MCC—Morial Convention Center	LOEWS—Loews New Orleans Hotel
CROW—Astor Crowne Plaza	MARCC—Marriott New Orleans at the Conv. Ctr.
EMB—Embassy Suites new Orleans	MAR—New Orleans Marriott
HAMP—Hampton Inn & Suites Conv. Ctr.	ROY—Royal Sonesta Hotel
GARD—Hold Garden Inn	SHER—Sheraton New Orleans
HIL—Hilton New Orleans Riverside	OMNI—Omini Royal Orleans
MONT—Hotel Monteleone	W—W New Orleans
INTER—Intercontinental New Orleans	COURT—Windsor Court Hotel
JW—JW Marriott	WYND—Wyndham Canal Place

Fri	6/23	8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. WYND—Azalea 1 LITA Preconference: Contracting for Content in a Digital World
Fri	6/23	8 a.m.–6 p.m. MCC—Rm 274 LITA Blog Room
Fri	6/23	9:30–11 a.m. MCC—Rm 269 Executive Committee Meeting
Fri	6/23	7:30–9 p.m. MCC—Rm 298–299 Electronic Resource Management I. G.
Sat	6/24	8–8:30 a.m. MCC—Rm 238–239 Joint Committee and Interest Groups Chairs
Sat	6/24	8 a.m.–6 p.m. MCC—Rm 274 LITA Blog Room
Sat	6/24	8:30–9:30 a.m. MCC—Rm 270 Interest Groups Chairs Meeting
Sat	6/24	8:30–9:30 a.m. MCC—Rm 235–236 Committee Chairs Meeting
Sat	6/24	8:30–10 a.m. MCC Rm 291 Free eReserves: Saving Money, Saving Time, and Expanding Services with Open Source Software
Sat	6/24	9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. MCC—Rm 238–239 Board Meeting
Sat	6/24	10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. HIL Grand Salon 9 Distance Learning Interest Group
Sat	6/24	10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. LOEWS—Beauregard Education Committee
Sat	6/24	10:30 a.m.–noon LOEWS—Lykes Boardroom Imagineering Interest Group
Sat	6/24	10:30 a.m.–noon JW Orlean—Rosalie/St. Claude MARBI (ALCTS/LITA/RUSA Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information)
Sat	6/24	10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.—MCC-Room 280/281 RFID Interest Group meeting
Sat	6/24	1:30–2:30 p.m. HIL—Chequers National Forum Planning Committee 2006 (closed mtg.)
Sat	6/24	1:30–3:30 p.m. LOEWS—Feliciana East ALCTS/LITA MARC Format Interest Group
Sat	6/24	1:30–3:30 p.m. MCC—Rm 346–347 Computer Industry Certifications for Librarians and Library Staff: A Good Idea?
Sat	6/24	1:30–3:30 p.m. HIL—Grand Salon 13 Human Machine Interface Interest Group
Sat	6/24	1:30–3:30 p.m. ROY—Bienville Parlor JPEG 2000 Interest Group
Sat	6/24	1:30–3:30 p.m. LOEWS—Beauregard Legislation and Regulation Committee
Sat	6/24	1:30–3:30 p.m. HIL—Grand Salon 21 & 24 Publications Committee
Sat	6/24	1:30–3:30 p.m. MCC—Rm 280/281 RFID in Libraries: An International Perspective
Sat	6/24	1:30–3:30 p.m. MCC—Rm 388–390 The Ultimate Debate: Who Controls The Future of Search
Sat	6/24	1:30–3:30 p.m. HIL—Jefferson BR Science Fiction: The Literature of Ideas
Sat	6/24	1:30–3:30 p.m. MCC—Rm 337 Web Coordinating Committee
Sat	6/24	2:30–4 p.m HIL—Chequers National Forum Planning 2007 (closed mtg.)
