Conference Program - Illinois Library Association

Tuesday, October 3
Morning Preconference
9:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Who Says Managing isn’t Fun?
Afternoon Preconferences
1:30 – 5:00 P.M.
Managing people is fun! This
workshop will inspire you to go
back to your library and get fired-up
about management. From hiring
and inspiring to team work and
firing…we’ll touch on all the topics
of the day for managers. Registration
includes a continental breakfast.
SPEAKER: Gail Johnson, Face to
Face Communications and Training
LOCATION: Room 326
Dealing Effectively with News Media
Whether running a referendum
campaign or promoting a new
service, librarians need to know
how to get the most out of media
interviews and presentations.
Topics include: positioning your
organization for successful media
interactions; developing messages;
being prepared to talk to the media
at all times. Steve Mongelluzzo has
more than twenty years in public
relations (for the IRS, no less!)
and is president of FIRST Communications. Mongelluzzo’s
book Winning Media Interviews: Sure-Fire Tactics to Get Your
Messages Out will be available for purchase. Registration includes
an afternoon break.
MODERATOR: JoAnn Potenziani, New Lenox Public
Library District
SPEAKER: Stephen Mongelluzzo, FIRST Communications
LOCATION: Room 326
Thinking Outside the Borders
This preconference will engage you in a highly interactive
exercise called “Pamoja,” which will introduce you to methods
of cross-cultural communication that you will be able to apply not
only within your library, but also with your library’s increasingly
diverse communities. You will meet and network with a group of
international librarians from the Mortenson Center, gaining firsthand
experience in recognizing and negotiating across cultural and
language differences, a skill crucial for today’s library leaders. The
exercise will be followed by a debriefing session to help you analyze
what occurred during the game and enhance your understanding
of cross-cultural communication. Registration includes
an afternoon break.
MODERATOR: Dawn Cassady, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign
SPEAKER: Barbara Ford, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign
SPONSORS: Mortenson Center and Illinois State Library
LOCATION: Room 325
5:00 – 6:30 P.M.
Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries
in Illinois (CARLI) Reception
Work in an academic or research library? You are invited
to a reception at the Chicago City Centre Hotel hosted by
the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
(CARLI). Meet your peers from other institutions and join
the CARLI board and staff in celebrating the first year of
our merged consortium.
LOCATION: State Room, Chicago City Centre — A Holiday Inn Hotel
5:00 – 8:00 P.M.
Public Library Forum Hospitality Suite
Come for food, fun, and an opportunity to network at the Public
Library Forum’s Hospitality Suite. Held in the ILA Presidential
Suite at the Chicago City Centre Hotel, all are welcome to attend,
relax, and get ready for an exciting conference.
LOCATION: ILA President’s Suite, Chicago City Centre —
A Holiday Inn Hotel (Please see the events board in the hotel
lobby for room location.)
Sponsored by Tutor.com
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