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Chapter Events Archive: 2005-2006

Tuesday June 7, 2005

Taxonomy Tuesdays. Community of Practice, open lunch discussion, 12:00pm-2:00pm at the World Bank, 1818 H St. NW, Washington, DC. For more information contact Jeanette Smith (202-473-2081) at the World Bank or Lisa Loyo (202-253-8414) at the National Academies.

Tuesday June 7, 2005

Enjoy tea, scones, sandwiches, and other treats when DC/SLA co-sponsors a Royal Tea Break, 5:00pm in the York Room at the Fairmont Royal York.

Reservations are suggested as space will be limited. RSVP to Charlotte Kohrs, KRET Convener (ckohrs2930@aol.com).

Tuesday June 21, 2005

Taxonomy Tuesdays. Community of Practice, open lunch discussion, 12:00pm-2:00pm at the National Academies, 500 Fifth St., NW, Washington, DC 20001. For more information contact Jeanette Smith (202-473-2081) at the World Bank or Lisa Loyo (202-253-8414) at the National Academies.

Tuesday June 21, 2005

Highlights from SLA Annual Conference in Toronto, Brown Bag Lunch, 12:00pm, at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, Conference Room B in LM 304 (green quadrant). Register with Elizabeth Sullivan (esullivan@aarp.org). Seating is limited.

Wednesday June 22, 2005

DC/SLA Board Meeting, 6:00pm-8:00pm at Library of Congress, Madison Building in LM 223 (Capitol South Metro - Blue/Orange Lines).

Saturday July 23, 2005

DC/SLA Board Planning Breakfast, 9:00am-12:00pm at Anne Caputo's home.

Thursday August 25, 2005

Taking the Sting Out of Statistics, a 2-part brown bag lunch, presented by Dr. Elana Broch, Assistant Population Research Librarian at the Donald E. Stokes Library for Public and International Affairs and the Coale Population Research Collection, Princeton University.

- Part 1: Descriptive Statistics, 12:00pm-1:30pm - Part 2: Key Concepts in Statistics, 1:45pm-3:15pm Location: Mumford Room, Madison Bldg. Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave., SE Registration: susan.fournier@icba.org or 202-315-2439

Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005 6:00pm

Join the DC/SLA Young Professionals for a Happy Hour at Zaytinya, at 701 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC. For more information and to RSVP contact Sage Hulsebus (shulsebus@freedomforum.org).

Monday, Sept. 12, 2005 6:00pm-7:30pm

International Relations Committee (IRC) Committee Meeting, at National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Ave., NW. RSVP to Giselle Foss (RSVP required for security reasons).

Thursday Sept. 15, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Virtual Learning Seminar: Structuring & Delivering Content.

Presentation by Roger Beharry Lall, of Research in Motion, and Joyce Ward, Executive Consultant for Lexis Nexis.

Location: Independent Community Bankers of America, One Thomas Circle, NW Suite 400, Washington, DC (3 blocks north of McPherson Square Metro-

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White House; exit on Vermont Ave.) Registration: Space is limited to 40-45 DC/SLA members. RSVP to Susan Fornier at susan.fournier@icba.org or 202-315-2439.

Thursday Sept. 15, 2005 6:00pm

The Military Librarians Group of DC/SLA sponsors Sister in the Band of Brothers, a presentation by journalist/author Katherine Skiba. She will talk about her experiences as an embedded journalist with the 101st Airborne at the beginning of the Iraq hostilities. Tivoli Restaurant, 1700 Moore Street, Arlington, VA (near Rosslyn Metro on Blue/Orange Lines). More details and registration information here.

Tuesday Sept. 20, 2005 6:00pm-8:00pm

DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 223, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785.

Wednesday Sept. 28, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Virtual Learning Seminar: Shrink-wrap and Click-wrap Licenses.

Presentation by Jonathan Franklin, Association Law Librarian, Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington.

