My schedule of group and solo presentations at ALA Annual 2011 in New Orleans, June 2011

1. I am excited to be a participant in
several dynamic panel/group
presentations ; I also have an
individual presentation in the mix.
Buffy J. Hamilton When I am not in a committee
ALA Annual 2011 meeting, here is where I’ll be
@buffyjhamilton speaking.
Date Session Location Description
Friday, June Boomers, Staff & Students - Marriott at Three segments of the population inherently understand the value of
24, 2011 - - Engaging the Many Voices the library: Baby Boomers, library staff, and students. How can we
the
1:00pm - of Advocacy: An Advocacy engage them to be vocal supporters for libraries? This Advocacy
Convention Institute Workshop will explore ways to mobilize these groups as
4:00pm Institute Workshop
Center library advocates. Presented by the Advocacy Training Subcommittee
River Bend 2 of the Committee on Library Advocacy, in partnership with ALTAFF.
Read more at Advance tickets: $50 & onsite: $75
http://bit.ly/iosaRS
Saturday, June The Embedded Librarian: Convention What is an “embedded” school librarian? A new model of school
25, 2011 - Engage, Evolve, Educate--A librarianship that is committed to immersive collaboration with
Center
8:00am - new model of school faculty and administration. Audience members will see examples of
Rm 283 what an embedded librarian model looks like in a preK-12 program
10:00am librarianship
and come away with ideas on how to make this model work in their
setting. Stacy Dillon, Jennifer Hubert Swan, Buffy Hamilton, Jesse
Karp and Karyn Silverman.
Saturday, June ALA OITP Future of Convention In some ways, the future of libraries is happening today at leading
25, 2011 - Libraries: Cutting-edge libraries around the country. This program features the specific
Center
10:30am - Services services at four libraries selected from those nominated in a broad
Rm 391 solicitation organized by the Program on America’s Libraries for the
12:00pm
21st Century within ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy
Read more at (OITP). What can you learn from these cutting-edge services for
http://bit.ly/jlWRIk application in your library? Moderator: Christine Lind Hage, Chair of
the OITP America’s Libraries for the 21st Century Subcommittee
Presenters: Buffy Hamilton, Creekview High School, Media 21 Kristin
Antelman, North Carolina State University Library, Web Design Project
John Davidson, OhioLINK, Digital Resource Commons Mary Anne
Hodel, Orange County Library System, OCLS Shake It! Mobile App
Sunday, June Transforming Information Convention Learn how high school students are taking an inquiry stance on
26, 2011 - Literacy for Today's information literacy in a participatory library culture to cultivate
Center
8:00am - Students: Libraries as themselves as connected learners. We will explore how students are
Rm 338 using cloud computing and web 2.0 tools as authoritative sources of
10:00am Sponsors of Transliteracy
information, for content and knowledge creation, and for information
management as they construct personal learning environments.
Sunday, June Social Learning: What's In It Convention Learning is social. Research show 80% of workplace learning takes
26, 2011 - For You and Your Library? place informally. Discover tools, techniques, and tips for creating a
Center
10:30am - learning environment that supports incorporates, and reinforces
Rm 386-387 social learning. Paul Signorelli, Maurice Coleman, and Buffy Hamilton
12:00pm
(a presentation of the ALA Learning RT)