WLA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

After much consideration the WLA Board at its June 12^th meeting made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 annual conference. The inability of the hotel to provide an estimated date for reopening eliminated our ability to discuss postponing the event to a later date. Additionally, some exhibitors informed us that their respective companies had imposed travel bans until 2021. When all of the factors were taken into consideration, the board and I agreed that risk of a failed attempt was far too great. I would like to thank every member of the fall conference committee for their commitment and hard work leading up to this decision. Your effort has not gone unnoticed. A work group is being created to explore alternative ways to provide professional development opportunities to our members yet this year.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Conference Chair	Jen Gerber Oscar Grady Public Library
Book Signing/Author Liaison Chair	Ashley Pike F.L. Weyenberg Library
Booklet Chair	Desiree Bongers Ripon Public Library
Exhibits Co-Chairs	Michelle Dennis Hedberg Public Library Kathy Setter IFLS Library System
Local Arrangements & Events Chair	Sue Lagerman Brown County Library
Programming Chair	Barry McKnight La Crosse Public Library
Programming Committee	Mark Jochem South Central Library System Kris Turner UW-Madison Law Library
Publicity Chair	Heather Fischer Monarch Library System
Registration Chair	Elizabeth Timmins Muehl Public Library
Technology Chair	Craig Ellefson South Central Library System