1999 CALA Midwest Annual Program Evaluation

posted on June 21, 1999 by Ying Liang (mailto:y-liang@govst.edu) Program Committee Chair to CALA-Midwest listserv

Dear CALA Midwest Chapter Members:

The CALA Midwest Chapter 1999 Annual Conference was successfully held on May 8 at Loyola University in downtown Chicago, entitled "DIVERSITY AND COMMUNICATION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. It was a warm and exciting gathering. This meeting was also involved in those people who are from the Special Library Association and the other organizations.

I want to take this opportunity to thank Marian Chou, President of the Midwest Chapter for her great effort in organizing such a diverse meeting. Thanks also go to Program Committee members, Ling-Li Chang, Pei-Ling Wu, Susan Tsui, especially to Ling-Li Chang, who did a lot of detail work for organizing our conference at Loyola University. I should mention all the members from other committees, who also contributed a lot to this conference. We all know that without their efforts, their time, and their contributions this successful meeting would not have happened.

The following is the feedback from the evaluation forms collected from the conference site and also received from the mail. The total evaluation forms were received are 26. I only list big 3 questions from the evaluation forms as follows. I thought these suggestions and opinion are very important for our future activities and conference. But if any of you need a complete info. from question 1 through question 8 in the form, please let me know.

WHAT COMMENTS DO YOU HAVE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE?

A good mixture of speakers' meeting was very successful;

Speakers are excellent, the program were arranged very well;

Conference was well organized and prepared;

Meeting runs smoothly, and the day-long program ends on time;

Inviting guests from ALA has increased the visibility of CALA;

Diversity Forum demonstrated a successful collaboration between CALA and other library professional group; It is very good; Why did Ling Hwey Jeng give the same talk twice, once in morning, once in the afternoon?

Prefer seated with table in front;

Enjoy whole conference;

Give more time for lunch;

Provide canvas bag as a gift to CALA members for holding all the materials handed to the attendees (3 people recommended).

Need more time for social;

Panelist should be different from the main speaker;

The program is better one that I have ever attended both in content and speakers are good;

Good try to have made partner with SLA and Chicago Writer Association; Let's keep this kind of partnership going;

Great conference;

It is excellent;

Need more publicity;

Excellent conference; Worthwhile taking a Saturday to attend;

Learned a lot;

Good networking opportunity. I'd recommend it!

Enjoy the whole conference and the presentations of the two writers.

WHAT TOPICS WOULD YOU LIKE COVERED IN FUTURE MIDWEST CHAPTER ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMS?

Technology & its impact on libraries;

International librarianship;

Cooperative & collaborative programs in the community;

Interlibrary cooperation program;

Web Lifestyle and its impact in libraries;

Technology and management;

Upper level on management;

The Mid-America Chinese Resources Guide;

Program for management or leadership training;

Program for networking and self promoting;

The direction of continuous education for librarians;

Library management.

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE FUTURE ANNUAL PROGRAMS CONDUCTED? PLEASE SPECIFY THE LOCATION.

Large city has the advantage of more flights daily and easier for out-of-state members to fly into, without connecting flight. But you have to have enough members in that city willing to cooperate & to help;

Chicago ( 3 people mentioned);

Not in Illinois (2 people mentioned);

Location other than Chicago (2 people mentioned);

It's up to the convenience and the decision of the board (1 person mentioned);

Naperville Public Library or Schaumburg Public Library (2 people mentioned);

Chicago Public Library (1 person mentioned).

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The above is the summary of the evaluation form. If you have any questions regarding this, please let me know.

Thanks a lot.

Ying Liang
Program Committee Chair
Governors State University Library
708-534-5000, Ext. 5115
y-liang@govst.edu