I have compiled a list of MLA 2017 meetings and sessions that may be of interest to those who work in cataloging and/or metadata. I included all CMC business meetings and all sessions sponsored or co-sponsored by CMC, as well as a few other relevant meetings and sessions. Please see the MLA 2017 schedule online for full listings, locations, etc.

http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/mpage/mla_2017_sched

WEDNESDAY

MLA pre-conference workshop

The Beat Goes On-athon: Creating Linked Data for Music with RIMMF (co-sponsored by CMC)

THURSDAY

9 AM-10:25 AM    Cataloging and Promoting Music Special Collections in Latin America

11 AM-12:25 PM    Cataloging and Metadata Committee #1

1:30 PM-2:55 PM    RDA Steering Committee Music Working Group

2:30 PM-4 PM        Get Involved in MLA!   

3:30 PM-4:55 PM    Encoding Standards Subcommittee

6 PM-            [system-specific interest groups]

FRIDAY

9 AM-10:25 AM    Ontologies, BIBFRAME, and Linked Data for Performed Music: MLA’s Role in It All (sponsored by CMC)

11 AM-12:25 PM    A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush: the Challenges of Providing Access To Diverse Latin American Collections (co-sponsored by CMC)

11 AM-12:25 PM    NACO/SACO/BIBCO

1:30 PM-2:55 PM    Vocabularies Subcommittee

3:30 PM-4:25 PM    It’s Happening Now: Two Developments Using Music Ontologies (sponsored by CMC)

3:30 PM-4:25 PM    The Future Is Now! Preparing for and Learning from Large-Media Preservation

3:30 PM-4:25 PM    Technical Services Interest Group

4:30 PM-6 PM        Cataloging and Metadata Town Hall (sponsored by CMC)

SATURDAY

11 AM-12:25 PM    Content Standards Subcommittee

1:30 PM-3:25 PM    Cataloging and Metadata Committee #2