8:00 a.m.
8:40 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

•  A Vision of the Future for Southern California:   Abel Valenzuela, Jr. - Associate Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Urban Poverty, UCLA
• Recruitment and Retention Challenges Facing Information Professions: Eric Brasley - California Librarians Black Caucus
• How You Can Make a Difference:  José A. Aponte - Library Director, San Diego County Library

10:45 a.m.

11:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m.

• Break-out Session I: Keeping Diversity On The Forefront Of Recruitment
• Network Lunch
• Concurrent Break-out Sessions II:
  • A. Reaching Consensus on Employer Recruitment Messages
  • B. Reaching Consensus on Strategies for Educating and Preparing a New Library/ Information Workforce

2:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m. 
       
4:00 p.m. 
       
5:00 p.m. 

• Reports from break-out sessions
• Resources for Action: Panel discussion of professional organizations’ strategies
• Recruitment Recommendations: Panel and participant interaction
• Closing Remarks and Next Steps