My trip to the SLA conference in Denver began early today. The flight left Raleigh at 6AM, so that meant arising at 4AM. This is not a natural hour for any human being and especially those of us who are not “morning people”. All in all, the early departure went well and both flights were on time, putting us in Denver at about 10:45AM, which left the entire day for sight seeing.
My husband Mike is with me for part of the trip. Our plan for Friday was to drive through Boulder, up to Rocky Mountain National Park and across the park on the Trail Ridge Road, which rises to 11,000 feet in some areas and promises great views of the Rocky Mountains. Boulder was a quaint little city, home to the University of Colorado – Boulder. Continuing on to Rocky Mountain National Park provided postcard perfect views of snow capped mountains in the distance and smaller mountains covered with pine trees, other types of greenery and beautiful purple wildflowers. Lots of bikers, too, moving along with no apparent problems with the altitude or terrain. I only wish I was in that kind of shape!
The small town of Estes Park is at the east entrance to RMNP and the Trail Ridge Road. It’s a pretty mountain town with lots of shopping and ice cream shops! Sadly, when we got to the entrance to the Park, the sign informed us that the Trail Ridge Road was closed! It had snowed in the higher elevations and they were not able to get it plowed. Needless to say, we were really disappointed, but we decided to pay the $20 entrance fee and drive the 8 miles that were still open (the entire road is 48 miles long). Turned out to be a good decision as we were able to see some spectacular views of the mountains and evidence of glaciers. I’m sure the rest of the road is even better, but at least we saw some of it. We were lucky enough to see two herds of elk, one of which crossed right in front of us on the road. We also saw some big horn sheep. The silence of the park was very profound and the weather was quite chilly. There was still snow, even in the areas you could easily walk to.
Later, we found out that there was a blizzard in the area earlier in the week and there were six motorcyclists making a coast-to-coast trip who were stranded on the Trail Ridge Road. They made it off the mountain but their bikes didn’t until late Friday. The four-foot snowdrifts still on the road as of Friday were a good indicator that our rental car wouldn’t have made it through!
Our next stop was Vail, which is where we had made reservations for Friday night. The ride to Vail was quite beautiful, rising and falling through small mountain towns. At one point, we were as high as 11,000+ feet. We encountered a lot of rain showers, but were still able to experience awesome views of the peaks, ski areas and countless small waterfalls cascading down the mountains.
We arrived in Denver yesterday, after spending the afternoon in Beaver Creek, another ski resort west of Vail. A friend of mine had told me that her Dad helped design the ski slopes there back in the 80s, so we thought we’d check it out. Turned out to be beautiful – more like what I expected Vail to be! The village was quaint and the scenery was beautiful. Beaver Creek is about the same elevation as Vail – 8,000+ feet and the ski slopes rise to about 11,000 feet. It gets over 300 inches of snow per year and a lot was still visible on the slopes.
Once in Denver, we checked out the Denver Convention Center which looks to be state of the art. We took an SLA-sponsored tour of the city in the evening, which was good for getting acclimated to the city, but our tour guide was not very well prepared with any lessons on the history of Denver or any fun facts. She preferred to point out the names of the streets we were on. Her biggest faux pas amongst a group of librarians was when she told us about the autobiography of Molly Brown, written by someone other than Molly Brown! Not sure she realized who her audience was!
It was tough to pick a place for dinner. There are many restaurants downtown. One street is a pedestrian mall, which has a free bus that runs up and down the street every 90 seconds. Very cool idea!! It gets lot of riders.
I registered for the conference on Sunday morning. I was really impressed with the efficiency of the registration process for those who had registered in advance. I was in and out of line in less than 5 minutes. If appears that all sessions are being held within the convention center, which should be great… no need to travel from venue to venue.
Opening session with keynote speaker Al Gore is tonight. I’ll have more on that tomorrow.
It’s Friday, June 1, and I’ve just arrived in Denver for the SLA Annual Conference. The weather is absolutely gorgeous — sunny and upper 60’s. I can feel the Rocky Mountain coolness. A huge banner in the airport greets all incoming SLA’ers. I’m looking forward to a great conference and seeing those of you who make it out here.
This blog site is awesome! I invite all of you to post comments about your conference experience so those back in NC can have a virtual conference experience!
