The NEMLA Program Committee is pleased to announce our Fall 2022 meeting will take place online over Zoom on November 4, 2022, from 10AM-11:45AM.  The meeting will focus on the content and frequency of our annual meetings and how they can best serve the needs of the membership.  Prior to meeting, we plan to seek input from membership on this topic to help ensure the discussion is as productive as possible. 

Registration for this event is not necessary.  Zoom link is here. 

NEMLA Fall Meeting Agenda 

SESSION 1 – 10:00am-10:45am 

Introduction of Program Committee and recap of survey results 

Discussion 1 prompts 

• What are members’ preferred types of sessions or programming? 
• Are “themed” meetings (i.e., meetings centered around a particular topic) useful/enjoyable? 
• What specific topics might we explore for future meetings? 

BREAK — 10:45am-11:00am 

SESSION 2 – 11:00am-11:45am 

Discussion 2 prompts 

• How can NEMLA encourage more submissions and/or provide more support for presenters? 
• Are there ways to increase engagement through less formal means than organized meetings, e.g. via geographic or topic based updates and announcements? 
• Frequency/format of meeting: should we move to 1 meeting/year (this would require a change to our by-laws)?  What format should our meeting(s) take?  

Wrap up/Next steps