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MLA Offline 2008 Schedule
Brought to you by the MLA Offline Interest Group 

Pre-conference     Thursday, February 21

1:00 -4:00      Martin Borg:  Learn the Basics of ITConfig

 

Conference   Friday, February 22

11:00 – 11:30  Registration

11:30 – 12:30  Welcome; Introduction; Joys and Concerns

12:30  -  1:00  Break;  Box lunch provided

1:00  -  2:30   Mark Sheehan: “Future Technologies”

2:30  -  2:45   Break

2:45  -  4:15   John Greer:  Vista – Can You See Clearly Now?    (Red Group)
                    Hands-On Classes; see below  (Blue Group)

4:15  -  4:30  Break

4:30  -  6:00   Megan Stark & Audra Loyal:  Wii Would Like to Play  (Red Group)
                     Hands-On Classes; see below   (Blue Group)

6:00  -  6:30   Break;  Setup Suppe

6:30  -  7:00   Supper

7:00  -  8:00  Entertainment

  

Conference   Saturday, February 23

7:30  -  8:15   River Corridor Walk

8:00  -  9:00   Hot Breakfast provided

9:00 - 10:30   John Greer:  Vista – Can You See Clearly Now?   (Blue Group)
                    Hands-On Classes; see below  (Red Group)

10:30 – 10:45     Break 

10:45 – 12:15 Megan Stark & Audra Loyal:  Wii Would Like to Play   (Blue Group
                    Hands-On Classes; see below  (Red Group)

12:15 – 12:45           Break; Lunch provided

12:45  -  2:15           TechSoup Staff: How Techsoup Can Support Your Library.

2:15  -  2:30             Closing Comments

2:30  -  Closing         Shopping

  

Hands-On Classes: Friday and Saturday

·         These classes are all offered simultaneously
·         Each attendee will be able to see two of the four offered.

  1. Ron White: PC Tuneup for the Technically Challenged
  2. Samantha & Lauren: Give Your Library A Social Presence Online
  3. Matt Beckstrom: Open Source Software
  4. Ben Miller:  It’s a Jungle Out There: Computer Security