Important highlights from the First-Time Attendee Orientation.
-Going to rain on Saturday
-Over 3,000 attendees
-No business mtgs, all about learning and meeting others
-3 keynote speakers, Naomi Kline not coming
-Virtual will provide access to recorded sessions, handouts, ect. for a year
-Info for getting on committees
-Call for committee members will be in fall
-Attend mtgs at ALA and Mid-Winter
-When you apply, make sure you give lots of info about your interests
-ALA Connect- new social networking software for committees, will debut soon
Info for getting involved in ACRL outside committees:
-3 yr membership survey coming up, please respond
-Annual academic library trends survey- check with your Director, is your library participating?
-Attend the ACRL New Member Discussion group at ALA and Midwinter





Good overview, Carissa. I came in a tad late and missed the info on the rain. I was going to blog it, but you’ve touched on the key points. The only thing I could add was the presence of nice free snacks, which isn’t very deep, but it’s good to know about free food and drink :).
Really enjoyed this orientation–I feel like they threw the door wide open for all of us newbies to contribute. Thanks for taking notes!
Thanks for posting this, Carissa! It’s good info, even for veteran attendees!