“North Carolina Congressional Workshops,” Kevin O’Connell, congressional affairs officer, Kevin Cherry, senior program officer, North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC, August 18; Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte, NC, August 19.

“Invitational meeting on digital inclusion,” Mary Alice Ball, senior program officer, Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, August 19.

“Commencement address,” Kevin Cherry, senior program officer, University of North Texas Graduate School of Library and Information Science distance education graduation ceremony, Atlanta, GA, August 21.

Marsha Semmel, acting director, Mary Chute, deputy director, Kevin O’Connell, congressional affairs officer, Kevin Cherry, senior program officer, Helen Wechsler, senior program officer, and Tim Carrigan, program specialist, Making the Learning Connection: Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills Community Workshop, Columbia, SC, August 20.

“China-North America Meeting on Library Cooperation,” Joyce Ray, associate deputy director for libraries, Beijing, China, September 8-11.

“IMLS Funding for Zoos and Aquariums,” Christopher J. Reich, associate deputy director for museums, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Houston, TX, September 11–16.

“Moving toward HBCU Cathedrals,” Schroeder Cherry, Counselor to the Director, The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities National Conference, Crystal City, VA, September 13-14.

Official site visit, Michele Farrell, senior program officer, New Jersey State Library, Trenton, NJ, September 13-15.

>Official site visit, James Lonergan, senior program officer, Mississippi Library Commission, Jackson, MS, September 14-16.

“Visions of the Future from IMLS: Opportunities and Resources,” Steve Shwartzman, senior program officer, and Tim Carrigan, program specialist, Mountain-Plains Museum Association, Rapid City, SD, September 13-17.