Conference Mania

Anyone want to know what I'm doing in November?

California Library Association Annual Conference (San Jose, CA): November 12-15

Presenting a program on What's Hot in Tech on the 13th
Presenting a program on Starting Your Library's Blog on the 14th

Internet Librarian Conference (Monterey, CA): November 13-17

Presenting with a Webmasters Panel on the 15th about designing a library website within a pre-set frame, at which I am an expert, unfortunately

I'm really disappointed that the conference organizers couldn't get their $*&# together enough to have these conferences not conflict. I fully realize that many attendees of the Internet Librarian Conference are not from California, but as the conference is being held here in CA, I'm willing to bet there is a lot of overlap. And my life is going to be raucous hell for that week.

I'm going to miss at least half of the last day at CLA so I can drive from San Jose to Monterey to give my 4:15pm presentation at Internet Librarian. It also means that I'm going to miss the pre-conferences at Internet Librarian (a few of which I was very interested in attending, and I'm going to miss the first half of the first day of Internet Librarian.

Can anyone loan me a portable sensory deprivation chamber for that week? I have a feeling I'm going to need it.