[Web4lib] VALA2010 Conference - L-Plate Series, VALAtech Boot Camp, Abstracts of Papers: Available Now!

[VALA Executive Officer]

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Dear Colleague,  

**VALA is pleased to announce the VALA2010 L-Plate Series Programme**

The very popular and free VALA L-Plate Series is being held again on
Monday 8 February. Bookings for this event are only open to VALA2010
delegates, so this is yet another reason to make sure you have
registered for the 15th Biennial VALA Conference and Exhibition. Book
early as L-Plate places are limited.

The VALA L-Plate is a series of introductory sessions focusing on the
technologies and topics that will be discussed during the VALA2010
Conference. Brush up your knowledge and enhance your VALA Conference
experience by attending the VALA2010 L-Plate Series. Topics in 2010
include Open Source, Library Mashups and APIs, Cloud Computing, eBooks,
Semantic Web and much more. The VALA L-Plate Series is a fun way to
learn, with 96% of the 2008 L-Plate attendees saying it exceeded their
expectations. 

!!Breaking News!!: Marshall Breeding will be giving the session on
Discovery Layer Interfaces

For details on the full 2010 L-Plate Series as well as bookings go to
VALA2010 L-Plate Series. 


**There are still some places for some of the VALAtech Boot Camp
Sessions.**

If the VALA L-Plate Series is a fun way to brush up on your knowledge,
the VALAtech Boot Camp is our new series of high-end technical and
practical sessions. The VALAtech Boot Camp is an effective way to gain
real practical and hands on experience from the experts. Topics for the
2010 VALAtech Boot Camp include: OCLC APIs, video on the web, Semantic
APIs, as well as the Joomla and Drupal open source content management
systems. 

The VALAtech Boot Camp is only available for VALA2010 delegates. It’s
free, but hurry as spaces are limited. 

For programme details and online bookings go to VALAtech Boot Camp. The
VALAtech Boot Camp sessions are hands-on and interactive, so remember to
bring your laptops, and yes, sessions are both Mac and PC-friendly. 
 

**VALA2010 Abstracts now available**

Still want to find out more before deciding which session to go to? You
can now check out the abstracts by going to VALA2010 Conference
Programme.


Please feel free to pass on this email
 

Alyson Kosina
Executive Officer
VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc.
Reg No A0011933K  ABN 75 344 574 577
P.O. Box 509
Mooroolbark VIC  3138
Phone: (03) 9725 2725  Fax: (03) 8625 0079
Email: vala at vala.org.au