Expanding the capacity of our libraries to adopt dozens of new technologies and web innovations is the challenge of our age. Are we able to step up the pace? What are the best and most effective ways to choose the right technologies to test and pilot, and which new ones show the greatest promise? How can we position ourselves as the right advisors in our organizations? What is the next generation of the social web?; Web 3.0?; Google Earth?; A mobile world? What are the new rules for placing ourselves as experts and 'in the loop?’ Can we really truly compete in this world of free and fast with our slower and considered ways? Can authoritative and authentic information and service win?
You can not afford to miss this presentation by Stephen. It may help strengthen your position and planning strategies at work. We encourage you to invite your manager or person to whom you report to join you for the evening… to meet and listen to one of our profession’s outstanding thought-leaders.
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When: Thursday, October 16th 5:30 p.m. — 8:30p.m.
Where: The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Kossiakoff Center
What: Professional dinner meeting with cash wine bar, hors d'oeuvres, full dinner buffet, and 90 minute presentation by Stephen Abram.
Tickets: $37 SLA members (rate is extended to ALA, MLA, AALL, ASIST, AIIP, ARMA members)
$25 students currently enrolled in graduate library & information management programs
$50 non-members (guests are welcome to this event)
Paypal/credit cards and checks are accepted. Register now using our electronic form.
This program will be held at the The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Kossiakoff Center located near Columbia, Maryland. For directions please go to the APL/Kossiakoff Center web site at: http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/visitor/mapcampus.asp
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Stephen Abram, MLS, is the President 2008 of SLA and the past-President of the Canadian Library Association and Vice President Innovation for SirsiDynix and Chief Strategist for the SirsiDynix Institute. He has been VP of Corporate Development for Micromedia ProQuest and Publisher Electronic Information for Thomson. He ran libraries for Suncor, Coopers & Lybrand, Smith Lyons Torrance Stevenson and Mayer and Hay Group. Stephen has been listed by Library Journal as one of their first "Mover and Shakers", the 'key' people influencing the future of libraries and librarianship. He has been awarded SLA's John Cotton Dana Award as well as being a Fellow of the SLA. He was Canadian Special Librarian of the Year and Alumni of the Year for the Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Information Studies. He was President 2002 of the Ontario Library Association as well as sitting on the SLA Board of Directors as Director and Secretary. He gives over 90 international keynote talks annually to library and information industry conferences and writes articles and columns for Information Outlook, Feliciter, Access, Multimedia & Internet @ Schools, and Library Journal. He is the author of ALA Editions' bestselling Out Front with Stephen Abram. His blog, Stephen's Lighthouse, is a popular blog in the library sector. |
This event is being sponsored by the following information industry companies. We thank them for their continuing support of our professional endeavors!
If you have any questions please contact Chris Olson.