# The Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (CHLA / ABSC) 2011 Conference

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The Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (CHLA / ABSC) 2011 conference is right around the corner, taking place in Calgary, Alberta, from 26–30 May 2011. But you do not have to wait to be a part of this annual experience. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, and our website to connect before, during, and after the conference.

Keep up-to-date with the latest conference news and plan your conference using our website. You can also follow our blog posts in the News section, schedule your continuing education program and program sessions, view our sponsors, and research the exhibitors. Help spread the word about any part of the website by “liking”, “tweeting”, or commenting on it.

Use our Facebook page to connect and share with delegates, vendors, and speakers from all over the world. We have developed some discussion groups including one for the after-banquet music jam session, a First-Timers’ forum, program highlights, and more. If there is a topic you want to discuss but you don’t see a forum…start your own! You can comment, ask questions, and participate. We are also posting pictures of the venue and Calgary. In order to contribute to the conversation and receive notices about ongoing discussions you just have to “like” our page. If you do not have a Facebook account you can still view all posts, discussions, and pictures.

You can follow us on Twitter to quickly connect to the latest updates on our website and to monitor interesting events happening around Calgary during the conference. If you are a “tweeter”, please tweet about the conference using \#chlaabsc11. During the conference, follow \#chlaabsc11 to keep up with discussions on sessions that you are not attending.

You can connect to all of our social media sites from our website: http://chla-absc.ca/2011.

Looking forward to seeing you at CHLA / ABSC 2011 – virtually and in person!

**Kathryn ME Ranjit**

*Librarian*
*Health Information Network Calgary*
*Peter Lougheed Knowledge Centre*
3500 – 26 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T1Y 6J4, Canada
E-mail: kathryn.ranjit@ucalgary.ca

**Jennifer Lee**

*Science Librarian*
331C MacKimmie Library Block
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
E-mail: jennifer.lee@ucalgary.ca