ALA’s Midwinter Meeting Is Largest Ever
The American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting came to a close today in San Antonio, Texas, topping 90,000 square feet of exhibit space for the first time in its 80 year history. Ranked second is size only to the ALA’s Annual Conference; the exhibit floor featured over 70 first time exhibitors.
“We are extremely happy that we were able to provide attendees a broad range of products and services in the exhibit hall” noted Deidre Ross, CMP, ALA director of conference services, “especially so many first time exhibitors. ALA is a great place for new companies to reach out to the library market; with over 92% of the attendees involved in purchasing decisions for their libraries, this is certainly the place to get your product recognized.”
8,326 librarians attended the Midwinter Meeting which was highlighted by the announcements of the "Academy Awards" of children's literature - the Newbery and Caldecott Medals - and other awards and lists recognizing the best in literature and audiovisual materials for children, teens and adults.
About the American Library Association
The American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world, holds an annual business meeting known as the ALA Midwinter Meeting. Generally held in January, the conference draws more than 10,000 leaders in the library and information industry for some 2,500 meetings and events. Some 450 exhibits feature the latest in books, videos, computers and other materials available to today's libraries and their users. The 2007 Midwinter Meeting is scheduled for January 19-24, 2007 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, Washington. For more information visit http://exhibitors.ala.org. About Hall-Erickson
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