From 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM the Class of 2009 Emerging Leaders met to learn about their assigned projects, meet with their groups, and learn about the expected outcomes of the program. Presentations by Leslie Berger, Maureen Sullivan, Connie Paul, and Peter Bromberg taught lessons on leadership and working in virtual teams. Jim Rettig and Keith Fiels also stopped by to offer their thoughts on the impact of the Emerging Leaders program within ALA. A brief synopsis of their talks follows, but you can also view their PowerPoint presentations by visiting: http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/2009_Emerging_Leaders_Program All of the speeches and leadership lessons were interesting and dynamic. However, long blog posts sometimes are not, so below you find the key points and lessons from the talks: Leslie Berger spoke on leadership and what she hoped the Emerging Leaders would gain and also give back to ALA. Her key points included the following: – Ask…