Previous SLA Europe events

 

3 December 2008 - SLA Europe Online Breakfast. Kindly sponsored by Dialog our annual opportunity to join info pro colleagues for a networking breakfast before visiting Online 2008 was a great success with over 100 guests. We were particuarly pleased to host Gloria Zamora, Anne Caputo and Stacey Bowers from SLA in the US

1 December 2008 - Information Professionals' Christmas Party, One Whitehall Place, London

A great time was had by all ... take a look here.

30 October 2008 - What Your Handwriting Says About You! (kindly sponsored by ICC)

Can Graphologists really detect someone's personality by the dimension, pressure, speed and direction of their script? Can they analyse handwritings in foreign languages or even foreign scripts?
We were pleased to welcome Caroline Murray (Director & Governor of the British Academy of Graphology) to show and reveal the secrets revealed by the handwriting of the famous - from Beckham and Oscar Wilde to Tony Blair and Stalin.

As an extra treat we had a card drop so that three lucky attendees were able to have an on-the-spot handwriting analysis by Caroline.

16/17 October 2008 - Internet Librarian International.

18 September 2008 - Effectively Branding Your Information Services (kindly sponsored by TFPL)

All libraries and information teams need to ensure their internal clients are aware of the products and services available to them.  Can creating a brand for your services help?  This seminar will feature two case studies highlighting how a commercial bank and professional service firm have significantly increased awareness and usage for their information services by creating and promoting their services within a single brand.

Our two presenters provided insight as to how they created their brands, the techniques they have used to ensure it is effectively communicated to their user community and how they measure the effectiveness and impact of these programs.

Moderator: Donald Roll – Alacra (bio and photo)                              

Speakers: Julia Duggan – Ernst & Young (Presentation) / Susan Marr – HBOS (bios and photos)

21 May 2008 - Private Equity and Hedge Funds - the insider's view (kindly sponsored by Incisive Media)


Funds was the topic for the SLA Europe event. With speakers from the hedge fund, Polygon Investment Partners and the Private Equity firm, Apax Partners, at
an event sponsored by Incisive Media (the company behind Private Equity
Insight). There was no sign of novices here. Well…apart from the audience, as this was an introduction to the aforementioned finance houses and their inner
workings. By the time the presentation was over it left people intrigued with
the topic and interested in broadening their private and public equity knowledge.

A full write up can be found in our Newsletter 2008 - 2.

26 February 2008 - Managing Reputational Risk: New tools to monitor your corporate impact and reputation

Social media is creating new challenges for organisations that need to measure the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns, monitor the impact of their brand, and hold on to or create positive reputations.  Keeping up with mainstream media and known issues is no longer enough; executives need to discover emerging opportunities and threats, and have the contextual analysis to enable swift adjustment of their communication strategies.

At our seminar sponsored by Factiva at Dow Jones, our two presenters gave further insight in to this increasingly important area of corporate activity by describing their own products and explaining the business drivers behind their development:

17 January 2008 - Winter Warmer Quiz, London (kindly sponsored by Sue Hill)

5 December 2007 - Annual Networking Breakfast, London (kindly sponsored by Thomson Scientific)

4 to 6 December 2007 - Online Information and IMS 2007

3 December 2007 - Information Professionals' Christmas Party, One Whitehall Place, London

20 September 2007 - Professional Development Seminar: Corporate Community Involvement
How London companies are contributing to the social and economic regeneration of their local communities
Over the past ten to fifteen years there has been a significant move amongst City companies away from corporate philanthropy – the simple donation of money to good causes – towards the active involvement of their employees in the development of community projects, often on a long term basis.
The evening was kindly sponsored by NM Rothschild and the presentations gave an insight into some of the City’s leading companies’ contributions in this area:
• Caroline Pyke, Corporate Social Responsibility Executive, Rothschild
Rothschild’s own community involvement programme
• Katy Miles, Project Manager, East London Business Alliance (ELBA)
The impact that a long term partnership between companies and communities can have
• Sarah Craner, Associate Director of Corporate Responsibility and Community Affairs, UBS
Project Shoreditch, a joint initiative between UBS, Deutsche Bank and Linklaters
Sponsored by N M Rothschild

5 July 2007 - Summer Soiree, London (kindly sponsored by Alacra)

June 2007 - Annual Conference in Denver, USA

May 2007 - Social Networking: the reality behind the hype
Confused by social media? Worried what MySpace or YouTube could do to your personal and corporate reputation? Not sure how to make best use of the new social networking tools in your organisation? Our speaker, Antony Mayfield, Head of Content and Media at Spannerworks, enlightened our audience at a thought provoking evening kindly sponsored by Factiva at Dow Jones.

7 March 2007 - Reaching Out to the Emerging World
Hosted by AIG and sponsored by Business Monitor International. Analysts from three key industries evaluated the trends and issues facing those industries in emerging markets.

"Thank you very much for organising such a great SLA meeting last night. The topic was interesting, the presentations crisp, the company stimulating and the cheese and wine delicious (I particularly appreciated the fruit kebabs!)"
Yvonne Abel, The Concrete Society

Business Monitor International has kindly allowed us to publish their presentation: BMI presentation (PowerPoint 1.4mb)

23 to 27 January 2007 - Leadership Summit, Reno, USA

18 January 2007 - Winter Warmer Quiz

9 January 2007 - AGM

29 November 2006 -SLA Europe Annual Breakfast Meeting at Online

27 November 2006 - Information Professionals' Christmas Party 2006

5 October 2006 - Professional Development Seminar: Sourcing Information Products

Information professionals may think they have established a good process for sourcing information products and often assume they are already getting the best deal. However using RFPs to establish a level playing field between suppliers within the framework of a proven sourcing process, will increase the best deal with the most suitable provider.

