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Date:         Sat, 9 Jan 1993 12:36:11 CST
From:         lmkennedy@ucdavis.edu
Subject:      GODORT Annotated Schedule

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TO:  GOVDOC-L

FROM:  Linda Kennedy, GODORT Past Chair

RE:  Midwinter Annotated Schedule

Following is the annotated schedule of meetings of the Government
Documents Round Table of the American Library Association at the
ALA Midwinter Conference in Denver, Colorado, January 22-26, 1992.
The schedule also lists meetings of the Map and Geography Round
Table (MAGERT). All meetings of GODORT (except Awards Committee)
are open to all, and active participation is encouraged.

lmkennedy@ucdavis.edu
University of California, Davis
(916) 752-1624 (work)

             GODORT and MAGERT Annotated Schedule
                    ALA MIDWINTER MEETING
                        DENVER, 1992

                  Hotel Abbreviations Key

           CCC-Colorado Convention Center
           HYAT-Hyatt Regency Denver
           BRO-Brown Palace
           WSTN-Westin Tabor Center
           MAR-Marriott City Center
           RAD-Radisson
           WAR-Warwick Hotel
           EXEC-Executive Tower
           COM-Comfort Inn

                 Meeting Abbreviations Key

         FDTF -- Federal Documents Task Force
         GITCO -- Government Information Technology Committee
         IDTF -- International Documents Task Force
         MAGERT -- Maps and Geography Round Table
         SLDTF -- State & Local Documents Task Force

                   Meetings Schedule

THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 1993

    GODORT Welcome Reception, Suite 1017, Warwick Hotel
Meet in the GODORT Suite 5-7 to share news and find dinner
companions.  Stop by 9-10 pm if you arrive later. Get acquainted
with the GODORT Suite, equipped with a computer and printer
generously provided by Ridley Kessler.
      Don't forget, GODORT tote bags are for sale in the ALA Store

FRIDAY, JAN. 22, 1993

    8:00 - 9:00 AM
         Budget Committee--BRO-Stratton
              Diane Garner, Chair.
Discussion of GODORT draft budget.

    9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
         GODORT 1st Steering Committee Meeting--CCC-C112
Julia Wallace, Chair.  Organizational meeting for the conference;
reports on activities since Annual, reports from
chairs/coordinators on issues to be covered during the conference;
new business items to be assigned to appropriate GODORT unit for
discussion; review of parliamentary and administrative procedures
at conference.

    2:00 - 4:00 PM
         Awards Committee (Closed)--MAR-Silverton
             Jan Swanbeck, Chair.
         Bylaws Committee--MAR-Silverheels
             Eleanor Chase, Chair.

         Education Committee--CCC-C107
             Michelle McKnelly, Chair.
If you are interested in educational issues, e.g. BI, staff
training, or patron training, then this is the meeting for you.
Items to be discussed:  the disk exchange, how can we help
libraries learn to do a meaningful user survey, ideas for possible
GODORT presentations on instructional programs. Please come and
bring your ideas!

         Membership Committee--CCC-C210
             Gayle Christian, Chairing for Linda Johnson.
Discussion of GODORT Membership projects: GODORT reception, exhibit
booth and other local arrangements for New Orleans, revision of the
membership brochure, state affiliates, ideas for increasing
membership; and sale of GODORT book bags in ALA store.

    2:00 - 5:30 PM
         Legislation Committee---RAD-Ballroom B
           w/ ALA Legislation Com., Subcom.
             on Government Information (4:00-5:30--RAD-Ballroom A)
             Jan Fryer, Chair.
Legislative initiatives in new administration, such as followup to
GPO WINDO/Gateway; Information Access Act, ERIC Copyright, NREN.

