The North Carolina Library Association is now soliciting programs from

library vendors to be presented during its upcoming Biennial Conference.

Time for vendor presentations has been scheduled for each of the

conference's seven concurrent program slots. Vendors will be able to

present their company's services to conference attendees during these

times in sessions highlighted as the "Vendor's Showcase."

• Spaces in the "Vendor's Showcase" will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis.
• Vendors presenting in the showcase must be conference exhibitors and must rent a booth in the NCLA Conference Exhibit Hall.
• Vendor's Showcase Program presenters must supply an audiovisual materials required for their presentations.
• Vendor's Showcase presentations will receive the same Conference Committee-sponsored publicity as other programs being presented at the conference. 
• Concurrent programs have not yet been scheduled; at this time, it is not possible to state what other programs are being presented and the time of those presentations.
• Wireless Internet Access is promised by the Hickory Metro Convention Center, but presenters should come with "canned" presentations in the event of technical difficulties.
• Vendors may provide refreshments during their showcase time if they choose. 

Cost of presenting during the Vendor's Showcase is $500.

The North Carolina Library Association's Biennial Conference will be

held October 6th -9th at the GreenvilleConvention Center, Greenville, NC.

1,000 librarians—representing public libraries, College and University ,Community

College and school libraries from across the state—attend this event every other year.

Exhibitor information may be found at http://www.nclaonline.org/

<http://www.nclaonline.org/> 

Times available for the Vendor's Showcase (note that some slots are 1

hour 15 minutes in length and some are 1 hour)

1.         Wednesday,      October 7, 2009    1:30 p.m.   - 2:45 p.m.

2.         Wednesday       October 7, 2009    3:45 p.m.   - 5:00 p.m.

3.         Thursday,          October 8, 2009    9:00 a.m.-   10:15 a.m.

4.         Thursday,          October 8, 2009   11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

5.         Thursday,          October 8, 2009    4:15 p.m.   - 5:15 p.m.

6.         Friday,              October 9, 2009    9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

7.         Friday,              October 9, 2009   10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

If you have any questions concerning the NCLA conference Vendor's

Showcase, please contact Gerald Holmes at gerald_holmes@uncg.edu

If you have questions about exhibiting at the conference, please contact

Harry Cooke at Cooke.Harry@gaston.edu <mailto:Cooke.Harry@gaston.edu>