AFAS Schedule at 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle
AFAS will host the following meetings at the 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, Washington (January 25-29):
Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday, June 26, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Westin Seattle (WEST) Adams
General Membership Meeting
Saturday, June 26, 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Westin Seattle (WEST) Cascade II
Meeting agendas are available in the AFAS community of ALA Connect (login required).
AFAS will host the following meetings and programs at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA:
Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday, June 23, 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Disneyland Hotel, Explorer
General Membership Meeting
Saturday, June 23, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Disneyland Hotel, Explorer Monorail A
The AFAS 2013 ALA Conference Planning Committee will also meet during this time to plan for a program at the DuSable Museum in Chicago. Chicago-based librarians are especially invited to join the committee to assist with planning.
AFAS Program: HBCU Library Alliance – History and Accomplishments
Monday, June 25, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Anaheim Convention Center, 202A
AFAS schedule for Midwinter 2012 (Dallas, TX)
Join AFAS at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, January 20-24, 2012, in Dallas, Texas. AFAS will host the following meetings. All times are CST.
AFAS Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday, January 21, 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Location: Sheraton Hotel – Majestic Room 09
AFAS General Membership Meeting
Saturday, January 21, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Dallas Convention Center (DCC) – C143
AFAS Call for Nominations (deadline August 19, 2011)
The 2012 Nominating Committee (Joyce K. Thornton, Charlene Maxey-Harris, Bennie Robinson, & Rayette Sterling) is issuing a call for members who are interested in serving the section as vice chair/chair elect, secretary, and member-at large. If you are interested in serving in either of these positions, please submit your name to Joyce K. Thornton via email at jkthorn@library.tamu.edu by August 19, 2011.
The candidate for vice chair/chair elect, if elected will serve a 3-year term of office. The vice chair is expected to attend Section functions at ALA Annual Conferences and Midwinter Meetings, including the ACRL Leadership Council 1(2:30-4:00 p.m., June 22, 2012) in Anaheim, CA.
The secretary and member-at-large are expected to attend Section functions at ALA Annual Conferences and Midwinter Meetings during their terms of office.
Looking forward to hearing from you by August 19, 2011.
Joyce K. Thornton
AFAS is seeking a member to serve as as the ACRL Liaison to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).
The deadline for applications is July 15, 2011. Please submit the application form to Rebecca Hankins (rhankins AT library.tamu.edu).
From the ACRL Liaison Activities webpage:
ACRL has a rich history of working with its membership to establish and cultivate relationships beyond ALA. Liaison relationships allow ACRL to systematically identify, develop, and maintain productive channels for formal and informal dialogue as well as partnerships for research, exchange of ideas, discussion of common standards and practice, joint publication, and pursuing common goals with other organizations interested in higher education. Liaisons are to help organizations understand the value-added asset libraries can bring to their respective missions and goals.
Honoring Our Ancestors: Librarians and Scholars
A Reception for AFAS Members and Guests
Saturday, June 25, 2011
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
New Orleans African American Museum
Located in Treme, the oldest surviving black community in the United States
1418 Governor Nicholls Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
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rhankins AT library.tamu.edu
Africana subject specialists and their guests are inivted to share with AFAS librarians as we pay tribute to those librarians and scholars who have, and continue to, strengthen the field of Africana Studies.
Prizes, Refreshments, networking and fun!
See you in New Orleans!
AFAS at ALA Annual in New Orleans
Please join AFAS for the following meetings and reception at the 2011 American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana:
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Executive Committee Meeting
8:00 am – 10:00 am
New Orleans Marriott, Lafayette
General Membership Meeting
10:30 am – 11:45 am
New Orleans Marriott, La Galerie 6
Reception & Exhibit: Honoring Our Ancestors: Librarians & Scholars
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
New Orleans African American Museum
1418 Governor Nicholls Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
Refreshments will be served.
