Post Meeting To Do List: (and you thought you were done, right?)

1. Tell us what you thought - Please take a few minutes to fill out the MCMLA 2009 Meeting Evaluation at http://tinyurl.com/nglt5p

2. Buy the Book - If only there were a really great book available on the Health Care issue...Did you know T.R. Reid has written a book? Buy it here - (might as well support a local bookstore) - http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9781594202346\

3. Review and share with your colleagues - slides and information available on the web page - http://www.mcmla.org/meetings/2009/

4. Start planning for Wichita in 2010!! We'll see you next year!

MCMLA 2009: September To Do list

MCMLA 2009 Annual Meeting - September To Do List:

1. Plan to take time to see the Aspen trees - According to New CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg: Colorado is one of the Surprising Spots To See Great Fall Foliage (Not much of a surprise to Coloradoans, though!). See http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/07/earlyshow/living/travel/main5291734.shtml for more. An excerpt:
"Colorado is known for its aspen trees-nearly 2 million acres in all-which change into a brilliant, vibrant gold in the fall. The change happens very quickly, but not at the same time all around Colorado (remember, it starts at the higher elevations first). So a good tip is to book your travel to Colorado, and then follow the color once you get there. Northwest-Aspen, Grand Junction. Visit in mid-September, where the most popular viewing spot is probably Maroon Bells at Maroon Lake. If arriving into Denver, the drive west from Twin Lakes to Aspen over Independence Pass for some of the most scenic views in the state."

2. REGISTER! We still have room for you! Go to http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/go/mcmla2009 to register today .

3. Make your Green Fleet arrangements! Jerry Carlson (our Green Meeting coordinator - gmc@pvhs.org) has organized a "Green Fleet" for transportation -- check out the Express or the MCMLA 2009 website for information. If you are renting a car and want to rideshare, or are local and want to offer rides -- please see Jerry's instructions.

4. Pack for Fall weather - Dress in layers to be most comfortable in Colorado's mountains. The daytime temps during our meeting should be in the 60-70 degree range, with lots of sunshine. You'll want a jacket or sweater once the sun sets, as temperatures can drop to the 40s at night. See http://breckenridge.snow.com/mtn.weather.asp for current weather information.

5. Plan to check out Breckenridge's Restaurants and Bars - You'll have lots of choice from casual to elegant, vegetarian to steak, for your dining adventures. See the flash map at http://breckenridge.snow.com/media/swf/resortmap/flashmap.asp . We'll be in the "Historic District". Select the Dining tab to see restaurants.


For more news of the MCMLA 2009 conference , go to http://www.mcmla.org/meetings/2009/ .
We'll see you soon! Sept. 21-24 in beautiful Breckenridge, Colorado.

Get a ride or give a ride and save some Green!

Jerry Carlson has started a ride board for the "Greenie Fleet". Check out the driver list to see if someone is traveling to Breckenridge at time convenient for you.

Then you can cancel your shuttle or rental car, save some money and the environment!

For drivers and schedules, see: http://www.mcmla.org/meetings/2009/MCMLA09-RideBoard.pdf

For information or to volunteer to drive, contact Jerry Carlson, (970) 495-7323 or gmc at pvhs dot org

The Skimmer

Keynote Speaker in the News: Economist on U.S. Health Care - T.R. Reid
No matter where you fall in the great Health Care debate, everyone has an opinion. The Skimmer from Time Magazine (Thanks, T. Scott) has a blurb on T.R. Reid's new book, "The Healing of America". A quote,
"The question Reid poses, however, isn't, What are we doing wrong? It's, What are other countries doing right--and how can the U.S. learn from them?"

See T.R. Reid live at the Wednesday, Sept. 23, Keynote - "The Healing of America. A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care."

Have you made your flight plans for MCMLA 2009?
Airline sales are underway -
Frontier - http://www.frontierairlines.com/frontier/specials/online-deals-details.do?name=supersale

Did you get a great deal? Use comments to share your favorite travel sites here!
-- Lisa

Classes Cancelled due to Low Enrollment

We regret that due to low enrollment, the NLM's National Training Center and Clearinghouse will not be able to make the trip out to Colorado to teach Pubmed and Toxnet and we will have to cancel these two classes. I will be in touch with those of you who have already registered about refunding your course fees or applying them to another class. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Adelaide Fletcher
MCMLA 2009 CE Committee Chair
720-891-9634

Program available online!

As you make your travel plans for MCMLA 2009 you may find it handy to refer to our program -- it contains the schedule and details for all of our events.

http://www.mcmla.org/meetings/2009/MCMLA09-program-08-20-09-FINAL.pdf

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Program design by John Jones, Jr, head of Information, Research and Outreach at UC Denver Anschutz Medical Campus' Health Sciences Library. Thanks, John!
~ Lynne

Lynne M. Fox, AMLS, MA, AHIP, Education Librarian,
Health Sciences Library, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Denver
Mailing address: Mail Stop A003, 12950 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-2121, 303-724-2166 (fax), lynne.fox@ucdenver.edu, http://hslibrary.ucdenver.edu