    4:30 - 5:30 PM
         Nominating Committee--BRO-847
             Rosemary Little, Chair.200
In the first of two meetings at this conference. the Nominating
Committee will be preparing the slate of GODORT candidates for all
of the elected positions listed in the front of the September 1992
issue of Documents to the People.  The Committee will also review
nominations recieved for the Depository Library Council, for
submission to the GODORT Steering Committee later at Midwinter. The
Committee welcomes nominations for both categories.

         Publications Committee--BRO-Onyx
             Herb Somers, Chair.
Update on the distribution of Guide to Official Publications of
Foreign Countries, new DttP Editor search, and discussion regarding
publishing papers from GODORT-sponsored programs in DttP.

    8:00-10:00 PM
         ALA Legislation Committee--CCC-A103
Overview of ALA legislative activities, updates on legislation.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23

    8:00 - 9:00 AM
         Ad Hoc Committee on GODORT Organization--HYAT-Anaconda 201
             Stephen Hayes, Chair.

         FDTF 1st Steering Committee--CCC-C201
             Linda Kopecky, Coordinator.
Organizational meeting with all FDTF Officers and FDTF liaisons to
GODORT committees.  Reports on speakers and topics for the Update
sessions, issues to be covered in Work Groups, possible business
meeting items and announcements.

         IDTF Steering Committee--MAR-Suite VI
             Helen Sheehy, Coordinator.
Conference planning for GODORT program in New Orleans.

         MAGERT Nominating Committee--BRO-Gold
         SLDTF Steering Committee--BRO-Tabor
             Atifa Rawan, Coordinator.

    9:30 - 11:00 AM
         MAGERT Honors Committee--CCC-A210
         MAGERT Education Committee---CCC-Hall A, Table 6

    9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
         FDTF - Depository Program Update--CCC-C201
             Linda Kopecky, Coordinator.
Information updates on depository issues. Representatives from the
Government Printing Office, Joint Committee on Printing and the
Depository Library Council have been invited to speak.

    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
          MAGERT Research Libraries Disc. Group--RAD-Section B

    1:30 - 2:00 PM
         New Members Gathering--BRO-Ballroom B
         (not an officially scheduled meeting)
All new members, not-so-new members, and GODORT officers invited!
Introduction/orientation to GODORT, highlighting how it works and
how to get involved.

    2:00 - 4:00 PM
         ALA Coordinating Com. on Access to Information--CCC-C105

         FDTF - Federal Agencies Update--BRO-Ballroom B
             Linda Kopecky, Coordinator.
Useful session for practicing document/cartographic librarians to
attend.  Information updates and new product information from
federal agencies.  Representatives from USGS, Census, NTIS and IRS
are among those invited to speak.

      MAGERT Cartographic Users Advisory Com.--CCC-Hall C, Rm E5
         MAGERT Publications Committee # I--MAR-Suite VI


   4:30 - 5:30 PM
         Program Committee--RAD--Ballroom E
             Duncan Aldrich, Chair.

     8:00 - 10:00 PM
         ALA Coordinating Com. on Access to Information--CCC-A207
         NOTIS Government Documents Interest Group--CCC-C105

SUNDAY, Jan. 24

    8:00 - 9:00 AM
         DttP Staff Meeting--RAD-Century
             Mary Redmond, Chair.

    9:30 - 11:00 AM
         MAGERT GeoTech--CCC-Hall A, Table 32
         MAGERT Publications Committee # II--WSTN-Welton

    9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
         FDTF Workgroups--CCC-C112
             Linda Kopecky, Coordinator.
Small group discussion of individual topics involving federal
documents and to develop position papers, letters to be sent on
behalf of GODORT, resolutions, etc. (These action items will be
brought to the FDTF Business Meeting.)  Topics to be announced.
All encouraged to attend!

         Cataloging Committee--CCC-Hall C, Room E10
             Rhonda Marker, Chair.
All are welcome to discuss documents cataloging- and database-
related issues, including ongoing role of Committee to inform and
educate librarians with regard to automated processing of
documents.  Q & A session during latter part of meeting.

