The second mini-conference, hosted by the Lac Courte Oreilles Community College, occurred April 14-15, 2011, and featured hands-on workshops and presentations on museum object care, photographic preservation, indigenous information resources, and digitization efforts taking place in Wisconsin tribal communities. The gathering also included a tours of Waadookodaading, the nearby Ojibwe Language Immersion School, and the LCO Community College Library and Cultural Center.
Spring 2011 conferences
2011 (MMXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2011th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 11th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2010s decade.
This quarter's column features reports from the 2011 Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference; the 2011 North Carolina Serials Conference; the 2011 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference; the 2011 Kansas Library Association Conference; the New England Technical Services Librarians Section of the New England Library Association Spring 2011 Conference; and the 2011 Texas Library Association Conference. 2010 Elsevier Inc.
John Funchion published "When Dorothy Became History: L. Frank Baum's Enduring Fantasy of Cosmopolitan Nostalgia," Modern Language Quarterly 71.4 (December 2010). He also delivered a paper at the Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention in January on "Historical Oversights: Judgment and Ambivalence in the Age of Archival Reproducibility," and presented "A Republican Antithesis: Common Aesthetics and Democratic Possibility in the Eighteenth Century" at the Society of Early Americanists in March 2011.
ACS Briefs Poverty and Shared Households by State: 2011 Food Stamp/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Receipt in the Past 12 Months for Households by State: 2010 and 2011 Public Assistance Receipt in the Past 12 Months for Households: 2010 and 2011 Marital Events of Selected Group Quarters Population: 2009-2011 Multigenerational Households: 2009-2011
Data User Guidance 2011 Data Release 2011 Data Product Changes Documentation When to use 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year estimates Comparison Guidance Comparing ACS 5-year and Census 2000Zip Code Tabulation AreasHow to Find Statistics for Your Neighborhood
IF I DO NOT PLAY IN THIS DOES IT MEAN MY TEAM CAN NEVER PLAY IN MIDWEST CONFERENCE?No - 2011 birth-year teams that do not compete in the competition may still apply for the Midwest Conference in Fall 2023, but they will only be considered for placement in the Qualifying Division and only be placed after all the teams that did compete in the 12U Illinois MWC Qualifier are accepted.
January 1, 2011The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) releases the second U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue (CED) report, providing an overview of the twenty joint projects and progress made by three working groups in the areas of carbon capture and storage, electricity grid, and clean energy research and development.
January 3, 2011The Department's Inspector General issues an audit report that finds "significant weaknesses" in DOE's emergency preparedness and Continuity of Operations (COOP) programs.
January 4, 2011President Barack Obama signs the reauthorized 2007 America COMPETES Act. The act authorizes the continued growth of DOE's Office of Science budget and ongoing support for DOE's Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).
January 5, 2011The Department's Richland Operations Office announces that contractors have achieved a great deal of cleanup progress at the Hanford Site in 2010. The office also provides a list of major accomplishments.
January 6, 2011William Brinkman, director of DOE's Office of Science, informs the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel that the Tevatron, located at DOE's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), will cease operations at the end of fiscal year 2011. The panel, with support from the lab and the high energy physics community, had recommended continuing Tevatron operations through fiscal year 2014. Fermilab requested $35 million per year in funding to support continuing operations. Additional funding, however, could not be located.
January 6, 2011The Department's Argonne National Laboratory and LG Chem, Ltd., announce that they have reached a licensing agreement to make and use Argonne's patented cathode material technology in lithium-ion battery cells. This technology is employed in the battery cell used in General Motors Company's Chevrolet Volt, the first mass-produced plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Argonne and General Motors Co. also announce they have reached a worldwide licensing agreement to use Argonne's patented composite cathode material to make advanced lithium-ion batteries. These batteries last longer between charges and can charge at higher voltages.
January 6, 2011The Department's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), issues an updated DOE/NETL Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage RD&D Roadmap, which outlines efforts to develop advanced carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies for coal-based power systems.
January 6, 2011GE Intelligent Platforms purchases SmartSignal, a company started by the University of Chicago. SmartSignal's software and services are based on technology developed at DOE's Argonne National Laboratory, and monitor machinery and equipment, analyze data, and diagnose developing problems before they become serious. The company continuously monitors approximately 12,000 assets at more than 300 sites worldwide.
January 10, 2011The Department's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announces that researchers have developed and tested a new form of metallic glass that demonstrates a strength and toughness beyond that of any known material.
January 18, 2011Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, at a ceremony held today in Washington, DC, announces the signings of five-year work plans for the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center developed jointly among the U.S. and Chinese research teams under the Center. The $150 million Center is a flagship initiative, funded equally by both countries over five-years with a combination of public and private-sector sources. The Department also releases a report, U.S.-China Clean Energy Cooperation, detailing the substantial progress made to date on a number of clean energy initiatives between China and the U.S.
January 18, 2011President Obama issues an Executive Order on Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review. Federal agencies are directed to review "existing significant regulations to determine whether any such regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed so as to make the agency's regulatory program more effective or less burdensome in achieving the regulatory objectives." The President discusses the intent of the Executive Order in an op-ed article in the Wall Street Journal.
January 19, 2011Secretary Chu announces that states and territories across the country have now weatherized more than 300,000 low-income homes under the Recovery Act. States are now more than 50 percent of the way toward meeting President Obama's goal of weatherizing approximately 600,000 homes under the Recovery Act.
January 19, 2011The Department announces that Secretary Chu and China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) Chairman Chen Qiufa have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a Center of Excellence in China to promote effective nuclear security and safeguards. This paves the way for NNSA and the U.S. Department of Defense to work with CAEA representatives in China to develop a center that will provide a central site for training in all aspects of nuclear security. The Center will serve as a forum for exchanging technical information, sharing best practices, developing training courses, and promoting technical collaborations that will enhance nuclear security in China and throughout Asia. It will also help meet the training needs for China's expanding nuclear sector and promote nuclear security best practices throughout the region. The agreement is announced during the state visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to Washington, DC.
January 19, 2011NNSA announces that Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and Vice Minister Sun Yibiao of the General Administration of China Customs have signed a memorandum of understanding in a ceremony at DOE headquarters in Washington, DC. This paves the way for the establishment of a radiation detection training center in Qinhuangdao, China. The signing comes as part of Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to Washington.
January 19, 2011As part of Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to Washington, the U.S. and China issue a Joint Statement that they "view climate change and energy security as two of the greatest challenges of our time." The two nations agree to "continue their close consultations on action to address climate change, coordinate to achieve energy security for our peoples and the world, build on existing clean energy cooperation, ensure open markets, promote mutually beneficial investment in climate friendly energy, encourage clean energy, and facilitate advanced clean energy technology development."
January 19, 2011Secretary Chu announces two new initiatives to promote tribal energy development and continue strengthening the partnership between the Department and tribal nations. Up to $10 million will be available this year through DOE's Tribal Energy Program to support the evaluation, development, and deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects on tribal lands that will help save energy and money, expand the use of renewable energy resources, and promote economic development for tribal communities. The Secretary also announces that DOE's Tribal Summit with American Indian and Alaska Native leaders will be held on May 5, 2011, in Washington, DC. 2ff7e9595c
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