SLA Europe wants to send you to the 2012 SLA Conference in Chicago!
Co-sponsored by the SLA Leadership and Management Division, and kindly supported by Dow Jones, the SLA Europe Conference Award is a chance for an outstanding information professional
to attend the 2012 SLA Conference and Info-Expo, 15-18 July, in Chicago, Illinois.
The successful applicant will receive an expenses-paid trip to the conference, and will have the opportunity after the conference to get involved with the work of SLA Europe
and the Leadership and Management Division (LMD).
This fantastic opportunity is open to all information professionals living or working in Europe, who have more than five years’ experience in the field, and have not won an
SLA Europe Early Careers Conference Award (ECCA) within the last five years. Applicants do not need to be SLA members. The deadline for applications is 8 March 2012.
What do we mean by ‘outstanding?’ Someone who goes beyond the everyday demands of their job to provide innovative, creative, or high-level support for their users. Do you
organise extra-curricula events to raise the profile of your service and make sure users get the best from you? Have you developed a new service or way of working that’s had a positive impact on your users? Are you a prolific and instructive writer, teacher,
or trainer? Do you make a difference? If so, we want to hear from you!
Applicants must provide:
Applications can be submitted online:
http://www.sla-europe.org/awards/sla-europe-conference-award/conference-award-applications/
Applicants must also have up-to-date travel documents (such as passport and visa/visa waiver), and be able to travel to the US to attend conference in July. The award covers
economy return airfare, conference registration, accommodation and reasonable incidentals, and a year’s membership of SLA.
After the conference, the award winner will be expected to provide reflections (in the form of a blog post, podcast, vodcast, or other method) to SLA Europe and the Leadership
and Management Division.
The award winner will also be invited and expected to get more involved with SLA unit activities, by shadowing an SLA Europe or LMD board member, invited to join one of these
unit's committees, or become otherwise involved in their board activities.
SLA Europe gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Dow Jones, and of the SLA Leadership and Management Division.
Please contact the SLA Europe Awards Chair on
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SLA Europe
SLA Europe provides information professionals in Europe with unique networking and learning opportunities through regular meetings and social events, and its
newsletter. The group recognises outstanding achievement in the information profession with its annual SLA Europe Conference Award. SLA Europe also engages with young European information professionals, through the SLA Europe Early Career Conference Award
(ECCA) http://www.sla-europe.org
SLA LMD
The Leadership and Management Division draws its members from across the many arenas in which SLA members work. Members represent a wide range of experience,
from seasoned senior managers to new information professionals interested in leadership and management concepts. LMD offers its members specialized programming and continuing education opportunities and an assortment of professional resources. LMD is the place
to be for guidance and development in the “soft” competencies needed to succeed in the workplace, navigating organizational culture, dealing with people, and creative innovation and leadership savvy - managing projects, planning, crafting business plans.
LMD brings you endless networking & information sharing opportunities with like-minded information professionals!
http://lmd.sla.org/
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
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