Debbie
Last night’s Opening Session was the most heavily attended SLA Opening Session I have ever seen in all my years of attending SLA conferences! Everyone was clearly waiting for Mr. Gore, but the awards came first. Our own Rebecca Vargha was a flawless host for the evening, announcing a multitude of SLA awards and moderating the entire session. Among the most touching award was the Dow Jones Leadership Award which went to Jane Kinney Meyers for the libraries she has started in Africa for street children – an absolutely amazing story, for which she received a well-deserved standing ovation. A number of members were named SLA Fellows, including Gail Stahl, who back many years ago, let me access one of the rooms being held by the Atlanta chapter, so I could attend my very first conference in Atlanta. Her election as a Fellow was mainly due to her years of mentoring and I say Amen to that!
Former VP Al Gore started his speech with the traditional, “Hello, I’m Al Gore. I used to be the next President”. The man is funny! He gave some very humorous accounts of life after being the VP and called himself a “recovering politician”.
He devoted several minutes to talking about the EPA library closings and said closing the libraries was a symbol of misunderstanding. He stressed that even though everyone has access to information, libarians are needed now more than ever and in order to be competitive, organizations need to understand the need to hire the best information professionals possible.
I found his speech very engaging due to his humor and the way he related many personal experiences. He talked about his time as a newspaper reporter in Tennessee and discussed the importance of gathering good information in order to do successful investigative reporting. Again, he mentioned the importance of librarians to aid in this task.
Mr. Gore segued to the climate crisis late in his speech and criticized people for not acting on the voluminous information that has been and continues to be available. He related the climate crisis to the invasion of Iraq, again stating that information was available, but it was not communicated in a way that affected decisions.
During the Q&A, he was asked if he would run in 2008. He gave the answer he is used to giving… he has not ruled it out, but is currently engaged in another very important campaign. He is extremely passionate about the climate crisis and ended the evening by imploring people to get involved for their sakes and the sake of future generations.
Some random thoughts gleaned from the Synergy General Session where Stephen Abram, Eugenie Prime and Cliff Lynch discussed “leading-edge ideas and thought -provoking concepts”.
– “not a competitive advantage to have the same information as everyone else” (i.e. Google)
– “Google is bigger and faster, but librarians improve the quality of the question”
– more people learn by sound and visuals than by reading… thus, Google is now providing information in these formats
– Librarian competencies – adaptability and paying attention to the environment… be curious
Next I attended a focus group for Factiva. It was quite interesting to hear how other libraries operated and how they use Factiva’s products. Much of the discussion centered around Factiva.com’s new capability to produce newsletters. The finished product looks remarkably similar to the newsletter I produce each day at Genworth. Guess they liked the example I shared with them a few years ago…
Wall Street Journal hosted a great luncheon with two presentations. Dow Jones representatives touted the many features of the Wall Street Journal Online… I have to admit I was not aware of them all. A lot of great tracking capabilities in the Market section and alerts in the News section. The WSJ is also offering a Mentoring program, which it markets to new business professionals. Since many CEOs feel new professionals are not up to speed on business, the economy, etc., the WSJ is offering the Online WSJ and the hard copy of the paper to junior executives, along with many tutorials on where to find information in the Journal and how to use it to gain business acumen.
A session on Google Tips discussed the Google Book Project and offered tips on using Google. I learned that Google has a translation tool that translates web pages and also offers a quick currency converter. Google also offers the capability to create a customized search engine which you can place on your site. It limits the sites that will be searched to those you select. Google’s new patent search is now integrated into Google Scholar.
Monday ended with another Dow Jones event on the rooftop of the Denver Athletic Club. Denver is really an awesome city for outdoor dining! I met many interesting people, including three librarians from Consumer’s Union (Consumer Reports) and the head of Freddie Mac’s library. How cool a job would it be to work for Consumer Reports – when they test grills, it’s free food for everyone!!
Went to two sessions featuring Mary Ellen Bates…
“How to Convince Your Clients They Desperately Need You” She stressed the importance of providing a graphical representation of data – make a table to summarize search results. Other suggestions included doing a monthly newsletter and conducting learning sessions (be sure to give them a catchy name). One company offered sessions on Friday afternoon, served wine and billed them as Friday Happy Hours. Not sure that would fly at most companies!
“What Today’s Web Researcher Needs to Know”
– Searching podcasts is becoming more important
– Customized search engines already created on Rollyo or Swicki may be a good source for finding good websites to use on a particular topic
– Social networking site, including Linkedin.com may be good places to find subject experts
Attended a great session titled “Speak as Though your Career Depends on it”. Lots of tips on how to stand, gesture and use your voice effectively. The presenter was Sharol Parish, an award winning Communication Skills lecturer.
