|
We're very pleased & excited to announce that early bird registration is now
open!
Be sure to register by 9/1 to receive early bird pricing!
Speakers, please email your Program Planners for important instructions on how to register and to receive your special speaker code. You will not
be able to register without it!
Register by September 1st and be eligible to attend a special breakout session with Keynote Speaker Amy Eisenstein - "How to Start or Grow Your Individual
Giving Program" from 11:00am - 12:00pm on Sunday, October 16th!
Spotlight Speakers - More to Come Soon!
Sunday Keynote Speaker
- Amy
Eisenstein, ACFRE is an author, speaker, trainer and consultant. Join us for her keynote presentation on
Trends in Fundraising: Changing the Culture at Your Library so You Raise More Money. Her published books include:
Major Gift Fundraising for Small Shops, Raising More with Less, and
50 A$ks in 50 Weeks. She is a frequent speaker at national and local conferences as well as at staff and board retreats on a variety of topics.
Monday NERTCL Luncheon - Gary
Schmidt is the author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Wednesday Wars and Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, as well as the National
Book Award finalist Okay for Now. His next picture book is So Tall Within: A Story of Sojourner Truth. He lives on a farm in Alto, Michigan, and teaches at Calvin College and in Hamline University's MFA program.
Project Outcome - Learn about
Project Outcome, PLA's (Public Library Association) latest field-driven initiative. Project Outcome will help libraries better measure the outcomes of the services they offer to patrons and provide the resources and support
to effectively communicate and implement their findings for advocacy, partnership, and planning activities. This program will provides insights from the field about measuring outcomes. Presenters Samantha Lopez and Emily Plagman demonstrate using (Project
Outcome’s easy-to-use surveys and discuss future opportunities to enroll.
Preliminary
Program Schedule Available*
Decide which days of conference you will be attending by viewing our preliminary program schedule.
Hotel Information
To ensure a hotel reservation, make sure to book early! Visit our personalized
hotel website to book your room today! Or view hotel information at a glance on our conference
website. Lastly, don't forget to book your hotel room! You can also call and ask for the NELA conference group rate, 978-777-2500.
Please note that the hotel's indoor water park
Coco Key will be CLOSED on Monday AND Tuesday.
We look forward to seeing you in October!
*Schedule and speakers are subject to change.
Mary Danko,
2016 Conference Chair
Megan Bishop,
NELA Events & Communications Coordinator
|
