Re: [ha-Safran]: Library Conventions redux

2005-02-10 Thread Barbara Leff
I'm probably one of the oldest of the AJL past presidents (1980-1982) still on this list, so here is the historical perspective that I remember. At a national AJL membership meeting at that time (and I believe the attendance ratio of SSC (2/3) and RS (1/3) were about the same as today), I asked

RE: [ha-Safran]: Library Conventions redux

2005-02-02 Thread Cheryl Banks
Eli: In our council meeting, we have suggested that a few core cities, ones easily and more economically accessed by our members, be the location of our conventions. This might solve your concerns. Cheryl Banks Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

RE: [ha-Safran]: Library Conventions redux

2005-02-02 Thread Miller, Philip
Not be labor Charyl's point, I would merely point out that that when I was AJL president (more than 20 years ago) I suggested that conventions be kept to one of two cities and that a national convention committee be incharge of programming, rather than have everything fall on the local