SLA provided a networking lunch in the Exhibit Hall – this was a great idea!
I also had my handwriting analyzed at the Factiva booth. Very interesting… most of the comments by the expert were spot on! My handwriting says I am able to plan, prioritize and organize with ease… guess I was destined to be a librarian!!
The day ended with a session on Share Point software that, among other things, allows you to share documents with a group. I created my first wiki!! Life is good!
First up today was the Conference’s Closing Session with Keynote speaker, Scott Adams, author of Dilbert. He gave a humorous talk, relating his struggles to make it as a cartoonist, starting with his first rejection at age 11 when he applied to the Famous Artist Group for Young People.
He majored in Economics and worked first at Crocker National Bank, then at Pacific Bell. At both places, when it was time for him to be promoted, he was passed over because of a mandate for increased diversity.
Once he was accepted by United Media, he did cartooning for six years while still holding a full time job. He credits that time for providing a lot of material for the strip.
Mr. Adams related many humorous circumstances where he modeled cartoon characters after real life co-workers and talked about how he was reprimanded for making light of various company directives and policies. It seems he has made fun of almost every group of people you can think of.
It was a nice way to end the official conference meeting. He provided a lot of laughter for all SLA members!
BASICS OF WEB 2.0…
“Web 1.0 was commerce, Web 2.0 is people”
This was a very interesting session for those of us just getting up to speed on blogging, vlogging (YouTube), social networks, wikis and virtual worlds (Second Life, avatars).
Jill Hurst-Wahl’s presentation (www.hurstassociates.com/ppt/sla2007.ppt) is worth taking a look at. She talked about Ning.com, a social networking site similar to FaceBook, but geared more to adults. This has a good Library 2.0 group. She emphasized that Web 2.0 is not a solo activity, but must be social.
One of the things I found particularly interesting was Jill’s list of the Top 10 Tools that will influence the 2008 election, which includes YouTube, FaceBook and MySpace. Won’t it be nice if we won’t have to be subjected to all the TV commercials???
I find all of these tools fascinating and can see uses for all of them, but I struggle with adding more inputs/outlets for information. This was discussed a bit at the end of the session… no one has a good answer… others are concerned as well.
THE CONSUMER MINDSET AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOU
This session presented consumer trends gathered by the Roper Reports. It was very interesting and moved very quickly – 81 slides in about an hour! It was hard to keep up and digest all the information!
The main points of the presentation were that people are becoming more involved in communities and are becoming more empowered. They are also more mobile, taking technology with them. Consumers were described as awakening and moving towards authenticy (i.e. they identify more with Ugly Betty than the “beautiful people”). Young people have a better sense of self than in previous years and are proud to stand out and be individuals without conforming to a group.
There has been a definite upward trend in the use of technology among Gen Yers and it was noted that they feel less information overload than Boomers.
The home was cited as the social hub and community center for Gen Yers. Overall, more Americans are staying put, with only 14% moving each year, often within the same county.
Clubs formed to help neighbors with home improvements, supper clubs and students living in cooperative housing on college campuses were pointed out as signs of the increasing sense of community Americans are feeling.
Finally, it was noted that future populations will be both youthful and aging. There will need to be services for all. It is believed Boomers will “reinvent” retirement as we currently know it.
60 GADGETS IN 60 MINUTES
This final session was a fun one – an overview of new and future technological gadgets presented at a frenzied pace by three very tech-savvy SLA members.
A few of the interesting gadgets mentioned…
- 24 karat gold iPod
- Virtual Keyboard that projects anywhere you need it
- Clocky the Alarm clock – when you hit the snooze, it jumps off the table and tries to hide in the room. You have to get up out of bed to find it and silence it.
- A $63,000, 103 inch plasma TV, weighing 771 pounds
This was a great SLA Conference!! Denver was a top notch host city and the convention center was first rate. You were greeted everytime you entered by a friendly employee. The convention center was easy to navigate with great signage, comfortable rooms and very few technological problems. All the sessions were at the convention center – a very nice change from having to run between venues for sessions!