Location: Independent Community Bankers of America, One Thomas Circle, NW Suite 400, Washington, DC (3 blocks north of McPherson Square MetroWhite House; exit on Vermont Ave.) Registration: Space is limited to 40-45 DC/SLA members. RSVP to Susan Fornier at susan.fournier@icba.org or 202-315-2439.

Thursday Sept. 29, 2005 6:00pm

Dine Around in Greenbelt. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Monday Oct. 3, 2005 6:00pm

Dine Around in Adams Morgan/Woodley Park. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Thursday Oct. 6, 2005 6:00pm-8:30pm

DC/SLA Book Club discusses Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan, at China Garden Restaurant, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Rosslyn, VA. RSVP: Eileen Deegan at deeganeg@state.gov or 202-453-8073 OR Jennifer Boettcher at boettcher@gunet.georgetown.edu or 202-687-7495. More details here.

Friday Oct. 7, 2005 7:30pm

Join the DC/SLA Young Professionals for the Capital Hauntings walk. The walk begins at 7:30 from the McPherson Square Metro station (White House exit). Please arrive a little early and bring $10 for cost of walk. RSVP to Tina Plottel (tina.a.plottel@census.gov).

Tuesday Oct. 11, 2005 6:00pm

Dine Around in Chevy Chase/Bethesda. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Wednesday Oct. 12, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Virtual Learning Seminar: The Principles of Conducting a Library Benchmarking Project. Part 1 of a 2-part presentation by Roger Strouse, Vice President and Lead Analyst, Outsell, Inc. Location: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W. First Floor, South Conference Room 1-B516 Metro Info: Smithsonian Metro on the Blue/Orange Line. Take the Independence Avenue Exit located at 12th and Independence Avenue. Walk south down 12th Street to Federal Communications Commission.

Registration: RSVP to Alicia Koundakjian at alicia.koundakjian@lexisnexis.com or 202-462-0064.

Wednesday Oct. 12, 2005 6:00pm

Dine Around in Clarendon. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

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Friday Oct. 14, 2005 6:00pm

Dine Around in Alexandria. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Tuesday Oct. 18, 2005 6:00pm-7:30pm

DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785.

Wednesday Oct. 19, 2005 6:00pm-8:00pm

New Members Reception at the Hotel Washington located at 15th & Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC. More details and registration information here.

Thursday Oct. 20, 2005

Dine Arounds in Tenleytown (6:00pm) and Union Station (7:00pm). See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Tuesday Oct. 25, 2005 6:30pm

Dine Around in Silver Spring. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Wednesday Oct. 26, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Virtual Learning Seminar: Integrating Benchmark Findings into the Information Product Development Lifecycle. Part 1 of a 2-part presentation

by Roger Strouse, Vice President and Lead Analyst, Outsell, Inc. Location: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W. First Floor, South Conference Room 1-B516 Metro Info: Smithsonian Metro on the Blue/Orange Line. Take the Independence Avenue Exit located at 12th and Independence Avenue. Walk south down 12th Street to Federal Communications Commission.

Registration: RSVP to Alicia Koundakjian at alicia.koundakjian@lexisnexis.com or 202-462-0064.

Thursday Oct. 27, 2005 6:00pm

Dine Around in Dupont Circle. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Tuesday Nov. 1, 2005 6:00pm-9:00pm

The Military Librarians Group of DC/SLA co-sponsors a program which focuses on military personnel who served in Vietnam and supported the nascent US Army Special Services, Library Program. This program is part of the Veterans History Project (VHP) of the Library of Congress who is a co-sponsor of the event along with the District of Columbia Library Association and the Military Librarians Group of DC/SLA. Location: Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mumford Room.

More details and registration information here.

Thursday Nov. 10, 2005 6:00pm

Join the DC/SLA Young Professionals the DCLA Librarians for a Happy Hour at Aroma, 3417 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC. For more information and to RSVP contact Sage Hulsebus (shulsebus@freedomforum.org).

