2012 PLAI-STRLC National Conference

Dear Colleague:

Greetings of peace!

The Philippine Librarians Association Inc. - Southern Tagalog Region Librarians Council (PLAI-STRLC) cordially invites you to the National Conference on August 13 – 15, 2012 at Tagaytay International Convention Center, Aguinaldo Highway, Tagaytay City.

This year’s national conference theme is “Revisiting Libraries’ Collection:  Challenges and Opportunities” The conference aims to provide the significance of collection management as we face the new era of challenges and opportunities in librarianship.  It will help the participants in assessing and analyzing their collection in order for them to identify their libraries’ strengths and weaknesses.   It will also provide an avenue to impart the professional updates on current issues and concerns on the development of library collection and develop plans to address these issues.  The target participants of this conference are registered librarians, library staff, information professionals and teacher-librarians from the Southern Tagalog Region and other regions throughout the country.

The conference fees are as follows: Live-in: PhP 4,800.00 (to include accommodation, with breakfast/dinner, in addition to seminar meals).  Early Birds : Php 4,500.00 when reservation is made on or before June 30^th.  The accommodation is a quadruple sharing.  Live-out: PhP 4,100.00.   Accompanying person: PhP3,800.00.   Reservation is needed and room accommodation will be on a “First come first served” basis.   A deposit of the PhP 1,000.00 or 50% registration fee is required for the reservation. A confirmation from the organizer will be sent via email to validate your slot or thru respective provincial chapter presidents.

For particulars and reservations please contact the following: Rene B, Manlangit/ San Pablo Colleges;

tel.: (049) 561-1586; e-mail: rbmanlangit@yahoo.com; Rosario A. Villamater / Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation Library tel. :(042) 373-7542; e-mail villamaterrose@yahoo.com; Lilian C. Rabino/De La Salle Lipa; tel. :(043) 7561849; email: lilianrabino@yahoo.com; Aurora Navela/ Sacred Heart College; tel. :(042)710-3888; email: aunavela01@gmail.com; and Lourdes V. Soriano/Laguna Provincial Library; tel.:(049) 5011350; email: louvsoriano@yahoo.com.

Please send/fax to us the pre-registration form on/before July 15, 2012.  We look forward to seeing you at the Conference.  Thank you and God bless you always.

Very truly yours,

AUGUSTA ROSARIO A. VILLAMATER, EdD.

Vice-Chair, PLAI-STRLC Board of Trustees

Chair, Conference Committee

Noted by:

RENE MANLANGIT, RL

Chair, PLAI-STRLC Board of Trustees