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4-CAML/ACBEV~ ANNUAL CONFEiiENCE 1984
The Annual Conference w i l l b e h e l d i n Toronto t h i s y e a r , J u n e 5-8, i n con- j u n c t i o n w i t h CLA, n o t , a s p r e v i o u s l y planned, a t t h e d e s i r a b l y - l o c a t e d ( b u t e x p e n s i v e ) downtown S h e r a t o n C e n t r e , b u t a t t h e f a r d i s t a n t ( b u t not- s o - e x p e n ~ i v e ) C o n s t e l l a t i o n H o t e l on t h e " a i r p o r t s t r i p " , a b o u t 30 km.
from t h e c i t y c e n t r e .
CLA n o t i f i e d o u r p r e s i d e n t i n l a t e December of i t s d e c i s i o n t o change h o t e l s , and r e q u i r e d a n immediate response. The Board f e l t we would have g r e a t d i f f i c u l t y a t t h a t d a t e mounting a n i n d e p e n d e n t c o n f e r e n c e a t a more c o n v e n i e n t l o c a t i o n , and s o e l e c t e d t o s t a y w i t h CM. Margaret Matheson of t h e CNIB i s o u r Local Arrangements C h a i r p e r s o n , and h a s h e r hands f u l l , coping w i t h CLA r e d t a p e .
The program w i l l i n c l u d e a n o n - l i n e d e m o n s t r a t i o n of t h e Canadian Record C a t a l o g u e i n T e l i d o n ; a t o u r of Chalmers House, new home of t h e Canadian Music C e n t r e , followed by a r e c e p t i o n w i t h some composers; a s e s s i o n on b i b l i o g r a p h i c i n s t r u c t i o n , and a n assembly o f a u t h o r i t i e s s p e a k i n g on l i b - r a r y a s p e c t s of j a z z and p o p u l a r music. We a l s o p l a n v i s i t s t o o t h e r Toronto music l i b r a r i e s , and open m e e t i n g s of a l l CAML/ACBM committees.
On a s o c i a l n o t e , t h e r e w i l l be a welcoming l u n c h 3n Tuesday, J u n e 5 , and p r o b a b l y a n i n f o r m a l evening g a t h e r i n g l a t e r i n t h e week. The Toronto I n t e r n a t i o n a l F e s t i v a l , p a r t of t h e c i t y ' s s e s q u i c e n t e n n i a l c e l e b r a t i o n s , w i l l run from J u n e 1-30. A b r o c h u r e l i s t i n g e v e n t s i s a v a i l a b l e from:
Toronto I n t e r n a t i o n a l F e s t i v a l , Box 5699, Terminal A , Toronto, M5W 1 N 8 . Among t h o s e a p p e a r i n g J u n e 5-8 a r e t h e M e t r o p o l i t a n Opera Company, t h e Canadian B r a s s , The Hamburg B a l l e t , , and Anton K u e r t i .
A t CLA's r e q u e s t , o u r arrangements t h i s y e a r a r e s e p a r a t e . I n a d d i t i o n t o f u r t h e r program d e t a i l s i n t h e n e x t ~ e w s l e t t e r / ~ o u v e l l e s , watch f o r 2 f u r t h e r m a i l i n g s :
1. From CAML/ACBM: R e g i s t r a t i o n form, f o r CAML/ACEU programs o n l y , a t a c o s t of around $20.00.
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music l i b r a r y t o u r s may i n v o l v e added c o s t s f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n ) .2. From CM: R e g i s t r a t i o n form, f o r CLA programs o n l y ; and accommodation i n f o r m a t i o n i n c l u d i n q t h e CAML/ACBM c o n f e r e n c e p e r i o d .
I f you have any q u e s t i o n s r e g a r d i n g e i t h e r t h e OAML/ACBM c o n f e r e n c e o r y o u r Toronto s t a y i n g e n e r a l , p l e a s e do n o t h e s i t a t e t o g e t i n t o u c h w i t h t h e Local Arrangements C h a i r p e r s o n , Margaret Matheson, Music L i b r a r i a n Canadian N a t i o n a l I n s t i t u t e f o r t h e B l i n d , 1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto M 4 G 3E8, Phone ( 4 1 6 ) 486-2562.
