ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 10, Number 89
January 11, 2002

In this issue: Don't Miss the ALA Washington Office Update at Midwinter 2002!


ALA Washington Office Update

WHEN:		Saturday, January 19, 2002, 9:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m.
WHERE:	Morial Convention Center, Rooms 388-389, New Orleans, LA
Moderators: Sharon Hogan, Chair, ALA Committee on Legislation (COL) and Linda Crowe (OITP Advisory Committee)


Session I
9:00 am - 11:00 am

"THE 'TOP TEN' LIST OF THINGS TO DO IN 2002"  
Discover the "TOP 10" things you can do or learn about to benefit your libraries.  Featuring staff from the Office of Information Technology Policy (OITP) and the Office of Government Relations (OGR).

Civil Liberties Post-September 11th
Speaker: Kate Martin from the National Security Archives
What is the environment in Congress, and what does this environment mean for libraries?
Hear first hand how the legislation developed and moved through Congress and the political atmosphere surrounding the PATRIOT Act.


Breakout sessions
11:00 - 12:30 pm

What's your Internet address?  Do you end in a dot-US?
Morial Convention Center, Rooms 390
Speaker: Jim Casey, Director of Policy and Business Development for Neustar
Do you know that the Department of Commerce has BIG PLANS for YOUR space on the World Wide Web?  Are you ready to share your space with the local hardware store down the street?  Speaker Jim Casey will share with the library community NeuStar's plans for reshaping the dot-US domain space.  What will these changes mean for your library?  Join Claudette Tennant, Internet Policy Specialist for ALA's Office for Information Technology Policy, for a discussion of ALA's approaches to educating and supporting libraries during these dramatic developments.


LSTA - No Time like the Present
Morial Convention Center, Rooms 388-389
The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) is due for reauthorization this year. YOUR help will be key in getting this essential piece of library legislation passed. Find out what you can do to help. 



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