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2017 Midlands/Northern Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, June 6-8 (Pre-Conference Tour, June 5)
3:00 PM: tour bus departs the Graduate Ann Arbor
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Braille and Talking Book Library Tour, Michigan Regional, MI1A
6:45 PM: tour bus departs BTBL to return to the Graduate Ann Arbor at approximately 8:00 PM
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM: Registration
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM: Welcoming Remarks
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM: Featured Presenter: Michael Furlough, Executive Director, Hathi Trust
NLS & IFLA Updates: Karen Keninger, Director
NLS Updates: Vickie Collins, Head of Network Services Division & Pamela Davenport, Network Consultant
Standards Revisions: Eura Ryan Szuwalski, Project Director
NLS Updates:
Regional Meetings
Evening: Open Forum with Karen Kenninger
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Featured Presenter: Carrie Banks, Supervising Librarian, Child's Place for Children With Special Needs
Panel Presentation: Braille & Early Literacy: Shelley Roossien, Kent District Library LBPH (MI1G)
Speed Networking with Discussion Starters
Embracing Open Source Automation: Sarah Willeford, Iowa LBPH (IA1A)
Small Group Discussions on Various Topics
Accessible Maker Spaces / Tech Programming
Evening: Public screening w/descriptive narration of the film: Notes on Blindness
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User Group Meetings
Panel Presentation: Staff Training
Closing Remarks
AADL will have open lab hours in the Secret Lab 12:30-3:30pm
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