It is god to hear your voice on this blog.

Unfortunately, as you know, ALA does not have specific grants to assist international librarians in attending the Annual Conference

International librarians can apply for those travel grants listed in the original post, and would compete with any other applications.

For international librarians you may also look for potential funding support opportunties at the IRRT Exchange site http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutal.....grants.cfm

Each year the U.S.State Department supports a couple of travel groups from various countries to the ALA Annual Conference. You should contact the Information Resource Center at the US Embassy or Consulate nearest you to see if you may be eligible for these programs.

Michael Dowling
Director
ALA International Relations

Karen

* Early-bird registration is the cheapest. It ranges from $95 (student members) to $190 (ALA personal members); later registrations cost more.
* Transportation to/from the conference site (Chicago). Fly/drive/train…or motorcycle, bicycle, hitchhike .
* Lodging: a conference hotel can be as low as $40/night if you share the room with 3 others. You can sleep even cheaper if you have friends or relatives in Chicagoland who would be willing to have you stay.
* Meals: consider packing granola bars, ramen noodles, coffee and filters for in-room “dining.” Chicago restaurants range from ultra-cuisine to cheap-eats.

If you have a family, consider bringing them along and making Conference your vacation. There’s lots to do in Chicago for kids and adults.

HTH!