RBMS Midwinter Meeting Schedule

Philadelphia, January 11-15, 2008

Below is a list of the meeting times for RBMS committees and other groups at ALA Midwinter, with room assignments. As always, meeting times and rooms are subject to later changes, so when you register for Midwinter, please do be sure to check your convention program to confirm the final schedule.

For more information about ALA Midwinter, please see main Midwinter 2008 Meeting page.

The locations of the hotels can be found on the hotel locator map.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11

1:30-5:30 pm
Bibliographic Standards, Thesaurus Subcommittee - Philadelphia Marriott, room 415
Bibliographic Standards Manuscript Working Group - Philadelphia Marriott, room 501

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12

8:00-10:00 am
2009 Preconference Program Planning - Holiday Inn Express Midtown, Terrace BR

8:00 am-12:00 pm
Bibliographic Standards - Loews Philadelphia, Roberts B.R.
Exhibition Awards I (closed) - Loews Philadelphia, Congress C

10:30 am-12:00 pm
Membership and Professional Development - Crowne Plaza Philadelphia, Independence
2008 Preconference Program Planning - Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 7

1:30-3:30 pm
Curators and Conservators Discussion Group - Holiday Inn Express Midtown, Terrace BR
Publications - Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 13
Security - Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 13
Seminars - Hilton Garden Inn Center City, Salon C/D
Task Force to Review Guidelines on the Selection of General Collection Materials for Transfer to Special Collections - Philadelphia Marriott, room 501

4:00-6:00 pm
Budget and Development - Philadelphia Marriott, room 414
2008 Conference Planning - Pennsylvania Convention Center, room 300
2009 Conference Planning - Philadelphia Marriott, room 413
Public Services Discussion Group - Four Seasons Philadelphia, Washington Room

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13

8:00-10:00 am
Conference Development - Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 10
Diversity - Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 7
Collection Development Discussion Group - Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 3
Exhibition Awards II - Philadelphia Marriott, room 410

9:00-11:00 am
RBM Editorial Board - Loews Philadelphia, Regency Ballroom B

10:30 am-12:00 pm
Guidelines for Digitization of Special Collections Task Force - Philadelphia Marriott, room 310
ALA/SAA Joint Statement on Access Review Task Force - Philadelphia Marriott, rooms 411-412
Core Competencies for Special Collections Task Force - Philadelphia Marriott, Salon B
Manuscripts & Other Formats Discussion Group - Philadelphia Marriott, room 46

4:00-5:30 pm
Information Exchange - Pennsylvania Convention Center, Lecture Hall

MONDAY, JANUARY 14

8:00-11:30 am
Executive Committee - Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 7

1:30-5:30 pm
Bibliographic Standards Editorial Team I (closed) - Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia, John Adams

TUESDAY, JANUARY 15

9:00 am-6:00 pm
Bibliographic Standards Editorial Team II (closed) - Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia, John Adams