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The American Library Association's Office for Diversity maintains a Diversity Wiki that includes a Diversity Calendar of Events.  The wiki provides an interactive space for library diversity advocates to collaborate, communicate and connect with the most up-to-date information on diversity activities and issues that impact the profession, the workplace, and the quality of direct service delivery. Visit http://wikis.ala.org/diversity to add your events or view upcoming sessions of interest. Please contribute!

Office for Diversity Programs & Events at Conference

Join us for these programs and meetings at the 2008 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA!

Thursday, June 26, 2008

• Diversity Leadership Institute: Fundamentals of Diversity
  8am-5:30pm, Thursday 6/26
  Hyatt Regency Orange County
  Preconference - registration required 
  Advance: ALA Member: $175; Non- Member: $200; Student/Retired Member: $150
  Onsite: ALA Member: $200; Non-Member: $225; Student/Retired Member: $150
  Are you on the road to success with your diversity initiatives? Whether you need a new game plan, or want to make sure all your bases are covered, join us for this exciting day-long intensive workshop on the fundamentals of diversity. Experts in the field will coach you to break-through success with sessions on effective planning for diversity, benchmarking and assessment, achieving organizational buy-in, designing an effective recruitment plan, and creating partnerships for change.
  Featuring Keynotes by Dr. Loriene Roy, ALA President and Sandra Rios Balderrama, Consultant and Principal, RiosBalderrama Consulting; Sessions by Dr. Clara M. Chu, Associate Professor, UCLA Department of Information Studies; Mark Winston, Associate Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science; Patty Wong, County Librarian/Chief Archivist, Yolo County Library, Yolo County, CA; Valerie Bell, Chief Librarian, Branch Services, Ocean County Public Library; Kawanna Bright, Instructional Services Librarian, North Carolina State University; Stacy Dillon, Lower School Librarian, Little Red School House & Elisabeth Irwin High School (LREI); Elaine McConnell, Library Director, Ocean County Public Library; Kristin Shelley, Deputy Director, Worthington Libraries; and Deva Walker, Branch Manager, Interim, Cleveland Public Library Collinwood Branch.

Friday, June 27, 2008

• Diversity Research Grant Advisory Committee Meeting, 10:30am-12pm, Friday 6/27, Hilton Anaheim - Oceanside
• Diversity Council Business Meeting, 3:30-5:30pm, Friday 6/27, Hilton Anaheim - Conference Room 5
• Spectrum Advisory Council Business Meeting, 3:30-5:30pm, Friday 6/27, Hilton Anaheim - Conference Room 6
• Many Voices, Many Nations Anaheim
  5:30-9pm, Friday 6/27, Mariott Anaheim - Marquis Northeast
  Registration requested but not required - $10
  Presenting a special Many Voices event showcasing Native voices and respecting the presence of indigenous nations as sovereign nations, brought to you with support from ALA President Dr. Loriene Roy. Writers from across the land will weave a tapestry of spoken word expressing our varied ethnic, cultural, and lifestyle traditions while celebrating our fundamental unity within the global human family. If you’ve experienced a MVON, you know this is an unforgettable conference kick-off. Featuring: Jorge Argueta, poet and bi-lingual children's writer, Pipil Nahua; Janice Gould, poet, Maidu/Konkow; Gordon Johnson, writer, Cahuilla/Cupeño; Kristy Orona-Ramirez, children's writer and poet, Taos Pueblo/Tarahumara; Arigon Starr, performer, Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Tim Tingle, storyteller, Oklahoma Choctaw; and Erika Wurth, poet, Apache, Chickasaw, Cherokee.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

• 2009 Spectrum Leadership Institute Plenary Session, 8-10am, Saturday 6/28, Hyatt Regency Orange County - Valencia
• 2009 Diversity Leadership Institute Plenary Session, 8-10am, Saturday 6/28, Hyatt Regency Orange County - Commodore Ballroom
• Leaders Wanted: Is an LIS Doctoral Program Right for You?
  Panel Session at 9-11am, followed by Options Fair until 5pm, Saturday 6/28, Hyatt Regency Orange County - Grand B and Grand E/F
  FREE but registration requested for lunch.
  Cultivating a diverse workforce is of great importance, but representation of librarians of color in LIS education, research, and executive level administration is paramount. Proven and emerging leaders in LIS education and practice will discuss the need for more doctoral students and the PhD process and benefits. Panel followed by an Options Fair that gives attendees the chance to discuss opportunities and funding with Doctoral Students and Faculty from PhD programs across the country! Lunch provided for Options Fair Registrants.
• 2009 Many Voices, One Nation Plenary Session, 10:30am-12pm, Saturday 6/28, Marriott Anaheim - Marquis Northeast
• Diversity Currents! Weighing the Balance: Affirmative Action Update
  1:30-3:30pm, Saturday 6/28, Hyatt Regency Orange County, Harbor Room
  The Diversity Currents Series provides stepping stones in a swiftly evolving landscape to ensure that all libraries are prepared to be a leading voice for equitable access to knowledge and information resources in all formats for all people. Weighing the Balance programs raise awareness of the legal underpinnings impacting your initiatives. Our Affirmative Action Update highlights the latest developments and legislative changes as experts discuss the implications of these changes on our attempts to recruit a diverse workforce.
• Diversity 101
  4-5:30pm, Saturday 6/28, Hyatt Regency Orange County - Harbor Room
  The views of all members should shape the way an organization is run. Everyone must have access to resources, professional development, mentoring and networking opportunities to reach their full potential. As leaders from all backgrounds emerge, ALA evolves. Whether you are new to ALA or want to learn more about this key action area for the association, this session covers the basics on conference sessions, groups, initiatives, and opportunities to get involved across our organizations.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

• Committee on Diversity Business Meeting, 8am-12pm, Sunday 6/29, Hyatt Regency Orange County - Granada
• Spectrum Scholar Interest Group Business Meeting, 8-10am, Sunday 6/29, Hyatt Regency Orange County - Madrid
• Beyond White Privilege 101: Continuing the Discussion
  1:30-3:30pm, Sunday 6/29, Hyatt Regency Orange County - Grand B/C
  Join us as we continue the dialogue begun at the White Privilege 101 discussion during ALA Midwinter. We all operate within multiple circles of privilege, and we are all motivated by hidden biases. What does this mean as we attempt to create a inclusive workforce climate? What are the implications for effectively reaching underserved populations? Communication is the key to understanding. This facilitated discussion will assist attendees in broadening perspectives and translating knowledge into action.
• Charting Courses: Diversity Research Grants
  4-5:30pm, Sunday 6/29, Disney's Grand Californian - Wisteria Room
  2007 Diversity Research Grant Recipients share findings. Join us for these ground-breaking discussions: “The Relationship Between Social Identity(ies) and Role Performance Among Academic Librarians"; “(Re)envisioning diversity and multicultural librarianship and pedagogy in the post 9/11 context”; and “Archival and Grey Literature Use Patterns in Library and Information Science Journal Articles with a Focus on the African American Experience (1986-2006)". These award-winning researchers will be joined by the 2008 Achievement in Diversity Honoree.

Other Events of Interest at ALA Conferences

An interactive calendar of diversity related events can be found on the ALA Annual Wiki. Visit it to find information about additional programs of interest.  Be sure to add your events as well!

Questions about this page? Please direct comments to diversity@ala.org 
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