What are the guidelines and recommendations for meeting at conferences?
• To schedule a meeting time and place at Annual or Midwinter, the convener must contact YALSA’s Program Officer. • Discussion group meetings usually have a theme that is appropriate to the topic of the group with a few invited short presentations, which are designed to spark discussion on the topic of the meeting • Individuals giving the brief presentations are referred to as “discussion leaders” or “facilitators.” • When a topic falls outside of the scope of the group, discussion group conveners may propose program topics to division committees when appropriate in order to provide a wider forum for a particular topic. • The discussion group meeting may not be advertised or promoted as a program, since discussion groups may not sponsor programs. • A discussion group must be careful not to impinge upon the areas of other discussion groups within the division. If it wishes to discuss topics of mutual interest to other groups, agreements should be made to hold a joint meeting. • In accor
