June 2012 SLATE Meeting

This is a reminder that our next monthly SLATE meeting will be on Wednesday, June 20th beginning @ 10:00am and hosted by Loyola University Chicago at the Lake Shore Campus. We will be meeting in Cuneo Hall room 302 (number 18 on the attached map). Additional information to be closely noted is at the end of this message. So that Loyola can prepare for our visit, it is very important that you RSVP back to Ken Sadowski  by Monday, June 18th with the names of those who will be attending from your institution. Additional information on parking, directions, etc. is also at the end of this message.

Main Agenda – eTextbooks, Fact or Fiction

The presentation and discussion will revolve around textbooks and Loyola's initiatives to introduce a wider use of the digital form of text. The discussion will be lead by several Loyola faculty and staff involved in the various campus initiatives. Anyone who has a similar initiative in place or is consider such, is encouraged to attend the meeting and join the discussion.

Additional Item of SPECIAL Note

Also at this meeting, we will be recording short snippets/comments from SLATE members that will be used during a presentation at the upcoming BbWorld in July. The comments should be about your experience with SLATE, what advantages you have found being a part of this group - either personal or institution wide, and/or stories about what you have learned at a meeting, conference, or through networking with others that have been beneficial. These will also be part of the "10 Years of SLATE" story that we will document on the web site and be part of the conference in October. Those of you who aren't able to make this meeting can send to Ken Sadowski your video, or text story to share. So think of a few things you might want to say on camera so we have video stories to share with out SLATE colleagues who are doing the presentation at BbWorld.

- follow-up or additional questions from last months meeting

- 2012 SLATE Conference looking for proposals. Get yours in today. Deadline: July 30

- early-bird registration ends this Friday. Register now for only $100 per person

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PLEASE NOTE – SLATE meetings are now streamed live online!

If your are unable to attend in person - the monthly SLATE meetings are streamed live using Blackboard Collaborate.

To participate, visit: http://live.slategroup.org and enter your name to login.

We’ll plan to begin streaming this session at approximately at 9:55am

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Additional information of note

Campus Map: http://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/lsc.pdf

Directions: http://www.luc.edu/campusguide/lsc.shtml

NOTE: N. Sheridan becomes W. Sheridan for a three block stretch from Kenmore to the Broadway/Devon intersection. If you are using a GPS, use the address 1032 W. Sheridan Rd. Cuneo Hall is number 18 on the campus map.

If you are driving from the south, take Lake Shore Drive north to N. Sheridan Road. Continue north on Sheridan for about ¾ mile until you reach Kenmore (this is a traffic light). Turn right on Kenmore and go around the curve. The main parking structure is straight ahead. Parking is $7.00 and can be paid with credit card. Cuneo Hall is east of the parking structure. Just stay on the east-bound sidewalk heading toward the lake and you will run into it.

From the north: head south on Sheridan, turning left on Devon/W. Sheridan. Proceed two blocks to Kenmore and turn left.

From the west: Devon turns into Sheridan two blocks west of Kenmore.

Public Transportation: Take the 147 bus north and exit at Kenmore. Cuneo Hall will be directly north of the stop. If you use the EL, take the red line north and get off at the Loyola stop. Cross Sheridan and walk east on Loyola Ave. until you can turn south. Cuneo Hall is just west of the Information Commons (the all-glass building) and the Madonna Della Strata chapel (which has a cross on the tower and on the back wall).