Registration Now Open - ALLUNY Annual Meeting

Registration is now open for the 2016 ALLUNY Annual Meeting, scheduled to take place November 4-6, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn, New York.

All of the information you need is available through our new website, currently in the process of being redesigned by ALLUNY member Margaret Ambrose. You will have the option to register and pay electronically, or download a pdf and pay by check.

http://www.alluny.org/?page_id=138

Please note the following important deadlines:

• Deadline to reserve a hotel room at the discounted rate of $119/night: Wednesday, October 12
• Deadline to register for the meeting: Friday, October 28 

Please also note that one tour has a first-come, first-serve cap on the number of people who may attend (but there is another, equally fun, concurrent tour!)

Don't miss out! ALLUNY's annual meeting is fast approaching!

Hotel and registration for ALLUNY's upcoming Annual meeting are fast approaching.  Don't miss out!

You're invited to attend the association's annual meeting, Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4, 2015, at the Hilton Garden Inn Rochester/Pittsford, 800 Pittsford-Victor Rd., Pittsford NY 14534.

You'll find the meeting agenda, hotel information, and other details at:
http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/alluny/am2015/

Full registration, still at 2008 prices, includes all meals except for Saturday dinner. You can register and pay online, or print and mail your registration form and payment. Please register by Sept. 25.
 
You can reserve a hotel room, with conference rates starting at $119 per night, without tax, using this link: http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/R/ROCPTGI-ALLUNY-20151001/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
The deadline for hotel registration has been extended to Sept. 21.

We hope to see you there!

Won't you join us? ALLUNY 61st annual meeting, Oct. 2 - 4, 2015

You're invited to attend the association's annual meeting, Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4, 2015, at the Hilton Garden Inn Rochester/Pittsford, 800 Pittsford-Victor Rd., Pittsford NY 14534.

You'll find the meeting agenda, hotel information, and other details at:
http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/alluny/am2015/

Full registration, still at 2008 prices, includes all meals except for Saturday dinner. You can register and pay online, or print and mail your registration form and payment. Please register by Sept. 25.
 
You can reserve a hotel room, with conference rates starting at $119 per night, without tax, using this link: http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/R/ROCPTGI-ALLUNY-20151001/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

We hope to see you there!

Grants & Awards for ALLUNY's Annual Meeting

Don't forget to submit applications for the following grants. Also if you would like to nominate someone for the Katie M. Deveau Spirit Award please do so by the deadline.

The deadline for both is Friday September 26.

Ernest H. Breuer Memorial Grant
One grant in the amount of $250 will be awarded to a member to attend the ALLUNY annual meeting. The application may be submitted online or printed and mailed.

Library Studies Student Grant
One grant in the amount of $150 may be awarded to a library science/studies student to attend the ALLUNY annual meeting. The application may be submitted online or printed and mailed.

Katie M. Deveau Spirit Award
The Katie M. Deveau Spirit Award honors those individuals or groups who perform volunteer service for the greater good without regard for personal gain and who inspire others through their community service. Eligible nominees for this award, which is presented annually at the fall conference, include members of ALLUNY in good standing who volunteer in ANY community service organization OR any individuals or groups (not necessarily ALLUNY members) who make volunteer contributions directly benefitting ALLUNY. The nomination form may be submitted online or printed and mailed.

Questions?
Contact Jean-Paul Vivian, Grants & Scholarship Chair, email: jvivian@courts.state.ny.us

ALLUNY Annual Meeting Registration Now Open

I am very excited to finally invite you all to register for the Annual Meeting, to be held Oct. 17-19 at the Crowne Plaza in Syracuse. Details about the meeting and registration forms are available at the ALLUNY webpage: http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/alluny/am2014/

This year we have amazing speakers lined up, a great venue with a wonderful view of the City of Syracuse, and the option for online registration and payment. Here at the Syracuse College of Law we are particularly excited to be able to offer tours of our brand new facilities!

