Workplace Wellness@Your Library Agenda

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Workplace Wellness @Your Library

Agenda

Day 1, Friday, 23 March 2012

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Gathering: Picking up registration packet, program, name

 badges

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Coming Together: Welcome, Introductions, Event Goals

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Preparing: Keynote

·         Topic: Top 10 Reasons to Have a Wellness Program Plus 10 Simple Solutions. Speaker: Representative from Cooper Wellness Program, The Cooper Institute, Dallas, Texas

10:30: a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Refreshing: Midmorning Break

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: Knowing: Overview of Workplace Wellness in Libraries

·         Speakers: Dr. Loriene Roy and Dr. Yan Zhang, School of Information, UT-Austin

·         Review of Join the Circle of Wellness@Your Library Website

·         Introduce the Workplace Wellness Inventory, Wellness Passport and Know Before You Go: Tips For Healthy Conference Travel

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon: Defining; Committing

·         Taking Steps in Developing Your Wellness Plan

·         Speakers: Dr. Loriene Roy and Dr. Yan Zhang

12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.: Nourishing: Lunch on Your Own at Nearby Restaurant

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.:  Understanding: Keynote

·         Topic: What Does Evidence Based Research Tell Us About Workplace Wellness in Librarianship?

·         Speaker: Dr. Joanne Marshall, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina

2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. : Learning

·         Demonstrating and Hands-On Practice Using MedlinePlus.gov and NLM products/services for Locating and Evaluating Workplace Wellness Information

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.: Renewing: Afternoon Break

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.:  Building

·         Topic: Building Connections in Workplace Wellness

·         Speaker: Representative from the Lance Armstrong Foundation

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Activating

·         Start Your Wellness Plan by Learning and Practicing Exercises You can Perform in your Workplace

·         Classes on Seated Yoga and Seated Hula

·         Yoga Instructor: Dr. Joanne Marshall

·         Hula Instructor: Analu Josephides

Agenda

Day 2: Saturday, 24 March 2012

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Sharing Connections; Setting Up Poster Sessions

9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Browsing: Poster Sessions

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Break: Midmorning Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon: Moving On

·         Discussion, Summary, Evaluation, and Moving On