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Association for Population/Family Planning Libraries & Information Centers International
(APLIC-I)

39th Annual Conference:

“Starring in Multiple Roles:
Information Specialists in their Organizations”

Westin Bonaventure
Los Angeles, California
March 27-29, 2006

Conference Program | Links | Accommodations | Visitor’s Information

Monday, March 27, 2006

1:00-
2:00 pm

Tour of USC’s Applied Social Sciences Library

University of Southern California,
Von Kleinsmid Center
Campus map (building code VKC)

3:00-
5:00 pm

Board Meeting

All APLIC-I members are invited to attend.

Westin Bonaventure,
Los Cerritos

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

8:30-
9:15 am

Registration & Continental Breakfast

Westin Bonaventure,
San Fernando

9:15-
10:30 am

Sharing our Assets: Knowledge Sharing at UNFPA

Presentation Slides (PDF)

Susan Pasquariella, Chief of the Knowledge Networks and Assets Development Section, Strategic Planning Office, UN Population Fund (UNFPA)

Westin Bonaventure,
San Fernando

10:45 am-
12:00 pm

Library @ Your User: A Case Study Using New Technologies to Extend the Reach of the Library

Presentation Handout (PDF)

Tara Murray, Information Core Director, Population Research Institute, Penn State

Jennifer Darragh, Data Archivist, Population Research Institute, Penn State

Kiet Bang, Library Assistant, Population Research Institute, Penn State

Westin Bonaventure,
San Fernando

12:00-
2:00 pm

Lunch Break

2:00-
3:15 pm

Open Access 2006: an economic proposition or a political platform?

Presentation Slides (PDF)

Susan Starr, Director of the Biomedical Library and Associate University Librarian for the Sciences and Scholarly Communication, University of California, San Diego

Westin Bonaventure,
San Fernando

3:30-
5:00 pm

Teaching and Instruction (Panel Discussion)

Presentation Slides: Transferable Skills: Teaching Population Leaders Research & Writing Skills by Lisa Jenschke Stephens (PDF)

Moderator
Nykia Perez, Information and Dissemination Specialist, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania

Panelists

Lisa Jenschke Stephens, Information Core Director, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, University of Washington

Jennifer Nadeau, Director of Communications, Guttmacher Institute

Westin Bonaventure,
San Fernando

6:30 pm

Banquet

The banquet is included in your conference registration.

Cafe Pinot
700 West Fifth Street
Los Angeles

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

9:00-
9:30 am

Continental Breakfast

Westin Bonaventure,
San Fernando

9:30-
11:00 am

APLIC-I Business Meeting and 2007 Annual Meeting Planning

All APLIC-I members are encouraged to attend and participate.

Westin Bonaventure,
San Fernando

11:00 am-
12:00 pm

Communicating Across Cultures: Effective Information Services for International and Ethnic Patrons (Abstract)

Clara M. Chu, Associate Professor of Information Studies, UCLA

Westin Bonaventure,
San Fernando

12:00-
2:00 pm

Lunch Break

2:00-
3:30 pm

Measuring and Assessing Services and Responding to User Needs (Panel Discussion)

Presentation Slides: Evaluation of the Hopkins Population Digital Library by Claire Twose (PDF)

Moderator
Tara Murray, Information Core Director, Population Research Institute, Penn State

Panelists

Julia Cleaver, Manager of Information Services, Ipas

Nykia Perez, Information and Dissemination Specialist, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania

Claire Twose, Health Research and Practice Librarian, Welch Medical Library, Johns Hopkins University

Westin Bonaventure,
San Fernando

3:30-
4:00 pm

Conference Wrap-Up & Coffee/Tea Reception

Westin Bonaventure,
San Fernando

Links

Population Association of America (PAA) 2006 Annual Meeting Program

Accommodations

The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites Reservations Online
404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles
Phone (213) 624-1000

Los Angeles Visitor’s Information

APLIC-I Guide to Los Angeles for Conference Attendees (PDF)
A quick guide to the area around the conference hotel, with a few selected sights worth seeing if you have some extra time in the Los Angeles area

Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Los Angeles: Neighborhoods in Brief (Frommer’s)

Los Angeles: In One Day (Frommer’s)

Some Things to Do in Los Angeles (Word document from PAA)


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