Friday, June 1, 2007
My trip to the SLA conference in Denver began early today. The flight left Raleigh at 6AM, so that meant arising at 4AM. This is not a natural hour for any human being and especially those of us who are not “morning people”. All in all, the early departure went well and both flights were on time, putting us in Denver at about 10:45AM, which left the entire day for sight seeing.
My husband Mike is with me for part of the trip. Our plan for Friday was to drive through Boulder, up to Rocky Mountain National Park and across the park on the Trail Ridge Road, which rises to 11,000 feet in some areas and promises great views of the Rocky Mountains. Boulder was a quaint little city, home to the University of Colorado – Boulder. Continuing on to Rocky Mountain National Park provided postcard perfect views of snow capped mountains in the distance and smaller mountains covered with pine trees, other types of greenery and beautiful purple wildflowers. Lots of bikers, too, moving along with no apparent problems with the altitude or terrain. I only wish I was in that kind of shape!
The small town of Estes Park is at the east entrance to RMNP and the Trail Ridge Road. It’s a pretty mountain town with lots of shopping and ice cream shops! Sadly, when we got to the entrance to the Park, the sign informed us that the Trail Ridge Road was closed! It had snowed in the higher elevations and they were not able to get it plowed. Needless to say, we were really disappointed, but we decided to pay the $20 entrance fee and drive the 8 miles that were still open (the entire road is 48 miles long). Turned out to be a good decision as we were able to see some spectacular views of the mountains and evidence of glaciers. I’m sure the rest of the road is even better, but at least we saw some of it. We were lucky enough to see two herds of elk, one of which crossed right in front of us on the road. We also saw some big horn sheep. The silence of the park was very profound and the weather was quite chilly. There was still snow, even in the areas you could easily walk to.
Later, we found out that there was a blizzard in the area earlier in the week and there were six motorcyclists making a coast-to-coast trip who were stranded on the Trail Ridge Road. They made it off the mountain but their bikes didn’t until late Friday. The four-foot snowdrifts still on the road as of Friday were a good indicator that our rental car wouldn’t have made it through!
Our next stop was Vail, which is where we had made reservations for Friday night. The ride to Vail was quite beautiful, rising and falling through small mountain towns. At one point, we were as high as 11,000+ feet. We encountered a lot of rain showers, but were still able to experience awesome views of the peaks, ski areas and countless small waterfalls cascading down the mountains.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
We arrived in Denver yesterday, after spending the afternoon in Beaver Creek, another ski resort west of Vail. A friend of mine had told me that her Dad helped design the ski slopes there back in the 80s, so we thought we’d check it out. Turned out to be beautiful – more like what I expected Vail to be! The village was quaint and the scenery was beautiful. Beaver Creek is about the same elevation as Vail – 8,000+ feet and the ski slopes rise to about 11,000 feet. It gets over 300 inches of snow per year and a lot was still visible on the slopes.
Once in Denver, we checked out the Denver Convention Center which looks to be state of the art. We took an SLA-sponsored tour of the city in the evening, which was good for getting acclimated to the city, but our tour guide was not very well prepared with any lessons on the history of Denver or any fun facts. She preferred to point out the names of the streets we were on. Her biggest faux pas amongst a group of librarians was when she told us about the autobiography of Molly Brown, written by someone other than Molly Brown! Not sure she realized who her audience was!
It was tough to pick a place for dinner. There are many restaurants downtown. One street is a pedestrian mall, which has a free bus that runs up and down the street every 90 seconds. Very cool idea!! It gets lot of riders.
I registered for the conference on Sunday morning. I was really impressed with the efficiency of the registration process for those who had registered in advance. I was in and out of line in less than 5 minutes. If appears that all sessions are being held within the convention center, which should be great… no need to travel from venue to venue.
Opening session with keynote speaker Al Gore is tonight. I’ll have more on that tomorrow.
It’s Friday, June 1, and I’ve just arrived in Denver for the SLA Annual Conference. The weather is absolutely gorgeous — sunny and upper 60’s. I can feel the Rocky Mountain coolness. A huge banner in the airport greets all incoming SLA’ers. I’m looking forward to a great conference and seeing those of you who make it out here.
This blog site is awesome! I invite all of you to post comments about your conference experience so those back in NC can have a virtual conference experience!
