The MN Chapter of the Special Libraries Association invites you to attend:
An Evening with Gloria Zamora, President-Elect of SLA
Sponsored by Thomson Reuters and The Wall Street Journal
WHEN
Thursday, May 22, 2008
5:30 – 6:00 Registration, Networking, Food and Student Group Fundraising
6:00 – 7:00 “Making the Case for SLA” by Gloria Zamora
7:00 – 7:30 Questions & Wrap Up
Heavy appetizers and beverages will be served.
WHERE
General Mills
General Mills - Main Campus
One General Mills Blvd.
Golden Valley, MN 55426
763.764.7600
Click for Directions to General Mills.
Click for Map of General Mills Campus.
ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Please park on the North side of General Mills headquarters in either the ramp or the flat lot and enter the building through the employee entrance (not the visitor's entrance).
2) Check in with the security desk to show your ID and to receive a badge.
3) Wait for an escort to accompany you to the meeting area. Gail Wolfson, Julie Fleischhacker, or possibly a security guard will escort groups to the conference room. Attendees may have to wait a few minutes until an escort returns to the security desk.
COST
$30 for library association members (SLA, ASIS&T, SCIP, MALL, etc.)
$15 for students, unemployed, or retired
$35 for guests
REGISTRATION - Don’t delay!
Due to security requirements at General Mills, registration must be finalized by May 8th.
1. Email name and contact information to minnesota.sla@gmail.com
2. Make payment through PayPal OR send check payable to MN Chapter SLA
STEP
ONE:
If you are planning to
attend, e-mail the following information to minnesota.sla@gmail.com:
Name(s)
Company
Member of which library association, if any
Phone number
Is this your first meeting?
Do you need a receipt (other than PayPal if applicable)?
Will you be paying by check or PayPal?
STEP
TWO:
Make payment through PayPal:
OR
Send a check payable to
MN Chapter SLA, to:
Betsy Haugen
645 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
(Please include a copy of your registration e-mail if possible)
CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS
Jill Strand - jstrand@faegre.com – 612.766.8843
Kristine Spanier – kspanier@knownomads.com - 612.877.1731
Deb Rash – drash@iconoculture.com – 952.922.2609
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION - MAKING THE CASE FOR SLA:
SLA President-Elect Gloria Zamora will discuss the wide range of career opportunities available to those with a library degree and how membership in SLA can help to grow one's experience as an information professional. She will also discuss the Association's Strategic Alignment Initiative and plans for the upcoming Centennial Celebration in 2009.
FINAL BLOW OUT: DONATE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!
This will be your final opportunity to support the St. Kate's SLA Student Group 2008 Annual Conference Scholarship. This scholarship helps send a student to the SLA Annual Conference. Are you feeling lucky? For donations given during the meeting, your name will be put into a drawing. Prizes include 2 gift baskets and a photo by Jim Tchobanoff. Curious what it looks like? Check it out here: http://cscsla.blogspot.com/
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Gloria Zamora is employed by Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has 30 years of experience in the information industry. As a Government Affairs Manager at Sandia National Laboratories, Zamora tracks and analyzes federal legislation. She is currently on assignment as a congressional fellow and field representative in The Office of Senator Jeff Bingaman, (D-N.M.), where she is responsible for education and laboratory issues. Gloria is currently the President-Elect of SLA and will begin her term as SLA president in January 2009. She is a Fellow of the Association and received the John Cotton Dana Award in 2007.
Thank you to our sponsors Thomson Reuters and The Wall Street Journal and our host, General Mills.
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