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Second and Final Mailing in case anyone missed it first time. Andrew Booth Former Co-Chair - EBLIP5 International Programme Committee Andrew Booth wrote: > The International Advisory Committee for the International Evidence > Based Library and Information Practice Conference Series warmly > invites expressions of interest (also see > http://eblipexpress.pbworks.com ) from individuals, organisations and > associations working in the public sector (e.g. academic, school, > local and regional authorities, national associations) to host the 6th > International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice > Conference in 2011. > > The EBLIP Conference is a biennial conference designed to promote the > use of best available evidence to improve library and information > practice in all types of libraries and to thus address issues around > inequitable use of resources, unacceptable provision of services and > ineffective comprehension and use of information that continue to > plague human society. It aims to bring together practitioners, > researchers and students involved in critical and reflective > information practice to think through new ways to address contemporary > issues of evidence based practice in less isolated, more > collaborative, ways. The first EBL(IP) Conference took place in > Sheffield, UK in 2001. The success of this conference led to four > further conferences in Edmonton (Canada, 2003), Brisbane (Australia, > 2005), Chapel Hill (USA, 2007) and Stockholm (Sweden, 2009). > > More details are available from > http://eblipexpress.pbworks.com: Supporting Details > (http://eblipexpress.pbworks.com/f/Supporting+Details+EBLIP6.doc) > </f/Supporting+Details+EBLIP6.doc> > > An Expression of Interest Template > </f/Expression+of+Interest+EBLIP6.doc>is available > from http://eblipexpress.pbworks.com/f/Expression+of+Interest+EBLIP6.doc > > > Brief details are as follows: > EBLIP Conferences typically last between 2.5 and 3 days. They are > typically accompanied by a Continuing Education Programme of workshops > of between 0.5 and 2 days duration. (The Continuing Education > Programme is optional for delegates and is not included in the > Registration fees for the Conference). A Social Programme typically > includes a Welcome Reception and Conference Dinner (both included in > the Registration fees) and additional optional pay-as-you-go social > events. Day registration rates are typically provided to encourage > attendance by local participants. > > Conference venues have previously included academic, hotel and > commercial conference facilities. Local organising committees (LOCs) > should be coordinated by a professional working in the public sector > (e.g. academic, public, school, national, professional organisation). > Conferences are run on a not-for-profit basis with any surplus (after > all deductions) being handed on to the successive local organising > committee. An exhibition of commercial sponsors is often provided as a > necessary source of conference income. > > The Conference Programme is the responsibility of the International > Programme Committee (IPC) co-ordinated by an IPC Chair/Co-chairs > working in liaison with the LOC. The Conference Programme will > typically include up to five invited keynote speakers (whose travel, > accommodation and registration is typically covered by conference > income), twenty to fifty submitted papers (selected by the IPC) and > fifteen to forty submitted abstracts (again selected separately by the > IPC). Awards for best paper and best poster are typically made by the > IPC with commendation certificates provided to shortlisted presentations. > > An EBLIP International Advisory Committee (IAC) (comprising one > representative from each of the previous hosts: Andrew Booth, Joanne > Marshall, Denise Koufogiannakis, Lotta Haglund and a representative > from Brisbane to be confirmed) will select the venue for each > conference based on submissions of Expressions of Interest from > potential LOCs. > > More details are available from: > http://eblipexpress.pbworks.com/f/Supporting+Details+EBLIP6.doc > > An Expression of Interest Template is available from: > http://eblipexpress.pbworks.com/f/Expression+of+Interest+EBLIP6.doc > > Candidates wishing to host the Conference must apply to Andrew Booth, > the Convenor of the IAC, [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> by *Monday 8^th September* *2009** > *using the official Expression of Interest Template > http://eblipexpress.pbworks.com/f/Expression+of+Interest+EBLIP6.doc. > Applicants are encouraged to provide additional information supporting > their bid. > >