CONFERENCE PROGRAMS

The Program and Local Arrangements committees have produced programs that inspire and stimulate as well as provide practical information to members and other appreciative attendees.

The annual APALA Conference, held during the ALA Annual Conference, includes a program, membership meeting and a social function. The programs are usually related to the theme of the current ALA president. Examples of past programs include 1995's "Identity and Achievement -- Proud to be an American, Proud to be Who I Am!" and 1996's "Partners on the Information Superhighway: an Asian Pacific America Perspective," which spotlighted APA achievers in nuclear physics, publishing, play writing, community education, and literature. APA cultural performances and writers' readings of their works were featured in these programs.

2007 APALA Programs and Events
(Washington, D.C., June 21-27, 2007)

  • Saturday, June 23, 2007
    APALA Executive Board and ALL Committee Meeting
    10:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Renaissance Washington (REN) Room 15

    Diversity & Outreach Fair
    3:00-5:00pm
    Convention Center Special Events Area - Behind Aisle 600

    "Walking Hand in Hand: Librarianship and Social Movements Today"
    Speakers will come from various Ethnic Caucuses and Progressive Librarian's Guild
    4:00 - 5:30 pm (PLG)
    Renaissance Mayflower (MAY) Chinese Room

    APALA Social Dinner
    6:30-8:30pm
    The Bombay Club
    Address: 815 Connecticut Ave., NW
    Washington D.C. 20006
    Phone (202) 659-3727
    http://www.bombayclubdc.com/

  • Sunday, June 24, 2007
    General Membership Meeting & refreshments
    8:00-9:00am
    JW Marriott, Russell

    Scholarship and Literary Awards
    9:00-10:00am
    JW Marriott, Russell

    APALA Program: Asian American Materials: Preserving Our Histories and Moving Into the Future
    10:30am-12:00pm
    Washington Convention Center Room 143A

    • ALA IRC/APALA Program: Disasters! Libraries! Technologies!
    1:30-3:30pm
    Metro Center, MET Salon C/D

    CALA Awards Banquet
    6:30-10:00 pm
    Hunan Dynasty
    215 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E., Washington, DC
    (202) 546-6161
    Ticket and Reservation information

  • Monday, June 25, 2007
    CULTURAL COMPETENCE: Bridging the Gap Between What We Say and What
    We Do
    Co-Sponsored by: EMIERT, PLA, BCALA, APALA, CALA, AILA
    1:30 - 3:30 pm
    Washington Convention Center, Room 103A
    Program Information

    Free Speech Buffet (SRRT sponsored event of local independent publishers and presses)
    6:00 - 8:30 pm
    Marriot at Metro Center (MET) London room

Diversity Programs and Events At the Annual Conference
(Washington, D.C., June 21-27, 2007)

Past Programs