Debbie
June 4, 2007
Last night’s Opening Session was the most heavily attended SLA Opening Session I have ever seen in all my years of attending SLA conferences! Everyone was clearly waiting for Mr. Gore, but the awards came first. Our own Rebecca Vargha was a flawless host for the evening, announcing a multitude of SLA awards and moderating the entire session. Among the most touching award was the Dow Jones Leadership Award which went to Jane Kinney Meyers for the libraries she has started in Africa for street children – an absolutely amazing story, for which she received a well-deserved standing ovation. A number of members were named SLA Fellows, including Gail Stahl, who back many years ago, let me access one of the rooms being held by the Atlanta chapter, so I could attend my very first conference in Atlanta. Her election as a Fellow was mainly due to her years of mentoring and I say Amen to that!
Former VP Al Gore started his speech with the traditional, “Hello, I’m Al Gore. I used to be the next President”. The man is funny! He gave some very humorous accounts of life after being the VP and called himself a “recovering politician”.
He devoted several minutes to talking about the EPA library closings and said closing the libraries was a symbol of misunderstanding. He stressed that even though everyone has access to information, libarians are needed now more than ever and in order to be competitive, organizations need to understand the need to hire the best information professionals possible.
I found his speech very engaging due to his humor and the way he related many personal experiences. He talked about his time as a newspaper reporter in Tennessee and discussed the importance of gathering good information in order to do successful investigative reporting. Again, he mentioned the importance of librarians to aid in this task.
Mr. Gore segued to the climate crisis late in his speech and criticized people for not acting on the voluminous information that has been and continues to be available. He related the climate crisis to the invasion of Iraq, again stating that information was available, but it was not communicated in a way that affected decisions.
During the Q&A, he was asked if he would run in 2008. He gave the answer he is used to giving… he has not ruled it out, but is currently engaged in another very important campaign. He is extremely passionate about the climate crisis and ended the evening by imploring people to get involved for their sakes and the sake of future generations.
June 5, 2007
Monday at the Conference…
Some random thoughts gleaned from the Synergy General Session where Stephen Abram, Eugenie Prime and Cliff Lynch discussed “leading-edge ideas and thought -provoking concepts”.
– “not a competitive advantage to have the same information as everyone else” (i.e. Google)
– “Google is bigger and faster, but librarians improve the quality of the question”
– more people learn by sound and visuals than by reading… thus, Google is now providing information in these formats
– Librarian competencies – adaptability and paying attention to the environment… be curious
Next I attended a focus group for Factiva. It was quite interesting to hear how other libraries operated and how they use Factiva’s products. Much of the discussion centered around Factiva.com’s new capability to produce newsletters. The finished product looks remarkably similar to the newsletter I produce each day at Genworth. Guess they liked the example I shared with them a few years ago…
Wall Street Journal hosted a great luncheon with two presentations. Dow Jones representatives touted the many features of the Wall Street Journal Online… I have to admit I was not aware of them all. A lot of great tracking capabilities in the Market section and alerts in the News section. The WSJ is also offering a Mentoring program, which it markets to new business professionals. Since many CEOs feel new professionals are not up to speed on business, the economy, etc., the WSJ is offering the Online WSJ and the hard copy of the paper to junior executives, along with many tutorials on where to find information in the Journal and how to use it to gain business acumen.
A session on Google Tips discussed the Google Book Project and offered tips on using Google. I learned that Google has a translation tool that translates web pages and also offers a quick currency converter. Google also offers the capability to create a customized search engine which you can place on your site. It limits the sites that will be searched to those you select. Google’s new patent search is now integrated into Google Scholar.
Monday ended with another Dow Jones event on the rooftop of the Denver Athletic Club. Denver is really an awesome city for outdoor dining! I met many interesting people, including three librarians from Consumer’s Union (Consumer Reports) and the head of Freddie Mac’s library. How cool a job would it be to work for Consumer Reports – when they test grills, it’s free food for everyone!!
June 5, 2007
Tuesday at the Conference…
Went to two sessions featuring Mary Ellen Bates…
“How to Convince Your Clients They Desperately Need You” She stressed the importance of providing a graphical representation of data – make a table to summarize search results. Other suggestions included doing a monthly newsletter and conducting learning sessions (be sure to give them a catchy name). One company offered sessions on Friday afternoon, served wine and billed them as Friday Happy Hours. Not sure that would fly at most companies!
“What Today’s Web Researcher Needs to Know”
– Searching podcasts is becoming more important
– Customized search engines already created on Rollyo or Swicki may be a good source for finding good websites to use on a particular topic
– Social networking site, including Linkedin.com may be good places to find subject experts
Attended a great session titled “Speak as Though your Career Depends on it”. Lots of tips on how to stand, gesture and use your voice effectively. The presenter was Sharol Parish, an award winning Communication Skills lecturer.
