Conference Services
Mission
To provide professional services and well planned events of value to ALA's members, exhibitors and staff while returning financial and long term growth.Events
Midwinter Meeting
The American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world, holds an annual business meeting known as the ALA Midwinter Meeting. Generally held in January, the conference draws more than 10,000 leaders in the library and information industry for some 2,500 meetings and events. Some 450 exhibits feature the latest in books, videos, computers and other materials available to today's libraries and their users.
- 2009 Midwinter Meeting in Denver,CO
- Past Midwinter Meetings and Annual Conferences
- Future Midwinter Meetings and Annual Conferences
- See Cognotes from past Midwinter Meetings
Annual Conference
The American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world, holds its Annual Conference each June which is attended by more than 25,000 librarians, educators, writers, publishers, Friends of libraries, trustees and special guests. The conference includes more than 2,000 meetings, discussion groups, programs on various topics affecting libraries and librarians as well as tours and special events. Topics include libraries and technology, censorship and literacy.Approximately 950 exhibiting companies feature the latest in books, videos, computers and other materials vital to today's libraries and librarians. ALA units display professional exhibits highlighting the various aspects of the profession.
- 2009 Annual Conference in Chicago, IL
- Past Midwinter Meetings and Annual Conferences
- Future Midwinter Meetings and Annual Conferences
- See Cognotes from past Annual Conferences
More Information
To learn about how a Conference site is chosen, please visit our Conference Q & A.
Conference Commitee
Staff
To contact Conference Services, call 800-545-2433, ext. 3223
Deidre Ross, Director Conference Services
dross@ala.org
Michelle Visel, Deputy Director
mvisel@ala.org
Alicia Babcock, Conference Coordinator
ababock@ala.org
Amy McGuigan, Special Events
amcguigan@ala.org
James Vertovec, Special Events/Hotels
jvertovec@ala.org
Patrick Murphy, Exhibit Manager
pmurphy@ala.org
Molly Sasajima, Exhibits
msasajima@ala.org
Yvonne Mclean, Meetings/AV/Catering
ymclean@ala.org
Anne Weglewski, Meetings/Accessibility
aweglewski@ala.org
Karee Williams, Marketing Specialist
kwilliams@ala.org
For questions on the Conference Services pages or to contact Conference Services, email the Conference Services webmaster at kwilliams@ala.org.
2009 ALA Annual Conference
2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting
The 2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting will be held in Denver, Co, on January 23 - January 28, 2009.