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Nominations for the 2020 Taxonomy Boot Camp London Awards are now open SLA Europe is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for London’s Taxonomy Boot Camp 2020 Awards. The awards are designed to highlight the very best practitioners and organisations working with taxonomies today. In a year that has presented everyone with new …
SLA Europe Conference 2021: expressions of interest – June 2020 SLA Europe delivered a very successful inaugural conference in Cambridge, in September 2019. Attended by over 60 delegates, it featured an outstanding combination of keynote speakers and breakout sessions. Various social opportunities, including the conference dinner enabled delegates to network with colleagues and make new …
SLA HQ recently released their statement against racism and unequal treatment, which you can find copied below. SLA’s Diversity Inclusion Community Equity Community (DICE) also provides many resources to promote equality in the association and the profession, as well as a space for open discussion of these topics. If you would like to learn more, …
As we continue to navigate unsettling and challenging times due to the COVID-19 crisis, SLA HQ has recently announced that it is extending the membership term for all members by three months (90 days) at no additional cost to members (or their organisations). Renewal messages will still be sent to keep members informed and updated, …
SLA Europe update from President regarding coronavirus (covid-19)
SLA Europe & LMD Announce New Award SLA Europe and SLA Leadership & Management Division (LMD) are excited to announce an opportunity for one mid-career professional to receive a $2,000 grant to attend the 2020 SLA Annual Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. This grant, designed to reduce the barriers of attending the conference for those living …
Moving into 2020 with SLA Europe President Seema Rampersad It is with great pleasure and honour to be SLA Europe President for 2020. It feels like it has been a long time in coming as I look back as a long-standing member of SLA. I have already blogged about my start in the profession and …
Summing up a great year for SLA Europe with Past President Simon Burton 2019 was another year of firsts for SLA Europe including our first conference. We all know the information profession is going through profound change which has resulted in some proposed changes to how SLA is going to operate in the years ahead. …
Welcoming our new President Elect – Amy Stubbing After an extremely successful year with an excellent leadership team and board we are excited at what 2020 and beyond holds for SLA Europe. As Seema Rampersad moves to take on the mantel of president, we are happy to welcome our new president elect Amy Stubbing into …
Setting up a Special Library An interview with Russel Napier Who are you? My name is Russell Napier and I am The Keeper of The Library of Mistakes. My day job is to advise institutional investors on their asset allocation and I also run a course in finance at the Edinburgh Business School. I am …
At the beginning of September, I got the great opportunity to attend the inaugural SLA Europe conference in Cambridge, thanks to the current student and early professional award. It was a positive experience for me because it involved a small transformation – I moved from being nervous about attending my first conference to feeling welcomed …
2018 was SLA Europe’s year of listening to members and working to shape ourselves into the world’s best value organisation for information professionals. Before I outline our main achievements, I must pay tribute to the SLA Europe Board and sub-committees. We simply couldn’t do what we do without them and everything listed below is very …
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