CALL FOR PROPOSALS NOW OPEN! SUBMIT YOURS BY APRIL 15, 2011 AND YOU COULD WIN AN iPAD 2!
The Competitive Intelligence Division (CID) of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is looking for your unique insights on how information professionals apply competitive intelligence to making themselves, their clients and organizations future-ready.
The CID is now accepting proposals for your thoughts on this topic in a fast-paced, pro-am Pecha Kucha (PK) tournament format during the CID Open House at the SLA 2011 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO. Members and non-members are welcome to participate.
What’s a Pecha Kucha?
PK’s are succinct presentations where the presenter delivers his talk with 20 slides spending only 20 seconds on each. To see a PK in action, watch a presentation by one of its founders, Mark Dytham, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1uDV98SLbg
Submit Your PK for Prizes!
Are you up the challenge of speaking your mind in only six minutes and forty seconds?
The CID is looking for novice and experienced PK-ers who will compete in a lively pro-am tournament for an iPad 2. To be considered, you should address this question:
How do info pros apply competitive intelligence to equip themselves, their organizations, and their clients to confront the challenges of an uncertain future?
Six presenters will be chosen based on the votes of their peers and a panel of selectors. Voting will take place via Google Moderator. Those selected will show off their PK skills in a friendly pro-am competition at the CID Open House.
All presenters will receive a signed copy of an author-selected book by renowned CI authority Dr. Craig S. Fleisher. A respected panel of judges will award one winner who best addresses the theme an iPad 2 courtesy of CID Open House sponsor Aurora WDC.
Submission Instructions
Submit your proposals by April 15, 2011 for consideration.
By Email:
- Send your proposal to Chad Groenhout (chad.groenhout@wayne.edu) with the following information:
- Your name, title and organization
- Presentation title
- Selected topic and rationale for your choice
- Whether you are a PK amateur or experienced
By Twitter:
- @slacid
- Presentation title
- Selected topic and rationale for your choice
Selected presenters will be notified by April 29th. Presentations will take place during the CID Open House on Monday, June 13, 2011 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm.
You can also find information about the CID Open House, Pecha Kucha presentations, and CID conference programming on The Intel Blog.
Please contact Chad Groenhout with your questions. See you at the CID Open House!
