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For all of those attending Cilip’s
Umbrella conference on July 2nd and 3rd….

Welcome to
UNbrella the very first Unconference to take place under the banner of a formal
conference!

 

By now hopefully
most of you will have heard about our programme of events which involve some
social occasions and some opportunities to network and play a more active role.
We ask that you sign up to individual events in advance so that we know how
many people to cater for:

 

To sign up
for Monday evening’s pre-conference drinks on July 1st:

http://ow.ly/lCxkM  

All people who attend will be entered
into a free draw to win one of two £25 Amazon vouchers.

To sign up
for Tuesday morning’s pre-conference breakfast meet up on July 2nd:

http://ow.ly/lCxl7

All people who attend will be entered
into a free draw to win one of two £25 Amazon vouchers.

 

To sign up
for the mini Library Camp being run by the National Library Camp Team on both
July 2nd and 3rd:

http://ow.ly/lDH2j 

 

To sign up for the UNbrella Quiz on the evening
of July 2nd:

http://ow.ly/lCwRb 

The winning team will win £50 worth of
Amazon vouchers plus spot prizes for each round and a wooden spoon for the
losers! 

 

To sign up
for the various debate follow on sessions:

Debate 1,
Tuesday July 2nd 15.00: Where does the internet end and the Library
begin?

http://ow.ly/lECe5

Debate 2, Wednesday July 3rd 15.15: Should we use
volunteers in public libraries?

http://ow.ly/lECkM

Debate 3, Wednesday July 3rd 15.15: leadership in
the profession

http://ow.ly/lECoU

Several of the speakers in the main
debate have agreed to take part in these follow on sessions.


The Human Bingo competition will be running throughout the
two days. The winner will get a £50
Virgin Experience prize !

The Prison Librarians Group will be running a Heaven or Hell
Tombola both days. Find out what this is all about in Manchester!


Our unconference is a
great way to get rid of the notion that conferences are only for “the usual
suspects”. By the end of the two days we hope that attendees will participate
whether this is their first conference or not. Discussion forums and social
events will give you chance to find out about what the unconference is really
about.

 

We’ll be seeing you at some point in Manchester, we guarantee!

 

The
UNbrella Team


Franko
Kowalczuk

Oliver
Key

Annie
Johnson

Carrie
Wright

Helen
Kielt

Richard
Veevers

Sue
Lawson

Penny
Andrews