1. 2008 Midwest MLA/MHSLA Joint Conference 2008 Midwest MLA/MHSLA Joint Conference October 17-21 ~Troy~ Michigan Welcome to… The Vital Signs The Vital Signs of Metro Detroit of Metro Detroit2008

2. 2008 Website Information 2008 Website Information Midwest Chapter MLA http:// midwestmla. org/conference/ Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association http://mhsla.org/ Meet us here in 2008! Meet us here in 2008! Troy, Michigan Troy, Michigan ~Michigan: an Algonquian Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" that means "big sea water" - referring to the Great Lakes~

3. Hotel &Conference Center Center Troy Marriott ~Troy~ Michigan

4. Metro Detroit Area Skyline Metro Detroit Area Skyline Ambassador Bridge Detroit River Detroit River Walk View from Windsor ~Canada~

5. Wayne State University Undergraduate Library ~Detroit~ Detroit Public Library Detroit Medical Center John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center ~Detroit~ Attractions

6. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History ~Detroit~ Detroit Science Center Mariners’ Church of Detroit Maritime Sailors’ Cathedral Motown Museum ~Detroit~

7. Edsel & Eleanor Ford Estate ~Grosse Pointe~ Pewabic Pottery ~Detroit~ Matilda Wilson Dodge Estate ~Rochester~ Henry Ford Estate ~Dearborn~

8. Detroit Zoo ~Royal Oak~ Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Historical Museum Belle Isle Conservatory ~Detroit~ Henry Ford Museum Greenfield Village ~Dearborn~

9. Business & Industry Business & Industry Chrysler Corporation ~Auburn Hills~ Ford Motor Company ~Dearborn~ General Motors ~Detroit~ Motor City Casino ~Detroit~

10. Motown Music & Dance Motown Music & Dance Ballet Blues Classical Jazz Opera Rock & Roll

11. Sports Sports Detroit Lions Detroit Pistons Detroit Redwings Detroit Shock Detroit Tigers

12. Somerset Collection ~Troy~ Greektown ~Detroit~ Renaissance Center ~Detroit~ Farmers Market ~Royal Oak~ Shopping Fairlane Mall ~Dearborn~