Call for Proposals
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The ninth annual international meeting of the Academic Library Advancement and Development Network will be held March 23-26, 2003 in Tucson, Arizona. Our host for this meeting is the University of Arizona. As we anticipate our trek to the Sonoran Desert for professional refreshment, an oasis seems a perfect metaphor. In the hope that no copyright issues arise, we have therefore lyrically titled our program "Midnight at the Oasis: Drawing from the well of library fund raising success." The ALADN Conference will offer sessions pertaining to academic and research library development and fund raising. The program will focus attendees' attention on the lessons colleagues have learned in their work to build and strengthen research libraries. This includes capital projects, such as the innovative Integrated Learning Center at the University of Arizona Library (http://www.library.arizona.edu/aboutlib/iif/iif.htm), which will be the focus of our Monday morning session, but equally involves the steps that lead up to such major projects. How does a library participate in a campus-wide campaign? What approaches have proven effective in soliciting major gifts? How do libraries build endowments? Likewise, capacity? Where do libraries find donors? How do libraries structure their volunteer boards? How do they utilize volunteers and friends groups? How do they organize their development offices? What are examples of successful operational plans? How do we assess the effectiveness of fund raising activities? The Program Committee invites program proposals that address and exemplify the types of frontline and organizational issues suggested by these questions. In addition, presentations on four specific topics are requested: 1) planned giving; 2) ethics; 3) fund raising for librarians; 4) librarian's advice for fund raisers. The conference committee wishes to engage speakers with a variety of backgrounds, positions (especially deans and directors) and expertise to present information and case studies that will contribute to the professional development of individuals involved in this specialty within the fields of fund raising and librarianship. Proposals may be submitted by individuals or groups of individuals. If you wish to participate as a speaker or panelist, please prepare a one page summary and outline indicating your topic. Also, please indicate whether you feel that your presentation is better suited to new or seasoned fund raisers. Proposals should be submitted to: Dale Walker, University of Chicago Library, 1100 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637-1596. Alternatively, and preferably, you may email a Word document (.doc), a PowerPoint file (.ppt), or an Adobe Acrobat file (.pdf) to dwalker1@uchicago.edu. PROPOSALS
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