[with apologies for cross-posting]

The joint CLA/ALA 2003 conference is only 5 months away! Registration
and
housing for the joint conference is now open. WE EXPECT HOTELS TO FILL

QUICKLY SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW TO AVOID
MISSING OUT ON YOUR PREFERRED CHOICE.

Registration

Verify that your CLA membership is up-to-date to ensure you get the
best
value on your registration. Stretch your money even farther by taking

advantage of the early bird registration deadline of FEBRUARY 21st!
Not a
member? There is no better time to join CLA, ensuring you gain access
to
lower registration fees as well as all of the other valuable benefits
of
membership in the association. For more information and forms, visit
http://www.cla.ca/membership/membership.htm.

Division members - register for conference using the ALA/CLA
Personal/Division member rate on the registration form and save an
additional $5.00.

Institutional Members should have received registration information by
mail
from the CLA Office. Take advantage of your special membership benefit
and
send several people to the conference at the member rate. Please
contact us
([log in to unmask]) if you did not receive your package.

For additional information on registration as well as access to either
a
registration form or ALA's online registration, please visit
http://www.cla.ca/conference/cla-ala2003/registration.htm.

If you have other questions on registration please visit our website's

Question & Answer section -
http://www.cla.ca/conference/cla-ala2003/registration_qa.htm.

Accommodations

The ALA Travel Desk is now open to handle your hotel reservations.
Hotel
reservation requests will be accepted until April 30, 2003 subject to
availability. To make your reservation contact the ALA Travel Desk at

1-800-424-5249 or 847-940-2155 or access the secure reservation server
at
http://www.ala.org/events/annual2003 and make your reservation on line.
We
expect hotels to fill quickly so we suggest you make your reservation
now to
avoid disappointment.

The conference is expected to draw over 26,000 delegates. The CLA
Conference Hotel is the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

If you have other questions on accommodations please visit our
website's
Question & Answer section -
http://www.cla.ca/conference/cla-ala2003/travel_qa.htm.

Please visit our conference website at
http://www.cla.ca/conference/cla-ala2003/ for complete information on
all
aspects of the conference.