Tuesday Nov. 15, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Virtual Learning Seminar: Text Mining - Unlocking Knowledge from Text. Part 1 of a 2-part presentation by Seth Grimes, Alta Plana Corporation.

Location: Factiva, 1400 L Street, NW, Suite 460 (16th & K Sts). Enter on 16th Street next to Olives Restaurant.

Metro Info: Farragut North on the Red Line and McPherson Square/Farragut West on the Blue/Orange Line Registration: RSVP to Michelle Melencio at Michelle_MelencioCW@Discovery.com or 240-662-4725.

Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Tuesday Nov. 15, 2005 6:00pm-7:30pm

DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785.

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Tuesday Nov. 29, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Virtual Learning Seminar: Text Mining - Case Studies and Implementation Roadmap. Part 2 of a 2-part presentation by Seth Grimes, Alta Plana Corporation.

Location: Factiva, 1400 L Street, NW, Suite 460 (16th & K Sts). Enter on 16th Street next to Olives Restaurant.

Metro Info: Farragut North on the Red Line and McPherson Square/Farragut West on the Blue/Orange Line Registration: RSVP to Michelle Melencio at Michelle_MelencioCW@Discovery.com or 240-662-4725.

Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Friday Dec. 2, 2005

The DC/SLA Young Professionals event at the Zenith Gallery has been postponed until a later date.

Wednesday Dec. 7, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Virtual Learning Seminar: Copyright for the Corporate Librarian The Important Consequences of Copyright Issues in the Digital Environment, presented by Laura Gasaway, Director of the Law Library & Professor of Law, University of North Carolina.

Location: LexisNexis, 1150 18th Street, NW Metro Info: Farragut North on the Red Line and Farragut West (18th St. exit) on the Blue/Orange Line Registration: RSVP to Gloria Miccioli at gmicc@earthlink.net or 202-8793905.

Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Thursday Dec. 8, 2005 6:30pm-8:30pm

DC/SLA Book Club discussion of The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman has been rescheduled for Jan. 12. Please see the January calendar (below) for details about this event.

Tuesday Dec. 13, 2005 6:30pm-9:00pm

DC/SLA Holiday Party, The Mansion at Strathmore, Bethesda, MD. A brief Board of Directors meeting will be held beforehand. More details and registration information here.

Wednesday Dec. 14, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Virtual Learning Seminar: Communicating the Value of Your Service, presented by Jane Dysart, Dysart & Jones Associates.

Location: Factiva, 1400 L Street, NW, Suite 460 (16th & K Sts). Enter on 16th Street next to Olives Restaurant.

Metro Info: Farragut North on the Red Line and Farragut West on the Blue/Orange Line Registration: RSVP to Gloria Miccioli at gmicc@earthlink.net or 202-8793905.

Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Wednesday Jan. 11, 2006 6:00pm

Join the DC/SLA Young Professionals and International Relations Committee for dinner at Penang, 6pm at 1837 M St NW, Washington, DC. RSVP

by January 9th to Sage Hulsebus (shulsebus@freedomforum.org).

Thursday Jan. 12, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Click U Live: Beyond the Basics of Internet Search Engines: Choosing and Using the Best Features of the Major Engines, presented by Rita Vine, of Workingfaster.com.

Location: Independent Community Bankers of America One Thomas Circle, NW Suite 400 (14th & M), Washington, DC. Note that circle is under construction in front of building.

Metro Info: McPherson Square Metro (Orange/Blue Lines - use White House/Vermont Ave. exit and walk north thru the park to Vermont Ave. to the Circle); Farragut North Metro (Red Line - use K or L St. exit and walk east to Vermont

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Ave, then north on Vermont Ave. to the Circle) Registration: RSVP to Jennifer Gelman at jgelman@rand.org or 703-4131100, x5669 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal Thursday Jan. 12, 2006 6:30pm-8:30pm

DC/SLA Book Club discusses The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman.

