Team MCMLA97

General Meeting Information

Accommodations The Holiday Inn St. Louis-Clayton Plaza is a 253 room, full-service hotel located in the heart of Clayton's business district, convenient to Highways 64/40 and 170. This ideal location is a short distance from downtown St. Louis and the area's most popular attractions: the Gateway Arch, Union Station, St. Louis Zoo, Art Museum, Science Center and Galleria shopping.
The Holiday Inn St. Louis-Clayton Plaza features:

• FREE airport transportation
• FREE covered parking for overnight guests
• FREE use of The World Class Fitness Center, indoor pool, sauna and whirlpool
• FREE Satellite TV featuring HBO, ESPN, CNN & WGN
• Casual dining in the restaurant and lounge
• Avis car rental on site

Holiday Inn St. Louis Clayton Plaza
7730 Bonhomme
Clayton, MO 65105
(314) 863-0400
Getting to St. Louis/Clayton

• AIR Lambert St. Louis International Airport is the domestic hub for TWA. MCMLA '97 has contracted with TWA for 5-10% discount airline fares. To take advantage of the discount, call Brentwood Travel at 1-800-466-0024. The Holiday Inn provides free transportation to and from the airport. GROUND Clayton is conveniently located in St. Louis County and is just west of the city of St. Louis. It is near where Interstates 64 and 170 intersect. DIRECTIONS TO HOTEL - Take I-64/40 to the Brentwood exit. Left onto Brentwood 1 mile to Bonhomme, turn right and the hotel is 3 1/2 blocks on right.
  OR From I-70 1/4 mile east of airport, take I-170 South to Forest Park Parkway exit. Exit at Central Ave./Government Center. Go right at first stop sign, Bonhomme. The hotel is 1 1/2 blocks on the right.

Featured Speakers

KEYNOTE PANEL

• Jay Albertina, Director of Managed Care, Washington University School of Medicine
• George Bo-Linn, MD, Vice President of Unity Health Systems, St. Louis, MO
• James R. Kimmey, MD, Vice President, Health Sciences Center, St. Louis University
• Mark E. Frisse, MD, Associate Dean of Academic Information Management, Director, Bernard Becker Library, Washington University School of Medicine

KEYNOTE RESPONSE

• Judith Widecomb, Director, Family and Community Maintenance Organization, State of Missouri

LUNCH WITH EXHIBITORS PROGRAM

• Julius K. Hunter, Senior Anchor for KMOV-TV (CBS Affiliate), St. Louis

MANAGING CHANGE AND SELLING YOURSELF

• David Zeiser, Training and Motivation Consultant, St. Louis, MO

MLA UPDATE

• Jacqueline Doyle, A.H.I.P., Director, Health Sciences Library, Samaritan Health System Health Sciences Library, Phoenix, AZ and President-Elect, Medical Library Association

INFORMATIONALLY INCORRECT

• Ray Hartmann, Publisher and editor of The Riverfront Times newspaper, panelist on the weekly St. Louis PBS television program Donnybrook
• Ken Oyer, Director, Hartigan Medical Library, Alegent Health/Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Omaha, NE
• Robert A. Pisciotta, Assistant Director, Collection Management, Archie Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center
• Lisa Traditi, Head of Information Management Education, Denison Memorial Library, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
• Linda Hulbert, Assistant Director, Health Sciences Library, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center

Special Events

• WELCOME RECEPTION The Welcome Reception will be at St. Louis University on Sunday evening. More details to come.
• LUNCH WITH EXHIBITORS This leisurely lunch is planned to give you plenty time to enjoy your meal, visit with exhibitors and listen to a very special program. Julius Hunter, St. Louis Channel 4 News Anchor, will tell us about the 1904 World's Fair and Olympics in St. Louis.
• INFORMATIONALLY INCORRECT You will want to stay for this exciting last event of the conference! Your colleagues will tackle major issues facing the medical library field today with this light-hearted parody in the format of the popular "Politically Incorrect" television show. St. Louis celebrity Ray Hartmann, editor of the Riverfront Times and known for being politically outspoken, will be the moderator.

Weather The weather in late September should be beautiful. It is normally dry and sunny with warm days and cool nights.

What to wear Business casual clothes for all conference events. Bring a light jacket for evenings and possibly rain gear (just in case).

Send email to dlocke@inlink.com or slml@medicine.wustl.edu