MDMLG Annual Report 2006-2007- 2008 Conference Planning Committee

2006-2007
Annual Report - 2008 Conference Planning Committee
For the joint Michigan Health Science Libraries Association and
Midwest Chapter / Medical Library Association Conference

The 2008 conference will be a joint conference of the Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association (MHSLA) and the Midwest Chapter / Medical Library Association. The Metropolitan Detroit Medical Library Group (MDMLG) will be the hosting group. Committees have been appointed (see attached) and a date and site have been chosen. The conference will be held October 17-21, 2008 and at the Detroit Marriott – Troy and the theme will be “Vital Signs: Keeping You and Your Library Vibrant and Healthy”. The planning committee has been meeting on a bi-monthly basis, alternating between the Detroit area and Lansing .

Significant accomplishments for 2006-2007 include:

Several members of the planning group attended the 2006 Midwest Conference in Louisville , to observe and gather information to assist with our planning process for 2008.
A preliminary budget was submitted to all three organizations in January.
A site for the special event has been identified (Detroit Institute of Arts) and reserved, pending finalization after the completion of the DIA renovation.
The Education Committee has a completed a draft schedule for CE and programming and has started to contact potential speakers and instructors.
A conference planning website and listserve have been developed. Meeting minutes, planning documents, budgets and the roster have been posted for use by committee members. A conference planning wiki and general conference blog and wiki have also been developed, but are not yet in use.
A logo has been designed and is available for downloading on the conference planning website.
Options for online registration are being investigated.
This winter, Nancy Bulgarelli took over as Accomodations and A-V Chair and Diane LeBar took over as Hospitality Chair. Thank you to Chris Hunt and Karen Tubolino for all of their hard work as the former chairs of those committees.

Submitted by:

Ellen O'Donnell, Conference Coordinator and Finance Chair
Sandra Martin, Local Arrangements Chair
5/2/07