Location: Minh's Restaurant, 2500 Wilson Boulevard in Arlington Metro Info: near Metro's Orange Line Courthouse station Contact: Eileen Deegan at deeganeg@state.gov or 202-453-8073.

Tuesday Jan. 17, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785.

Wednesday Jan. 25, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Click U Live: Fostering Online Collaboration Using Wikis, presented

by Darlene Fichter, Data Library Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan Library.

Location: Dialog, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, VA Metro Info: Rosslyn Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Linda Futato at Linda.Futato@thomson.com or 703908-2382 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Thursday Jan. 26, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

DC/SLA hosts Beyond Marketing: Consultative Selling Strategies for Information Professionals presented by Anne Caputo, Factiva, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 2nd Floor (William Curtin Conference Room), Washington, DC. More details and directions here.

Monday Feb. 6, 2006

DC/SLA International Relations Committee meeting. about time and location to follow.

Wednesday Feb. 8, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Click U Live (formerly known as the Virtual Learning series): The Impact of New and Emerging Technologies on Business, Work (& Life), presented

by Paul Gladen, Founder & President, Muzeview.

Location: American Council on Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Level 1B, Conference Room A Metro Info: Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line Registration: RSVP to Meg McGinn at mmcginn@crowell.com or 202-5088814 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006 5:30pm-8:00pm

Join DCLA, DC/SLA, and LLSDC for Break-the-Winter-Doldrums Librarian Scrabble Tournament & Game Night Location: McKenna, Long, & Aldridge LLP, 1900 K Street, N.W., Second Floor Metro Info: near Farragut North and Farragut West Metro Stations For more information: Kate Martin at 202-496-7752 or kmartin@mckennalong.com

Wednesday Feb. 15, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Click U Live (formerly known as the Virtual Learning series): Negotiating in the Workplace Without Making Enemies, presented by Nan Siemer, BREAKERS. Location: Independent Community Bankers of America One Thomas Circle, NW Suite 400 (14th & M), Washington, DC. Note that circle is under construction in front of building so there is NO STREET PARKING nearby.

Metro Info: - McPherson Square Metro (Orange/Blue Lines - use White House/Vermont Ave. exit and walk north thru the park to Vermont Ave. to the Circle); - Farragut North Metro (Red Line - use K or L St. exit and walk east to Vermont

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Ave, then north on Vermont Ave. to the Circle) Registration: RSVP to Meg McGinn at mmcginn@crowell.com or 202-5088814 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal Tuesday Feb. 21, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785.

Wednesday Feb. 22, 2006 6:00pm-8:30pm

DC/SLA hosts Strengthening SLA's Global Visibility: Substance and Culture in Tunisia, presented by Janice R. Lachance, SLA's Chief Executive Officer, at the National Press Club, 529 14th St, NW, Conference Room, 13th Floor , Washington, DC. More details and registration information here.

Thursday Feb. 23, 2006 6:00pm

Celebrate Mardi Gras with the DC/SLA Young Professionals with a Happy Hour at Austin Grill, 750 E St. NW, Washington, DC. For more information and to RSVP please contact Tina Plottel (plottel@gwu.edu).

Monday March 13, 2006

Dine Around in Adams Morgan. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Tuesday March 14, 2006

Dine Around in Dupont Circle. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Wednesday March 15, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Click U Live: Market Research for Libraries, presented by Samantha Chmelik, Knowledge inForm, Inc. Location: American Council on Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Level 1B, Conference Room A Metro Info: Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line Registration: RSVP to Neta L. Cox, MLIS at neta.cox@hqda.army.mil or 703697-1446 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Wednesday March 15, 2006 6:00pm-7:30pm

Peter Drucker: The Ultimate Knowledge Worker, a book-in-progress presentation by Bruce Rosenstein of the USA Today Library, at National Public Radio, Boardroom East, 2nd Floor 635 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC. More details and registration information here.

