Flew in from Indianapolis yesterday, took the Light Rail in from the airport and checked into the Westin (it was so easy.) Since this is my first major conference in the library field, I was surprised to see how easy it was to recognize other library professionals. You know the stereotypes of how we look (think Nancy Pearl inspired action figure) but I think it is in more how we carry ourselves, a sense of competency. (OK- more like we know what we are doing or if we don’t, we don’t mind asking someone).
Finally found free internet access – hotel was 12.95 per day – and am sitting here surrounded by people reading and responding to email. I am so excited to see the presentations and will report more later. I do think the nifty PLA blue tote bags are a tad heavy, I guess they are full of goodies. Next time, I’ll check in early and then edit the contents of the tote before I go the convention. Live and Learn.
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I very much appreciated the visitor’s map to Minneapolis in the tote bag, the notebook, the pen, etc. However, what made it so heavy were the free books. Maybe there was an economic reason for including them, but I think the conference bags are the wrong place for them. On the up side, they were nicely packaged in an envelope that I was able to mail. I am a seasoned conference goer, and this is the first time I remember getting such a heavy package. Yes, the trick is to try to pick up your materials before you have to start going from one meeting to another. Take only what you need.