1. Presented by the PSLA Students Committee Susan Hefley, Co-Chair

2. Welcome What is PSLA? What can you expect from this conference? What are YOUR expectations? President’s Welcome

3. Welcome: Doug Francis, PSLA President

4. Who is PSLA? Board of Directors: Front Row (left to right): Nancy Latanision, Immediate Past President; Doug Francis, President; Eileen Kern, Vice President/President-Elect Second Row (left to right): Lindsey Long, Secretary; Cathi Fuhrman, Director; Bob McConnell, Director; Natalie Hawley, Treasurer Missing From Photograph: Jennifer Bates, Director; Stephanie Brame, Director

5. Who is PSLA? Volunteer Based Organization Run by Committees Please consider joining a committeecommittee

6. General Information about the Conference What to Bring (Technology) What to Wear What to Expect Conference Evaluations—Be HONEST! Act 48 Prior to the conference, you must register for Act 48 credits by going to http://pslaconf.wikispaces.com/Session+Evaluations. You will need to know your PPI (Professional Personnel ID). If you do not know your PPI, you can access this information from the PDE website https://www.perms.ed.state.pa.us/Screens/wfPublicAccess.aspx. http://pslaconf.wikispaces.com/Session+Evaluations https://www.perms.ed.state.pa.us/Screens/wfPublicAccess.aspx Pick up an Act 48 sheet at the Registration Desk and complete the information.

7. Conference Schedule Thursday Registration opens at 3pm First Workshop is at 6pm Fireplace 9pm Friday Registration 6:45 or 8am Awards Breakfast Workshops General Session Exhibits Technology Classroom GAC Open Forum Banquet Saturday Business Breakfast Workshops Exhibits Lunch and Learn http://psla.org/images/stories/conferences/2012conference/2012_Conference_Schedule.pdf

8. How-To: Mini-Sessions How to choose your sessions How to use your lanyard and card for reference How to find the sessions How to make sure you get the session you want How to FIND everything: Map of the Hershey Convention CenterMap of the Hershey Convention Center Conference Schedule with rooms

9. General Session Friday 10:15am Keynote Speaker: Pam Berger Pam Berger, an educational technology/library consultant and trainer with over 20 years of library experience, is Publisher and Editor of Information Searcher and author of Internet for Active Learners (ALA Editions).

10. Meals Friday Awards Breakfast Lunch on your own 2:30 coffee break 7pm Banquet Saturday Business Breakfast 10:45 Coffee Break 11:30 Lunch and Learn Tickets What to Wear How to appreciate them The “Reserved Tables”

11. Authors and Book Signings FridaySaturday 11:30 - 12:30 Lee Wardlaw Simone Elkeles Kay Winters Pat Brisson 11-11:30 Jim Murphy 12:30-1:30 Pam Berger Tonya Hurley 4-5:00 Jim Murphy

12. Exhibitors Friday 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Blue/White Room (11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.; 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.; 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. No Conflict Time) Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Blue/White Room (10:45 a.m. -11:30 a.m. No Conflict Time)

13. What to look for in the Exhibit Hall Donna’s Video JLG Follett Combined Book Exhibit

14. FridaySaturday 11:40-12:10 eBooks vs iBooks- Picking the Right Solution Presented by Corey Abrahams 10:50-11:20 POWER Library: CyberSmarts Presented by Commonwealth Libraries 12:15-12:45 Engaging 21st-Century Student Presented by Gale 12:50-1:20 Putting the DIGITAL WOLRD to Work At Your School Presented by Follett All presentations will be in room EMPIRE A. 4:15-4:45 The Craz-E World of eBooks Presented by Mackin 4:50-5:20 The Power of the Book Talk Presented by Scholastic 5:25-5:55 POWER Library: A Reintroduction to the Resources Presented by HSLC 6:00 – 6:30 Supercharge Your Accelerated Reader Implementation Presented by Renaissance Learning

15. Questions Please speak up! The only silly question is the one you do not ask…..and who knows, maybe three other people are really glad you asked that question!