Conferences and meetings

As a benefit of membership, OCLC Eastern hosts a number of unique events. We've listed our upcoming events below. You may also view past events and download presentations using the links provided.

In addition to providing you the ability to register for regional conferences, significant discounts are often available. Let us know if there are any events you would like us to add to our listing.

Conferences and special events

Conference or event	Dates
Changing the Way Libraries Do Business Changing the Way Libraries Do Business: Meeting the Challenges of the Web 2.0 World, presented by SOLINET and OCLC Eastern, took place on March 20, 2008, at the Arlington Public Library in Arlington, Virginia. View presentations from this event. You may also view Jenny Levine's notes and Kate Sheehan's presentation from the event on their respective Blogs. Jenny Levine, American Library Association, presented the keynote address. Additional speakers will included: Kate Sheehan, Darien Public Library (Automation) Jamie Coniglio, George Mason University (Public Services) Jennifer Howell, Western Maryland (Training) Karen Calhoun, OCLC (Cataloging) Visit the conference or event site	20 Mar 2008– 20 Mar 2008
Library Assessment Conference 2008 The second Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practicle Assessment, will be held in Seattle Washington this year. This conference is sponsored by The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Virginia Libraries and the University of Washington Libraries. Visit the conference or event site	04 Aug 2008– 06 Aug 2008
WebSearch University 2008 Information Today's WebSearch University will take place at the Washington Marriott in Washington, D.C. Visit the conference or event site	22 Sep 2008– 23 Sep 2008
OCLC Eastern's Annual Meeting 2008 Save the date for OCLC Eastern's Annual Meeting The 2008 event will take place at the Renaissance M Street Hotel in downtown Washinton, D.C. Stay tuned for more details!	17 Oct 2008– 17 Oct 2008
Internet Librarian 2008 Information Today's Internet Librarian annual conference will take place at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California. Visit the conference or event site	20 Oct 2008– 22 Oct 2008
Virginia Library Association (VLA) Annual Meeting 2008 VLA 2008 will take place at the Williamsburg Marriott in Williamsburg, Virginia. OCLC Eastern will exhibit at this event. Stay tuned for more details. Visit the conference or event site	23 Oct 2008– 24 Oct 2008
VEMA 2008 Annual Conference The 2008 conference will be held at the Richmond Marriott Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. Visit the conference or event site	06 Nov 2008– 08 Nov 2008