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

40th Annual Conference:

“The Big APLIC: The Network that Works”

Marriott Marquis
New York, NY
March 26-28, 2007

Links to presentation slides have been added to the program below.

Conference Program | Links | Accommodations | Visitor’s Information

APLIC-I is a global network of communication, information, and resource professionals dedicated to providing assistance and support to members and to other population and reproductive health colleagues, especially in developing nations.

Program

In addition to presentations on a variety of topics relevant to information professionals, the conference program will include celebrations of APLIC-I’s 40th anniversary and opportunities for attendees to help shape the future of the association.

Monday, March 26, 2007

noon-
2:00 pm

Board Meeting

All APLIC-I members are invited to attend.

Marriot Marquis Times Square
Check hotel monitors for room location

3:00-
4:00 pm

Tour
Ford Foundation Research Center

RSVP and photo ID required. RSVP by March 21 to Kay Willson.

Tour hosted by Erika Yanez (Research Associate, SLA member) in the Research Center. Architecturally significant building and library facilities.

Ford Foundation
320 East 43rd Street (near Second Avenue)

5:00-
6:30 pm

Reception

RSVP and photo ID required. RSVP by March 21 to Kay Willson.

Cost: $5.00 per person (free to retired past members). Note this fee is not included in your conference registration. Payment may be made in advance or at the door.

Reception to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the formation of the Association for Population/Family Planning Libraries and Information Centers.

Population Council
Second Avenue and 47th/48th Street (enter on 48th)

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

8:30-
9:00 am

Registration & Coffee

Marriott Marquis Times Square
Marquis C

9:00-
10:15 am

Opening Keynote
Credibility of Content and the Future of Research, Learning, and Publishing in the Digital Environment

Presentation Slides (PDF)

Kate Wittenberg, Director, Electronic Publishing Initiative at Columbia (EPIC)

Marriott Marquis Times Square
Marquis C

10:15-
10:30 am

Coffee Break

Marriott Marquis Times Square
Marquis C

10:30-
11:45 am

Session
Evidence-Based Librarianship and Information Practice: Applications for Information Professionals in the Population Field

Presentation Slides (PDF)

Lori Delaney, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina

Marriott Marquis Times Square
Marquis C

noon-
2:00 pm

Lunch
(on your own)

2:00-
3:30 pm

Moderated Discussion
APLIC: The Way Forward

Moderator
Joann Donatiello, Stokes Library, Princeton University

Marriott Marquis Times Square
Marquis C

3:30-
3:45 pm

Coffee Break

Marriott Marquis Times Square
Marquis C

3:45-
5:00 pm

Panel
Bibliographic Management Software

Presentation Slides (Lori Delaney on RefWorks) (PDF)

Moderator
Nykia Perez, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania

Panelists
Lori Delaney, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina
Tara Murray, Population Research Institute, Penn State
Nykia Perez, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania

Marriott Marquis Times Square
Marquis C

6:30-
8:30 pm

Banquet

The banquet is included in your conference registration.

Churrascaria Plataforma (Brazilian restaurant)
316 W. 49th Street
(between 8th and 9th Avenues)
(212) 245-0505

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

9:00-
10:30 am

Meeting
APLIC-I Business Meeting, Election, and 2008 Annual Meeting Planning

All APLIC-I members are encouraged to attend and participate. Continental breakfast will be served.

Marriott Marquis Times Square
Odets

10:30-
10:45 am

Break

Marriott Marquis Times Square
Odets

10:45 am-
noon

Session
Knowledge Management 3.0 (Abstract)

Presentation Slides (PDF)

William Lester, EngenderHealth

Marriott Marquis Times Square
Odets

noon-
2:00 pm

Lunch
(on your own)

2:00-
3:00 pm

Session
Using Digital Collections to Tell a Story

Presentation Slides (PDF)

Margaret Graham, Digital Resources Archivist, Drexel University College of Medicine

Marriott Marquis Times Square
Odets

3:00-
3:15 pm

Coffee Break

Marriott Marquis Times Square
Odets

3:15-
4:45 pm

Closing Keynote
The Googlization of Everything

Presentation Slides (PDF)

Siva Vaidhyanathan, Assistant Professor of Culture and Communication, New York University

Marriott Marquis Times Square
Odets

Links

Population Association of America (PAA) 2007 Annual Meeting Program

Accommodations

The conference hotel is the Marriott Marquis Times Square. Please make your reservations following the instructions on the Population Association of America conference page.

New York City Visitor’s Information

Things to do in New York compiled for the APLIC-I Conference (PDF)

Some Things to do in NYC compiled for the Population Association of America Meetings (PDF)

NYC & Company


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