Wednesday March 15, 2006 6:00pm

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the DC/SLA Young Professionals with a Happy Hour at The Dubliner, Union Station, 520 N. Capitol St. NW, Washington, DC. For more information and to RSVP contact Sage Hulsebus (shulsebus@freedomforum.org).

Thursday March 16, 2006

Dine Around in Gaithersburg. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Tuesday March 21, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785.

Wednesday March 22, 2006

Dine Around in Foggy Bottom. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Thursday March 23, 2006

Dine Around near MCI Center. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Friday March 24, 2006 8:30am-12:00pm

DC/SLA Professional Enhancement Day, at the Charles Sumner School, 1201 17th St. NW, Washington, DC. More details and registration information here.

Tuesday

SLA Click U Live: Communities of Practice - Knowledge at Work!,

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March 28, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

presented by Deb Wallace, The Kennedy Group.

Location: Dialog, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, VA Metro Info: Rosslyn Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Neta L. Cox, MLIS at neta.cox@hqda.army.mil or 703697-1446 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Thursday March 30, 2006

Dine Arounds in Tysons Corner/McLean and Logans Circle. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Tuesday April 4, 2006 5:00pm

Join the Military Librarians to hear from Kristin Henderson, author of "While They're At War" at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town. More details and registration information here.

Thursday April 6, 2006 6:00pm-9:00pm

International Special Librarians Day: Opening Doors Open Minds - The Open Access Movement, a presentation by Dr. Leslie Chan, Bioline International, and Melissa Hagemann, Open Society Institute of the Soros Foundation, at the Kiplinger Washington Editors Building, 1729 H Street NW, First Floor, Washington, DC. More details and registration information here.

Friday April 7, 2006 7:15pm

Please join DC/SLA's Young Professionals for the Capital Hauntings Walking Tour. We will meet at the McPherson Square Metro Station on the White House exit side at 7:15. The walk begins at 7:30, the cost is $10. While Washington Walks occur rain or shine, please note that if it is raining at 7:15, the YPs are going to cancel the event. RSVP to Tina Plottel at plottel@gwu.edu.

Monday April 10 6:00pm-8:00pm

DC/SLA and the SLA Government Information Division co-sponsor How Congress Really Works, a presentation by Judy Schneider, Senior Specialist on Congress for the Congressional Research Service (CRS), at Covington & Burling, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 11th Floor, Conference Room 1139, Washington, DC. More details and registration information here.

Wednesday April 12, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Click U Live: The Impact of IP on Digitization Projects, Part I Digitization Project Management in a Nutshell, presented by Jill HurstWahl, Hurst Associates Ltd., and K. Matthew Dames, Seso Group LLC Location: George Washington University, Himmelfarb Library, Room 202 Metro Info: Foggy Bottom Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Charlotte White at Cwhite@fmc.gov or 202-523-5762 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Tuesday April 18, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785.

Thursday April 20, 2006 2:30pm-3:30pm

Senate Library Tour by Kimberly Ferguson, Head of Information Services Location: SR B-15, Russell Senate Office Building, Constitution and 1st Streets Registration: RSVP to Susan Fournier at susan.fournier@icba.org or 202315-2439. Tour size is limited to 25.

Thursday April 20, 2006 6:30pm-8:30pm

DC/SLA Book Club Discussion / Dinner Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything; by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner Location: Ella's Wood Fired Pizza, 901 F St., NW Metro Info: Near Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Registration: RSVP to Eileen Deegan at deeganeg@state.gov or 202-4538073

Tuesday April 25, 2006

Joint Spring Workshop - 21st-Century Competencies for Information Professionals, at the Mumford Room, 6th Floor, Madison Building, Library of

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Congress. More details and directions here.

