Dear safranim, On behalf of the New England planning committee, we are looking forward to welcoming you to Cambridge (which is across the Charles River from Boston), for the 2006 AJL convention, June 18-21! It is certainly long overdue that there be a conference in the Boston area (the last one in Massachusetts was 1977 in Waltham, and 1967 in Boston), and we are proud and excited to be your hosts.
We're very happy to announce that the registration materials are now posted on our website, thanks to webmaster Nancy Sack! You will also be receiving these materials along with the February newsletter, thanks to Nancy, and Libby White. And, our program committe is working very hard to post in the next couple of weeks a preliminary program on the website, so, stay tuned! As all of you know, who have either worked on a convention or attended one, everyone on the local planning committee is a volunteer, with many of us also working at full or part-time jobs. I'm mentioning this to preface an appeal: PLEASE do your best to send in your registration materials in a timely manner. And, if you're planning to stay at the convention hotel (Hyatt Regency - please make reservations through the link on the AJL website), please make your reservations soon. We have a block of rooms guaranteed for the convention dates; however, Boston is a busy place this time of year, and we've recently learned that the Hyatt is booked the few days preceding our convention. One of our planning committee members will soon be posting a list of accomodations on the website, with thought given to those requiring synagogues in walking distance and/or kosher food. We are also in the process of coordinating Shabbat home hospitality. Greater Boston and New England are wonderful places to visit in June. In future postings, those of us who live here will make suggestions about how to spend your time, if you are able to be a tourist for some of your visit. In the meantime, you can start your own research (you are librarians, after all!) by going to <http://www.shalomboston.com>www.shalomboston.com for the Jewish sites, and <http://www.bostonusa.com/>http://www.bostonusa.com/ for the general tourist info. We look forward to saying "Bruchim Ha-baim" to you in June! Ann Abrams and Zellie Kaplan Co-chairs, AJL Convention 2006, @ the Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA, June 18 - 21. "Liberty, Learning and Libraries!" <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]; <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
