How can I register to attend?
If you are an ATLA Individual, Student, or Lifetime Member or are from an ATLA Institutional or Affiliate Member, follow this link to register.
If you or your institution are not a member of ATLA, registration requires two processes, Creating a Profile and Registering for the Conference. For detailed instructions, download Non-Member Registration Instructions and follow this link to register.
Our registration process does not require session selection. We only ask you to select excursions, pre-conference workshops, and other ticketed events. We encourage you to use https://atla2017.sched.com/ for session selection.
Where can I make hotel reservations?
ATLA 2017 will be hosted at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. The housing deadline is Wednesday, May 10. Book your room today at a discounted rate of $159 USD plus applicable taxes.
Please Note: The conference hotel discount rates are available before and after the conference from Sunday, June 11 to Sunday, June 18. Select your preferred dates and the group code TLA will automatically populate.
If you prefer to book your reservation over the phone, call 1-877-834-3613 and mention ATLA Annual Mtg 8667 and group code TLA.
Where is the conference held?
ATLA 2017 will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. Learn more about the hotel.
What are the fees to attend the conference?
| Member Type | Early Bird | After May 10 |
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| Individual Member or Institutional Member Representative | $200 | $250 |
| Student Member | $125 | $175 |
| Lifetime Member | $0 | $0 |
| International (not including Canada or business representatives) | $0 | $0 |
| Non-Member from Member Institution | $230 | $280 |
| Affiliate Member Representative | $350 | $400 |
| Non-Member (including business reps) | $400 | $450 |
| Spouse/Partner of registered attendee – Full Conference (Spouse/Partner not a member) | $125 | $175 |
| Spouse/Partner of registered attendee – Opening Reception (Wednesday) | $25 | $25 |
| Spouse/Partner of registered attendee – Emory Event (Thursday) | $25 | $25 |
| Spouse/Partner of registered attendee – Closing Luncheon (Saturday) | $25 | $25 |
| Spouse/Partner of registered attendee – Excursions Only (Spouse/Partner not a member Additional fees may apply for each excursion | $0 | $0 |
| Exhibitor Hall Pass Only (Thursday or Friday) | $25 | $25 |
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Are there any discounts for institutions that subscribe to ATLA products?
Yes, ATLA is proud to sponsor the Member Product Loyalty Program. This member benefit is designed to recognize and reward our current Institutional, International Institutional, and Affiliate Members who demonstrate their loyalty to ATLA through subscription to both the ATLA Religion Database® (ATLA RDB®) and ATLASerials® (ATLAS®). Learn more about this program.
Are travel grants available?
Are there any grants available for international attendees?
Where is the conference schedule?
What is the size of a poster?
How can I become a presenter?
We are no longer accepting proposals for the 2017 ATLA Annual conference.
What are the types of sessions?
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Interest Group Presentations - these are sponsored by recognized ATLA Interest Groups. Format and length can vary from 50-minute papers or panels to multi-hour on-site field trips
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Listen and Learn Sessions - scheduled in a 50-minute time slot, the session leader(s) provides practical training, introduces a new product or idea, and/or showcases best practices in a particular area of librarianship -- time for questions should be included
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Panel Presentations - scheduled in an 50-minute time slot, a moderator and a maximum of four panelists present a topic or the results of research to the audience, leaving time for questions and answers
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Papers - scheduled in a 50-minute slot a single presenter reads a paper or presents research to the audience, leaving time for questions and answers
- Special Paper Instructions - Paper presenters are encouraged to post their papers to the conference website one (1) month prior to the conference in order to allow attendees to review the paper in advance of the presentation. At the conference, the presenter should plan to present an executive summary and leave ample time for questions and discussion during the presentation.
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Poster Sessions - scheduled in a 60-minute time slot, the informal session presenter(s) deliver(s) information that would be useful to the theological librarianship community
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Pre-conference Workshops - scheduled for a half day (3.5 hours) or full day (7 hours) on Wednesday, workshop leaders operate in a classroom environment to deliver in-depth training on a specific topic
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Conversation Groups - scheduled in a 50-minute time slot, presenter(s) gives brief introductory remarks (no longer than 10 minutes) and facilitates a discussion among participants
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In-conference Workshops - scheduled in a 50-minute time slot during conference time, workshop leaders operate in a classroom environment to deliver training on a specific topic
How do you select proposals?
- Submissions are collected by ATLA staff and forwarded to the committee for initial review prior to the committee's fall meeting.
- During the meeting, committee members discuss each proposal in turn, noting the strengths of each proposal; the places where more clarification is needed to make the intent clearer to the committee and the eventual conference attendees; any similarities between proposals received that might warrant a joint presentation; and if there are additional topics not present that should be included (and if so, where we might find members able to present on these topics).
- The committee then attempts to create a rough schedule for the conference. The final schedule aims to place topics of interest for the same general audience at different times when possible and to keep one person from making different presentations close together. The time period requested for each session is considered also as the committee develops the general time table for each day.
- Following the meeting, committee members contact each proposal submitter with information about the acceptance process, including requests for additional information or suggestions to consider joining forces with another member who has proposed a similar topic. The final schedule is built from these accepted proposals.