Sat	6/24	4–5:30 p.m. MCC—Rm 260 LITA Open House
Sat	6/24	4–6 p.m. MCC—Rm 333–334 Standards Interest Group
Sat	6/24	5:30–7:30 p.m. The Wolfe Restaurant, located in the New Orleans Marriott at the Convention Center (859 Convention Center Boulevard) LITA Happy Hour
Sun	6/25	8–10 a.m. MCC—Rm 337 Bylaws and Organization Committee
Sun	6/25	8–10 a.m. HIL—Burgandy Membership Develop.m.ent
Sun	6/25	8–noon MCC—Rm 398–399 Core Competencies in Library Technology: What IT Is and Where IT's Going
Sun	6/25	8 a.m.–6 p.m. MCC—Rm 274 LITA Blog Room
Sun	6/25	8:30–10 a.m. MCC—Rm 340–341 Open Source Programs for the Reference Librarian: When your Budget is More Limited than your Vision
Sun	6/25	1:30–5:30 p.m. HIL—Grand Ballroom C Questioning Authorities: Adapting Authority Control to the Changing Needs of Library Users
Sun	6/25	10:30 a.m.–noon MARCC—Fleur de lis Internet Resources Interest Group
Sun	6/25	10:30 a.m.–noon EMB—Diamond A Technology and Access Committee
Sun	6/25	10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EMB—Diamond B Program Planning Committee
Sun	6/25	10:30 a.m.–noon MCC—Rm 337 Regional Institutes Committee
Sun	6/25	10:30 a.m.–noon MCC—Room 274 BIGWIG Interest Group
Sun	6/25	1:30–5:30 p.m. JW Orlean—Rosalie/St. Claude MARBI (ALCTS/LITA/RUSA Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information)
Sun	6/25	1:30–3 p.m. SHER—Grand BR D/E Top Technology Trends
Sun	6/25	3–4 p.m. SHER—Grand BR A/B Awards Reception
Sun	6/25	4–5 p.m. SHER—Grand BR D/E LITA President's Program: Internet Culture: What Do We Know about User Behavior?
Mon	6/26	8–9:30 a.m. (by invitation) LITA Past Presidents Breakfast
Mon	6/26	8–10 a.m. HIL—Norwich International Relations Committee
Mon	6/26	8 a.m.–noon MCC—Rm 340–341 Ebook 3.0: The converging of the mobile lifestyle media platform
Mon	6/26	Monday 8 a.m.–6 p.m. MCC—Rm 274 LITA Blog Room
Mon	6/26	10:30 a.m.–noon MCC—Rm 275 Emerging Technology Interest Group
Mon	6/26	10:30 a.m.–noon MCC—Rm 254 ITAL Editorial Board Committee
Mon	6/26	10:30 a.m.–noon MCC—Rm 238–239 Library Consortia—Automated Systems Interest Group
Mon	6/26	10:30 a.m.–noon HIL—Grand Salon 6 National Forum Planning Committee 2006 II (closed mtg.)
Mon	6/26	10:30 a.m.–noon MCC—Rm 342 Next Stop Blogging: Building a Professional Blog for your Library
Mon	6/26	10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. COURT—Gallery A Program Planning Committee
Mon	6/26	10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. LOEWS—Acadia Telecommunication Electronic Reviews
Mon	6/26	10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EMB—Lafitte BR IV Technical Services Workstation Interest Group (ALCTS)
Mon	6/26	1:30–3:30 p.m. MCC—Rm 337 Bylaws and Organization Committee
Mon	6/26	1:30–3:30 p.m. JW Orleans—Rosalie/St. Claude MARBI (ALCTS/LITA/RUSA Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information
Mon	6/26	1:30–3:30 p.m. LOEWS—Beauregard Open Source Systems Interest Group
Mon	6/26	1:30–5:30 p.m. ROY—Acadia Suite Future Directions for Digital Library Initiatives: Addressing the Challenges of Collaboration and Sustainability
Tues	6/27	8 a.m.–6 p.m. MCC—Rm 274 LITA Blog Room
Tues	6/27	1–4:30 p.m. MCC—Rm 238–239 Board Meeting

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