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Time |
Session Title |
Location |
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| Wednesday, September 23 |
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Registration Table Open |
Hamilton II Foyer |
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12:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Exhibitor set up time |
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Welcome Reception & Exhibit Hall Open
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Hamilton I Ballroom (food and vendors) |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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| Thursday, September 24 |
7:30 am - 9:00 am |
Registration Table Open |
Hamilton II Foyer
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8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Breakfast Open |
Hamilton I Ballroom |
Exhibit Hall Open
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8:15 am - 9:30 am |
Poster Session |
Poster Area / Hamilton I Ballroom |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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9:45 am - 10:00 am |
Welcome from the Chapter Chair and Program Committee
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Hamilton II |
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10:00 am - 11:00 am |
Keynote Presentation: Dr. Carol Agomo
Title: At the Boundaries: Forging Connections That Make Better Health Possible
Synopsis: Better health depends on the connections we make. Medical librarians help make those connections possible, often in ways that reach far beyond the library. Drawing on my experience in community engagement and health research, I will explore the role of “boundary spanners”: people who work across disciplines, institutions and communities to build trust, create shared understanding and help knowledge inform action. The keynote will invite attendees to recognize that role in their own work, reconnect with the people and purposes their expertise serves, and consider the connections they can forge to support better research, informed care and healthier communities.
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Hamilton II |
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11:00 am |
Chapter Picture |
Skip I (outside foyer) |
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11:30 am - 1:15 pm |
Lunch & Exhibitor Lightning Talks
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Hamilton I & II |
Lunch buffet open for 1 hour |
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Paper Session 1 |
Hamilton II |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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2:45 pm - 3:45 pm |
Lightning Talks |
Hamilton II |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Snack break presented by JAMA |
Hamilton I Ballroom |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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5:15 pm - 6:15 pm |
State Organization Meetings |
Hamilton I Ballroom |
Exhibit Hall Open
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6:30 pm |
Dine Arounds (walking distance, please meet in lobby) |
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| Friday, September 25 |
7:30 am - 9:00 am |
Registration Open |
Hamilton II Foyer |
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8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Breakfast |
Hamilton I Ballroom |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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9:00 am - 10:00 am |
Paper Session 2 |
Hamilton II |
Exhibit Hall Open
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10:00 am - 11:00 am |
Morning Break - Visit with Vendors (vendors close at noon) |
Hamilton I Ballroom |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Roundtable Discussion: Future of SC/MLA |
Hamilton II |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Lunch Buffet Opens |
Hamilton I Ballroom |
Vendors close at 12:00 pm |
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Evidence-Based Bites, a Roundtable Discussion & Lunch sponsored by Hospital Libraries Committee:
“Libraries in the Age of AI: Governance & Guidelines” - A robust discussion on the governance, guidance, and policies for generative AI/LLM platforms being used at your institution. Leave the lunch with a template for developing a generative AI/LLM usage policy for your library.
Lunch Buffet (open to all)
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Hamilton II |
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
CONBLS Meeting (invitation only) |
Skip I |
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1:45 pm - 2:45 pm |
Paper Session 3 |
Hamilton II |
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Early Career Librarians Initiative Presentations |
Hamilton II |
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5:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
Closing Reception: Vulcan Shuttle provided – meet in main lobby. |
1701 Valley View Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
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| Saturday, September 26 |
8:30 am - 9:30 am |
Breakfast |
Hamilton I & II |
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9:00 am - 10:45 AM |
SC/MLA Business Meeting
MLA Update
NNLM Region 2 Update
Closing Remarks
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Hamilton II |
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11:00 am |
SC/MLA Board Meeting - Incoming Officers (invitation only) |
Hamilton II |
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*Program subject to change
