#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Mar 25 2018 - 8:30pm ET

Mini-Conference via Wikimedia Commons

TOPIC

Planning in-house mini-conferences at your library 

This week's topic is once again inspired by my own current experience, I'm in the process of planning a one-day mini showcase/professional development day/conference on accessibility in my library. So I thought it would be fun and informative to talk about it in chat so we can all share our experiences with one another. After all the library industry does love conferences be they big or small, we run and attend a lot of them!

A conference of our own: Creating an in-house professional development opportunity by Shellie Jeffries and Christina Radisauskas
Event Planning 101: Running a One Day Conference Well via Life & Urbanism
The Time-Crunched Marketer’s Guide to Planning a Successful User Conference in 8 Weeks by Abby Nieten
Considerations and Tips for Planning a Successful Workshop or Mini-Conference 

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 Have you ever planned or attended a conference at your place of work? Tell us about it.

Q2  Have you ever planned a larger conference? Tell us about your experience.

Q3 What are some practical tips for organizing and running an in-house conference?

Q4 What resources can you suggest for someone planning this type of event for the first time?

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