On Wednesday, January 27 , at 7 PM, in the library's meeting room, join Marlboro author Adrian Segar who will discuss his new book, Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love.

His talk will be of interest to anyone who wants to find out about a better way to bring together a group of people with a common interest to share and learn from each other.

Every year, over a hundred million people go to conferences, spending more than one hundred billion dollars in the process (not including the value of their time.) Despite this massive expenditure of time and money, they experience a traditional conference process that has changed very little since the 17th century.

In his presentation, Segar will explain how peer conferences work and why they are so successful in meeting participants' needs. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.

Adrian Segar has organized and facilitated conferences for over 20 years.

He is a former elementary particle physicist, information technology consultant, professor of computer science, and co-owner of a solar manufacturing company. He lives with his wife Celia in Marlboro, Vermont, is active in the non-profit world, and loves to sing and dance.

The program is free and open to all.