The Career Development Group Calling all New Library & Information Professionals:

Do You Want to Attend the Event of the Year for Free?
 

The Career Development Group is offering one Early Arrival Full Delegate place and standard travel expenses (up to £100) to a New Professional wishing to attend CILIP’s flagship event, the Umbrella Conference.

Umbrella 2009 Conference, Making Connections, takes place on Tuesday 14^th and Wednesday 15th July 2009 at the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.

With 56 sessions and an international plenary speaker, the exhibition and poster sessions, as well as the prestigious Libraries Change Lives Award ceremony with Andrew Motion, plus great social events such as the first-timers lunch, the conference reception and the gala dinner, the Conference is a fantastic CPD activity and a wonderful networking opportunity for New Library & Information Professionals. For further information please see http://www.umbrella2009.org.uk/index.html

This opportunity is open to members of the Career Development Group who have joined the profession, either through work or study, in the last 5 years. First-time delegates, current LIS students and members from diverse backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply.

If you would like to be considered please send us a statement explaining how attending Umbrella will benefit you professionally and how you will develop and communicate what you have learnt.

Deadlines:

• Statements (no longer than 300 words) must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 12^thJune 2009.
• The name of the awardee will be announced on the Career Development Group website on week starting 22^nd June.

 For further information or to submit your statement, please contact the Career Development Group President Maria Cotera at: [log in to unmask] or go to: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cdg

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