    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
          MAGERT Conference Planning Committee (Miami)--CCC-C204
          MAGERT Maps in Small Libraries Committee--BRO-847

    2:00 - 4:00 PM
         IDTF Business Meeting--CCC-C101
             Helen Sheehy, Coordinator.
Update on international documents issues, plans for the main GODORT
program in New Orleans.

          Legislation Committee--RAD-Ballroom E
              Jan Fryer, Chair.
          MAGERT Cataloging and Classification Committee--COM-1772
          MAGERT Publications Committee # III--EXEC-Gold

          Membership Committee--CCC-Hall C, Room E8
              Gayle Christian, acting Chair.
Continuation of discussion from 1/22 meeting and evaluation of New
Members Gathering.

         SLDTF Business Meeting--CCC-C212
             Atifa Rawan, Coordinator.
Update on state and local documents. A representative of CRL will
discuss CRL collection policy for state documents.

    2:00 - 5:30 PM
         ACRL LPSS Library Instruction Com.--WSTN Continental B
Discussion session: Government Information in Electronic Formats.

    4:30 - 5:30 PM
         MAGERT/ALECTS Map Cataloging Discussion Group--WAR-Tabor

         SLDTF/Membership Committee Joint Meeting--CCC-C212
             Gail Christian and Atifa Rawan, co-chairs.
Report on state affiliates work of the Membership Committee.

        Statistical Measurement Committee--CCC-A108
             Laura Harper, Chair.
Planning for Committee panel discussion in New Orleans on counting
documents.

     8:00 - 10:00 PM
          MARCIVE User's Meeting--MAR-Denver Ballroom, Suites 3&4

MONDAY, JAN. 25

    8:00 - 9:00 AM
          ALA Legislation Assembly--CCC-A204
          MAGERT Conference Planning Com.(New Orleans)--CCC-A204

    9:30 - 11:00 AM
         MAGERT Executive Board--CCC-Curtis

    9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
         FDTF Business Meeting--CCC-205
             Linda Kopecky, Coordinator.
Reports from the Updates, work groups and liaisons to GODORT
committees.  Discussions of resolutions, letters and other issues.
Action items will be voted on.

    2:00 - 4:00 PM
         ALA Coordinating Com. on Access to Information--CCC-A101
Representative of Dept. of Education to discuss ERIC database
copyright.
         Awards Committee (closed)--MAR-Saratoga
             Jan Swanbeck, Chair
         Legislation Committee--WAR-Thornton II
             Jan Fryer, Chair
         Nominating Committee--MAR-Suite V
             Rosemary Little, Chair

    2:00 - 4:30 PM
         GITCO Business Meeting and Technology Q & A--MAR-Salon D
             Raeann Dossett, Chair.
Question and answer session on governmental electronic information
products.  To be followed by business meeting.

    4:30 - 5:30 PM
         ALA No-Conflict - Presidential Candidates Forum---CCC-
              Ballroom 1/2

TUESDAY, JAN. 26

    8:00 - 9:00 AM
         Ad Hoc Committee on GODORT Organization--BRO-Stratton
             Stephen Hayes, Chair.
         Bylaws Committee--HYAT-Anaconda 201
             Eleanor Chase, Chair.

         FDTF 2d Steering Committee--CCC-A101
             Linda Kopecky, Coordinator.
Reports from the FDTF Officers and committee liaisons.  Discussion
of conference events, assignments for activities to be coordinated
between conferences and plans for Annual.

         Program Committee--RAD-Century
              Duncan Aldrich, Chair

    9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
         GODORT Business Meeting--CCC-A205
             Julia Wallace, Chair.
Action on business and legislative items from task forces and
committees.

    2:00 - 5:30 PM
         GODORT 2d Steering Committee--CCC-A104
              Julia Wallace Chair.
Continuation of business from 1st Steering Committee and GODORT
business meeting.  Action  on budget items.  Wrap-up of Conference
activities.
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