***Apologies for cross-posting***
SLA Europe - Early Career Conference Awards 2010
Co-Sponsored by SLA Europe, Business & Finance Division, and Leadership &
Management Division
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 25 Feb. 10
The Board of SLA Europe is delighted to announce the two winners of the SLA
Europe Early Career Conference Award (ECCA) 2010. The winners, who will
attend the annual SLA Conference in New Orleans 13-16 June 2010, are Philip
Gatzke and Christopher Rhodes.
Philip Gatzke is currently a student at the University of Brighton, enrolled
on the M.Sc. in Information Management, which he will finish in 2010.
Philip joined the University of Brighton following a BA in Media and
Information Studies at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, in
Germany.
Christopher Rhodes graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2007 with
an M.A. Librarianship (distinction). During his time at Sheffield,
Christopher was awarded prizes at both departmental and national level.
Christopher currently works at the Statistics Resource Unit, House of
Commons Library, and is the National Coordinator for New Professionals,
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
Two SLA divisions are co-sponsoring the awards: Philip Gatzke is supported
by the Business & Finance Division, and Christopher Rhodes by the Leadership
& Management Division.
The Award covers all expenses, including Conference registration,
transportation, food, lodging and incidental expenses, as well as one-year
membership in SLA. In return, the Award winners participate and assist in
their co-sponsoring Division’s events during the Conference and report on
their experience in Division and SLA Europe newsletters.
Announcing the winners, SLA Europe President Kate Arnold said: “We are in
the fourth year of this Award and it has been encouraging to have a large,
high quality pool of applicants to choose from. Our two winners impressed
the panel with their energy and enthusiasm to deal with the challenges and
opportunities that currently face our sector. We are delighted to be able to
recognise and encourage such talent.’
The SLA Europe ECCA, now in its fourth year, is given to LIS professionals
who have been working for less than five years or are enrolled in a European
graduate-level programme in the LIS field. Applicants must have excellent
English language skills and not have previously attended an SLA annual
conference. The application process involves three steps: writing an essay;
securing a recommendation from their line manager or a current faculty
member in their programme; and providing an up-to-date résumé.
About SLA
The Special Libraries Association is a non-profit global organisation for
innovative information professionals and their strategic partners.
Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, the SLA represents over 12000
information professionals in 83 countries, including corporate, academic and
government information specialists. <http://www.sla.org/>
http://www.sla.org
About SLA Europe
SLA Europe provides information professionals in Europe with unique
networking and learning opportunities through regular seminars, social
events, and its website and blog. The group recognises outstanding
achievement in the information profession with its annual SLA Europe
Information Professional Award (SLA Europe IP). SLA Europe also engages with
young information professionals through its Early Career Conference Awards
(ECCA) and the SLA Europe Dissertation Prize programme.
<http://www.sla-europe.org/> http://www.sla-europe.org
posted by
Bethan Ruddock
Co-Chair, Early Career Committee,
SLA Europe
on behalf of the SLA Europe board
Bethan Ruddock
Content Development Officer, Library and Archival Services
Mimas
Mezzanine Floor, Devonshire House
The University of Manchester
M13 9QH
email: [log in to unmask]
tel: 0161 275 0935
web: http://copac.ac.uk http://archiveshub.ac.uk
twitter: @copac @archiveshub
blogs: http://copac.ac.uk/blog/ http://copac.ac.uk/development-blog/
http://archiveshub.ac.uk/blog
|
