Who do you know who needs to know?

Non-librarians (read: managers and executives with spending authority) often don't understand the value that information professionals can and do bring to the enterprise. Sound familiar?

A mini-conference track at SLA 2011 will explain. Billed as the "Need To Know Forum," it's a one-day event within the SLA 2011 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO.

SLA says:

The Need to Know Forum is a unique event offering non-SLA members the opportunity to learn about the value of timely access to authoritative information. Session topics address how best-in-class information solutions help organizations conduct competitive research, avoid lawsuits, improve internal collaboration, increase innovation, and more.

The forum offers participants a variety of presentations to choose from, plus an opportunity to interact with practicing information professionals from corporate, legal, non-profit and academic settings. You’ll be able to choose two of eight sessions according to your interest, and visit exhibits on the latest information services. Join SLA members for this one-day event and find out what you ‘Need to Know’– how an information professional can directly contribute to the success of your organization’s strategy.

Details:

Tuesday, 14 June 2011
10:00 a.m – 3:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center

Price: $50.00

Link for registering:
https://www.slaconference.org/portal/newreg.ww

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Sessions

 - The Corporate Library in Turbulent Times
 - iCritical Thinking
 - Using Social Media in the Workplace

12:00 p.m.

 - Networking lunch and visit the exhibit hall

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Sessions

 - Building an Innovative Environment
 - Designing a Physical Space in a Digital Age
 - Locating and Using the Best Information: Doing Business in Emerging Markets
 - Managing Metadata: Balancing the Need for Information and the Legal Risk
 - Responding to Crisis: How the Right Information Aids Survival
 - SPOTLIGHT SESSION – Extreme Makeover: CI Edition

Can a manager you know piggyback this day of eye-opening content onto a June trip to the East Coast? Plan now.

 

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