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Did you know you can register for just a CE course?

Of course, when you see all the great programs the Social Science Division has lined up for you, you'll want to attend the whole SLA 2009 conference, but if you aren't able to attend the whole conference you can still register for our CE course.

The course, Global IQ: Cross-Cultural Skills for Information Professionals is described in my last post. It is a full-day course on Sunday, June 14, and the cost includes lunch.

To register, purchase ticket #505 - but do it now, because we have only sold a few tickets and the course is in danger of being canceled.

What's your global IQ?

By 2015, according to Forrester Research at least 3.3 million white collar jobs will shift from the US to low-cost countries like China, India, and Russia. Librarians and information professionals are at risk: secondary research can now be done offshore.

To turn globalization challenges into opportunities, librarians must raise their global IQ. Learn about globalization, key cross-cultural skills, and best practices that can be adopted in any library setting in our CE course, Global IQ: Cross-Cultural Skills for Information Professionals.

The course will be taught by Larisa Brigevich of Franklin Templeton Investments, and grew out of her paper Doing Library Business in India: A Success Story (PDF), which won the 2008 SLA Contributed Papers Award.

The course will be held during the SLA 2009 conference in Washington, DC on Sunday, June 14, from 8am-5pm. To sign up, purchase ticket #505 when you register for the conference. If you've already registered, you can purchase a ticket for the course separately.

Join us for breakfast at annual conference

Social Science Division Business Meeting Breakfast
Tuesday, 16 June 2009 7:30AM - 9:00AM
Ticketed Event #760
Price: US $15 member / Unit Members Only non-member / US $5 student member
Location: TBA

Don’t let the early hour keep you away. Sign up for the Social Science
Division Business Meeting Breakfast and meet our board members. You’ll
have a chance to hear what the Division is doing in the coming year.
Audiences: Unit Members Only
Moderated By:
Iris Anderson, SLA Social Science Division

LEAD SLA Unit: Social Science Division

Early bird registration for SLA 2009 ends April 3

Don't miss your chance to save on registration for SLA 2009 - register by this Friday, April 3 to get the early bird discounted rate.

When you register, be sure to order tickets for the Social Science Division's ticketed events:

• Global IQ: Cross-Cultural Skills for Information Professionals - a full day CE course on Sunday, June 14. Learn the skills you need to turn globalization challenges into opportunities. Ticket #505
• Social Science Division Business Meeting Breakfast - plan to rise and shine on Tuesday, June 16, to meet the division board and learn what the division is doing for you. Ticket #760
• Tour: U.S. Holocaust Museum - visit the U.S. Holocaust Museum and get a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum's library on Thursday, June 18. Ticket #1000.

For a list of all the exciting programs we have planned for you at SLA 2009, visit the division web site or use SLA's personal planner.