Registration

 Table of Contents

• Dates for Conference Registration
• How to Register
• Registration Rates
• Housing Registration
• Information About Events Requiring Additional Registration
• Non-Members: Join ALA and Save!
• Exhibits Only and Exhibits Supreme Registration
• Virtual Conference
• Organizational Members
• Confirmations
• Badges
• Refunds and Cancellations
• Children's Policy
• Meals
  

Dates for Annual Conference Registration   

2011 Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference Bundled Registration
September 1-31, 2010

Annual Conference Early Bird Registration
January 3 - March 4, 2011

2011 Annual Conference Advance Registration
March 5 - May 13, 2011

2011 Annual Conference Onsite Registration (you may still register online)
May 14, 2011 - onsite

If you have any problems or questions about registration please contact our
Customer Service Department at 1-800-974-3084

How to Register   

Online Registration:
Opens January 3, 2011 

Mail: Opens January 3, 2011
Send completed ALA 2011 Annual Registration Form and payment to:
ALA Registration and Housing Headquarters
568 Atrium Dr.
Vernon Hills, IL 60061

Fax: Opens January 3, 2011
To pay with credit card,
fax completed ALA 2011Annual Registration Form to 1-800-521-6017 or
1-847-996-5401. Do not mail faxed form.

Check or Purchase Order: Opens January 3, 2011
(these forms of payment are not available for use with the online form)
Send completed ALA 2011 Annual Registration Form
and payment to:
ALA Registration and Housing Headquarters
568 Atrium Dr.
Vernon Hills, IL 60061

 Note:
To register multiple attendees: Opens January 3, 2011
Print ALA 2011 Annual Registration Form
and then either fax the individual registrations to 1-800-521-6017 or 1-847-996-5401
or mail with a check to: 
ALA Registration and Housing Headquarters
568 Atrium Dr.
Vernon Hills, IL 60061

Registration Rates   : Opens January 3, 2011

Housing for 2011 Annual Conference
opens January 3, 2011    

You must have proof of registration to register for housing.

Bundled Registration- Register for 2011 Annual Conference housing  on January 3, 2011 if you registered for the Bundled Registration between September 1- 30, 2010.
Annual Conference Registration- Register for 2011 Annual Conference housing when it opens on January 3, 2011.  

Annual Preconferences and Special Events Requiring Additional Registration   

Opens September 1, 2010
Bundled Registration- Add these events to your registration by filling out the registration form or returning to online registration. 
Opens January 3, 2011
Annual Advance Registration- Register for these events at the time of registration.

Non-Members: Join ALA and Save!   

Non-members and former members of ALA are invited to join the Association to receive both the member registration discount as well as ongoing benefits to your career and professional knowledge that comes from membership.
First, go to the Membership page to join/re-join and start taking advantage of new and improved benefits like: AL Direct, our weekly email edition of American Libraries that keeps you on the cutting edge of news that affects all types of libraries and your members-only discount on ALA Editions and Graphics products for you and your library. Then, come back here to register for Annual at substantial savings. If you have questions about which membership is right for you, email John Chrastka, Director of Membership Development at jchrastka@ala.org.

Exhibits Only, Exhibits Plus and Exhibits Supreme Registration   

An Exhibits Only badge is $25 and is good for all 4 days of the exhibits (Friday-Monday) only. The Exhibits Plus badge is $35, and includes all four days of the exhibits, plus the Opening General Session. The Exhibits Supreme badge is $100, and includes the above, plus the ALA President's Program, Closing Session, and the Auditorium Speaker Series. Exhibits Only, Plus and Supreme badges will be available for advance registration, as well as for purchase on site. No refunds for Exhibits Only, Plus or Supreme registration.

ALA 2011 Annual Virtual Conference    

Find out more soon how to attend the Annual Conference right from your personal computer during  the American Library Association’s (ALA) Virtual Conference.  ALA will offer a full series of interactive web sessions.

These interactive programs are the next best thing to being right at the Annual Conference itself. The sessions focus on some aspect of how to do your jobs better so you will learn creative solutions to work smarter in this economy. The Virtual Conference is perfect for those who could not make it to New Orleans this year or for Conference attendees who missed sessions due to busy or conflicting schedules. This could be one of the best bargains in continuing education in the Library World today. Don’t miss out. 

Organizational Member   

As an Organizational Member, your institution is entitled to a discount of 15% of full-priced registration to ALA Annual Conference 2011 in New Orleans, LA for groups of 4 or more staffers who are not already personal members of ALA.

As you know, ALA personal members already save up to 40% off their registration rates. We hope that this new group rate discount for non-ALA-members of your staff will enable you to send a few more key people to experience the entire ALA conference.

To take advantage of your discount, download the Group Rate Registration form (pdf)(opens January 3, 2011) and send to:
ALA Group Rate Registration
Alicia Babcock 
50 E Huron St. , Chicago, IL 60611

We all hope that at the ALA Annual Conference 2011 you and your staff will make the connections you need and find the resources you want for your library.

Confirmations   

The ALA Registration office will e-mail or mail a registration and housing confirmation. If you do not receive a written confirmation within one week, please call Experient our customer service company at 1-800-974-3084 or email at ala@experient-inc.com

Badges   

If your registration was received by the advance deadline your badge was mailed to you.  If you did not receive your badge bring the confirmation form you received via e-mail to the Scan and Go area in registration, scan the confirmation form and pick up your badge and materials. If you registered online after the advance deadline or your registration was faxed or postmarked after the deadline you will need to pick your badge up at the Scan N Go Counters at registration in the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

Refunds and Cancellations   

Substitutions are welcome at any time. Substitutions must be in writing. Registration cancellations must be made in writing and postmarked or faxed by May 13, 2011. Cancellations will result in a full refund less a $25 processing fee. No phone cancellations will be accepted. No refunds for cancellations postmarked after May 13, 2011. No Exceptions. No Exhibits Only, Exhibits Plus or Exhibits Supreme refunds. Send cancellations to 568 Atrium Dr., Vernon Hills, IL 60061 or email to ala@experient-inc.com

Children's Policy   

Strollers are permitted on the exhibit floor, but only if there is a child in them at all times. Unescorted children are not permitted on the exhibit floor. Children under the age of five must be restrained at all times (stroller, back pack, etc.). Any child over the age of five must have an Exhibits Only badge to be admitted to the exhibit floor. These badges are available at onsite registration for $25. An adult must accompany all childeren under the age of 16.

Meal Policy   

Meals are not included with regular Annual Conference registration. Some preconferences, workshops and banquets include meals as part of an additional ticket price. This information is included with the description of the event.

 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
50 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 60611 Call Us Toll Free 1-800-545-2433
2011 American Library Association
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