Tuesday April 26, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Click U Live: The Impact of IP on Digitization Projects, Part II Managing Intellectual Property Issues Within the Digitization Project, presented by Jill Hurst-Wahl, Hurst Associates Ltd., and K. Matthew Dames, Seso Group LLC Location: George Washington University, Himmelfarb Library, Room 202 Metro Info: Foggy Bottom Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Charlotte White at Cwhite@fmc.gov or 202-523-5762 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Tuesday May 2, 2006 6:00pm-7:30pm

DC/SLA and LLSDC co-sponsor The Right to Know: Tales from Around the World, presented by David Banisar, Director of the Freedom of Information Project of Privacy International in London and a Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Law, University of Leeds, UK, at Library of Congress, Madison Building LM 316, First and Independence Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20540. More details and registration information here.

Thursday May 4, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

Volunteer Appreciation Reception, at the U.S. Botanic Gardens on Capitol Hill. By invitation only.

The U.S. Botanic Garden is located on the National Mall across from the U.S. Capitol along First Street, S.W., between Maryland Avenue and C Street. The Conservatory main entrance is located at 100 Maryland Avenue, SW. Getting there: Blue or Orange Metro line to Federal Center SW or Capital South stations, or take Metro Bus #30, 32, 34, 35, or 36 to Independence Avenue and First Street, SW. There is limited parking in the area. For more information, see http://www.usbg.gov/index.cfm

Tuesday May 16, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785.

Wednesday May 17, 2006 12:00pm-3:30pm

One-half day of learning hosted by National Geographic, 1146 16th St. N.W., Washington, DC Session 1: Podcasting Potential for Special Libraries (12:00pm-1:30pm) Session 2: Click U Live: Always Fresh! Fast Content for Your Website and Users (2:00pm-3:30pm) More details and registration information here.

Tuesday May 24, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Click U Live: Taxonomy KM - Where to Go Once the KM Program is Already in Place, presented by Seth Earley, Earley & Associates Location: LexisNexis, 1150 18th Street, NW Metro Info: Farragut North on the Red Line and Farragut West (18th St. exit) on the Blue/Orange Line Registration: RSVP to Jennifer Boteler at Jennifer.Boteler@fhwa.dot.gov Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Monday, June 12, 2006 5:30pm-7:30pm

DC/SLA, our International Relations Committee, and the Social Science Division co-host the International Reception at the Sheraton Inner Harbor, Harborview Ballrom. All conference participants are welcome to attend.

Monday, June 12, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

DC/SLA Young Professionals Happy Hour at annual conference in Baltimore Location: Capitol City Brewing Company, #93 Light Street Pavilion Join other young professionals for micro-brews on Baltimore's lively inner harbor.

Students -- please join us too! This location is in the heart of Baltimore right at Harborplace on the 2nd level of Light Street Pavilion – Capitol City Brewing Company, 301 S. Light Street. The convention center is located conveniently just two blocks away.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

DC/SLA and the Social Science Division co-sponsor What Social, Medical, & Pure Scientists Want in Information, presented by Professor Donald W. King

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of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who has spent 30 years researching precisely what social scientists, pure scientists, engineers, and other researchers want from information professionals.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1:30pm-3:00pm

DC/SLA and the Retired Members Caucus co-sponsor Books That Changed the World, presented by Leslie Overstreet, Curator of Natural-History Rare Books and head of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History for the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. A brief reception will follow the program.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:30pm

DC/SLA Book Club Discussion / Dinner Reading Lolita in Tehran: A memoir in books; by Azar Nafisi Location: Sawatdee, 2250 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington Metro Info: Near Court House Exit -- Orange Line Registration: RSVP to Eileen Deegan at deeganeg@state.gov or 202-4538073

Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785.

Friday Sept. 1, 2006 6:15pm-8:00pm

Librarians in Hollywood: DVD showing of Party Girl with brief discussion afterward. Bring your dinner and/or popcorn. There'll be popcorn from Hawaii to taste, macadamia nut candy, and other treats. You may bring a spouse, significant other, or friend.

