Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Guidelines for PAARL’s 3-day National Summer Conference in Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines

PAARL’s 3-day National Summer Conference
Themed on “Superior Practices and World Widening Services of Philippine Libraries

1. Schedule & Venue: April 14-16, 2010 at the Function Hall of Dao Diamond Bed & Breakfast Hotel, Km. 3, Dao District, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.

2. Objectives of the Conference:
a. to stimulate a service differentiation and offer practical guidance through experienced library and information professionals whose expertise have always been in the frontlines of change, in terms of, library management, supervision and administration;
b. to acquire a worldwide view, be equipped, and, establish web-based/online presence and space through libraries’ offers of both local and international information and networking; and,
c. to brainstorm, benchmark and draw recommendations that will best sustain and facilitate the exceptional function and crucial role of libraries’ circulation and reference work for successful repeat services rendered by libraries and library personnel.

3. Session Power Themes
a. Innovative Technical Services: Economic Lens of Libraries
b. Management Models for Libraries’ Offering of International, Information, Cultural & Multilingual Services
c. Library Hospitality: Public Relations Work, CRM Applied
d. Libraries’ New-fangled Virtual Networking Roles
e. Technological Advances in Reference Work
f. Preservation & Access: Achieving Best of Both Worlds
g. Circulation Work for Principled, Adaptive & Direct Library Readers

4. Product Demonstrations will be presented.

5. CHED or DECS memo endorsements and 20 CPE credit units are being applied.

6. Registration Fees: Make advanced payments of fees through:
Acct. No. 951-0782-06 of PAARL at BPI Family Bank, Pedro Gil/Mabini Branch

a. Live-in participants, Php 5,000.00, inclusive of 3 days/2nights accommodation with meals and snacks, seminar kits, handouts and certificates.
b. Live-out participants, Php 4,500.00, with meals and snacks, seminar kits, handouts and certificates.
c. Accompanying persons of live-in participants, Php 4,000.00 to cover the cost of accommodation with meals and snacks.

Note:
.1 3meals (plated breakfast, family type lunch and dinner) and 2 snacks; dormitory room accommodations (10-12pax in a room) common bathrooms and toilets and double deck style, guests-participants will have to bring towels; flowing coffee with purified water provided during the sessions; free transportation upon checking-in and out, text @ 09088733816 (Wea) to inform hotel staff about arrival details.

.2 Room upgrade would mean additional cost to the guest-participant; standard triple sharing room with private bathroom and toilet, cable TV inside the room, with soap, shampoo and towels provided. (plus 650 pesos for 2 nights/person; extra night, 1,200 pesos/person, room for 2 persons)

.3 Swimming pool is available.

6. One-Optional Peaceful Bohol & Hospitality day Eco-Countryside Tour Exciting Package, additional cost to the guest-participant;
.1 priced @ P875/head inclusive of fully AC tourists bus, entrance fees of the scenic tour areas and buffet lunch at the Loboc floating restaurant.
Itinerary: Blood Compact, Baclayon Church and Museum, Python Sanctuary, Loboc River Cruise and Tarsier Watching, Hanging Bridge, Bilar Man-made Forests, Butterfly Sanctuary and Chocolate Hills
.2 Exciting tour package starts @ 8am and ends @ 5pm of April 16, 2010, Friday.

7. Book as early as now for your plane tickets for promo prices and lower rates thru Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific airlines, ZestAir Philippines.

8. Contact Persons:
CHRISTOPHER C. PARAS, President
St. Paul University Quezon City; Tel: 726-7986 loc. 126; Email: paras.christopher@gmail.com; Mobile: 0928-4663050

RODERICK B. RAMOS, Vice-President
De La Salle University – Manila; Tel: 524-4611 loc. 620; Email: ramospnulisaa@yahoo.com/roderick.ramos@dlsu.edu.ph; Mobile: 0918-7318010

SONIA M. GEMENTIZA, Secretary
De La Salle University - DasmariƱas; Tel: 844-7832 loc. 3060; Email: sonixg@gmail.com
Mobile: 0915-6059863

AISA M. DELA TORRE, Treasurer
Ateneo Professional Schools; Telefax: 899-7691 loc. 2005; Email: adelatorre@aps.ateneo.edu; Mobile: 0926-6551996

VERONICA M. JOSE, Auditor
Mapua Institute of Technology; Tel: 247-5000 loc. 4201; Email: vmjose@mapua.edu.ph
Mobile: 0908-3091129

ANA MARIA B. FRESNIDO, Public Relations Officer
De La Salle University – Manila; Tel: 536-0244; Email: ana.fresnido@dlsu.edu.ph
Mobile: 0918-7172959

DIRECTORS

VICTORIA P. BALEVA
Centro Escolar University; Telefax: 735-9406; Email: victoriabaleva@yahoo.com
Mobile: 0921-6091795

ERLINDA B. GONZALEZ
Manila Doctors College; Tel. 859-0811; Email: erlinda_711@yahoo.com; Mobile: 0922-8632030

SR. MA. GLORIA B. PASAMBA, SPC
St. Paul College – Pasig; Tel: 631-1835 loc. 142; Email: glo_pasamba@yahoo.com
Mobile: 0928-2428148

ELVIRA B. LAPUZ, EX-OFFICIO
University of the Philippines – Diliman; Tel: 981-8500 loc. 2865; Email: elvira.lapuz@gmail.coml; Mobile: 0917-8553228