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2007 Conference Awards & Stipends
STUDENT EVENTS AT DENVER CONFERENCE (as of March 30, 2007)
SLA Fellows Events:
- 1. First Timers Reception with SLA Fellows -- Sunday, June 3, 4:00 – 5:00 pm. This event is SLA’s way of welcoming new conference participants and helping create their first informal network within the SLA community.
- 2. Career panel featuring SLA Fellows at SAAAC Awards Reception --Monday, June 4, 4:00-5:30 on Monday the 4th.
SLA Alumni & Students Connect – Monday, June 4, 6:00 pm – 7:30pm
Party for All Student Attendees – June 6, afternoon at the Denver Art Museum .
- Sponsored by the University of Denver Student SLA Group and the Rocky Mountain Chapter.
- Denver Art Museum is at 100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy, just a short walk from the Convention Center.
- Time: 4:45 to 6:45 appetizers and cash bar.
- Join us as we celebrate a successful conference, and network with students from the Denver area and all over.
- Bonus : The new wing of the art museum will be open until 9:00 p.m. and all guests are invited to enjoy a self paced tour of the museum after the reception.
- This is a joint reception for the Rocky Mountain Chapter and all students who are attending the conference.
- Reservations required.
- The invitation can be viewed at the following link:
- http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/mamcgrat@du.edu/slareception
- Please note, reservations are required.
Career-Related
- 1. Be in Command of your Profession – Monday, June 4, 11:30am-1:00pm
- 2. Your Resume is a 30 Second Commercial – Tuesday, June 5, 9:00am-10:30am (Discover 6 innovative strategies for writing your resume and preparing for your interview.)
- 3. SLA Career Connection (Hyatt Regency Hotel) –Monday,4 June: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, 5 June: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, 6 June: 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- 4. SLA Career Connections, 30-Minute $30 One-on-One Sessions with Dr. Barbara Flood, an Executive and Leadership Coach, sponsored by Marshall Brown & Associates -- SPECIAL NOTE: Sessions are on a “first come, first served” basis. After purchasing the ticket and receiving your registration confirmation, you must contact Shelva Suggs at ssuggs@sla.org to setup an exact meeting time. Please contact Shelva by May 30, 2007, as onsite appointments will not be accepted during the conference.
Business and Finance Division:
- 1. Dream Jobs of the Future -- Tuesday, June 5, 2007. This will be a panel discussion on up and coming jobs in the information profession and what skills will be needed to succeed in that future.
LMD Events:
- 1. Negotiation Skills for Information Professionals – Saturday, June 2, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm.
- 2. How to prepare for, win and keep your ideal job (Jun3 2 8 am - 5 pm)
- 3. Systems Thinking and Risk Management (June 3 1 - 5 pm)
- 4. Leadership & Management Division Development Breafast (June 4 7 - 8:30 am)
- 5. Leadership & Management Division Luncheon with guest speaker Patricia Martin of LitLamps, Inc. (June 4 11:30am - 1pm)
- 6. Knowledge Management: Best Practices in the Field (June 4 1:30 - 3pm)
- 7. From Wallflower to Active Networker (June 4 1:30 - 3pm)
- 8. Vendor Licensing: Tackling the Contract and Budgeting Monster (June 4 1:30 - 3pm)
- 9. Three Stages of Knowledge Management (June 4 4: - 5:30 pm)
- 10. Sure You're Legal? Risks in Managerial Work (June 4 4: - 5:30 pm)
- 11. Content Buyers Roundtable (June 4 4 - 5:30 pm)
- 12. Chairing Meetings: Getting things done and having fun (June 5 7 - 8:30 am)
- 13. Information Professionals make all the difference (June 5 2:30 - 4 pm)
- 14. Calling in the Specialists (June 6 11am - 12:30pm)
- 15. Librarians as Knowledge Managers (June 6 1 - 2:30 pm)
Chemistry Division Events:
- 1) Continuing Education sessions with student rates:
- Saturday, June 2, 2007 All day - Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian (Instructors: Bartow Culp and Judith Currano)
- Saturday, June 2, 2007 All day - Diving Into Patents: A Primer for Librarians, co-sponsored by the Engineering Division
- (Instructors: Michael White, Denise Callihan, Leena Lalwani)
- 2) The No-Host/ Early Bird Dinner on Saturday June 2, 2007 6-8 pm
- (location to be determined)
- 3) How to find spectra/crystallography on Tuesday June 5, 2007 11 am - 12:30 pm
- 4) The Chemistry Open House 8-11 pm on Tuesday June 5, 2007
- (location to be determined)
- 5) The poster session for networking and learning about what librarians are doing
"New Technologies in Instruction and Training" Wednesday, Jun 6, 2007 (11:00AM - 12:30PM)
- Our whole program may be found at:
Engineering Division Events:
- Continuing Education session with student rates:
- Saturday, June 2, 2007 All day - Diving Into Patents: A Primer for Librarians, co-sponsored by the Chemistry Division. Instructors: Michael White, Denise Callihan, Leena Lalwani
Science Technology Division:
- Sci Tech Luncheon for student members and first-time conference attendees – Sunday, June 2, 12:00 Noon. It’s a great opportunity to get started networking with Division members and to learn about opportunities in Sci Tech. This event is free, but requires prior registration and seats are limited. Contact Janet Hughes (jah19@psulias.psu.edu) to register.
- Sci Tech Annual Business Meeting & Awards Breakfast – Monday, June 4, 7:30am While this is a ticketed event, we have a limited number of free tickets to support student attendance. Contact Ann Koopman (ann.koopman@jefferson.edu) to request a ticket.
