ALA Conference Committee

The ALA Conference Committee is charged with: 1) To recommend additions and changes to ALA Policy A.7 (Conferences and Meetings) as appropriate; 2) To recommend policies to Council for the coordination and scheduling of conference programming and for simplification of meeting scheduling, including use of technologies; 3) To recommend to Council policies guiding the selection of Conference and Meeting sites and dates; 4) To review recommendations of specific sites and dates prior to their presentation by Conference Services to the ALA Executive Board; and 5) To recommend to Council and to ALA staff a means for communications with the membership to hear their concerns about Conference and Meeting procedures and policies.


Robin Kear - Conference Committee Chair
Liaison Librarian
University of Pittsburgh

Casey Conlin
Library Sustainability Coordinator
Mid-Hudson Library System

John DeSantis
Cataloging & Metadata Services Librarian
Dartmouth College

Jennifer Ferriss
Head of Circulation and Technical Services
Saratoga Springs Public Library

Kelsey Ford
MLIS Student; Adult Advisor
Simmons University; Bridges & Books Podcast

Brandy McNeil
Director - Adult Services
New York Public Library

Larry Neal
Library Director
Clinton-Macomb Public Library

Shellie Rich
Manager
Indianapolis Public Library

Jillian Rudes
School Librarian
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Georgette Spratling
Student
University of South Florida