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Pat Sifuentes

Brazosport College
Reference & Outreach Librarian
Lake Jackson, TX
WebsiteBrazosport.edu/Library
Wednesday, February 20
 

8:00am CST

MLA Board Meeting Conductor RoomMark McKnight

7:00pm CST

Opening Reception Midway West
 
Thursday, February 21
 

8:30am CST

Welcome Grand Ballroom EFAdolphus M. Pruitt, II • Mark McKnight

9:00am CST

Plenary I: St. Louis Black Musicians Speak: Our Lives Matter! Grand Ballroom EFTherese Dickman • Brian Owens • Rob Deland

11:00am CST

Investigation of Accessibility of Electronic Music Resources for the Visually Impaired Grand Ballroom EFTaylor E. Arndt • Michele D. Behr • Michael Duffy • Geraldine Rinna Lessons in Diversity and Bias Grand Ballroom ABCGrace Haynes • Angela Pratesi • Veronica Wells

12:30pm CST

Not Just Free Textbooks: Open Education Resources as a Social Justice Issue Grand Ballroom ABCEmily Cox • Kathleen DeLaurenti

2:30pm CST

Get Involved Regency Ballroom ABLisa Hooper We Here. Now What? : Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Music Technical Spaces Grand Ballroom ABCMonica Figueroa • Rahni Kennedy (he/him/his) • Treshani Perera • Sandy Rodriguez

4:00pm CST

Destroy Music Libraries, Free Music Librarians: A Discussion of Professional Ethics and Actions Grand Ballroom ABCKathleen DeLaurenti • Anne Rhodes • Sandy Rodriguez • Matthew Vest • Ricky Williams

7:00pm CST

Texas Chapter (TMLA) Meeting Conductor RoomClayton Crenshaw
 
Friday, February 22
 

9:00am CST

Plenary II: Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce--Considerations for MLA Grand Ballroom EFDenise DeCou • Sara Outhier • Vincent Pelote • Mark A. Puente • Holling Smith-Borne (he/him)

11:00am CST

Out of Reach: ADA in the Music Library Grand Ballroom EFStephanie Bonjack • Katie Buehner • Michelle Hahn Where Is the Music?: Exploring the Musical Landscape of Latin American Music Grand Ballroom ABCEmily Baumgart • Emma Dederick • Charles Peters

12:30pm CST

Minimizing Microagression: How to Identify, Mitigate and Prevent Negative Bias Grand Ballroom EFSandy Rodriguez • Vincent Pelote • Patrick Sifuentes • Joy Doan • Grace Haynes • Greg MacAyeal

1:00pm CST

Music and Racial Segregation in Twentieth-Century St. Louis: Uncovering the Sources Grand Ballroom ABCPatrick Burke • Tom Caw

3:30pm CST

Music Library Advocacy Committee Meeting Conductor RoomLinda Fairtile

4:30pm CST

Diversity Committee MeetingFILLING Conductor RoomJoy Doan
 
Saturday, February 23
 

9:00am CST

Plenary III: Checking Our Pulse: The 2018 MLA Climate Survey Grand Ballroom EFWinston Barham • Susannah Cleveland • Joy Doan • Terra Merkey • Mark A. Puente • Mallory Sajewski

3:30pm CST

MLA Business Meeting Grand Ballroom EFMark McKnight

6:30pm CST

Closing Reception Grand Ballroom ABCD