Exhibits Information	Letter	Fact Sheet	Registration Form
Dear Exhibitor,
The Washington Library Association’s annual conference will be at the Three Rivers Convention Center in the Tri Cities, Washington April 18-21. The conference theme is Washington Connects. The Conference is shaping up to be an exciting and fun filled three days of programs and events.
The conference is expected to draw between 350-400 attendees from public, academic, school, and special libraries throughout Washington State. There is a great lineup of speakers and program topics that should draw a lot of interest from this diverse library community. The Keynote speakers are Walt Crawford and Sarah Houghton, both prominent people in the library technology field. The banquet speaker is NPR’s Diane Rehm. Program topics include booktalking, grant writing, providing great reference service, intellectual freedom and new technology information.
Exhibit hours will be Thursday, April 19 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Friday April 20 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. There are three scheduled non-conflict times for attendees to visit the exhibits hall as well as special events for exhibitors that include: A no-host bar reception from 5:00 – 6:30 Thursday evening in the exhibits area and prize drawings in the exhibits hall throughout the two days.
A plus for this conference is that this is a new, state-of-the-art conference center and the exhibits area is in the heart of the program area. This should facilitate traffic through the exhibits.
We invite you to participate in this exciting conference by completing the accompanying registration form. Early registration gives your company a better chance at having a space that meets all your requirements.
You are most welcome to purchase tickets for conference meals and other conference activities. Visit our conference web site at www.wla.org/conference/wal2007 for details and registration forms.
Information on setup time, cost of Internet connections and other details are included in the Exhibitor’s Fact Sheet. If you have questions or need more information I can be contacted by: Telephone 360-704-5202; FAX 360-586-7575; or E-mail lred@secstate.wa.gov. I look forward to seeing you or your company representatives in the Tri-Cities in April.
We greatly appreciate the support that vendors give the Washington Library Association and the library community through your participation in the WLA conference.
Sincerely,
Lynn Red 2007 Exhibits Chair