Location: Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC Metro Info: Capitol South Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: Free of charge but reservations are required. Send an email to sloo@crs.loc.gov. Seats are limited so if you make a reservation and your plans change later, please cancel your reservation.

Wednesday Sept. 13, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Click U Live: Project Management for Solo Librarians (Part 1): Mastering the Project Map: Solo Management and Leadership, presented

by Pat Wagner, Pattern Research Program Description Location: ASAE, Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Metro Info: Federal Triangle Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Lenore Garder at lenore.garder@hqda.army.mil or 202-685-4114 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Wednesday Sept. 13, 2006 6:30pm-8:30pm

Join DC/SLA Young Professionals for our first fall happy hour at Aroma, 3417 Connecticut Avenue NW (across the street from the Uptown, Cleveland Park Metro Stop on the Red Line). RSVP to Tina Plottel at plottel@gwu.edu.

Monday Sept. 18, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

Web 2.0 and What It Means for Libraries, presented by Mary Ellen Bates of Bates Information Services, at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 2nd Floor (William Curtin Conference Room), Washington, DC. More details and directions here.

Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785.

Wednesday Sept. 27, 2006 12:00pm

News Group Brown Bag Planning Meeting at The New York Times, 1627 Eye St., NW, 7th Floor. For more information contact Sabrina Pacifici at spacific@nytimes.com or 202-862-0316.

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SLA Click U Live: Project Management for Solo Librarians (Part2): Success in Small Steps: See Your Work with Fresh Eyes, presented by Pat Wagner, Pattern Research Program Description Location: ACE, One Dupont Circle, NW Metro Info: Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line Registration: RSVP to Lenore Garder at lenore.garder@hqda.army.mil or 202-685-4114 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Sunday Oct. 1, 2006 9:00am-5:00pm

Join the Military Librarians Group (MLG) in Solomons, MD to learn about the history of the Chesapeake Bay and Patuxent River. MLG will host a tour of the Calvert Marine Museum and a one-hour cruise on the 104 year-old bugeye vessel, the William B. Tennison. More details and directions here.

Wednesday Oct. 4, 2006

Vote in DC/SLA Chapter Elections through November 7! More details to follow.

Thursday Oct. 5, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Click U Live: Smart Search Update, presented by Rita Vine, Workingfaster.com Program Description Location: ACE, One Dupont Circle, NW Metro Info: Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line Registration: RSVP to Jennifer Boteler at jennifer.boteler@fhwa.dot.gov or 202-493-3071 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Tuesday Oct. 10, 2006 6:00pm

Dine Around in Tysons Corner. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Thursday Oct. 12, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

Enterprise RSS, presented by Todd Berkowitz of Newsgator.com at the Corporate Executive Board, 2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 6000, Washington, DC. More details and registration information here.

Monday Oct. 16, 2006 6:30pm-8:30pm

DC/SLA Book Club Discussion/Dinner, "The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Out Culture," by John Batelle.

Location: El Tamarindo, 1785 Florida Ave., NW in Adams Morgan Metro Info: Dupont Circle (Red Line), U Street/Cardozo (Green Line) Registration: RSVP to Eileen Deegan at deeganeg@state.gov at 202-4538073

Tuesday Oct. 17, 2006 6:00pm-7:30pm

DC/SLA Young Professionals Panel: The Future of Special Librarianship.

This panel features innovative young professionals speaking about their careers and where their MLS is taking them.

6:00pm-6:30pm - Reception 6:30pm-7:30pm - Panel Who should attend: Students and anyone who considers themselves a young professional.

Location: National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Ave., NW Metro Info: Gallery Place/Chinatown or Mt. Vernon Square metro stops Sponsored by: DC/SLA Young Professionals and LexisNexis RSVP is required: Space is limited. Please RSVP to Tina Plottel at plottel@gwu.edu

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Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785.

