Join Wayne State University students, alumni, staff and friends at MLA 2017 in Lansing this week! Called <https://rsvp.wayne.edu/your-professional-connection-mla2016/> “Your Professional Connection”<https://rsvp.wayne.edu/your-professional-connection-mla2017>, this casual inclusive reception turned continental breakfast is designed to bring emerging professionals, local MLIS program alumni, exhibitors and established library professionals from all backgrounds together to network professionally, learn some innovative new projects, network and grow professionally. Whether your goal is to meet new connections, explore collaboration opportunities, or simply put faces with names, this event will help you grow your network. Students are welcome and encouraged to attend. (Registration at the MLA conference is not required to attend but RSVP is necessary.) Continental breakfast items included. * Who: Alumni, students, faculty and friends of WSU’s School of Information Sciences * When: Thursday, October 19, 2017 * Time: 8:00am - 9:00am * Where: Exhibit Hall, Lansing Center, 333 East Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI 48933 * Please RSVP at https://rsvp.wayne.edu/your-professional-connection-mla2017 For more information on the 2017 MLA Conference, please go to: http://www.milibraries.org/prof-development-networking/annual-conference/spe... We look forward to seeing you! Stephen T. Bajjaly Associate Dean and Professor School of Information Sciences Wayne State University www.sis.wayne.edu <http://www.slis.wayne.edu/> You can follow SLIS on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/siswsu. [Wayne State University]<http://www.wayne.edu/> [Aim Higher] <http://wayne.edu/aimhigher/>