I’m not blogging the conference, nor am I going, unfortunately, but this item caught my attention recently … I thought I’d love to attend, to hear new ideas and celebrate our profession and the people in it..  So perhaps you will be interested, too - either to register (if registrations haven’t closed), or to conduct a similar event in your place on the planet.

‘Library stars: best of the best’, a one-day forum to be held on 19 September 2006 at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, will showcase achievement and innovation in public libraries. Presented by the ALIA Public Libraries Reference Group, it is sponsored by Peter Pal Library Supplier and SirsiDynix. This is a satellite event for the 2006 ALIA Biennial Conference, CLICK06. Registration is not included with your conference registration; you must register separately. Numbers are limited, so please sign up as soon as possible. For the latest program details and to register:

http://alia.org.au/governance/committees/public.libraries/stars.html