Comments on: ALA Survival Tips, New & Improved for #ALA11

By: ALA Midwinter - Know Before You Go! | iSchool MLS

ALA Midwinter - Know Before You Go! | iSchool MLS — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:01:19 +0000

[...] Librarian by Day: “ALA Survival Tips, New & Improved for #ALA11″ ALA Conference Survival Tips — 35 Conferences Later [...]

By: On my Way to ALA | Word for Nerds

On my Way to ALA | Word for Nerds — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:12:11 +0000

[...] conference attendee, I’m very grateful for the conference tips from Karen Schneider and Bobbi Newman, and will do my absolute best to actually heed their advice, though I have clearly already broken [...]

By: Getting ready for ALA 2011 (Day 0) | Ink and Vellum

Getting ready for ALA 2011 (Day 0) | Ink and Vellum — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:09:10 +0000

[...] ALA Survival Tips, New & Improved for #ALA11 by Bobbi Newman [...]

By: What I’m not bringing to ALA «

What I’m not bringing to ALA « — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:40:42 +0000

[...] can be found at Librarian Wardrobe, but there are also packing/conference tips from Bobbi Newman at Librarian by Day and and advice from Karen Schneider at Free Range Librarian. Be sure to check them out if [...]

By: Bobbi Newman

Bobbi Newman — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:04:15 +0000

Great suggestions for people who want to connect this way. Do it right and safety first!

By: Next stop, New Orleans! « Another blog?!

Next stop, New Orleans! « Another blog?! — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:27:26 +0000

[...] of you there. If you haven’t already packed like I have, check out Librarian By Day’s post about surviving the conference. If you see me anywhere in the conference area, feel free to stop [...]

By: John Kirriemuir

John Kirriemuir — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:08:26 +0000

Contraceptives – just in case, as you don’t want to be roaming the streets of NOLA at 3am looking for a 24/7 drug store.

Sanitary wipes.

Mouth freshener, as it’s just your luck that the hottest librarian you’ve ever met starts to chat you up just after you’ve eaten the onion salad…

Fake wedding ring (if not married) – to repel amorous admirers you are not interested in.

Smartphone loaded with social media apps, so you can quickly and covertly check out anyone you find there who’s attractive.

Massage lotions that smell good.

Comfortable underwear *and* sexy underwear – covering (no pun intended) all occasions.

Good bodywash – showering with a hot (in more ways than one) delegate you’ve met is often fun – and NOLA is hot anyway (“Hey! We’re both sweating and there’s another session in 30 minutes; shall we take a quick shower together?”) – but it’s better when you aren’t using the cheap soap that the hotel default provides.

Things to leave behind … guilt, inhibitions, any way for your ex or the “It’s complicated” in your life to contact or distract you while you are there. Look, you’re in New Orleans with several thousand like-minded people you haven’t met before, and you have precious little vacation time for such fun in the next year ahead.

So be safe, but enjoy yourself…

By: Alice Yucht

Alice Yucht — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:52:18 +0000

Years ago Lis Riba suggested these Minimum Daily Requirements: “healthy multiday convention attendance is brought to you by the numbers 5 and 2: in each 24-hour period, get at least 5 hours of sleep, at least 2 meals, and don’t confuse the numbers…many people have renamed it the “5-2-1 rule” for your recommended daily allowances of sleep, meals, and showers.”

By: Free Range Librarian › ALA: It’s Not Just an Adventure, It’s a Job

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:52:35 +0000

[...] “Librarian By Day” Newman has a new post about surviving ALA conferences that links back to my own ALA survival post from last year as well as a few other useful conference [...]

By: Bobbi Newman

Bobbi Newman — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:34:33 +0000

ah! Can’t believe I forgot to list my power strip! yes I have a small portable that always goes with me when I travel. Good catch Gwen!