Don't forget to attend the interactive panel discussion entitled "The Innovative Librarian" on the last day of the conference. There will be a discussion with four panelists and you about what innovation needs and how to encourage it in our librarians. Read more.

The Prince Edward County Taste Trail tour is filling up fast. Sign up via the registration form now if you want to join the tour of "artisanal cheese producers, wineries, and other epicurean delights."

If you have already registered for the conference and would like to add the tour, please phone Scott at the CHLA office at (416) 646-1600.

To close out the presentations at the conference, Dr. Brian Little, award winning Professor of Psychology from Harvard University, will talk about his concept of free or unfixed personality traits and how we can "find restorative resources in our work and home environments, in which we can indulge our 'first natures'."

Check out the abstract at http://www.chla-absc.ca/2010/programsessions.html#plenary03

Two of the Continuing Education workshops at the CHLA/ABSC 2010 conference have been cancelled:

• Government Documents, Statistics and Patents (Monday, June 7)
• Searching PubMed (Monday, June 7)

There is still room in our other workshops on both Monday, June 7 and Tuesday, June 8. Please note that you can take any of our workshops independently of the conference proper, so if you don’t have the time or funding for the whole conference, you can still take advantage of these CE opportunities. And, if you’ve already registered for the conference but want to add a CE course, just email the Association Office and they’ll take care of it for you: info@chla-absc.ca.

Have a look at the outstanding line-up of half-day courses available, including:

Monday, June 7:

• Copyright
• Facilitating Effective Learning

Tuesday, June 8:

• Librarianship and Fundraising
• Searching PubMed
• Librarians and Patient Safety
• Searching for Systematic Reviews Part I and Part II

For details, check out the Continuing Eduction page.

There are now two deals if you are travelling to and from the conference in part or completely by train:

1. 10% conference discount. More information on the conference Travel page.
2. 60% limited time offer with a deadline of April 25th. More information on a devoted page on the Via website.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like you can combine the two deals but if you can reserve right away, and particularly if you need to travel outside of the conference discount date range, then you can get the 60% discount. Otherwise, don't forget about the 10% conference discount.

Happy travelling and we'll see you in Kingston!

You've got a few extra days to get in on the deal for early registration. The Early Bird registration deadline has been extended to Friday, April 23rd so if you haven't already registered, do it now and save $100!

Go to http://www.chla-absc.ca/2010/registration.html!

"Sleuthing and Science: Adventures in the Past and Future of Medicine"
By Dr. Jacalyn Duffin

In this era of Google and Wikipedia, tight acquisitions budgets, consortial purchasing and package licensing, Dr. Duffin's work causes us to pause and remember our role as stewards of unique collections. Dr. Duffin is a medical historian whose sleuthing has led her to libraries, archives, and special collections around the world. The discoveries she's made, the secrets she's unearthed! Her most recent book is on medical miracles, based on work she did at the Vatican archives and library. Heritage meets innovation in Dr. Duffin's online collaborative translation project Consilia of Paolo Zacchia, where volunteers translate the advice of the 17th century father of forensic medicine from Latin to English. Will unique collections be preserved, and how has digitization furthered Dr. Duffin's research and discovery?

(from Program Sessions Descriptions page)

Register early and save! The early bird registration deadline is April 16. Visit http://www.chla-absc.ca/2010/registration.html for information and to register.