Last night’s holiday party/business meeting was a lot of fun. It was *fantastic* to see everyone there! The Asgard was a great venue – good space, great food, fantastic staff. The only downside? No mic. My throat is still a bit sore from having to shout the entire business meeting so people could hear me…hahah. Shouting above the Irish punk rock playing in the bar was no small feat, but we all got through it and it made for a short, straight-to-the-point meeting – much to people’s delight. 
I promised that I would post my thoughts from the year instead of shouting myself hoarse and making people sit there through 5 million thank yous – all of which are much deserved and worth repeating. I warn you, this is a long post.
On to business…
Our Sponsor: First, I would like to thank Dow Jones again for their generous sponsorship of the event, especially during these uncertain economic times. We sincerely appreciate their continued support of SLA and SLA Boston. Without our wonderful vendors, we wouldn’t be able to provide such important programs and events for our members. To Peter Ryttel and Scott Garland: thank you very much for joining us last night! It was great to have you there and, from what little I saw on table toward the end of the night, it looked like a lot of people stopped by to at least say hello.
The year in review…
This past year we had an incredible number of programs and events.
- We heard from both Mary Lee Kennedy and Stephen Abram about innovation in the early part of the year. We learned how we all as librarians and information professionals need to be innovative in our workplaces, with using technology, and with how we can rely on/encourage SLA to support us as innovators.
- We heard from our innovative colleagues at Fidelity on the tools they were using to connect with their non-librarian colleagues.
- In New Hampshire, we learned how to have successful negotiations when purchasing content thanks to Buzzy Basch, Toby Pearlstein, Rich Burke, and Bob Lucic.
- In Maine, Heather McCann, Jessica Baumgart & Ben Sawyer (Digital Mills / Games for Health) shared technology tools and showed us how emerging technologies are creating opportunities for non-entertainment gaming applications in business.
- In Western Mass Les Campbell shared information about the Quabbin Reservoir and his wonderful photography. It was a breathtaking presentation.
- We had a picnic along the Connecticut River in Northfield and dine arounds in the North End, Deerfield, Cambridge, and of course in Boston with SLA President Elect Gloria Zamora, where she shared some of what’s happening in the Association.
- The kick off party at Tia’s in Boston was a great time – a beautiful night to be on the waterfront!
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