Wednesday Oct. 18, 2006 6:30pm

Dine Around in Silver Spring. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Thursday Oct. 19, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Click U Live: Competitive Intelligence and Data Mining - Carpe Diem, presented by Bob Stewart and Bob Stembridge, Thomson Scientific Program Description Location: ACE, One Dupont Circle, NW Metro Info: Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line Registration: RSVP to Jennifer Boteler at jennifer.boteler@fhwa.dot.gov or 202-493-3071 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006 6:00pm

Dine Around in Crystal City. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Wednesday Oct. 25, 2006 6:00pm

Dine Around in Dupont Circle. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Thursday Oct. 26, 2006 6:30pm

Dine Around in Adams Morgan. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Monday Oct. 30, 2006 6:00pm

Dine Around in Downtown DC. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Tuesday Nov. 7, 2006

DC/SLA Chapter Elections end today. Don't forget to vote!

Tuesday Nov. 7, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Click U Live: Writing for Publication, presented by Rachel Singer Gordon, Consulting Editor, Information Today, Inc. Program Description Location: ACE, One Dupont Circle, NW (pick up Visitor ID at front desk) Metro Info: Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line Registration: RSVP to Laurie Calhoun at lcalhoun@icrw.org or 202-797-0007 ext. 126 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Tuesday Nov. 7, 2006 (Election Day) 6:00pm

Celebrate your candidate with DC/SLA’s Young Professionals at a happy hour at Austin Grill, 750 E St. NW (Gallery Place metro stop). RSVP to Sage Hulsebus at shulsebus@freedomforum.org.

Tuesday Nov. 7, 2006 6:00pm

Dine Around in Old Town Alexandria. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Thursday Nov. 9, 2006 6:00pm

Dine Around in Hyattsville (University of Maryland). See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details.

Thursday

Mining Blogs & RSS for Research, presented by Sabrina Pacifici,

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Nov. 16, 2006

Editor/Publisher of LLRX.com and beSpacific.com, at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 316, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. More details and registration information here.

Monday, Nov. 20, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm

DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785.

Wednesday Nov. 22, 2006 1:30pm-3:00pm

SLA Click U Live: The Value of Corporate Libraries, presented by James M. Matarazzo, Simmons College Program Description Location: George Washington University (Picture ID required) Metro Info: Foggy Bottom Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Laurie Calhoun at lcalhoun@icrw.org or 202-797-0007 ext. 126 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Tuesday Dec. 5, 2006

DC/SLA Annual Banquet and Holiday Party featuring keynote speaker Susan Stamberg of National Public Radio, at Hilton Old Town in Alexandria.

More details and registration info. The DC/SLA Chapter gratefully acknowledges LexisNexis as the sponsor of this event.

Wednesday Dec. 6, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm

SLA Click U Live: Copyright for the Corporate Librarian: The Importance & Consequences of Copyright Issues in the Digital Environment, presented by Laura Gasaway, Director of the Law Library & Professor of Law, University of North Carolina Program Description Location: Edison Electric Institute, Pearl Street CR - 4th Floor, 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (corner of 7th St. and PA Ave., NW) Metro Info: near Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro Station on the Green, Yellow, and Red Lines. Building is right at the Archives/Navy Memorial station for the Green and Yellow lines and is a 3-block walk from Gallery Place station for the Red line.

Registration: There are only 25 seats available. RSVP to Catherine Kitchell at ckitchell@bna.com or 202-452-4431 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006 2:00pm-3:00pm

SLA Click U Live: Taxonomy Technologies and Successes - Techniques & Systems for Automated Classification , presented by Teresa MacGregor, LexisNexis Program Description Location: BNA, 1231 25th Street, NW Metro Info: near Foggy Bottom Metro Station on the Blue and Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Catherine Kitchell at ckitchell@bna.com or 202-4524431 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal

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