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MLA Conference Orientation
November 19, 2008 03:18 PM | General, Professional Organizations, Good ideas, MLA2008Rachel Gray - Information Serivces Librarian
The first session I attended after the Luncheon Keynote at MLA this afternoon was the MLA Confrence Orientation. While I have been to Conference the last couple years, I still learned more about the ins and outs of the MLA, and also got some tips for making the most of my conference expereience. The best advice I got from this year's session was to not be afraid to go up to other attendees and introduce myself. Wendy Wendt, current MLA President, credited the networking she has done in the past to where she is today as the director of her local library.
I can see how this works. You meet such a broad range of people at MLA - both newcomers and veterans at a conference like this one. And the library community in Minnesota really isn't as large as we might think sometimes. This networking can be done all year round, not just at an annual conference. Any meeting or training session can be put to good use as a chance to meet more of our collegues. Who know where it may take you!
