
Cost:		$45.00
Presenter:		Karen Calhoun, Jay Jordan and Robert Seal

• The registration deadline for this event has passed.

Join us at Saint Xavier University for the IOUG Annual Meeting entitled "The Future is Now: Cooperation in the Bibliographic and Information Commons". The meeting will take place in the Butler Reception Room located in the Warde Academic Center. Maps of the campus can be found at: http://www.sxu.edu/Administrative/Facilities_Mgmt/chicago_tour.asp

Registration and continental breakfast will start the day at 8:30 am. Opening remarks will begin at 9:00 am and the day's activities will end at 2:30 pm.

Presentations include:
Welcome and IOUG Report - Anita Morgan, Chair
Illinois State Library Report - Anne Craig, Director
CARLI Report - Susan Singleton, Executive Director
OCLC Members' Council Report - Jan Ison, Delegate
State of the Art at OCLC - Jay Jordan, OCLC President and CEO
Future of Cataloging - Karen Calhoun, Vice President, OCLC WorldCat and Metadata Services
Information Commons at Loyola - Robert Seal, Dean of Libraries, Loyola University
WorldCat Local - Jan Ison, Delegate OCLC

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Sign up now to ensure a spot!

Register by: 6/18/2009

Notes
**PLEASE READ-IMPORTANT PAYMENT INFORMATION**

Please send a CHECK MADE PAYABLE TO IOUG (Illinois OCLC Users' Group) and submit to:

Workshop Registrar
Illinois State Library
Gwendolyn Brooks Building
300 South Second Street
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1796

Payment by check or cash will be accepted the day of the meeting. IOUG cannot accept credit cards for payment.

Hotel Information:
A limited number of hotel rooms are available for the night of June 18th, 2009 at a rate of $119.00 plus tax at the Hilton Oak Lawn, located at 9333 South Cicero Avenue in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Be sure to mention the IOUG Annual Meeting when you call 708-425-7800 to reserve your room. Deadline for this rate is May 28, 2009. Additional hotel information can be found at: http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/OALHIHF/index.do

Meals:
Please indicate any special dietary requirements when you register, or send your request to jheffernan@ilsos.net before June 12th.

Questions:
Send e-mail to jheffernan@ilsos.net or call the ILLINET/OCLC Services Office at 217-785-1532.

This event is sponsored by Illinois State Library.

Last day to cancel registrations is: 6/19/2009

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