SLA Europe News
SLA Europe
SLA Europe has existed for 25 years. There is a growing enthusiasm in Europe for information specialists to work together. Not only is SLA Europe one of the few European organisations that can help you find colleagues in Europe, but it is the only one that can offer you a direct link to a very large and active network of information professionals working in more than 70 counties.
Join us now and help build an invaluable forum in Europe.
Coming Soon
NEXT EVENT!
21 May 2008 - Private Equity & Hedge Funds: An Introduction
Private Equity and Hedge Funds have grown from niche financial instruments to fully fledged global asset classes controlling billions of dollars, and yet many outside of these industries have little idea of how they really work.
Booking details (doc)
15 - 19 June 2008 - SLA Conference, Seattle
16 June - Communicating Globally: Multi-cultural business and social etiquette
16 June - International Reception
17 June - Diversity Breakfast
3 July 2008 - Summer Soiree
30 October 2008 - What Your Handwriting Says About You
Mentoring
Mentoring can make a difference to a career. Gwenda Sippings, an information consultant with extensive experience of mentoring, has prepared some mentoring guidelines for SLA Europe (pdf) outlining the advantages of being involved in a mentoring programme.
If you have any queries, please contact Liz Blankson-Hemans. The SLA Chapter Cabinet Ideas Bank Wiki also has a section on Mentoring.
SLA Europe Information Professional Award for 2008
We launched the SLA Europe IP award at the Online Breakfast and will be announcing the winner at SLA, Seattle in June.
Take a look at our Awards Page for more information or contact Rachel Kolsky our Awards Chair.
Congratulations to our SLA Europe Student Conference Award Winners for 2008!
On behalf of SLA Europe and our partnering divisons, B&F, IEB and SciTech we announce the winners for the four student awards to attend Conference in Seattle, June 2008 - Emma Dhesai (Brighton University), Sarah Hammond (University of Sheffield), Hanna Lewin (University College, London) and Sandy Peterson (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow) (pdf)
For more information on our student initiatives see the Students Page or contact Barbara Robinson.
Congratulations .... to our Dissertation Prize Winners for 2008.
Betty Rabar -
(London Metropolitan), Clare Sinclair
(University of Sheffield), Frances Warrell (University of Brighton)
More details about the prize winners and their research will be posted on on our Students Page
Links to web sites for Information Professionals
