Schedule•Deadlines
conference schedule and important dates
Daily Schedule • Exhibit Hall Hours • Uncontested Exhibit Hall Hours
| Daily Schedule • Exhibit Hall Hours • Uncontested Exhibit Hall Hours | ||
| FINAL EXHIBITOR UPDATES TO THE HUBB VIRTUAL PLATFORM |
Monday, April 19 | Before 5:00 pm CST |
| DAILY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE |
Thursday, April 22 | 7:30 am – 8:00 pm |
| Friday, April 23 | 7:30 am – 7:30 pm | |
| Saturday, April 24 | 8:00 am – 4:30 pm | |
| EXHIBIT HALL OPEN |
Thursday, April 22 | 10 am – 6 pm |
| Friday, April 23 | 10 am – 6 pm | |
| Saturday, April 24 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm | |
| UNCONTESTED EXHIBIT HALL TIMES |
Thursday, April 22 | 12:45 – 1:45 pm* |
| Friday, April 23 | 11:15 am – 12:00 pm* 1:00 – 1:45 pm* 5:00 – 6:00 pm* |
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| Saturday, April 24 | 11:15 am – 1:45 pm* 4:00 – 4:30 pm* |
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| NOTE: Full detailed schedule linked here. All sessions and exhibit hall will be available on demand through June 22. Time is based on Central Time Zone. *Times with fewest events/education sessions scheduled | ||
Conference Schedule Highlights
| Conference Schedule Highlights | |
| THURSDAY, April 22 | TIME |
| General Session I LIVE! Spotlight Author Session TLA President’s Welcome & Exhibits Grand Opening Networking in chat rooms and social events TLA After Hours |
8:30 – 10:00 am 11:30 am – 12:30 pm 12:45 – 1:00 pm 5:15 – 6:00 pm 6:30 – 8:00 pm |
| FRIDAY, April 23 | TIME |
| General Session II LIVE! Director’s Symposium LIVE! Library Friends, Trustees, and Advocates Author Session Visit the Exhibit Hall Black Caucus Round Table Reception |
9:00 – 10:00 am 12:00 – 1:00 pm 12:00 – 1:00 pm 1:00 – 1:45 pm 6:00 – 7:30 pm |
| SATURDAY, April 24 | TIME |
| General Session III LIVE! Closing Author Session LIVE! Exhibitor Giveaways & Closing Ceremony in the Exhibit Hall |
9:00 – 10:00 am 3:00 – 4:00 pm 4:00 – 4:30 pm |
| *Note: See the TLA 2021 Conference Program here. | |
Important Deadlines • Reminders
| Important Deadlines • Reminders | |
| 1/31 | Final payment due on TLA Exhibit space. Login to pay. |
| MARCH | Exhibitors begin to load to Exhibit space on Hubb platform. Contact exhibits@txla.org for login questions |
| 3/17 | Spring TLJ/Exhibits Directory ad contract & payment due. Issue is now full – no more contracts are being accepted. |
| 3/19 | Final update due to Profile Listing and Exhibits Directory for Spring TLJ/ Exhibits Directory. Login to review and update. |
| 3/26 | Final day to make changes to Contest & Promotions info on the virtual platform for early April conference promotion |
| 4/19 | Final changes to virtual Exhibit space; attendees will be able to login on this day |
| 5/11 | Summer TLJ ad contract artwork & payment due |
| 5/20 | Apply to Exhibit at Annual Assembly |
| 5/20 | Complete Exhibitor Survey |