2020 VALE/ACRL-NJ/NJLA-CUS Users’ Conference
Inclusive Libraries: Connecting Users in the Digital Age
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 | 8:30am – 4pm
Location: Ocean Place Resort & Spa, Long Branch, NJ
Call for Proposals
The Planning Committee for the 2020 VALE Users’/ACRL-NJ/ NJLA CUS Conference seeks proposals for Poster and Breakout Sessions to be presented at the next conference, Wednesday, January 8th at the Ocean Place Conference Center, Long Branch.
This year’s theme is: Inclusive Libraries: Connecting Users in the Digital Age
The Planning Committee welcomes poster sessions, breakout sessions, round tables and lightning talk proposals showcasing partnerships, policies, programs, services, and other initiatives that demonstrates inclusive efforts in libraries in the digital age. There is no initiative that is too small to share.
Proposal requirements
- For Breakout sessions, Lightning Talk & Roundtable proposals, please use this form: https://forms.gle/RJQzfV9KKGLpwk628For questions about Breakout Session or Lightning Talk Proposals, please contact:
Alyssa Valenti, Breakout Subcommittee Chair, email: alyssa.valenti@raritanval.edu - For Poster session proposals, please use this form: https://forms.gle/7LzqFirFtdSnXqiy9
For questions about Poster session proposals, please contact: Hilary Westgate, Poster Session Subcommittee Chair, email: hwestgat@ramapo.edu
Deadline & Notification
Completed proposals are due no later than Friday, October 4, 2019. Decisions regarding the proposals will be announced by Friday, November 15, 2019. Please feel free to forward this announcement to colleagues or post it to other appropriate email lists for New Jersey academic librarians.
We look forward to your ideas and contributions for what promises to be a most rewarding day!
Agenda/Schedule
VALE / ACRL-NJ / NJLA CUS
Twenty-First Annual Users’ Conference
Inclusive Libraries: Connecting Users in the Digital Age
Ocean Place Resort & Spa, Long Branch, NJ
Wednesday, January 8
8:30 am – 10:00 am Registration / Breakfast / Exhibits
8:30 am – 10:00 am Poster Sessions
10:00 am – 11:00 am Welcome and Keynote Speaker
11:10 am – 12:00 pm Breakout Sessions I
12:10 pm – 1:00 pm Breakout Sessions II
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Announcements and Organizational Updates
- NJ State Library – Margaret Nizolek, Chief Deputy State Librarian
- ACRL-NJ Chapter / NJLA College and University Section – Cara Berg, President
- LibraryLinkNJ
- VALE – Kurt Wagner, Executive Committee Chair
2:10 pm – 3:00 pm Breakout Sessions III
3:05 pm – 4:00 pm Post Conference Networking/Dessert Reception
Vendor Support
2020VALE Conference Vendor Support
Our Annual Conference is the largest gathering of academic librarians in the state.
Every year we have capacity attendance of nearly 300 academic librarians and this year’s exciting agenda and keynote speaker will again draw a large crowd.
This year’s theme is Inclusive Libraries: Connecting Users in the Digital Age
In an effort to offset conference costs we invite you to become a sponsor of the conference.
SPONSORSHIP ADS:
Full Page Ad (7 ¾” HIGH x 4 ¾” WIDE) – $ 600
Half Page Ad (3 ¾” HIGH x 4 ¾” WIDE) – $ 300
The copy/art should be emailed as a PDF in black and white. If the ad is in color, please convert it to black and white. If Pagemaker or Quark is used, the printer will need a copy of all the fonts used plus a copy of all the original art. The copy/art needs to be sized to the dimension it will be printed in (no bleeds). Ads should be sent to melissa.lena@njedge.net
Ad deadline: coming soon
Registration Open!
- Register for the VALE Conference online now!
(Registration will open the first week of December, and close 12/13/19 ) - This year’s conference will be co-located with EdgeCon, the region’s premier technology gathering.As always, attendance at the VALE Conference is free for VALE members. If you would also like to attend EdgeCon, Edge is offering a 50% discount for VALE Conference attendees who have not previously attended EdgeCon to encourage participation at both of these excellent events. To take advantage of this offer: register for EdgeCon, and enter the discount code VALEHALF
This code can only be used by VALE librarians, should not be shared beyond the VALE membership, and codes will be tracked for verification purposes. All payment and registration fees for EdgeCon are due pre-conference and there will be $150 charge for onsite badge name changes/transfers and for onsite registrations.
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