SLA 2011 Annual Conference

For all interested in special libraries and conferences, the Special Library Association (SLA) the SLA 2011 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO is being held June 12-15 in Philadelphia.

From the official conference site:

At SLA 2011, you'll have an opportunity to break free from "old way" thinking and walk away empowered, energized, and ready for what's next!

• Opening General Session and Awards Presentation
• Need To Know (N2K) Forum
• Spotlight Sessions
• Stephen Abram Looks to the Future: Getting Out in Front of the Curve
• Knowledge in Judgment: Making Good Decisions
• Collaborations Across Disciplines
• Visualizing Science
• Capitalizing on Content to Grow Competencies
• Design Thinking for Better Libraries
• Creating Groupies:  Info-Pro Guerrilla Marketing
• Extreme Makeover: CI Edition       
• Hot Topics Series
• The Content Lifecycle: Discovery, Synthesis, Creation
  How Are APIs Providing Increased Value to the Information Professional?
  Building Targeted Social Communities
• Career Connection Seminars
• Get Hired in a Tough Market
• Networking in the 21st Century
• The Realities of a Successful Job Search
• Reinvigorate Your Resume 
• Closing General Session and Membership Meeting

Keynote Speakers are: 

Thomas Friedman

Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Hot, Flat and Crowded.

 

and

 

James Kane

Researcher and consultant on building loyalty and connections.

 

 

If you're not going to the ALA Conference in New Orleans, consider going to the SLA Conference in Philly. 

Any travel grants and conference scholarships that we get knowledge of will be posted here.