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On behalf of the Ontario Library Association's 4,200 members we would like t the 2004 OLA Super Conference at the state-of-the-art Metro Toronto Conventio · 2004. Elizabeth Kerr OLA President 2003 Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB Ken Roberts OLA President 2004 Hamilton Public Library For more than one century the OLA Conference has provided OLA members and the Canadian library c mmunity with a forum. Delegates come to exchange ideas, provide leadership for the Association, network with each other, and from your perspective, to plan their purchases and keep up-to-date on the latest titles, services and technologies available to libraries, their staff and the populations they serve. In spite of the challenges facing libraries the role OLA Super Conference has played is not expected to change in 2004. The OLA Super Conference broke an all-time attendance record in 2003, with the spectre of ALA drawing people away, and already it is clear that the 3,000 plus Canadians that OLA attracts is still twice to three times as large as the Canadian contingent that is coming to ALA in June. This, we feel, is a testament to the importance of the OLA program to members and their belief in the value that the OLA Conference provides to them professionally. Our members have come to expect the best conference and we continue to provide it. Our membership continues to grow and the Association has taken some bold leadership positions again this year. OLA is simply leading the way in so many areas. Have a visit to http://www.accessola.com and explore the issues that OLA is involved with. These issues tend to be what shape our programs and the context in which this market works. The EXPO is important to OLA and we know it is important to your annual business plans. Attendees who come to Super Conference are important to you: Over 90%are purchasers or influence purchases. 40%will not attend another PD event this year and 81 %will not attend another PD event with a display. Over 5 hours of no-conflict time exist for the EXPO. 90%of evaluation forms indicate they found the EXPO to be 'highly useful' -a trend in recent years. OLA Super Conference represents an excellent value for delegates and exhibitors alike. Rod McLean OLA Treasurer 2003-2004 Teck Centennial Library * * * * Stephen Abram OIA Past President ProQuest Micromedio limited * Delegates pay around $200CAN to attend OLA- a major reason we are able to keep growing. It represents a fair price for an outstanding event. * OLA believes in no-conflict exhibit time for vendors. OLA's attendance has been on a steady rise for six straight years now. More customers means more business opportunities for you and your firm. * The suppliers OLA engages for the EXPO are industry leaders in service and support and also have among the lowest prices. Compare OLA's Royal York or Crowne Plaza room rate with the 2003 CLA rate- $105 to $115Iess per night!! T e OLA's5mbers and those who attend the Super Conference are the people you want to meet and we want them to et yo and to support your companies. We encourage our members to consider purchasing from supporters of th sso tion first. ~ jejse · he enclosed information which provides the information you require to make the commitment to ~~ > h~bi at the OLA Super Conference. J! If you have any questions, please feel free to call the OLA's Jefferson Gilbert at (416) 363-3388 ext. 25, or FAX at (416) 941-9581. 2 'C'04 SIJPfB~ COHIUfHCf Z004 I fOltOHfO