What's another word for "attend"

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preslove

preslove

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It's for a cover letter. I don't want to use attend twice, but I can't find a word to use instead:

Here's the sentence:

"To learn more about current trends, I attended the 2008 Annual American Library Association Conference in Chicago, attending sessions on screen casting, library instruction, and reference research projects. "

Any ideas?
 
pontifex

pontifex

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"To learn more about current trends, I attended the 2008 Annual American Library Association Conference in Chicago where sessions on screen casting, library instruction, and reference research projects were being presented. "
 
dbk

dbk

Lifer
Apr 23, 2004
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...I was a guest speaker at... where i directed sessions... :)
 
preslove

preslove

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Originally posted by: sciwizam
participate?
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I like this one best, so far, but they were more lecture than group sessions


Does this sound professional enough?---

"To learn more about current trends, I went to the 2008 Annual American Library Association Conference in Chicago, attending sessions on screen casting, library instruction, and reference research projects. "
 
preslove

preslove

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Originally posted by: Locut0s
"sleeping in on"
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LOL. I wish, but, those were some hectic damn days of up at 6 am, taking the L all over town & listening to lectures etc.
 
Chaotic42

Chaotic42

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Originally posted by: pontifex
"To learn more about current trends, I attended the 2008 Annual American Library Association Conference in Chicago where sessions on screen casting, library instruction, and reference research projects were being presented. "
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I agree with this.
 
MikeyIs4Dcats

MikeyIs4Dcats

Lifer
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Originally posted by: preslove
Originally posted by: sciwizam
participate?
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I like this one best, so far, but they were more lecture than group sessions


Does this sound professional enough?---

"To learn more about current trends, I went to the 2008 Annual American Library Association Conference in Chicago, attending sessions on screen casting, library instruction, and reference research projects. "
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use participate instead of went to
 
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DaveSimmons

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Aug 12, 2001
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Originally posted by: pontifex
"To learn more about current trends, I attended the 2008 Annual American Library Association Conference in Chicago where sessions on screen casting, library instruction, and reference research projects were being presented. "
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^ best suggestion so far, but cut out the "being"

"participated in" sessions could also work but seems inaccurate if all you did was sit and listen.
 
preslove

preslove

Lifer
Sep 10, 2003
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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Originally posted by: pontifex
"To learn more about current trends, I attended the 2008 Annual American Library Association Conference in Chicago where sessions on screen casting, library instruction, and reference research projects were being presented. "
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I agree with this.
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Doesn't really work, because there were hundreds of sessions. I attended sessions that were directly related to my career path, which I'm trying to emphasize.

I'm leaning towards participate. Do you guys think it's ok that they were mostly lectures & to use 'participate?'
 
MikeyIs4Dcats

MikeyIs4Dcats

Lifer
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Originally posted by: preslove
Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Originally posted by: pontifex
"To learn more about current trends, I attended the 2008 Annual American Library Association Conference in Chicago where sessions on screen casting, library instruction, and reference research projects were being presented. "
Click to expand...

I agree with this.
Click to expand...

Doesn't really work, because there were hundreds of sessions. I attended sessions that were directly related to my career path, which I'm trying to emphasize.

I'm leaning towards participate. Do you guys think it's ok that they were mostly lectures & to use 'participate?'
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you participated in the conference by attending lectures.
 
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spidey07

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Aug 4, 2000
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Without reading above replies (sorry, want it to flow without influence).

"To learn more about current trends, I attended the 2008 Annual American Library Association Conference in Chicago, attending sessions on screen casting, library instruction, and reference research projects. "

After participating in the 2008 AALACC (*my abbreviation*, spell it out) and hearing from other colleagues I have a firm understanding of screen casting, library instruction, and reference research projects. This re-confirmed my previous experience.

-edit-
scrap that

My understanding and vision of screen casting, library instruction, and reference research projects was confirmed After participating in the 2008 AALACC (*my abbreviation*, spell it out) and hearing from other colleagues.
 
preslove

preslove

Lifer
Sep 10, 2003
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Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
Originally posted by: preslove
Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Originally posted by: pontifex
"To learn more about current trends, I attended the 2008 Annual American Library Association Conference in Chicago where sessions on screen casting, library instruction, and reference research projects were being presented. "
Click to expand...

I agree with this.
Click to expand...

Doesn't really work, because there were hundreds of sessions. I attended sessions that were directly related to my career path, which I'm trying to emphasize.

I'm leaning towards participate. Do you guys think it's ok that they were mostly lectures & to use 'participate?'
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you participated in the conference by attending lectures.
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I think that works & I'm going to use it.

Thanks for your help, everyone :)
 
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Aluvus

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"To learn more about current trends, I attended the 2008 Annual American Library Association Conference in Chicago, including sessions on screen casting, library instruction, and reference research projects. "
 
IronWing

IronWing

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"To pro-actively implement my personal development plan in pursuit of well defined achievement objectives, I facilitated my own participation the 2008 Annual American Library Association Conference in Chicago where professionally orientated sessions on screen casting, library-based instructive learning, and distance-based reference research projects were presented, allowing a socially diverse, pre-informed audience to assemble a toolbox of concise, knowledge-based, factual information products concerning the universe of current trends."
 
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