Helen Clegg had kindly given us a copy of her presentation Sourcing Information Products

11 to 14 June 2006 - SLA Annual Conference, Baltimore USA
— SLA Europe Information Professional 2006 Award announced
— International Reception, Monday 12 June 2006
— Diversity Annual Breakfast, Tuesday 13 June 2006

13 July 2006 - AGM and Summer Soiree
Minutes from 2005 AGM

May 2006 - Slower but better? A rebalanced global economy
· Can US consumers keep the global economy turning?
· Has Japan left its woes of the 1990s behind?
· Will China and India remain the most exciting destinations for business?
· Can Iran's nuclear ambitions be managed peacefully?
· Is bird flu a threat to Europe, or just the emerging world?

Join Robin Bew, Chief Economist of the Economist Intelligence Unit discussed key opportunities and risks in the global economy over the coming two years.

March 2006 - Professional Development Seminar
Achieving Operational Excellence: Best Practices for Information Services
Key to meeting the challenges in today's workplace is the ability to share best practice and pool experience. The seminar provides the opportunity to learn from others and to establish and strengthen perceptions of the value of the information centre. This session will offer some practical guidance on how to seek out the best procedures and how to improve organisational efficiency and performance.
Speaker: Liz Blankson-Hemans, Director Information Professional Development
Dialog, a Thomson business

Liz Blankson-Hemans has kindly given us a set of slides (pdf) from the seminar.

26 January 2006 - Winter Warmer Quiz

30 November 2005 - Annual Breakfast Meeting

29 November to 1 December 2005 - Online 2005 events

29 November 2005 - Steve Borley (EIP 2005)
Top tips for career success

28 November 2005 - Info Pro Christmas Party at Kensington Roof Gardens

19 October 2005 - Networking Evening in Edinburgh

19 October 2005 - So you put all your content in a content management system - what happens next?
Helen Day, Project Implementation Manager, Boots Group plc presented a case study on the Boots portal for stores.
Presentation slides (pdf)
 

25 May 2005 - Making a Business Case, with guest speaker Lesley Robinson
Sponsored by Prenax
Lesley Robinson has kindly given us a copy of her handout (pdf)

8 March 2005 - Effective Steps for Stress Management, with guest speaker Una Byrne
Sponsored by Esmerk

8 February 2005 - Private Equity Info Pro Soiree

8 February 2005 - Winter Warmer Quiz
Winning Team: The Zehnder Benders with 135 points (Photo)
Runners up: Quincy ME Fan Club with 134 points (Photo)
Sponsored by Sue Hill

December 2004

Online 2004: Annual SLA Europe Breakfast
1 December in London, UK
Sponsored by Dialog
Pictures from the event (1) (2) (3) (4)

September 2004

SLA Europe Breakfast
September in Prague, Czech Republic
Pictures from the event (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)Corporate Governance Seminar
8 September in London, UK
Download the slides from the event

Private Equity Information Professionals Soiree
28 September in London, UKJuly 2004Annual General Meeting and Summer Soiree
7 July in London, UK from 4pm

June 2004

SLA Europe events at Nashville!
Monday June 7, "Corporate Virtual Reference Service", moderated by sla-europe member Sylvia James

Monday June 7, "International Reception", the popular reception for members of all countries. sla-europe's Neil Infield will present the ESLY award 2004

Tuesday June 8, "Annual Diversity Breakfast", with Diversity Committee and sla-europe member Liz Blankson-Hemans

Tuesday June 8, "One-Dot Shopping: Best International Business Sites", with speaker and sla-europe member Sylvia James

SLA-Europe (France): Cafe & Croissants
8 June in Paris, FrancePrivate Equity Information Professionals Soiree
15 June in London, UKMay 2004

Outsourcing and Off-Shoring: The Implications
5 May in London, UK
Download the executive summaries from the event

January 2004

Annual Chapter Quiz Night
27 January at the City Tavern, London, UK
Photo: Team "Perfect Information" wins all!
Winning team: Claire McCarthy, James Pyne, Matthew Prior, Jade Ould, Beth Argent, Alan Gill. The Quiz Night was run by AskTony.

December 2003 Online Information 2003
2 - 4 December in London, UK

Online 2003: Ten Years of the European Special Librarian of the Year
2 December at 2.30
Information Masterclass & Careers Seminar Theatre

Online 2003: Annual SLA Europe Breakfast
3 December

BBC intranet site demonstration
4 December in London, UK
Joint meeting with AUKML, the Association of UK Media LibrariansNovember 2003

Copyright Seminar: Practical copyright issues and the impact of forthcoming legislation in the UK
6 November in London, UK
Joint meeting with AIOPI, the Association of Information Officers in the Pharmaceutical Industry

SLA Europe Breakfast with Janice Lachance
Paris, FranceJuly 2003

Annual Chapter Summer Soiree
9 July at the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE), London, UK

March 2003

Professional Development Afternoon Workshop - 'Linking Information Services to Compelling Business Events'
25 February at N M Rothschild & Sons Limited
Speaker: Liz Hemans-Blankson, Information Professional Development, Dialog