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 Christina Radisauskas, Conference Planning Committee Chair, at conference@miala.org.

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Good morning!

Time is running out to register for MiALA’s 2nd annual conference! The Deadline to guarantee a seat at the conference is May 10!

This event will be held May 17-19 at the Eberhard Center at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids.

We're excited about all this conference has to offer, including:

· Keynote Speaker, Emily Drabinski, from Long Island University, Brooklyn

· Pre-conference reception from 4-8pm Wednesday, 5/17 at Waldron Public House

· 25 breakout sessions and 13 posters, presented by your Michigan academic library colleagues

· Dinearounds for dinner on Thursday night - a way to explore what Grand Rapids has to offer!

· The MiALA annual meeting on Friday morning - see what MiALA has accomplished in the past year, and what's in store for the future!

· After-conference boxed lunches - feel free to use this time to meet with your Interest Groups, or chat with new friends.

Here's the registration link https://www.memberleap.com/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=MALA&evid=8905615

Registration costs are as follows

Full Conference: $150 MiALA members, $200 non-members, $50 LIS students

One-day: $75 MiALA members, $100 non-members, $50 LIS students

Rooms are still available at the conference discounted rate (while supplies last) at the Amway Grand Plaza and the Holiday Inn. Use the links on the MiALA conference webpage to make reservations.

We're excited about this conference, and can't wait to see you there. For more information, go to the MiALA Annual Conference webpage.

If you are already registered, let us know on our Facebook MiALA annual conference event page and through twitter using hashtag #MiALA17

Heather M. Ladiski, CAP-OM

Executive Assistant

Midwest Collaborative for Library Services

1407 Rensen Street, Suite 1

Lansing, MI 48910-3657

800-530-9019 x133

Fax: 517-492-3885