This message is forwarded on behalf of the Michigan Academic Library Association conference planning committee. Excuse posting on multiple lists. Feel free to forward this information to anyone/group that may be interested in this information. Please send any questions to Rachel Minkin and Shannon White, Conference Planning Committee Chairs, at conference@miala.org<mailto:conference@miala.org>. ********************************************* Good morning! Registration<https://www.memberleap.com/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=MALA&evid=11431489> for MiALA's 3rd annual conference starts today! This event will be held May 17-18 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing. We're excited about all this conference has to offer, including: * Keynote Speaker from Data Driven Detroit<https://datadrivendetroit.org/> * Pre-conference reception from 5-7pm Wednesday, 5/16 at the MSU Union<https://union.msu.edu/> (open to all attendees) * 25 breakout sessions throughout the conference presented by your Michigan academic library colleagues * A networking lunch on Thursday * Poster session/Information fair * A tour of the MSU Libraries' Digital Scholarship Lab * Dinearounds<https://www.miala.org/annual_conference_dinearounds.php> for dinner on Thursday night - a great way to explore what East Lansing has to offer! * The MiALA annual membership meeting on Friday morning - see what MiALA has accomplished in the past year, and what's in store for the future! * "Birds of a Feather" boxed luncheon featuring Interest Group sessions * Here's the registration link<https://www.memberleap.com/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=MALA&evid=11431489> Registration costs are as follows: Full Conference: $150 MiALA & ALAO members, $200 non-members, $50 LIS students One-day: $100 MiALA & ALAO members, $150 non-members, $25 LIS students A room block has been secured for the nights of May 16 & 17 at the conference hotel. Go to the MiALA Annual Conference webpage<https://miala.org/annual_conference_2018.php> for instructions on how to reserve your room. The deadline to reserve a room is April 16, 2018. We're excited about this conference, and can't wait to see you there. For more information, go to the MiALA Annual Conference webpage<https://miala.org/annual_conference_2018.php>.