I look forward to seeing you all in Syracuse to celebrate ALLUNY's diamond anniversary year conference, the theme of which will be "ALLUNY: A Foot in the Past, an Eye to the Future."

-- Christine

Christine Demetros
ALLUNY Vice President and Education Chair
Syracuse University College of Law
(315)443-9531
cmdemetr@law.syr.edu

ALLUNY grants

ALLUNY's Annual meeting will be taking place in Albany this year starting on Friday, October 18. We have two grants available to help with the cost of attending the meetings. The deadline to apply for either grant is Friday, September 27, 2013.

Ernest H. Breuer Memorial Grant
One grant in the amount of $250 will be awarded to a member to attend the ALLUNY annual meeting. The application form will be promoted with other meeting registration materials and the deadline for application published at that time. The application may be submitted online or printed and mailed.

Library Studies Student Grant
One grant in the amount of $150 may be awarded to a library science/studies student to attend the ALLUNY annual meeting. The application may be submitted online or printed and mailed.

The application forms are located at the following:

• http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/alluny/forms/breuer-grant.asp
• http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/alluny/forms/student-grant.asp

Questions may be directed to Jean-Paul Vivian (Chair, Grants Committee) at (516) 442-8578 or e-mail at jvivian@courts.state.ny.us

You're invited! 59th ALLUNY Annual Meeting

All are invited to attend the 59th ALLUNY Annual Meeting, to be held from Friday, October 18th through Sunday, October 20th. The meeting will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY.

Full details are available on the ALLUNY website at http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/alluny/am2013/, including registration form and information package (agenda, program descriptions, presenter biographies and hotel information).  (Please note: hotel reservations must be made by Thursday, September 19th.)

We hope to see you there!

Revised Annual Meeting info on the ALLUNY website

Vice President/Education Chair Joan Hoolihan has made revised Annual Meeting materials available on the ALLUNY website at:

http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/alluny/am2012/

The goodies you'll find include:

• revised cover letter and invitation, including info about the United States Courthouse and Library we'll be visiting on Friday afternoon;
• revised agenda/conference brochure;
• revised program bios;
• list of exhibitors;
• evaluation forms for meeting and programs;
• program handout for Brownfields.

Drew Kloc has also created a nifty mobile app available at: http://alluny.mobapp.at.

Thanks, Joan & Drew! See you all on Friday!

Don't miss out! ALLUNY grants are available

Did you know...
... that there is grant money available for attendance at the upcoming ALLUNY Annual Meeting, to be held on September 28 through September 30.  Wouldn't you like to apply? The deadline for the applications is September 7, 2012.

These grants include:

• The Ernest H. Breuer Memorial Grant:
  One grant in the amount of $250 will be awarded to a member to attend the ALLUNY annual meeting 
• Library Studies Student Grant:
  One grant in the amount of $150 will be awarded to a library science/studies student to attend the ALLUNY annual meeting. 

Further information about these grants can be found on the ALLUNY site at http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/alluny/grants.asp

Annual Meeting 2012

Save the Date

58^th Annual ALLUNY Meeting

September 28-30, 2012

Hyatt Hotel, Buffalo, NY (downtown)

Please mark your calendar now to attend the Fall Meeting

SPEAKERS

Angela Demerle

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

Buffalo, NY

Christine Demetros

Barclay Law Library

Syracuse University College of Law

Ellen McGrath

Sears Law Library

University at Buffalo

Joan Taulbee

Hodgson Russ LLP

Buffalo, NY

http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/alluny/am2012/

Come to ALLUNY's Annual Meeting and Clear the Cloudy Waters

Clearing the Cloudy Waters: A Confluence of Digital Ideas, the 57th Annual Meeting of the Association of Law Libraries of Upstate New York, will be held at the Holiday Inn Arena and Conference Center in Binghamton, NY, from September 30 to October 1, 2011.

