Massachusetts School Library Media Association
Annual Conference

2002:  Setting the Stage
Schedule
October 27th and 28th, 2002
Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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Sunday, October 27th
9:15-10:00 am ...Registration and coffee
10 am-12 noon ...Pam Berger www.infosearcher.com OR
...Paul Gagne www.scholastic.com/westonwoods
12:00-1:00 pm ...Buffet Lunch 
1:00-3:00 pm ...Pam Berger www.infosearcher.com OR
...Will Hobbs www.willhobbsauthor.com
3:15-4:00 pm ...JOBALIKE SESSIONS: Elementary, Middle School, High ...School, Administrators - Led by conference committee members
4:00 pm ...Exhibit halls open
5:00 pm ...President’s Reception
6:00 pm ...Dinner banquet     Including MSLMA business meeting
...Keynote Speaker, Will Hobbs
www.willhobbsauthor.com

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Monday, October 28th
VENDOR HALL OPEN ALL DAY
7:30-10:00 am Registration and Coffee
8:30-9:20 am Session I
1.  Will Hobbs www.willhobbsauthor.com
2.  Pam Berger www.infosearcher.com
3.  Sara Baron (UMass Boston) - Plagiarism
4.  Book Talks – Gale Eaton 
.............................http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/egeeducation.html
5.  Legislative Update – Doris Smith
9:20-10:00 am Coffee, Vendor Hall
10:00-10:50 am Session II 
1.  MSLMA Areas/MLIN Regions Meetings:
Boston, Central, Metrowest, Northeast, Southeast, West
11:00-11:50 am Session III
1.  YA Books - Cathie Mercier, Center for Study of Children's Literature
2.  Fun in the Media Center – Judy Mitchell
3.  Model Site Rubrics – Doris Smith
4.  Plagiarism / Media Copyright – Ron Koehler
5.  TV News Show – Jack Tolman
11:50-1:30 pm Buffet Lunch
11:50 am-12:35 pm.
Lunch A or Brenda Edusei "Library Makeover" 
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm 
Lunch B or Brenda Edusei "Library Makeover" 
1:30-2:30 pm MSLMA Awards and
Keynote speaker,  Michael Parent www.michael-parent.com
2:40-3:30 pm Session IV
1.  Storytelling – Michael Parent www.michael-parent.com
2.  Student Video and Electronic Media Contest
3.  What's new in children's books – Terri Schmidt
4.  American Memory – Donna Cantarella
5.  Pie in the Sky – Joan Stern
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