Convention Managers Annual Report 2019
submitted by Wendy Sistrunk
Current Roster
- Wendy Sistrunk, Convention Manager (2020)
- Andrew Justice, Assistant Convention Manager (2020)
List of Previous Goals and Progress Made
2019 Annual Convention, held Feb. 20-24 at the Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection
by Hilton in St. Louis, Missouri: Completed
- Registration of 398 individuals, including 28 students
- 34 paid exhibitors occupying 48 tables (plus 7 gratis tables)
- Two pre-conferences offered sponsored by the Education Committee: Up-to-Date on Music Preservation and Binding (19 registrants), and Cultural Competency Training for Librarians (64 registrants)
- Emerging Technologies and Services Committee (ETSC) and the Digital Humanities Interest group sponsored a post-conference Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon at the nearby St. Louis Public Library
- First year of five year contracts with Hilton properties and with V-Cube (streaming)
- Outgoing Convention Manager, Diane Steinhaus, to make some edit to the Convention Manual: Completed
List of Future Goals
In Support of SP: Organizational Excellence. Objective 1: Develop and sustain the necessary resources to ensure the vitality of the Association, its programs and services
- 2020 Annual Convention, to be held Feb. 26-29, 2020 at the Hilton Norfolk The Main, Norfolk, Va.
- Outgoing Convention Manager, Wendy Sistrunk, to make edits to the Convention Manual