SLA provided a networking lunch in the Exhibit Hall – this was a great idea!
I also had my handwriting analyzed at the Factiva booth. Very interesting… most of the comments by the expert were spot on! My handwriting says I am able to plan, prioritize and organize with ease… guess I was destined to be a librarian!!
The day ended with a session on Share Point software that, among other things, allows you to share documents with a group. I created my first wiki!! Life is good!
June 6, 2007
Wednesday at the Conference…
First up today was the Conference’s Closing Session with Keynote speaker, Scott Adams, author of Dilbert. He gave a humorous talk, relating his struggles to make it as a cartoonist, starting with his first rejection at age 11 when he applied to the Famous Artist Group for Young People.
He majored in Economics and worked first at Crocker National Bank, then at Pacific Bell. At both places, when it was time for him to be promoted, he was passed over because of a mandate for increased diversity.
Once he was accepted by United Media, he did cartooning for six years while still holding a full time job. He credits that time for providing a lot of material for the strip.
Mr. Adams related many humorous circumstances where he modeled cartoon characters after real life co-workers and talked about how he was reprimanded for making light of various company directives and policies. It seems he has made fun of almost every group of people you can think of.
It was a nice way to end the official conference meeting. He provided a lot of laughter for all SLA members!
BASICS OF WEB 2.0…
“Web 1.0 was commerce, Web 2.0 is people”
This was a very interesting session for those of us just getting up to speed on blogging, vlogging (YouTube), social networks, wikis and virtual worlds (Second Life, avatars).
Jill Hurst-Wahl’s presentation (www.hurstassociates.com/ppt/sla2007.ppt) is worth taking a look at. She talked about Ning.com, a social networking site similar to FaceBook, but geared more to adults. This has a good Library 2.0 group. She emphasized that Web 2.0 is not a solo activity, but must be social.
One of the things I found particularly interesting was Jill’s list of the Top 10 Tools that will influence the 2008 election, which includes YouTube, FaceBook and MySpace. Won’t it be nice if we won’t have to be subjected to all the TV commercials???
I find all of these tools fascinating and can see uses for all of them, but I struggle with adding more inputs/outlets for information. This was discussed a bit at the end of the session… no one has a good answer… others are concerned as well.
THE CONSUMER MINDSET AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOU
This session presented consumer trends gathered by the Roper Reports. It was very interesting and moved very quickly – 81 slides in about an hour! It was hard to keep up and digest all the information!
The main points of the presentation were that people are becoming more involved in communities and are becoming more empowered. They are also more mobile, taking technology with them. Consumers were described as awakening and moving towards authenticy (i.e. they identify more with Ugly Betty than the “beautiful people”). Young people have a better sense of self than in previous years and are proud to stand out and be individuals without conforming to a group.
There has been a definite upward trend in the use of technology among Gen Yers and it was noted that they feel less information overload than Boomers.
The home was cited as the social hub and community center for Gen Yers. Overall, more Americans are staying put, with only 14% moving each year, often within the same county.
Clubs formed to help neighbors with home improvements, supper clubs and students living in cooperative housing on college campuses were pointed out as signs of the increasing sense of community Americans are feeling.
Finally, it was noted that future populations will be both youthful and aging. There will need to be services for all. It is believed Boomers will “reinvent” retirement as we currently know it.
60 GADGETS IN 60 MINUTES
This final session was a fun one – an overview of new and future technological gadgets presented at a frenzied pace by three very tech-savvy SLA members.
A few of the interesting gadgets mentioned…
- 24 karat gold iPod
- Virtual Keyboard that projects anywhere you need it
- Clocky the Alarm clock – when you hit the snooze, it jumps off the table and tries to hide in the room. You have to get up out of bed to find it and silence it.
- A $63,000, 103 inch plasma TV, weighing 771 pounds
The full list should be posted soon at http://www.llrx.com
IN CONCLUSION…
This was a great SLA Conference!! Denver was a top notch host city and the convention center was first rate. You were greeted everytime you entered by a friendly employee. The convention center was easy to navigate with great signage, comfortable rooms and very few technological problems. All the sessions were at the convention center – a very nice change from having to run between venues for sessions!
Looking forward to Seattle in 2008!!