The Fourth Northeast Regional Law Libraries Meeting (NE2007) will be held in Toronto, Ontario, from October 17 - 20, 2007.
Although the deadline for early registration has passed, regular registration remains open until the beginning of the conference. See the NE2007 website for registration information and a copy of the registration form (www.librarieswithoutborders.net/).
Several hundred law librarians from academia, law firms, government, and other employment settings, from across the north-eastern United States and eastern Canada, are expected to attend. A diverse program is being planned around the theme, “Libraries Without Borders”, with programming organized along three lines: librarianship without borders; law without borders; and working without borders. About 40 programs will take place over the two and one half days of the meeting (www.librarieswithoutborders.net/program.html).
The keynote speaker at NE2007 will be Michael Ignatieff, an internationally renowned historian, journalist, and award-winning author, who is currently Member of Parliament for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke-Lakeshore and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (see www.librarieswithoutborders.net/documents/Ignatieff.pdf).
The meeting will also offer a variety of social events, from the opening reception in the Legislative Building at Queen’s Park, the site of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, to tours of law firm libraries hosted by members of the Toronto Association of Law Libraries, to the closing banquet in the Grand Ballroom of the conference hotel. The meeting also offers an opportunity to visit the beautiful international city of Toronto, which lies within day trip distance of attractions such as Niagara Falls and the Niagara wine region (and its many wine tours) as well as historic Niagara-on-the-Lake, during a period that promises lovely fall weather (peak color for autumn leaves and an average daytime temperature of around 18 degrees Celsius (65 Fahrenheit)).
In addition to the host chapter, the Toronto Association of Law Libraries (TALL), sponsoring chapters include: Association of Law Libraries of Upstate New York (AALUNY); Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association (GPLLA); Law Library Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY); Law Library Association of Maryland (LLAM); Law Librarians of New England (LLNE); Law Librarians’ Society of the District of Columbia (LLSDC); New Jersey Law Librarians Association (NJLLA); Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries (ORALL); and Southern New England Law Librarians Association (SNELLA).
Please consider joining your colleagues at what promises to be a fascinating and enjoyable event.