Introduction
The 2009 ALA Annual Poster Sessions will be held at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on July 11, 12, and 13, 2009 at McCormick Place West (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of the conference).
- Proposals for the 2009 Annual Conference are due on or before January 31st, 2009.
- The web form will be available in November, 2008. It is now closed.
- Authors will be notified of acceptance on or before March 31, 2009.
Poster sessions were introduced to the American Library Association at its 1982 Annual Conference in Philadelphia. They are an effective forum for the exchange of information and a means to communicate ideas, research, and programs.
Poster sessions may present any of the following:
- a description of an innovative library program
- an analysis of a practical problem-solving effort
- a report of a research study
Poster sessions are not for product advertisements, vendor displays, etc. If you are unsure if your proposal qualifies, please e-mail Jody Fagan, Chair of the Poster Sessions (faganjc@jmu.edu)
Poster session participants place materials such as pictures, data, graphs, diagrams and narrative text on boards that are usually 4' x 8' (dimensions vary slightly by Convention Center). During their assigned time periods, participants informally discuss their presentations with conference attendees.