SLA Europe – Early Career Conference Awards 2015
 
Co-sponsored by SLA Europe and SLA's Competitive Intelligence Division and Legal Division.
 
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
 
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2 April 2015
 
The Board of SLA Europe is pleased to announce the winners of the SLA Europe Early Career Conference Awards 2015. Congratulations to Neasa McHale and Sarah Hume. Both winners will attend the SLA Conference & INFO-EXPO in Boston from 14th – 16th June.
 
Neasa McHale is co-sponsored by the Legal Division. Neasa is the Library Assistant at Mason Hayes & Curran law firm. 
 
Sarah Hume is co-sponsored by the Competitive Intelligence Division. Sarah is a final year part-time student at University College London, studying for her MA in Library and Information Studies.  
 
Early Career Conference Awards cover all expenses including Conference registration, transportation, food, lodging, and incidental expenses. In return the Award winners will participate in and assist with their co-sponsoring Division's events during the Conference and report on their experience for their Division's and for SLA Europe's newsletters and blogs.
 
SLA Europe President Sam Wiggins extends his congratulations to the winners:
 
It is with great excitement that we are able to announce this year's Early Career Conference Award winners. The selection committee had to choose from a pool of enthusiastic and high achieving applicants, but both Sarah and Neasa stood out by showing exceptional promise in their respective fields. The Early Career Conference Award is a fantastic opportunity for new professionals to be exposed to all that the profession has to offer, and we are certain that they will be able to make the most of time at the conference in Boston. I look forward to formally presenting Neasa and Sarah with their award at the International Reception.
 
The award is a great opportunity to also strengthen partnerships between the Chapter and other SLA Divisions, and our thanks go to the Competitive Intelligence and Legal Division for co-sponsoring this, the ninth year of the Early Career and Conference Awards.
 
SLA Europe’s Early Career Conference Awards are now in their ninth year and are awarded annually to library and information professionals who have been working for less than five years or are enrolled in a European graduate-level programme of study in LIS. Applicants are required to have excellent English language skills and be first-time attendees at an SLA Annual Conference. The application process involves writing a personal statement, providing an up-to-date CV, and obtaining a recommendation from a professional in the LIS field.
 
This year we were pleased to welcome the Competitive Intelligence Division as a co-sponsoring SLA Division whilst we are welcoming back the Legal Division for another year of Early Career Conference Awards.
 
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, SLA serves more than 9,000 members in 75 countries in the information profession, 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 blog, and regular seminars and social events. The group recognises outstanding achievement in the information profession with annual awards. SLA Europe also engages with young information professionals through its Early Career Conference Awards (ECCAs). http://www.sla-europe.org
 

Laura Williams
Chair
Early Careers & Awards Committee
SLA Europe