ALA Cognotes Annual Conference 2014 Preview - (Page 1)
MAY PREVIEW ISSUE
Cognotes
ALA
May 2014 Issue
2014 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Jane McGonigal, World-renowned
Game Designer and Humanitarian,
Opens 2014 ALA Annual Conference
Opening General Session
Friday, June 27, 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
J
ane McGonigal believes game
designers are on a humanitarian
mission; her #1 goal in life is to
see a game developer win a Nobel
Peace Prize. This world-renowned and
inspiring designer of alternate reality games - games that are designed
to improve real lives and solve real
problems - is the featured speaker at
the Opening General Session on Friday, June 27, 4:00 - 5:15 p.m., and is
sure to get attendees excited from the
very start of the conference about the
myriad possibilities for how serious
games can be integrated into a variety
of library programming.
McGonigal specializes in games
that challenge players to tackle real-
Jane McGonigal (photo by Bart Nagel)
world problems, including poverty,
hunger and climate change, through
planetary-scale collaboration. She's
a New York Times bestselling author
(Reality is Broken: Why Games Make
The famous Las Vegas neon sign will welcome ALA Annual Conference
attendees June 27 - July 1. CLICK HERE to learn more about Las Vegas
(Photo courtesy Las Vegas News Bureau).
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Exhibits Open Friday, Events and Stages Set
W
ith more than 775 exhibiting
organizations, multiple pavilions and stages featuring the
hottest authors, and numerous related
fun events, the ALA Exhibits are an
integral part of your learning, professional development, and networking.
The exhibit hall offers you the opportunity to explore and discuss with
expert vendors the breadth and depth
of new and favorite library products,
services, books, online services, tools,
and technologies.
Ribbon-Cutting & Exhibits
Opening Reception
The ALA Exhibits opens with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony immediately
following the Opening General Session on Friday, June 27 that features
a brief welcome by ALA and local
dignitaries. The Exhibits Opening
Reception includes food, drink, and
entertainment throughout the exhibit
B. J. Novak Promises Entertaining
Closing General Session in Las Vegas
Inaugural Brunch to Follow
Closing General Sesssion
on July 1
B
.J. Novak adds book author
to an impressive résumé
that has long included actor,
writer, stand-up comedian, TV and
film star, executive producer, and
Screen Actors Guild and Writers'
Guild of America award winner.
Attendees at the 2014 ALA Annual
Conference will be entertained and
energized by what he has to say
about the power of words and the
writing part of his career when he
appears as featured speaker at the
Closing General Session on Tuesday, July 1, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Library users of all ages are likely
to be seeking out his books-in 2014,
he's already published his first book
for adults One More Thing: Stories
and Other Stories (February 2014,
B. J. Novak
Knopf), soon to be followed by his
first children's book, The Book with
No Pictures (September 2014, Dial
Books for Young Readers).
"I wanted to write a book that
would introduce the youngest of kids
to the idea that words can be their
allies-that the right words can be
as fun, exciting, and ridiculous as
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