The Unconference

Get ready for the Unconference—a participant-driven, organic approach to conference programming! It’s education and networking all wrapped into one. It’s the chance to offer ideas. It’s the chance to lead a discussion. It’s the chance to network with other attendees interested in the same issues you are. Be sure to join this dynamic and engaging event!

How does it work? With the assistance of moderator, Chrystie Hill, participants will:

  1. Propose ideas for Unconference sessions (both before and during the Unconference).
  2. Build the Unconference schedule with preferred sessions.
  3. Interact in Unconference sessions throughout the afternoon.
  4. Walk away with new ideas and energy.

Chrystie HillChrystie Hill is a librarian, writer, and community-builder. After working in special, academic and public libraries, she started It Girl Consulting, a small venture that helps libraries enhance their services to meet current community needs. In 2003 Chrystie joined OCLC where she now serves as the Director of Community Services for WebJunction, a learning community for public library staff. Chrystie is a frequent presenter at international library meetings and conferences, and her articles have appeared in JASIST, Library Journal, American Libraries, and RUSQ. In 2007, Chrystie was named a Library Journal “Mover and Shaker,” and Inside, Outside, and Online: building your library community was published by ALA Editions in 2009. Chrystie currently serves on the board for Communities Connect Network, the Public Access Technology Benchmarks Roundtable, and is a “Critical Friend” to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Libraries program. Chrystie’s undergraduate degree is in Biology and Psychology, she holds a Master of Arts in History from Sarah Lawrence College, and her MLIS is from the University of Washington, Seattle, where she lives in a tiny loft with her growing family. You can follow her blog at http://librariesbuildcommunities.org.