Archive for April, 2008
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Museum of Science & Industry
Often voted the best science museum in the country, Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry is a delight for children and adults. It is the largest science museum in the Western hemisphere with an OmniMax theater, working coal mine exhibit and a real U-505 German submarine to tour. There are exhibits that range [...]
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
Newsletter - Conference Connections
Sharing news at this year’s MLA meeting will be “greener” as we experiment with alternative methods of communicating.
Traditionally, a print newsletter provides information not in the meeting program book. Articles on new exhibitors, promotion of sessions, corrections to the program, informal meeting announcements, exhibit hall winners, social events, and safety issues have [...]
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
MLA ‘08 Chicago Attractions Guide
Looking for things to do? Check out the Chicago Attractions Guide (PDF), which highlights libraries, museums, and architectural tours. The Guide is available on the Annual Meeting Website.
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Spotlight on SIGs: Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Thanks to co-conveners Ruthann Gildea and Mariana Lapidus for sharing with us info on CAM SIG activities at MLA ‘08. Be sure to check out the Chicago sites on their “must-see” lists . . .
Tell us briefly about the purpose and/or background of your SIG.
Our mission statement can be found at http://camsig.mlanet.org/purpose.html
Do you have a [...]
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Networking at MLA - Spotlight on SIGs
Group meetings provide a great networking opportunity at the MLA Annual Meeting. As you start to plan your activities at MLA this year, don’t forget to consider whether there is a Special Interest Group (SIG) that matches your interests.
We contacted SIG conveners and asked them to share with us information about their planned SIG activities [...]
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
Just for Laughs
If you could use a laugh or two after a long conference day, Chicago has plenty of entertainment options on the lighter side. Check out the comedy listings at Time Out Chicago for a taste. Also consider one of these two Chicago favorites:
The Second City
Address: 1616 North Wells
Phone: 312-337-3992
Directions: Sedgwick stop on the Brown Line
A [...]
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
City of Great Architecture
Daniel Burnham, Louis H. Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe . . . Chicago is a city of great architecture. And there’s no better way to gain an appreciation for it’s history than by taking a tour led by a knowledgeable docent from the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF).
Here are four (of many) tours [...]
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Early-Bird Registration Deadline Extended
The deadline for early-bird registration has been extended to April 17, to accommodate members who were not able to register while MLANET was offline earlier this week.
Take advantage of this extension to register and get the $60 discount!
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
MLA Seeks Conference Bloggers
Become an ‘Official MLA Conference Blogger’ and MLA will provide you with wireless Internet access for the duration of the Annual Conference!
This year, MLA will sponsor 15 ‘Official MLA Conference Bloggers.’ Bloggers will chronicle across the Conference experience: the speakers, sessions, committees, social networking events, etc. This is your opportunity to share, officially, with the [...]
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Take in the Sights Along the Lakefront Bike Path
When you think of Chicago, you probably don’t think about beaches. But Chicago has 29 miles of Lake Michigan frontage and 15 miles of public beaches. A great way to enjoy them is by cruising along the Lakefront Bike Path. And don’t let the name “Bike Path” fool you. You can bike, run, walk, rollerblade, [...]
