<div dir="ltr"><div>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br> January 10, 2017<br><br> Charleston Conference: Date Change for 2017<br><br> Charleston, South Carolina – Please note that the dates for the 2017<br> Charleston Library Conference have been shifted up by one day to<br><span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Monday, November 6</span></span>, through <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Friday, November 10</span></span>. The change was<br> necessitated by a scheduling error at the Charleston Gaillard Center,<br> but we think there will be several happy byproducts for our attendees,<br> including lower hotel guest room rates and travel costs.<br><br> 2017 Conference Dates:<br><br> ·        <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Monday</span></span> and <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Tuesday, November 6 and 7</span></span>: Preconferences and Seminars<br><br> ·        <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Tuesday, November 7</span></span>: Charleston Vendor Showcase<br><br> ·        <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Wednesday</span></span>, <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Thursday</span></span>, and <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Friday, November 8</span></span>, 9, and 10: Main Conference<br><br> Our 2017 theme, important deadlines, and more information will be<br> available soon. Please contact Leah Hinds, Assistant Director, with<br> any questions at <a href="mailto:leah@charlestonlibraryconference.com">leah@<wbr>charlestonlibraryconference.<wbr>com</a>.<br><br> Contact: Leah Hinds<br>             Charleston Information Group, LLC<br>             <a href="mailto:leah@charlestonlibraryconference.com">leah@<wbr>charlestonlibraryconference.<wbr>com</a><br>             <a href="tel:864-353-1181" value="+18643531181">864-353-1181</a><br><br> About the Charleston Library Conference: The Charleston Library<br> Conference is an informal annual gathering of librarians, publishers,<br> electronic resource managers, consultants, and vendors of library<br> materials in Charleston, SC, in November, to discuss issues of<br> importance to them all. It is designed to be a collegial gathering of<br> individuals from different areas who discuss the same issues in a<br> non-threatening, friendly, and highly informal environment. Presidents<br> of companies discuss and debate with library directors, acquisitions<br> librarians, reference librarians, serials librarians, collection<br> development librarians, and many, many others. Begun in 1980, the<br> Charleston Conference has grown from 20 participants in 1980 to almost<br> 2,000 in 2016.<br><br><a href="http://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.<wbr>charlestonlibraryconference.<wbr>com</a><br></div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Beth R. Bernhardt</div>
<div>Assistant Dean for Collection Management and Scholarly Communications</div>
<div>University Libraries</div>
<div>University of North Carolina Greensboro</div>
<div>PO Box 26170</div>
<div>Greensboro, NC 27402</div>
<div>336-256-1210</div></div></div></div>
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