3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Military Librarians Division Board Meeting at the Potomac Room, Wyndham City Center

Monday, December 8, 2003

Service Meetings, various rooms TBA

1:45 p.m.: Gather in Wyndham City Center Hotel Lobby Area; Depart via METRO

2:30 p.m.: Official party arrives

2:45 p.m.: Be in place at Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater

3:00 p.m.: Wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.: Registration

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.: Evening Welcome Reception, Sponsor Area

7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Registration

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Welcome by Lieutenant General Michael M. Dunn, 11th President of the National Defense University. Prior to assuming his duties at NDU, General Dunn was Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy for the Joint Staff in Washington, D.C.

Announcements, Introduction of Conference Facilitator, and Introduction of Keynote Speaker

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: The Honorable James R. Locher III, author of Victory on the Potomac, and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. Mr. Locher will discuss the events, negotiations, and maneuvering that led to the passage of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986. This act led to a major reorganization within DOD, centralization of operational authority through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs as opposed to the service chiefs, and designation of the Chairman as the principal military advisor to the President, the National Security Council and the Secretary of Defense.
Mr. Locher's Presentation, "Victory on the Potomac: The Goldwater-Nichols Act Unifies the Pentagon": Powerpoint (4.9 MBytes) - PDF (636 KBytes)

10:00a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Robert J. Carey. Mr. Carey serves as the Department of the Navy Deputy Chief Information Officer for Policy and Integration. He leads the Navy’s eGovernment /eBusiness, Smart Card, Information Assurance, Knowledge Management, Critical Information Protection, and Enterprise Architecture and Standards efforts.
Mr. Carey's Presentation: Powerpoint (18.8 MBytes) - PDF (2.7 MBytes)

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon: Army Libraries report - Ms. Ann Parham,
Librarian of the Army

12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m.: Lunch. Visit our sponsors!!

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Susan Tarr, Executive Director, Federal Library and Information Center Committee, will update members on current FLICC and FEDLINK activities and initiatives.

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Break

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Patrice McDermott, Assistant Director, American Library Association. Ms. McDermott will address the impact of the Patriot Act on federal libraries, focusing on the issues of security vs. privacy and library access to government information.

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: GroupCat Panel: Sarah Mikel, Ed Burgess, Doug Loynes. The Military Education Library and Research Network’s (MERLN) new approach to an online, shared catalog, facilitated by OCLC and formed by the resources of (eleven) military libraries.
Mr. Loynes' Presentation: Powerpoint (323 KBytes) - PDF (151 KBytes)

6:00 p.m.: Dinner On your own - Check for Dinner Buddies Listings in the Registration Area

Continuous: Exhibit building by Mr. Ron Eicholtz. Ron, a visual information specialist on the JFSC library staff, will be creating a special MLW exhibit during the conference.

7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Registration

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Announcements and Introduction of Keynote Speaker

(Visit our sponsors – today is their last day with us)

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Meg Bellinger, Associate University Librarian for Integrated Library Systems and Technical Services, Yale University, has extensive experience in the planning and implementation of digital archiving; the development of digital content management tools; and digital production services. Ms. Bellinger will discuss the future of preservation and digitization.
Ms. Bellinger's Presentation: Powerpoint (562 KBytes) - PDF (588 KBytes)

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Preservation Discussion: Dr. Peter Bartis, Veterans History Project, and Mr. Tom Clareson, OCLC. Dr. Bartis will present a program about the Veteran's History Project. This oral history project honors our nation's war veterans by collecting their stories and experiences. Dr. Bartis is a senior project manager. Tom Clareson, Manager of Outreach Services in the Digital & Preservation Resources Division at OCLC, works extensively in the field of marketing, preservation and disaster planning. Mr. Clareson will discuss the latest developments in the fields of preservation and digitization, and provide us with insightful conclusions from the morning’s discussions on preservation.
Mr. Clareson's Presentation: Powerpoint (2.2 MBytes) - PDF (329 KBytes)

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon: Navy Libraries Report: Powerpoint (11 MBytes) - PDF (486 KBytes); DOD Report (Carol Jacobson)

12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m.: Lunch (on your own)

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Susan Berg, Vice President of the Mariners’ Museum and Library Director, will discuss the topic of "Private Museum, Public Collections: Opportunities and Challenges of Collecting, Preserving, and Protecting Our History." One aspect of Mrs. Berg’s presentation will cover the Museum’s 16-year partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to preserve and protect the artifacts and archival material from the USS Monitor.
Ms. Berg's Presentation: Powerpoint (10.9 MBytes) - PDF (3.6 KBytes)

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Break. Sponsor exhibits open to Federal and local SLA members outside MLW.

3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.: Disaster Planning Panel. Presented by Bob Schnare, Library Director, Naval War College, Tom Clareson, Manager of Education & Planning, Digital Collection & Preservation Services Division, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, and Ken Lopez, Director of Security and Emergency Preparedness, Library of Congress. Moderated by Dr. Gail Nicula, Library Director, Joint Forces Staff College. Panelists will discuss various aspects of library disaster planning, beginning with the creation of a disaster plan, lessons learned from September 11, 2001, building and personnel security, protection of library collections and continuity of operations, and cooperative efforts among libraries and consortia.
Mr. Clareson's Presentation: Powerpoint (1.2 MBytes) - PDF (560 KBytes)
Mr. Lopez's Presentation Powerpoint (2.2 MBytes) - PDF (548 KBytes)
Prof. Schnare's Presentation: PDF (5 MBytes)

5:30 p.m.: Depart Wyndham City Center Hotel via METRO

6:00 p.m.: Hors d’oeuvres at the Naval Heritage Center

7:15 p.m. – 7:50 p.m.: Program - Dr. Richard Hallion will speak on the
Centennial of Flight

Wear your MLD Blue Shirt!!!

7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Registration

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Announcements and Introduction of Keynote Speaker

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Susan Fifer-Canby, Library Director, National Geographic Society, and President, DC Chapter of SLA. Ms Fifer-Canby will discuss the library’s development of an innovative Intranet at the National Geographic Society.
Ms. Fifer-Canby's Presentation: "Working the White Space: .. Redefining Our Roles" Powerpoint (16 MBytes) - PDF format (1.8 MBytes)