ADDITIONAL EVENTS

There are several events that take place during the Charleston Conference that are sponsored and managed by other parties. We’ve provided general information below, and contact information is listed for specific questions.

PRECONFERENCES

The preconferences are four hour-segments on the Wednesday before the conference on specific topics of interest to those attending the main conference. The preconferences deal with specific topics in more depth than is possible during the main conference. Preconferences are either 8:30-12:00 or 1-4:30 on Wednesday. A full listing of preconferences to be offered will be available soon on our Conference Program page.

VENDOR SHOWCASE

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with over 900 collection development, acquisitions, and electronic resources professionals from around the country and internationally. This year’s 28th Annual Charleston Conference features an exciting list of speakers and, for the 10th year, back by popular demand, the Charleston Advisor Vendor Showcase — your chance to show your latest electronic products and services to a target audience of library buyers.

Show Date & Time: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 — 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m.

Location: Francis Marion Hotel, Main Conference Area
387 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403

JURIED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FORUMS

The Forums are focus groups designed for publishers and vendors to gather market input from librarians on the development of a particular product or service, and for librarians to discuss market issues with publishers and vendors invited to participate in a forum.

The Forum sessions are intended for library staff and will be closed to other publishers and vendors. There will be a staffed sign-up table at the Conference for attendees to register on-site. In addition, publishers & vendors may invite their customers to sign up for this event. Distributors, consultants or individuals from other companies will be admitted if the participating publisher or vendor has added their name to the list of attendees for their session.

Publishers and vendors have a unique opportunity for feedback from librarians r regarding the design, features, feasibility or pricing of a particular product or service that addresses internal debates and shortens the sales cycle.

• Application and fee are applicable.
• Cost: $1,800 upon acceptance with limited space available.
• Applications will be reviewed and participating companies selected.
• Application deadline is August 15th, 2008.

Inquiries: Leah Hinds at <leah@katina.info>Ms. Hinds is the conduit for all communications between applicants and the selection committee. Applicants are asked to respect Ms. Hinds’ neutral role in this process.