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SLA Europe Information Professional 2009 Sponsored by Dow Jones PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (3rd December 2008) SLA EUROPE: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL AWARD 2009 SLA Europe invites applications for the SLA Europe Information Professional Award 2009 (SLA Europe IP 2009). The Award, now in its 16th year, recognises outstanding achievement in the information profession. Nominees must demonstrate (in writing) the contribution they have made to the profession: by developing an innovative concept or a new service, or by authoring a major paper which has led to a better appreciation of the role of information among users of their service or a wider audience. The winner of SLA Europe IP receives an expenses-paid trip to the next SLA Conference, which will be held in Washington, DC, 14-17 June, 2009. 2009 is SLA's Centennial year so the Conference promises to be extra special. In return, the Award winner will represent SLA Europe for the year that they are in office; this involves attending key meetings and giving a number of presentations, as well as writing for the SLA Europe Newsletter. Past winners of the Award include Janet Hopkins (Drueker, Germany), Marie-Madeleine Salmon, (Publicis, France), Peter Clarke (Mercer Oliver Wyman, UK), Margareta Nelke (Tetra Pak, Sweden) and Annabel Colley (BBC, UK). Our current Award holder is Dennie Heye, Information Scientist at Shell International Exploration and Production Information Management Services, Amsterdam. Dennie commented "The Award meant a lot to me. I shared the glory with my team and management, in thanks for the stimulating working environment and their support over the years. In Shell the Award has been used to showcase the value of the in-house information services, now also recognized by a third party. Personally for me, the biggest prize was meeting so many great colleagues from all over the world at the Conference in Seattle and getting new ideas. Nothing is as powerful as an innovative idea." Nominees should be an established member of the information profession, living and working in Europe; they do not have to be a member of SLA Europe. Nomination forms can be downloaded from the SLA Europe website at http://www.sla-europe.org. A magnum of champagne will be given to the person who nominates the winner (if not self-nominated). Please contact the Awards Chair, Penny Leach, if you would like to discuss nominating someone or applying for the SLA Europe IP Award. SLA Europe gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Dow Jones, which continues to recognise the relevance of the Award by sponsoring it for a 10th year. Entries will be judged by representatives of the Board of SLA Europe and Dow Jones. The deadline for applications is 28th February 2009. 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 About SLA Europe SLA Europe provides information professionals in Europe with unique networking and learning opportunities through its newsletter, and regular seminars and social events. 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 About Dow Jones Dow Jones & Company (www.dowjones.com) is a News Corporation company (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; www.newscorp.com). Dow Jones is a leading provider of global business news and information services. Its Consumer Media Group publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and the Far Eastern Economic Review. Its Enterprise Media Group includes Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Financial Information Services. Its Local Media Group operates community-based information franchises. Dow Jones owns 50% of SmartMoney and 33% of STOXX Ltd. and provides news content to radio stations in the U.S. http://www.factiva.com Géraldine Clément-Stoneham President SLA Europe [log in to unmask]