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***Apologies for cross-posting*** Raising the Bar: A Joint Career Development Group & PTEG Conference A one day conference especially for middle and senior managers on developing yourself and your service, featuring plenary presentations, a choice of workshops and opportunities for networking. Kindly sponsored by UCL Library Services When: 19th June 2008 9:30-4:30 Where: University College London Cost: CDG/PTEG members £110 plus VAT (£19.25) =£129.25 Non members £140 Plus VAT (£24.50)=£164.50 Conference Website: http://tinyurl.com/3rcy5x Location maps at <http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about-ucl/location/maps> Artsline Access codes G, W, X For a booking from please see our webpage at http://tinyurl.com/3rcy5x Or contact: Alan Brine, Kimberlin Library, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester. LE1 9BH Email: [log in to unmask] 9.30 Registration opens 10-10:15 Welcome to UCL Dr. Paul Ayris, director, UCL Library Services Introduction to the day Conference committee 10.15-10:45 Plenary Session leading the field - skills for effective leadership, Anne Poulson, Executive Director, RLUK Research Libraries UK 10:45-11:15 Plenary Session Surprising yourself / Personal Motivation to Succeed Ian Snowley, Head of Higher Education British Library 11.15-11:35 Coffee. 11:40-12:30 Parallel Sessions 1-Please choose 1 session from A) Mentors need mentoring too-Carol Campbell-Hayes, Operations Manager - South, Derbyshire County Council B) Scenario planning: planning for the unthinkable-Helen Conroy, Consultant Trainer Netskills C) Under Pressure: managing stress in the workplace to improve performance- Val Skelton, Head of Training & Learning, TFPL & Jacky Berry, British Medical Association Library 12:30-1:30 LUNCH. networking 1.30-2:20 Parallel Sessions 2- Please choose 1 session from A) How to make an effective business case for the Information Centre. Lesley Robinson, Director, Lesley Robinson Consultancy Services Ltd. B) The reality of managing services through change: practical steps for success based on the Intute experience-Caroline Williams, Executive Director, INTUTE C) Navigating the political landscape- Mike Clarke, Head, Camden Libraries 2.30-3:20 Parallel Sessions 3- Please choose 1 session from A) Achieving your goals -Ayub Khan, Head of Libraries (Strategy), Warwickshire County Council B) Not winning friends but influencing people : making the most of the skills we already have- Veronica Fraser, Department of Health C) Writing bids for funding Anne Chesher, Project Manager, UCL Library 3.20-3:40 Tea. 3:45-4:15 Plenary Session Marketing your service Bruce Madge, CILIP President, Director of Marketing for the London Upright MRI Centre 4:15 Round up and close 4:30 Tour of UCL Library (optional) For a booking from please see our webpage at http://tinyurl.com/3rcy5x Or contact: Alan Brine, Kimberlin Library, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester. LE1 9BH Email: [log in to unmask] ************************************************************************************************ Please do not print this e-mail if you can help it - and help protect the environment. ************************************************************************************************ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the named recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by e-mail and delete from your system, you are not permitted to disseminate, store, disclose or copy. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as they could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses and therefore the Council accept no liability for any such errors or omissions. Views or opinions expressed in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Council.South Tyneside Council, Town Hall & Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 2RL, Tel: 0191 427 1717, Website: www.southtyneside.info ************************************************************************************************ The Council's web site address is www.southtyneside.info