Here's what will happen at a Glance
Saturday, June 14 - Sunday, June 15 - Monday, June 16 - Tuesday, June 17 - Wednesday, June 18
Executive Renewal Think Tank
Saturday, June14, 2008
8:00 AM -5:00 PM (Full Day)
Instructors: Jane Dysart & Rebecca Jones
This
full day event provides an opportunity for senior managers to learn and network
with each other and valued thought leaders. Using personal and professional
indicators, lectures and small group work, participants explore how their
beliefs and approaches impact their leadership and managerial effectiveness. The
think tank provides ways for leaders to assess situations more efficiently while
focusing on problem solving and strategic issues, as well as providing a clear
direction for colleagues and subordinates.
Themes addressed throughout the day
include:
1. Increasing clarity in problem-solving and strategic focus
2. Ability to influence and gain real commitment
3. Valuing others' contributions and conveying appreciation
4. Approaching change as a positive influencer
This Think Tank is designed for leaders
who have been in senior management positions for 3 - 5 years, and are
seeking unique leadership development with professional and industry
colleagues.
Jane Dysart & Rebecca Jones have been
leading workshops for SLA for over 20 years. Jane Dysart has planned
them for SLA as part of division work and also on behalf of the
association (with Shelva Suggs & Lynn Smith – PD program 2003/4; and
David Bender – KM State of the Art event). Rebecca Jones has been the
Director of Professional Learning at University of Toronto’s Faculty of
Information Studies. See attached evaluations from SLA 2006 & 2007
conference workshops.
Panel members: Shahla Aly, Microsoft;
Jane Dysart, Dysart & Jones Associates; Clare Hart, Dow Jones & Company,
Inc.; Rebecca Jones, Dysart & Jones Associates; Barbara Robinson,
Robinson & Associates, Patrick C. Sommers, Gale
Basic Strategic Planning for the Information Center
Saturday, June 14, 2008
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Instructor: Betty Jo Hibberd
Strategic planning requires stepping back from the day-to-day and creating a vision of where the organization is going. This session offers basic techniques and a hands-on approach to evaluate the current strengths and weaknesses of your information services aligned against organizational goals, to envision innovative strategic alternatives for the future, and create an action plan to apply the appropriate resources and tactics for achieving your vision.
Betty Jo Hibberd has presented sessions in the Quantum2 series at SLA for the past 4 years. She is a senior manager of information professional development at Thomson Scientific. Betty Jo joined Dialog as a member of the Knowledge Center Product Support team in October, 1998 when the US headquarters was relocated to Cary, NC. After a year in the Knowledge Center, where she served as team leader, she became Manager, Information Professional and Academic Markets with the responsibility for supervision of the Dialog Classroom Instruction Program, relationship development with information professional associations, and creation of the Dialog Info Pro Portal. In March, 2001, her focus shifted to include the relaunch of the Quantum program and enhancing Dialog's program for library schools to include distance education and career support. Although her career began as a school teacher, she spent 17 years in sales and training before managing a research center focused on information systems and distance learning for Drexel University. She has an MSIS from Drexel University and a BA from West Chester University.
Financial Management: Ignore It at Your Peril
Saturday, June 14, 2008
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: John Latham
The course considers the importance of financial management to information center. Why do we nee to understand budgets and accounts? Why does it matter what a service costs if we think it is necessary? How do we convince management of the value of the information center? Why we don’t have to freak out about outsourcing? Using an example the class will walk through a detailed budget and its working sheets building up to its justification for management.
John Latham spent 27 years as a practicing accountant in the U.K. with Ernst & Young for 16 years and a large independent firm of Chartered Accountants in East Anglia for 11 years. He has spent 11 years as the director on the information center at SLA, has taught at the University of Maryland, and given a ClickU Live course for SLA on financial management of information projects. John has been asked to prepare courses on financial management for the University of Toronto and the Education Institute. John has made presentations on customer service including the keynote address at SLA’s Texas Chapter Annual Conference and Verizon’s Information Research Network.
Building Business Cases - Here's Why, Here's How
Sunday, June 15, 2008
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Ulla de Stricker
Using one case scenario, the course covers the what, why, and how of business case writing: What is a business case document (not)? Why do managers need them? How is one constructed? With a template outline as a basis, we cover the progression of key elements in a business case document. Using the template and a second scenario, the class then builds a case "from scratch" by establishing the 'arguments' to be made.
Ulla has been known to special librarians as a highly skilled instructor since her Dialog days in the 1980s. Ulla de Stricker is the author of a forthcoming (Fall 2008) book to be published by Information today, Inc. for information professionals on the topic of business case development.
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Monday, June 16, 2008
9:00 PM
Our admired and traditional networking and mingling Open House is back by popular demand. Join us to catch up with your colleagues and find out what’s moving and shaking in their “worlds”!
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Selling Yourself & Your Skills, Marketing Section
Monday, June 16, 2008
7:00 AM
Tickets: $5/member
Moderators: Tesse Santoro
Does the phrase "sales training" conjure up visions of smarmy used car salesmen? Or, perhaps, one too many run-ins with pushy salespeople? Yes, bad apples make easy to loathe the idea of sales. But ‘sales’ is not a bad word. Sales is listening for opportunities, building relationships, marketing the value of your service,describing the benefits of your service, speaking effectively and persuasively, handling objections, change, and resistance, negotiating, influencing decision makers, making alliances, gaining commitment, getting ahead and being successful. The truth is that we are all sales people at one point or another. If not, we should be! Sales training could help you land a job, secure vital business opportunities, or convince your employer to give you needed resources. And management positions require selling your team (and bosses) on what’s best for the company. In fact, sales management training can take your career to the next level, or help you learn how to partner more effectively with vendors. Hear how to take the best of sales management and apply it to your career.
