SLA 2014
Vancouver, British Columbia – 7-10 June 2014
The SLA 2014 annual conference was recently held in Vancouver and a number of SLIS people participated in various program sessions and meetings, as well as spending time in our booth and at SLIS-sponsored events. We had current students attending, as well as at least one incoming student for Fall 2014, a number of alumni, faculty, staff, internship site supervisors and more. Additionally, a number of people with connections to SLIS were recognized during the conference. Advisory Board members, Jane Dysart and Anne Caputo were inducted into SLA’s Hall of Fame; CIRI Advisory Board member, Libby Trudell received the Vormelker Award, and alum Cindy Hill received the John Cotton Dana Award.
On Saturday evening we sponsored a reception that was well attended. On Sunday morning, in addition to the awards mentioned above, John Wilbanks of Sage Bionetworks gave the keynote address discussing advances in health-care related information technology. Program sessions sponsored by various SLA units took place Sunday afternoon, and throughout the day Monday and Tuesday. Social/networking events occurred during the evenings.
SLIS did have a booth in the exhibit hall and we spoke with many visitors while the exhibits were open. In addition to current students, alums, and other friends of SLIS, we also spoke with potential new students. Interest was shown in all our programs, especially in the Ph.D. program, the certificates and the new i.School Open classes.
The 2015 conference will be held in Boston, so members of the SLIS family in the NorthEast can plan to join us next June.
Dr. Fisher
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