UKSG Conference 2015: Sponsored Places for Students and Early Career Professionals
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Win a free place at the UKSG Annual Conference 2015 and Exhibition!
Are you working as a librarian, publisher or intermediary and at an early stage in your career? Are you an information or publishing student? Then read on!
UKSG is offering three free places for students and three free places for early career professionals to attend their 2015 Annual Conference and Exhibition at the SECC, Glasgow, 30 March-1 April 2015. Benefits of attending include:
· learning about some of the newest developments in electronic publishing by attending the plenary and breakout sessions
· seeing at first hand some of the latest commercial products and services available to information professionals
· mixing with many of the leading publishers, librarians and intermediaries in the area of scholarly publishing
· participating in social events, including the all-important Quiz Night and the Conference Dinner.
The successful applicants attending over the last few years have, without exception, found the experience both valuable and enjoyable. Given the challenges that all members of the information community currently face, and the continuing rapid pace of change, the 2015 conference programme is both exciting and highly relevant to those seeking employment or advancing their careers in the near future. To see the conference programme and other details of the event please go to http://www.uksg.org/event/conference15 .
The award covers the cost of attendance at the conference, including all meals, entertainment and accommodation, and is very kindly being sponsored by SAGE and Springer. Travel expenses up to £300 will also be refunded on presentation of a report - see below for further details.
Who can apply
Those eligible to apply are:
· Students enrolled on Library & Information and Publishing degree courses, whether currently studying full time or part time as undergraduates or postgraduates
· Early career practitioners with up to five years' experience in any sector of the scholarly information community.
Additionally, UKSG welcomes applications from those who are newly qualified but still seeking work in the scholarly information community.
How to apply
Please submit a completed application form electronically either in Microsoft Word or plain text (.txt) format by Friday 20 February 2015:
and
A completed reference questionnaire written in Microsoft Word or plain text (.txt) format. NB: This should be forwarded directly by the referee.
(Unemployed candidates should ask a suitably qualified person, such as their academic tutor or a placement supervisor.)
The application form and reference questionnaire are available at http://www.uksg.org/events/StudentsAndECPs .
In return for the sponsorship, winners are required to submit a report of the conference, which will be considered for publication in the UKSG online journal, Insights. Travel expenses up to £300 will be refunded on presentation of the report.
The closing date for applications is Friday 20 February 2015.
Please submit your applications to:
Alison Whitehorn
UKSG Business Manager
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For any enquiries please contact Alison.
With regards
Jane Harvell
UKSG Education Officer
About UKSG
UKSG exists to connect the information community and encourage the exchange of ideas on scholarly communication. It is the only organisation spanning the wide range of interests and activities across the scholarly information community of librarians, publishers, intermediaries and technology vendors. With 500 institutional, corporate and government members from across the world, UKSG is well placed to offer a unique perspective on the process of scholarly communication.
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Jane Harvell
Head of Library Academic Services and Special Collections
The Library, University of Sussex,
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