Contact: Edward Miner, International Studies Bibliographer (319-335-5883; edward-miner@uiowa.edu)
Meeting Schedule
Thursday, May 8, Iowa Memorial Union (Iowa Room, 335)
| 1:00pm-2:15pm | CAMP committees |
| 2:15pm-2:30pm | Break |
| 2:30pm-3:45pm | Public Services Issues Discussion (IMU, Iowa Room 335) |
| 3:45pm-4:00pm | Break |
| 4:00pm-4:30pm | CIC-wide discussion about the Google project |
| 4:30pm-5:30pm | ABPR Committee Meeting |
| 5:30pm-7:30pm | ALC Reception (UI Museum of Art) |
Friday, May 9, Iowa Memorial Union (Illinois Room, 348)
| 8:30am-9:00am | ALC Executive Committee Meeting |
| 9:00am-10:00am | ALC Book Donations Committee Meeting |
| 10:00am-10:15am | Break |
| 10:15am-11:45pm | ALC Bibliography Committee Meeting |
| 11:45am-12:45pm | Lunch (on your own) |
| 12:45pm-2:15pm | ALC Cataloging Committee Meeting |
| 2:15pm-2:30pm | Break |
| 2:30pm-5:00pm | ALC Business Meeting |
| 5:00pm-5:30pm | ALC Executive Committee Meeting |
Saturday, May 10, Iowa Memorial Union (Iowa Room, 335)
| 8:30am-9:00am | CAMP Executive Committee Meeting |
| 9:00am-12:00pm | CAMP Business Meeting |
| 12:00pm-12:30pm | CAMP Executive Committee Meeting |
Visiting Iowa City
Where to Stay (Conference Hotel)
Iowa House Hotel
121 Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City, IA 52242
Telephone: (319) 335-3513
FAX: (319) 335-0497
General inquiries: iowahouse@uiowa.edu
http://imu.uiowa.edu/iowa_house/
A block of rooms has been reserved under the name “Africana Librarians Council” for Wednesday night, May 7, through Saturday night, May 10. The block room rate is $75-90, depending on the “view” and single or double occupancy. All rooms have two double beds – so for example, if you split the cost of an interior view room, the cost would be $42.50/person/night.
| Single | Double | |
|---|---|---|
| Interior View | $75 |
$85 |
| Campus View | $80 |
$85 |
| River View | $85 |
$90 |
For the various dining options within the Iowa Memorial Union (including the River Room Café and the Union Station Food Court), see http://imu.uiowa.edu/dining/.
How to Get to Iowa City
Driving to campus
For maps and driving directions to the Iowa Memorial Union, see http://imu.uiowa.edu/iowa_house/maps/index.php.
The Iowa City/Coralville area is served by the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids (see http://www.crairport.org/), about 25 minutes drive from the University of Iowa campus. The most economical conveyance from the airport to the conference site is Airport Shuttle Service (call 800-725-8460 or visit their website at http://www.crshuttle.com/); they have a counter in the airport terminal. A one-way ticket to Iowa City is $35, and a round-trip $65.
Where to Eat and What to Do in Iowa City
Dining, entertainment, and shopping near the conference site
Two blocks from the IMU is downtown Iowa City – see http://icdowntown.com/node.
Directly across the Iowa River from the IMU is the UI Museum of Art (UIMA), noted for its Stanley Collection of African Art. You can see a preview of this collection online in the Iowa Digital Library.
For other area attractions, see http://imu.uiowa.edu/iowa_house/attractions/index.php.
University of Iowa Events
For arts, entertainment, lectures, exhibits, and readings see http://www.imu.uiowa.edu/cic/calendar/.