Welcome to SUNYLA 2007

I hope everyone had a safe trip. I arrived on campus last night after a long drive from Buffalo, NY. The first thing I realized upon settling into the dorms was that I was quite hungry, and decided to order a pizza. In case you have a similar craving for a late night snack, you can find a list of places to eat, or order from in the SUNYLA FAQ [PDF]. The pizza as good, but they had a variety of other menu choices as well.

Early the next morning I got a quick breakfast at the Library's cafe (the coffee is Starbucks brand for all you coffee connoisseurs) and helped get things ready for the first day of the conference. We spent a lot of time decorating for the Membership Social, so for all those attending, I hope you enjoy it. There will be wine tasting, appetizers, and other social activities to encourage "schmingling (schmooze + mingle).

I was also a panel speaker for the "Tutorial Sound Off" pre-conference workshop. It was a long workshop (1pm-4pm), but we had a good group and I got a lot of great ideas from the other speakers and discussions. I am thinking of putting together a SUNYLA 2007 Conference wiki (PW=sunylalibrarian for anyone interested) to try to keep a record of all the things that go on at this years conference.

That's all for now. I need to take a breather. Hope to see you at the Membership Social (free food & wine tasting...)