Attendee FAQs

Please click HERE to register for add-ons.

If you need to register a group and/or be billed offline, please complete this form for everyone in your group. This will allow us to collect all of the pertinent information and bill you offline.

Yes, NELA has set up a discounted rate at the Marriott Springfield Downtown for $169+tax per night. Please click HERE to reserve your room today. 

Reservation Cut Off: September 14th

Registrants are encouraged to find a substitute if they are no longer able to attend. Substitutes will not be accepted for events involving an application and selection process. In this case, NELA will offer the vacant spot to an applicant on the program wait list.

A refund of the registration fee, minus an administrative fee of 20% of the registration fee or $5.00, whichever is greater, will be given for cancellations received at least two weeks prior to the event. Cancellations should be sent by email to info@nelib.org. 

No monetary refunds will be issued less than two weeks prior to the event.

Emergencies, e.g., illness, death in the family, may be submitted to info@nelib.org. Emergency cases must be submitted prior to the end of the event. NELA may require proof of emergency, i.e. doctor's note, etc. The administrative fees still apply.

NELA reserves the right for final approval on any and all refund amounts.

Yes, NELA has set up a discounted rate at the Marriott Springfield Downtown for $169+tax per night. Please click HERE to reserve your room today. 

Reservation Cut Off: September 14th

No, speakers need to register.  Please see your Speaker Agreement, received via NELA's DocuSign account, for directions on speaker registration. If you have additional questions, please email Megan Bishop at mbishop@nelib.org.

This depends on your Speaker Agreement.  Please see your Speaker Agreement, received via NELA's DocuSign account, for registration directions and applicable discount codes.

• Table Talk facilitators and poster presenters are not eligible for a discount on conference registration fees.
• New England library workers who are presenting a full length session, are eligible for a 20% discount on registration fees.
• All speaker have the option to register as "Speaker Only" at no charge.  This means you will only be coming to present your session, and you will not be attending any other conference programs or meals.

If you have materials related to your session, such as a PowerPoint or handouts, you can submit them to NELA's OSF meeting page.

Send an email to the following address(es) from the email account you would like used on the OSF:

• For talks, email NELA2023-talk@osf.io
• For posters, email NELA2023-poster@osf.io

The format of the email should be as follows:

Subject:Presentation title

Message bodyPresentation abstract (if any)

AttachmentYour presentation file (e.g., PowerPoint, PDF, etc.)

Once sent, we will follow-up by sending you the permanent identifier that others can use to cite your work; you can also login and make changes, such as uploading additional files, to your project at that URL. If you didn't have an OSF account, one will be created automatically and a link to set your password will be emailed to you; if you do, we will simply create a new project in your account. By creating an account you agree to our Terms and that you have read our Privacy Policy, including our information on Cookie Use.

If you get an error message that your files were too large to send via email, there is a workaround. Using the correct OSF email format, send a smaller placeholder document. This will set up your talk, and you will then be able to log-in and replace the placeholder document with the correct files. If you continue to have an issue, please email Megan Bishop at mbishop@nelib.org. 

No, NELA is not able to print out any handouts. You may print and bring your own handouts, but we encourage you make your materials available digitally via NELA's OSF site as described above. This helps to avoid unnecessary paper waste.

Yes, speakers need to provide their own computer and any necessary adaptors.

All sessions, except Table Talks, will have a screen, projector, microphone, and speakers. Wifi will also be available. There will be no AV available for Table Talk sessions.