In conjunction with The International New York Times and ASLIB’s first conference, AKISS, SLA Europe are pleased to announce an evening with David Gurteen and Allan Foster. Following the publication of this year’s Business Information Survey, key pressures for the information industry were identified including questions over the long term durability of centralised services and the need for services to prove their value. The evening will see attendees engage in free flowing dialogue with Allan and David about these current issues affecting the Library, Knowledge and Information sector.
About our speakers:
Allan Foster has had a professional career spanning 40 years which has taken him across public library, polytechnic, university and special library/information sectors. He took early retirement from his post as Director of Information Services at Keele University in late 2005 where he had responsibility for IT, libraries & media services since 1994. Earlier posts included spells at the British Institute of Management, Sheffield & Lancashire Polytechnics & Manchester Business School.
Since 2005 he has consulted to the information industry including working with companies & public sector organisations in the UK, mainland Europe, Asia & South America and he is a regular contributor to the Business Information Review. He has a degree in social sciences and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals.
David Gurteen is an independent Knowledge Management consultant, curator, speaker, writer and facilitator. He regularly presents and runs workshops on various aspects of knowledge management and social learning and is well known for his Gurteen Knowledge Cafes that he runs regularly around the world.
He is the founder of the Gurteen Knowledge Community – a global network of 21,000 people in over 160 countries whose purpose is to connect its members with like-minded people, new ideas, and alternative ways of working. Members receive his free monthly Knowledge-Letter that is now in its 13th year.
David curates the Gurteen Knowledge website – a resource site that contains book reviews, articles, people profiles, event calendars, inspirational quotations, an integral blog and much more on subjects that include knowledge management, informal learning, creativity and innovation.
In June 2010, David won the Ark Group’s lifetime achievement award for services to KM. He is the editor of the book “Leading Issues in Social Knowledge Management” that was published in May 2012 by Academic Publishing International.
Date: 4th December 2013
Time: 6:15pm for a 6:30pm start
Venue: Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, 3 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AQ
Registration is essential, please register here.
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Best wishes,
SLA Events Committee
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