Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 09:48:59 -0400
From: Pamela Bluh <pbluh@UMABNET.AB.UMD.EDU>
Subject: preconference announcement

*********PRECONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT**********

Friday, June 27, 1997
12:30 - 5:00 pm
Marriott Hotel

"WRITE ON! A HALF-DAY WORKSHOP FOR ASPIRING WRITERS"

Sponsored by the LAMA SASS Publications Committee

Take advantage of this one-time opportunity to hear and work with
experienced authors and editors, take advantage of their expertise in
honing your writing skills and join your colleagues in learning how
to produce effective and impressive written products.

More and more librarians are being asked to "put it in writing."Regardless
of your reasons for honing your writing skills, this workshop has something
for you!  A distinguished panel of speakers from within as well as outside
the library community will present practical information on writing
research papers; preparing book reviews and commentaries; drafting
press releases and other public relations material; and developing an oral
presentation into a written report.  Following the formal presentations,
attendees will participate in two focused breakout sessions where they
will work in small groups with professional writers and editors
to review previously submitted writing samples and discuss specific issues
and share information related to the writing process.

PROGRAM

12:30 pm  Registration

1:00 pm   Welcome and Introductions

1:15 pm   Keynote Address
               Tom Goldstein
               Professor  (and former dean)
               Graduate School of Journalism
               University of California, Berkeley
               & incoming Dean, Graduate
               School of Journalism,
               Columbia University

          "Preparing Research for Publication"
               Joan Giesecke
               former editor "LA&M"
               Dean of Libraries, University of Nebraska
               Lincoln

          "Preparing a Book Review or Commentary"
               Patricia Holt
               Book Review Editor
               San Francisco Chronicle

          "Transforming an Oral Presentation for Publication"
               Jerry Di Vecchio
               Senior Editor
               Sunset Magazine

          "Writing Press Releases and Other Public Relations Material"
               Peter Handel
               Shoemaker/Handel Publicity Services
               Berkeley, CA

2:45 pm   Break
3:00 pm   First Breakout session
3:50 pm   Second breakout session
4:40 pm   Wrap up and evaluation

LAMA thanks Apple Computer, Inc., Information Access Company, CARL Corp.
(A Knight Ridder Information Company), and Sun Microsystems Inc. for
their generous support of this preconference.

REGISTRATION: The deadline for registration is JUNE 13.  Register by mail,
fax, phone, or e-mail.  Check, money order, governmental purchase order,
or credit card must accompany registration to reserve space at the
preconference.  Registration fee for nonmembers also includes membership
in LAMA.

Cancellations accepted until June 13, subject to a $25 processing fee.
Refunds will be processed after July 7, 1997.  LAMA reserves the right
to cancel a preconference if there is insufficient registration or for
other reasons.  Neither ALA nor LAMA is responsible for
cancellation charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies or other
losses incurred due to cancellation of a preconference.

MAIL:  Return form with payment to: LAMA Preconferences, ALA, 50 E. Huron
Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2795.

FAX: Fax form with payment information (credit card or purchase order
only) to 312-280-3257.

PHONE: Call 800-545-2433, ext. 5032.

E-mail: send registration and payment information (credit card or purchase
order only) to: ymclean@ala.org.  Specify preconference title.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND WRITING SAMPLE

You may select two breakout sessions.  Please rank your choices from 1-4,
with 1 for most preferred.  Registrations will be processed in the order
received.  If space is not available, you will be given your next ranked
choice.

___ Research Papers            ___Book Reviews
 ___ Oral Presentations   ___ Press Releases

I will ___  will not ___ submit a writing sample(s).  (Maximum of two, no
more than 250 words each).  Submit writing samples to:  Pamela Bluh,
8594 Hayshed Lane, Columbia, MD 21045-2614 or email: pbluh@umabnet.ab.umd.edu

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