Knowledge Management at the Core-Spotlight
Monday, June 16, 2008
9:00 AM
Speaker: Dave Snowden
Moderator: Karen Reczek
This session, featuring KM guru Dave Snowden, looks at strategies, tools and techniques which information professionals can use in their organizations to facilitate knowledge sharing and cement their role as key players in the knowledge value chain. The emphasis is on using naturally occurring social systems and modern developments based on oral history and narrative.
Oh the Places You will Go
Monday, June 16, 2008
1:30 PM
Tickets: $35/member, $50/non-member
Speaker: Eugenie Prime
Moderator: Juanita Richardson, LMD Chair
Ten
years ago at the last SLA conference in Seattle, Prime exhorted members to have
“no puny visions”. Today she looks at what it takes to be a leader and to
realize exciting visions that have an impact on our organizations. Don’t miss
this dynamic speaker, her words of wisdom and a great networking lunch!
Why not join LMD and save $15 on your ticket PLUS have lunch with the
ever-enthusiastic Eugenie Prime?
Perspectives of New Info Pros: a Conversation
Monday, June 16, 2008
3:30 PM
Speakers: Stacey Greenwell, Daniel Lee
Join the conversation with a selection of top SLA members under 35, as these rising stars in the information industry share their visions for the future of our profession in a uniquely interactive session. What single issue represents the most pressing need for change? Where do the greatest challenges lie? This “unconference” experience starts with wiki conversations prior the SLA conference. Check out senior managers’ perspectives in a complimentary session, Tuesday 9-10:30.
Building Bridges, Creating Partnerships
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
7:00 AM
Tickets: $5/member
Speakers: Rebecca Jones, Craig Wingrove
Moderator: Jill Hurst-Wahl
Join this interactive session featuring speakers & discussion. The program starts with a consultant from a library consulting firm, which partners with other consultants/consulting firms to gain the specific skills or additional person power for projects and then hears from an internal consultant within a larger company, which partners with other departments and units to get things done. A facilitated discussion over breakfast follows with clear steps to building creative partnerships and building bridges to accomplish more.
Content Buying Inside Out
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
7:00 AM
Tickets: $5/member
Speakers: Simon Bradstock, Susan Klopper, Bill Noorlander, Cathy Porta, Fran Falchook
Moderator: Gayle Gossen
This discussion “in the round” will feature a panel of vendors and information professionals who have honed their negotiation skills on the job. The conversation will include successful strategies and future challenges. Some hot topics to be covered include: how mergers in the information industry will affect content managers, measuring ROI, changes in pricing models, as well as other issues. The conversation will reflect concerns that vendors and purchasers share. Outcomes from this panel will influence the Content Buying Roundtable to be held on Wednesday morning at 8 am.
Senior Management Perspectives
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
9:00 AM
Speakers: Toby Perlstein, Donna Scheeder, Moira Fraser
Join the conversation with a selection of top SLA senior members who have shown leadership and innovation in their organizations. These stars of the information industry share their successful strategies and visions for the future of our profession in a uniquely interactive session. What single issue represents the most pressing need for change? Where do the greatest challenges lie? This “unconference” experience starts with wiki conversations prior the SLA conference. Check out the young professionals’ perspectives in a complimentary session, Monday 3:30-5:30.
Gaming and Learning--Spotlight
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
11:00 AM
Speaker: Elizabeth Lane Lawley
At the center of knowledge, technology and people, info pros are always looking for ways to integrate their services into their clients’ work flows. With new social networking tools and virtual worlds there are new and fun ways to become immersed in our clients’ worlds. Lawley looks at the opportunities and challenges associated with new technology practices; discusses recent research and trends, and provides thought-provoking insights for info pros who are looking for new ways to work with their clients.
Social Tools and the Enterprise
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
3:15 PM
Speaker: Elizabeth Lane Lawley
The Web is brimming with social networking tools but which of the new social tools works well for enterprises? Hear about new technologies and applications being used in the corporate world today, and learn how you can improve relationships and work flows with your clients.
Transformational Roles: Breaking Rules--Spotlight
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
8:00 AM
Panelists: Stephen Abram, Jessica Baumgart,
Mike Crandall, Gary Price, Gloria Zamora
Moderator: Jane Dysart
Today there are many roles for information professionals. Our panel talks about their roles, the core information skills they use, and how they break the rules associated with “traditional” information practices.
Content Buying Roundtable
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
8:00 AM
Tickets: $5/member
Moderator: Anne Lonergan
Come join others who manage and negotiate the purchase of electronic information content. This is an opportunity to network with your peers - both content buyers and sellers. It is a chance to ask questions, learn what others have learned, and come away with contacts who have solved, or face, the same challenges you do. Topics for discussion are determined by the participants, but may include global training needs, changing pricing models, measuring and improving return on investment, negotiation strategies, making sense of usage metrics. The roundtable is aimed at content buying and selling professionals whose main responsibilities relate to managing enterprise-wide electronic content subscriptions. Tables will be organized by specialty, such as financial, pharma, academia, professional services, so as to enable attendees with similar concerns to sit together. Moderators will be available for tables desiring their facilitation/participation. A key takeaway will be a report summarizing the discussion at each table. This will be sent to all attendees at the program.
From Planning to Impact: Leaders and Strategies
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
12:15 PM
Speakers: Scott Brown, Rebecca , Karen Wilson
What does it take to be a successful information professional? A leader? What strategies and tools can help drive success in any environment? This session includes a series of speakers with practical tips, tools and techniques to enhance your success as an info pro. It includes planning frameworks, communication strategies, and more.