Introduction
The 2012 ALA Annual Poster Sessions will be held at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA (Saturday and Sunday of the conference).
This year, the ALA poster sessions will occur
- Saturday: 11:00-12:30, 1:00-2:30, and 3:00-4:30
- Sunday: 11:00-12:30, 1:00-2:30, and 3:00-4:30
- There will be no poster sessions on Monday.
Timeline:
- The poster session web form is now closed.
- Poster session proposals will be due by Jan. 6, 2012.
- Authors will be notified of acceptance by Friday, March 2, 2012
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 Luke Vilelle, Chair of the poster sessions (lvilelle@hollins.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.