<div dir="auto">FYI</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>--------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Michael Dowling</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:mdowling@ala.org" target="_blank">mdowling@ala.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 6:18 PM<br>Subject: [alacro-l] ALA Annual Conference<br>To: <a href="mailto:alacro-l@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">alacro-l@lists.ala.org</a> <<a href="mailto:alacro-l@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">alacro-l@lists.ala.org</a>><br></div><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Information about the 2020 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition related to Coronavirus COVID 19.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.25pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ALA is mindful of the valid concerns and questions from members regarding the 2020 Annual Conference & Exhibition (June 25-30, 2020,
Chicago, IL) in relation to Coronavirus COVID 19.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.25pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As of today, ALA is proceeding with the event as planned and putting together an amazing conference for this Summer.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.25pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">While you’ve undoubtedly heard that some organizations have cancelled events scheduled for the coming months, many of those cancelled
events include a large demographic of international travelers or take place in areas with a high incidence of infection. At this time, we are following recommendations from federal agencies like the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#47609e">Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention</span></a>, reviewing travel advisories issued by the State Department, and working with our conference partner, the <a href="https://mailchi.mp/4cdb0834d342/mccormick-place-fall-update-3239945?e=f62eac82a5" target="_blank"><span style="color:#47609e">McCormick
Place Convention Center</span></a> to increase the availability of hand sanitizer and hand washing stations, among other measures.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.25pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We do understand some organizations have implemented their own travel bans and recognize that traveling to conferences is a choice that
each attendee will need to make, based on his or her individual situation. ALA will continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates regarding any notable changes in conference schedules or travel issues.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.25pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please visit the ALA <a href="http://www.ala.org/tools/atoz/pandemic-preparedness" target="_blank"><span style="color:#47609e">pandemic preparedness
resource page</span></a> for more information about how libraries can be community partners in response to this outbreak.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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