37th Meeting - 1997

Pacific Northwest Chapter/MLA
Annual Conference
October 14-17, 1997

Theme: Surviving and Thriving in the Age of Technology

Location: Benson Hotel
Portland, OR

Chairman: Marcia Horner
Kootenai Medical Center
Coeur d'Alene, ID

Attendees ~ 108 Librarians

Alberta ~ 3
Alaska ~ 7
British Columbia ~ 4
Idaho ~ 11
Illinois ~ 2
Minnesota ~ 1
Montana ~ 4
Oregon ~ 40
New York ~ 2
Washington ~ 34

Presentations

The Economics of Health Care
Richard Zimmermann, M.D., Legacy Health Systems

Sonja Connor, Clinical Nutritionist
Oregon Health Sciences University

Dealing With Transitional Change
Jann Mitchell, Oregonian Columnist & Author

Continuing Education Offerings

Power & Influence
Elizabeth Poage Baxter

Teaching the Adult Learner in the Library Setting
Nancy Ottman Press, NNLM

Effective Internet Searching
Dolores Judkins, Patrice O'Donovan, Oregon Health Sciences University

Netscape Plug-In Helpers
Gary Sampson, Portland State University

Keynote
Enduring Values
Michael Gorman, Dean of Library Services, Cal-State, Fresno

Alternative Medicine Panel
Ronald LeFebvre, M.A., D.C., Western States Chiropractic College
Hong Jin, B.M. (P.R. China) L.Ac., Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
Richard Barrett, N.D., National College of Naturopathic Medicine
Ellie Hryekewicz, D.O., Eastmoreland Hospital

Meetings and Social Events
PNC business meeting
PNC/MLA Centennial Lunch honoring our life members
MLA President Breakfast with Rachael Anderson, MLA President
Washington and Oregon State Breakfasts
Dinner Cruise on the Portland Spirit