93rd Annual Meeting Special Libraries Association
Los Angeles, CA | June 8-13, 2002
DTRN Early Arrivals No-Host Dinner, Saturday June 8 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Join other members of the Transportation Division for an evening at Cicada Italian Restaurant. The group will meet at the Holiday Inn lobby @ 6:30 pm. We’ll walk 4 blocks to Cicada Italian restaurant @ 617 South Olive next to the Pershing Square Metro stop. Dinner prices ca. $20.00. Restaurant information may be found at their website.
Government Transportation Research Information Committee Meeting (GTRIC), Sunday June 9 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
The morning program will include an update on the TRIS system (Barbara Post), news on the Midwestern Transportation Library Consortium (Roberto Sarmiento), current and upcoming National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) projects for information services (Sandra Tucker), and an update on what’s new at the National Transportation Library (Nelda Bravo). The afternoon program will feature a training session on using the US Census Department’s Internet products, including: American FactFinder; Censtats; Map Stats; QuickFacts; TIGER & TIGER Map Service Info; Maps Data Extraction System (DES), and Ferret Data. For a complete list of products and software, check: http://www.census.gov/main/www/access.html
Moderator: Nelda Bravo, National Transportation Library, U.S. Department of Transportation
Speakers:
- Sandra Tucker, Texas Transportation Institute
- Barbara Post, Transportation Research Board
- Nelda Bravo, National Transportation Library, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Roberto Sarmiento, Northwestern University Transportation Library
Ticketed event No. 365: $50.00
Transportation Division No-Host Dinner, Sunday June 9 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Join other members of the Transportation Division for an evening at La Golondrina Mexican Café, 17 Olvera Street. The group will meet at 6:30 at the 7th & Flower Metro station, and take the Red Line to Union Station. Olvera Street is across from Union Station.
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Library Site Visit, Monday June 19 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Join members from the Transportation Division as they visit this unique resource. The Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library (Los Angeles MTA) is one of the most comprehensive transit-related, operator-owned resources of material in the United States. The group will assemble at 3:00 at the Southern California Chapter’s booth. Led by DTRN member Linda Drake, the group will ride the Metro Rail Red Line to Union Station, which is very close to the Library.
Transportation Division Open House, Monday June 19 8:00 – 10:00 pm
Enjoy Transportation Division hospitality at our open house. Greet old and new friends over light refreshments.
Applications of Geographic Information Systems, Tuesday June 20 7:00 – 8:30 am
This session is one of a series organized by SLA’s Geography and Maps Division on the growing use of geographic information systems (GIS) across a wide variety of technical disciplines, including transportation.
Moderator: Vanette Schwartz, G & M Division
Speakers:
- Carol Brandt, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Marvin Penner, Natural Resources Department, Pacific Gas & Electric
- (Speaker TBA), EIP Associates, Los Angeles
Sponsored by: Petroleum Abstracts and ESRI
Transportation Division Business Meeting and Luncheon, Tuesday June 20 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Business Meeting and Luncheon for the Transportation Division.
Moderator: Mary Ellen Tucker, University of North Carolina
Sponsored by: American Society of Civil Engineers
Ticketed event No. 685: $40.00
New Developments in the International Transportation Information Network, Tuesday June 20 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Hear reports from two international conferences on worldwide transportation information access and exchange – St. Petersburg, Florida, and Lithuania. This is a great opportunity for networking with transportation librarians from around the world.
Related web site for online access to download proceedings of the International Conference on Accessing Transportation Information Worldwide
Moderator: Lynn Matis, Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Speakers:
- Barbara Post, Transportation Research Board
- Bonnie A. Osif, Penn State University
- Jerome Baldwin, Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Shaun Moran, Transport Canada
- Nelda Bravo, National Transportation Library, U.S. Department of Transportation
Sponsored by: Elsevier Science Inc. and CISTI
DTRN/GM/ERM/PER Open House, Tuesday June 20 9:00 – 11:00 pm
Members of the Transportation, Geography and Maps, Environment and Resource Management and Petroleum Divisions will gather to enjoy desserts in a relaxed, late-evening open house.
Sponsored by: Dialog, Inc. and Factiva, Inc.
Transportation Division Executive Board Meeting, Wednesday June 21 7:00 – 8:45 am
Executive Board Meeting of the Transportation Division. A continental breakfast will be served.
Moderator: Roberto Sarmiento, Northwestern University Transportation Library
Sustainable Communities and Nonmotorized Transportation – Information Resources, Wednesday June 21 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Sustainable development, also known as “smart growth” is increasingly promoted as an antidote to urban sprawl that destroys natural areas and promotes dependence on transportation that depends on fossil fuels. A key component is to create an environment that makes nonmotorized transportation – walking and bicycling – a viable means of transportation in the community. Join members from the Transportation and Environment and Natural Resources Divisions, and professionals who plan transportation systems for sustainable communities as they explore this growing trend.
Related web sites:
- FHWA’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
- FHWA’s Transportation and Community System Preservation Pilot Program
- EPA’s Smart Growth home page
- American Planning Association
Co-Moderators:
- Mary Ellen Tucker, University of North Carolina
- Linda Vida, University of California – Berkeley
Speakers:
- Trent Lethco, Oakland, CA, Metropolitan Transportation Organization
- Mary Ellen Tucker, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center
- Clark Wilson, Community Design & Architecture Inc., Oakland, CA
HOORAY! for Hollywood!, Wednesday June 21 4:00 pm
Following the last DTRN conference session, those who are interested in a glimpse of stardom will assemble at the Holiday Inn, and ride the Metro Red Line to Hollywood and Vine for a highly informal tour and dinner together
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