Nashville Annual Conference: SLA conference events

Information Outlook, Feb, 2004

Nashville 2004 will be a great opportunity for learning and networking.

Following are some of the highlighted activities of this year's annual conference.

SUNDAY June 6th

Leadership Development

The Leadership Development Institute will introduce SLA's leadership to their roles and responsibilities and give practical guidance for fulfilling these responsibilities. If you are a newly elected chapter or division officer, especially a chapter president or president-elect, division chair or chair-elect, or caucus convener, you should plan to attend. All interested in leadership are invited to attend. Sponsored by: Dialog, The Information Professional Partner

Networking Reception

Join us between 4-6 p.m. as we explore the INFO-EXPO Hall during the Networking Reception.

Win bar sponsored by: Dialog and Thomson Companies

SLA Awards Reception

Ticket #345, Price: $99.00

As the evening proceeds, the festivities continue with the SLA Awards Reception. The profession's best and brightest will be honored during this evening, at the beautiful Parthenon Museum, a symbol of Nashville, "The Athens of the South." Sponsored by: Factiva & LexisNexis

MONDAY June 7th

Opening General Session, 9:00 a.m. -- Join us this year for a very special presentation by Dr. Carl S. Ledbetter, senior vice president Engineering/Research & Development, Novell Inc. Sponsored by: LexisNexis

WEDNESDAY June 9th

Closing General Session and Annual Business Meeting. Bill Ivey, director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, will be our guest speaker. Sponsored by: Factiva

Conference-wide programs

Continuing Education Sessions (CE) -- SLA's Professional Development Team invites you to take part in rich, meaningful, and high-impact learning experiences by attending one of the SLA Workshops (half day) or Learning Forums (full day) or division-sponsored courses that will help you make an impact in your organization.

SLA Tech Zones -- SLA is pleased to announce the continuation of this very popular series of hands-on sessions/workshops specifically designed by and for the information professional. Throughout the conference week, SLA will offer a number of different learning opportunities that deal with creating Web sites, Web databases, multimedia presentations, and much more. This is a ticketed event. Please purchase tickets seperately. Sponsored by: Factiva

Strategic Technology Alliance Series -- This joint effort between SLA and the participants in the INFO-EXPO: SLA Information Partners is aimed at helping information professionals better understand technology and its beneficial impact on their careers and their organizations' success.

Hot Topic Sessions -- Be on the cutting edge with another SLA learning opportunity. Come hear about the latest issues in the dynamic information industry! Sponsored by: Dialog, The Information Professional Partner

INFO-EXPO: SLA Information Partners -- Don't forget to visit our exhibit hall in Nashville and investigate all the innovative products and services our exhibitors have to offer you!

Virtual Exhibit Hall -- Visit the ever-popular online searchable database. Designed to save you time and help you plan your itinerary in advance. Log on to www.slavirtualexhibits.com to find which products and services to investigate and purchase while you are in Nashville.

SLA Unit Business Meetings and Receptions -- There are so many opportunities at the Annual Conference to find out about the diversity of SLA! Business meetings and receptions give attendees an opportunity to get involved in their areas of interest and find out about new ones. Check the SLA Conference Planner at www.sla.org/nashville2004 or division Web sites to find out about the variety of networking opportunities available.

To help guide you through the many offerings at the 2004 Nashville Annual Conference and to help you expand your competencies, the conference committee and division program planners have developed four general tracks and four levels that you may consider when developing your conference activities. Please look for these on the SLA website or Final Conference Program.

Tracks:

Practitioner's Toolkit:

The activities in this track are focused on providing assistance to conference attendees with situations and issues they confront in the workplace. The programs in this track will cover a broad spectrum of topics from a variety of approaches.

State of the Art:

The activities in this track are aimed to cover the cutting edge resources and technology on the horizon. The programs in this track will cover a broad spectrum of topics from a variety of approaches.

Knowing and Growing Your Customers:

A new track for the Nashville 2004 conference. The activities in this track are designed to focus in on marketing and competitive intelligence. This track will look at how our organizations are marketing and how that impacts the organization. It will also take a look at recent competitive intelligence trends, techniques, and issues.