Conference Chair Roger Miller, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
The Ohio Library Council's 2005 Annual Conference is shaping up to be one of our best ever and you will not want to miss it! Exciting, thought provoking, and nationally known keynote speakers, a wealth of valuable and timely program offerings, and an assortment of fun events await you at the conference. Our Program, Local Arrangements, and Exhibits Committees in collaboration with OLC staff have been hard at work for many months doing everything they can to make our “Family Reunion” a total success. There are several things that will set this event apart from others, including the “Endless Possibilities” track that focuses on the OCLC Environmental Scan and the return of the vendor Exposition to the conference. I hope that you will make plans now to attend our last annual conference and come celebrate with your friends and colleagues at the 2005 Ohio Library Family Reunion.

 

	Program Chair Beverly Cain, Portsmouth Public Library
On behalf of the Program Committee, welcome to the 2005 OLC Annual Conference. We have planned a full roster of programs offering something for every member of our “Ohio Library Family.” These programs feature well-known authors, consultants, and library experts from across Ohio and across the U.S. Authors have been so popular at previous Annual Conferences that this year, we've added a track just for them! Our Author Track will feature authors of books for all age groups and interests including David Levithan, Margaret Peterson Haddix, poets Ann Townsend and David Baker, Paul Gaus, Tina Engler, Kevin Boyle, Jennifer Crusie, and our very own, Joe Palmer. Having two keynote speakers was so successful last year that we have decided to invite three this year. Our Wednesday afternoon keynote speaker is Stephen Abram, President of the Canadian Library Association and Vice President of Innovation for the Sirsi Corporation. Omar Wasow, cyberspace pioneer, NBC Internet Analyst, and founder of BlackPlanet.com will be our Thursday morning keynote speaker to kick off the exciting “Endless Possibilities” track. Our Friday morning keynote speaker is Susan Nutter, Library Journal's Librarian of the Year for 2005. Other highlights include Rachel Singer Gordon, Bill Barnes, Thomas Hennen Jr., Jim Gill, Candace Morgan, and Anita Silvey. I would like to thank the members of the Program Committee, Lori Hensley and Wayne Piper of OLC, and Conference Chair Roger Miller for their guidance and hard work in planning this year's programs.
Program Committee
Tom Adkins, Garnet A. Wilson Public Library of Pike County Gary Branson, London Public Library Paula Brehm-Heeger, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Mike Christian Budd, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Ann Conway, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Deborah DuBois, Mansfield-Richland County Public Library Kristin Gill, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Mayfield Regional Branch Jan Haines, State Library of Ohio Christine Morris, OHIONET Laura Solomon, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library Carol Verny, OHIONET Cathy Wilkymacky, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Jim Wilson, Rocky River Public Library

 

	Local Arrangements Chair Mark Mabelitini, Westerville Public Library
Come to Columbus!! The Local Arrangements Committee has worked very hard to help make your experience at the 2005 OLC Annual Conference one to remember.  We have paid attention to every detail, from making sure you have a smooth check in at Registration, Internet access to check your email, a conference store stocked with everything your heart desires, and signs pointing you to wherever you need to go! Anytime, anywhere at the conference, the Local Arrangements Committee has seen to it that at this “Family Reunion” you will be treated just like that, like family.
Local Arrangements Committee
Don Barlow, Westerville Public Library – Sponsors Jay Burton, State Library of Ohio – E-mail Café Becky Callender, Pickerington Public Library - Hospitality Brenda Crider, Bucyrus Public Library – Special Events and Entertainment Jen Hess, Columbus Metropolitan Library - Tours Joel Husenits, OPLIN – Signage Kristin Shelley, Columbus Metropolitan Library – Registration Mary Ludlum, Grandview Heights Public Library – Conference Store and Autographing Linda Wilkins, Westerville Public Library – Publicity

 

	Exhibits Chair Mary Jane Santos, Delaware County District Library
What do you get if you cross a great trade show with an excellent continuing education opportunity? Ohio Library Council's Annual Conference! I promise you that this event is one that you don't want to miss. As chair of the Exhibits Committee, I want to extend my most cordial invitation to you to attend this year's Conference and experience the joyful reuniting of the Trade Show and the Annual Conference. After working together for four years to organize a successful Trade Show for OLC, the Exhibits Committee has come together once again to help plan an exciting and memorable reunion of these events. We are delighted with the results, and we hope you will be, too. Many of the elements that were in the Trade Show (gifts, prizes, food, fun!) continue to be included in the Exhibits at the Conference, but the Exhibits Committee has devised some new and intriguing additions that will delight and surprise you. As part of the OLC “family,” mark your calendars and make your plans to be a part of the 2005 Ohio Library Family Reunion on October 5-7, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency and Greater Columbus Convention Center's Battelle Hall in Columbus. See you there!
Exhibits Committee
Barb Macke, Urbana University Jamie Mason, Avon Lake Public Library Mary McGavick, Public Library of Mt. Vernon and Knox County Barb Scott, Bucyrus Public Library Nancy Kopka, Encyclopaedia Britannica Jeff Wagner, 3M Library Systems

 

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