[Publib] ALA conference sites

[Fred Beisser]

Maybe ALA should consider Denver.....no longer a "cowtown" in its 
culture and amenities. You can always check
on how the attendees at the Democratic National Convention feel after 
their confab here.

Fred Beisser
Trustee
www.elbertcountylibrary.org
Colorado

James Casey wrote:

>Sue:  As I recall, the Cincinnati City Council failed to pass a Gay
>Rights ordinance in 1993 and ALA Executive Board decided to pull the ALA
>Mid Winter for 1995 from Cincinnati and give it to Philadelphia (of
>Frank Rizzo fame).
>Philly was a snowy site, but well attended and convenient for many
>folks.
>
>Sites get zapped more commonly due to weather, transportation and
>lodging issues.  Miami in Summer 1994 was a disaster in terms of
>attendance, heat and ground transportation issues.  Florida was tainted
>by the Miami debacle. Consequently, Orlando was dumped for 1996 in favor
>of New York City.  New York City proved to be plagued with labor and
>construction issues as well as problems that forced it to be held around
>the July 4th weekend in 1996.  Consequently we haven't been back to NYC
>since 1996 and won't see it again until 2013.  Orlando 2004 was a
>disaster nearly as big as Miami 1994.
>And Orlando has been dumped for 2010 in favor of Washington, D.C..
>San Francisco was always among the favorite sites and most well attended
>Conferences until labor problems in the hotels in 2001 caused the site
>to fall off the list of sites.  The Executive Board decided to stay with
>New Orleans in 2006 despite the destruction of Katrina, destruction of
>many businesses and lingering fears about toxics.  While it proved to be
>the lowest attendance of any prior ALA Annual, I would bet that it won't
>be removed from the list.  The Executive Board moves in mysterious ways.
>
>Anaheim for ALA Annual 2008 may well be another Orlando.  Those I know
>who have been to that city have been disappointed in the lack of
>downtown amenities (if you don't like Mickey Mouse) and the huge
>distance from LAX (Los Angeles Airport) --- a very long cab ride of some
>$90 -- and the closer airport in Anaheim is very expensive to book
>flights.  Of course, it will be fairly hot in the Summer as well.  
>
>James B. Casey --- My own views
>ALA Council Member
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
>[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Sue Kamm
>Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 10:47 PM
>To: charles hobbs; publib at webjunction.org
>Subject: RE: [Publib] ALA conference sites
>
>It was an ALA division, ACRL (Association of College and Research
>Libraries) that did that.  
>
>There was a precedent: ALA refused to meet in states that had not
>ratified
>the Equal Rights Amendment, and I believe pulled a Midwinter meeting
>from
>Cincinnati because of censorship of an exhibition of Robert
>Mapplethorpe's
>work.
>
>Your friendly neighborhood CyberGoddess and ALA Councilor at Large, 
>Sue Kamm
>Email: suekamm[at]mindspring.com
>Inglewood/Los Angeles, CA
>Los Angeles Dodgers Truest of the Blue, 2000
>Visit my blog:  http://suekamm.blogspot.com
>Baseball Is Life...the rest is details.
>
>
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>>[Original Message]
>>From: charles hobbs <cph1776 at yahoo.com>
>>To: <publib at webjunction.org>
>>Date: 7/9/2007 8:26:11 PM
>>Subject: [Publib] ALA conference sites
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>>>Here is some information about how ALA conference
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>>sites >are chosen.
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>>>http://www.ala.org/ala/confservices/upcoming/upcomingconferences.htm
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>>Wasn't there some politically oriented decisions as
>>well (for example, didn't ALA threaten to pull out of
>>Arizona because of the lack of Martin Luther King Day
>>there?)
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