Introduction

The 2008 ALA Annual Poster Sessions will be held at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA, June 28, 29, and 30, 2008. At the 2008 conference, poster sessions will be held in the Convention Center Exhibit Hall between Halls A and B. They are between the 800 and 1200 rows in the hall.

Proposals for the 2008 Annual Conference were due on or before January 31st, 2008. The web form is now closed! Authors were notified of acceptance on or before March 31, 2008.

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:

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.