The Middle East Librarians Association annual meeting and related events
will take place from
Thursday-Saturday, November 19-21, 2009 in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts

The preliminary program is now available.

Biographies of the nominees for V.P./President Elect and Member-at-Large are now available.

PROGRAM: Thursday, 19 November, in the Arlington Room of the Marriott Copley Place Hotel. The Arlington Room is on the third floor of the Marriott.

BUSINESS MEETING: Friday, 20 November, at:

Stratton Student Center, room 407
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
84 Massachusetts Avenue (directly across from the main, domed entrance to MIT at 77 Massachusetts Avenue)
Cambridge, MA 02139

GETTING THERE:

You can walk, or take bus number 1, with a stop on Massachusetts Avenue, not far from the MESA hotel. The bus sign says "Harvard Station." Get off at the MIT stop, which is on 77 Massachusetts Avenue.

Detailed directions on public transit ("T" from Marriott, transfer to bus at Hynes Convention Center station, bus to MIT) are available here:

The Stratton Student Center is about 1.5 miles from the Marriott, so it is also possible to get there on foot.

RELATED EVENTS will be held elsewhere as noted in the schedule of events.

AREA HOTELS:

If you are looking for alternatives to the MESA hotel or are only staying for the MELA meeting, check out hotels in http://web.mit.edu/visit/stay.html

Contact for further information: Omar Khalidi 617-258-5597

REGISTRATION:

This year MELA is pleased to offer an Earlybird Registration Rate: For payments postmarked or sent by PayPal by October 31, 2009, the registration fee will be $55.00; AFTER THIS DATE or ON-SITE the registration fees will be $75.00. This is to save administrative effort by MELA Executive Board, and to encourage you to pay your registration and dues in a timely fashion.

Registration costs are inclusive of a light breakfast (pastries/fruit/hot and cold drinks) and a halal Middle Eastern-style lunch for both days of the meeting, featuring the following menu:

• Chicken Kabab
• Beef kafta kabab
• Maklouba
• Falafel, Salad, Bread, Tahini, Hummus
• Okra
• Drinks
• Baklawa

PAYMENT: Again, pre-registration is encouraged. There are two ways to pay:

• Method one (Recommended): You may use PayPal to securely pay your dues and registration fees (note: if you still owe dues for 2008-2009, you can pay them using this button as well).

  Payment options

  Meeting Registration plus 2009-2010 dues $105.00 Meeting registration only $75.00 Renewal dues (2009-2010) $30.00 Previous year's dues (2008-2009) $30.00

  
• Method two: You may send a check or money order. Earlybird Registration + Dues for 2009-2010 will total $85.00. Make your payments to the Middle East Librarians Association and mail to one of the following two addresses:

  FOR MAILINGS FROM THE UNITED STATES:
  William J. Kopycki
  American Embassy
  Box 2600
  Unit 7700
  DPO AE 09843-2600
  

  FROM OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES:
  William J. Kopycki
  Library of Congress--Cairo, Egypt
  US Embassy
  8 Kamal al-Din Salah St.
  Garden City, Cairo
  EGYPT
  

• VENDOR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE WELCOME!

  Payment Options

  Program acknowledgement $250.00 Mailing lables; table space for brochures $500.00 Website acknowledgment $750.00 Free ad in MELA Notes $1,000.00

  

INTERNATIONAL ATTENDEES: If you are unable to pay by either of these methods, please contact the Secretary-Treasurer for alternative means.

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