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The CILIP West Midlands Member Network are co-hosting this very successful conference in partnership with the CILIP ARLG West Midlands Committee and sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group on the 10th June 2015 at Conference Aston <http://www.conferenceaston.co.uk/> in Birmingham. The provisional programme is below, but full details and the booking form are available from http://bit.ly/lat2015 <http://bit.ly/lat2015> Bookings will close on Friday 22nd May at 5pm - book now to avoid disappointment! We are offering two FREE student places for LIS students who live or study in the West Midlands, along with up to £50 toward travel expenses. To apply, simply email Lisa Basini (details below) before 22nd May, stating in 200 words or less why you think you should be awarded the bursary and what you hope to learn at the conference. Winners will be asked to contribute an article about the conference to the ARLG West Midlands Newsletter and/or Network News, the newsletter of the CILIP West Midlands Member Network. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Lisa Basini, Chair, CILIP West Midlands Member Network by email: [log in to unmask] Event Cost CILIP Members: £75 + VAT Non-CILIP Members: £95 + VAT Programme Please note this is a provisional programme and is subject to change 9.30 Registration 10.00 Welcome and overview of the day 10.05 - 10.35 IL 101: A Good Grounding Helen Ryba, Assistant Liaison Librarian and Trudi Pledger, Assistant Liaison Librarian, Birmingham City University 10.35 - 11.10 IL and Learning - a symbiotic relationship to improve teaching practice Adam Lancaster Assistant Head Teacher and Literacy/Libraries and Reading Consultant, Hertfordshire 11.10 - 11.25 Coffee break 11.25 - 11.55 Do you have a vision of Information Skills? Sarah Pavey Independent Consultant & Trainer 11.55 - 12.25 Title to be confirmed Michelle Jenkins 12.25 - 12.35 Sponsor Talk Information Literacy Group 12.35 - 13.20 Lunch 13.20 - 14.10 Title to be confirmed Andrew Walsh, Academic Librarian and National Teaching Fellow, University of Huddersfield 14.10 - 15.10 Librarians, learning and information literacy in the digital age Dr Jane Secker, Copyright and Digital Literacy Advisor, London School Economics 15.10 - 15.25 Tea break 15.25 - 16.00 Teaching on a shoestring: Information Literacy in FE Jess Haigh, Leeds City College 16.00 Closing session/remarks