CLA webcasting RDA pre-conference

Update: 5/29/09--Don't forget. Today's the day for this CLA webcast on RDA! You can follow the Twitter conversation at #rda2009cla.

Here's some cool news from the RDA-L list: The Technical Services Interest Group of the Canadian Library Association (CLA) will provide a free webcast of what looks to be an awesome line-up for their RDA pre-conference: From Rules to Entities – Cataloguing with RDA. Jane Schmidt writes:

There is no need to register for, or have a username and password for the webcast of the RDA pre-conference. It is being provided for free and hosted on a free service on the web. All you have to do is go to this URL at 9am on May 29th when it will be broadcast live.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/from-rules-to-entities%3A-cataloguing-with-rda

It will also be archived there for future reference. It is not interactive, and we can make no guarantees that it will be of a high quality, only that we will do our very best. I am also asking everyone to bear in mind that I am not an AV professional, but am just playing one for this occasion!

Power point slides will be available for reference at the following location: http://tsig.wikispaces.com/Pre-conference+2009

Comments

[carol]

Is that 9 AM, Eastern time?

[arkham]

Yes, it's Eastern time.

I'm very happy that they're going to webcast it, as I couldn't quite convince my employer to send me to Montreal.

[Chris]

Thanks, arkham. Yes, it's scheduled for 9 a.m. Eastern time.

The speaker I'm most interested in hearing is Tom Delsey, the editor of RDA.

[Teressa]

Will the web cast be available at other times for viewing? I so would love to view this, but will be attending another conference at the same time.

[Chris]

Hi Teressa,

Yes, according to the information from the RDA-L list they are planning on archiving the webcast. So, we can watch it later. I'm really glad, since I'll be working.