Announcing the
Library Technology Division & Intellectual Freedom Committee
Spring Workshop

TechEscape 4.0: No Strings Attached

Technical, Policy, and Legal Considerations
For WiFi in Libraries

Are your patrons asking for wireless access to your network?
Do you have a plan?
Are you already providing wireless service to patrons?
Do you have some challenges that might be overcome with a little collective wisdom?

Spend a day learning about the legal, policy, and technical aspects of offering
a public access WiFi service. Return to work ready to design a service appropriate
for your library, create policy and work with technical vendors to implement the service.

When: Friday, March 10, 2006 8:30am - 4:30pm
Where: Lansing Community College West Campus Lansing, MI
Cost: $55 LTD member / $75 MLA member / $100 non-member
Includes Lunch and Refreshments - .6 CEUs will be offered for this workshop

Speakers:

Eli Neiburger
Manager, Information Access and Systems
Ann Arbor District Library
Presenting: A Case Study and Tales from the Front

Demonstrations:
See demonstrations of WiFi solutions for the library market and talk with vendors directly.

Ronnie Morgan, Information Technology Department Head, Genesee District Library and a representative from Public IP will demonstrate ZoneCD, a free/low cost WiFi management solution.

A representative from EthoStream will demonstrate their WiFi hotspot solution for libraries. EthoStream specializes in providing solutions to the hospitality industry and is partnering with the Los Angeles Public Library system to provide WiFi in all their branches.

A representative from Polaris Library Systems will demonstrate their WiFi hotspot solution for libraries, Wireless Access Manager.

Rick Cook, a SirsiDynix representative, will be presenting the SirsiDynix Wireless Solution -- Powered by Bluesocket. Rick will show a Bluesocket Controller and a Bluesocket Wireless Access Point. He will describe the security and authentication capabilities of the solution and answer any
questions that the attendees may have.

Generously Sponsored By:

EthoStream

Public IP