For more information and to register, visit http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/alluny/am2011/index.asp

Renew Your AALL Membership Early for a Chance to Win a Free 2011 AALL Annual Meeting Registration

In March, AALL dues invoices for 2011-2012 mailed out to all library directors for their institutionally paid memberships and to all other individual members. The deadline for membership renewal is May 31.

When you renew early—by May 1—you will be entered in a drawing for a free 2011 AALL Annual Meeting and Conference registration. If you renew on time—by May 31—you'll be entered in a drawing for a free AALL webinar of your choice in 2011-2012. Following is the 2011 membership renewal schedule:

• March: First dues invoices mailed out.
• May: Second dues invoices mailed out.
• June: Final dues invoices mailed out.
• July: Expiration notices e-mailed to all members—individuals and those paid by institutions.
• August 1: Expired members deleted from the AALL membership database and access to the AALLNET Members Only Section and Law Library Journal and AALL Spectrum subscriptions discontinued.

For more information or to renew your membership online, view the application form on AALLNET. If you have any questions about your membership renewal, contact AALL Headquarters at membership@aall.org or 312/205-8022.

Get a Free Year of AALL Membership with Nonmember Annual Meeting Registration

AALL offers nonmembers a complimentary one-year membership when they register for the AALL Annual Meeting and Conference, to be held July 23-26 in Philadelphia. The membership includes:

• Career resources, such as the online Career Center and continuing education to help you learn new skills to advance in your career
• Access to specialized information created just for law librarians, such as the Biennial Salary
• Survey and the Price Index for Legal Publications
• Subscriptions to the monthly magazine, AALL Spectrum, and quarterly journal, Law Library Journal, to help you keep up on the latest trends in law librarianship
• The opportunity to network and connect with other law librarians from across the country who share similar interests and are facing the same challenges
• Discounted rates on all AALL products and services, such as publications, webinars, and online job postings

Annual Meeting registration is now open. Register by June 1 at the early bird rate and save $100. Be sure to take advantage of this special offer for nonmembers.

Join Us at ALLUNY's 56th Annual Meeting, Oct. 1-3, 2010

Please join us at ALLUNY's 56th Annual Meeting, to be held from October 1 - October 3, 2010, at the Rensselaerville Meeting Center in Rensselaerville, NY.  At this year's meeting, we'll be "Surveying the Environmental Landscape," exploring the vast terrains of environmental and animal law, in New York State and beyond, for professional and personal development.  In addition to overviews of law and research essentials, we'll examine some hot legal topics and investigate issues in librarianship.

More information about the Annual Meeting is available online at http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/alluny/am2010/

And the location of the ALLUNY Annual Meeting will be...

The Rensselaerville Meeting Center, in Rensselaerville, NY: http://www.rmeetingcenter.com/
The ALLUNY Annual Meeting will be held from Friday, October 1, through Sunday, October 3, 2010. Our program theme is going to be environmental law and related issues.

More info to come -- and your input is always welcome!

Check out all the fun places on the Walking Map: http://www.rmeetingcenter.com/tour-walkingmap.html

2010 FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians

The Foreign, Comparative and International Law Special Interest Section (FCIL-SIS) of the American Association of Law Libraries is now accepting applications for the 2010 FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians.

The FCIL Schaffer Grant for the July 10-13, 2010 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado provides a waiver of the AALL Annual Meeting full registration fee and a grant of a minimum $2,000 to assist with accommodations and travel costs.

Applicants must be law librarians, or other professionals working in the legal information field, currently employed in countries other than the United States with significant responsibility for the organization, preservation, or provision of legal information. The application deadline is March 15, 2010. The Grant Committee will not consider late or incomplete applications.
Details regarding the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians, as well as the application form, can be found at the link below:

http://www.aallnet.org/sis/fcilsis/grants.html

Please contact Lucie Olejnikova, 2010 FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians Committee Member, if you have any questions about the 2010 FCIL
Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians.

Sincerely,
Lucie Olejnikova
2010 FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians Committee Member
email: lolejnikova@law.pace.edu