SLA 2010: CI Division Spotlight Panels and No-Host Dinner

We have some exciting CI programming coming up at the SLA Annual Conference! Even if you cannot attend live, please remember that the sessions are being recorded and will be covered in the post-conference issue of Intelligence Insights. All sessions will also be covered on Twitter as well.

To that end, we're soliciting your questions for Wednesday's two Spotlight Panels.(See descriptions below.) We can't guarantee we'll answer all of them, but we'll do our best. We have some subjects targeted already, but want to be as interactive as possible. Please send your topics/issues to [email protected] and [email protected].

We would also like to highlight our Tuesday No-Host Dinner -- please send even tentative RSVPs to the contacts above. It's a great opportunity to catch up with colleagues in a more social setting.

06/14/2010 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Convention Center Room R07
Delving Beyond the Published Record: Market Research & Knowledge Management
Info pros are extremely adept at deep-dive secondary research and assembling relevant resources/access, but additional skills would add value to their repertoire and offer major benefits to organizations. Market research capabilities are a dynamic way to uncover new knowledge, while expert knowledge management systems across the enterprise lead to stronger return on investmentfor valuable market research studies as well as other organizational initiatives. This session will focus on both as important value drivers and integral parts of the info pro skill set.
Presenting: Victor Camlek

06/14/2010 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Convention Center Room R07
Intelligence Early Warning Systems: Beyond Monitoring
Recent years have seen CI practitioners increasingly embrace and employ Early Warning Systems (EWS) as a powerful way to generate systematic, continuous, and robust intelligence – as well as on-going effective and value – for their senior managers and organizations. Discuss what this practice means to both intelligence and information services, how to develop early warning systems, and how early warning systems may be used to provide timely advanced insights on developing trends and events, competitive circumstances, and issues important to decision-makers.
Presenting: Ellen Naylor

06/15/2010 7:30am - 9:30am
Convention Center Room R05
Competitive Intelligence Division Business Meeting Breakfast
Annual business meeting of the Competitive Intelligence Division Jan Herring will offer (both tactical and philosophical) advice regarding quantifying the value of CI operations & as well as other topics of interest.
Speaking: Jan Herring, plus information from selected board members

06/15/2010 10:00am -11:30am
Convention Center Room 221
InfoCitizen: Creating and Finding Value in Online Communities
Whether participating in or building an online community (such as Ning, LinkedIn Groups or wikis), competitive intelligence info pros bring unique perspectives and skills to the conversation. They can also derive tremendous value from communities, using them to find experts, make connections, and glean information. In this session, you'll learn from real-life examples of best practices in participating in online communities and come away with tips and ideas to help you get the most out of your work.
Presenting: Scott Brown

06/15/2010 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Convention Center / Local Restaurant – Details to be posted on The Intel Blog and Twitter. Competitive Intelligence Division "No-Host" Dinner

06/16/2010 8:00am - 9:30am
Convention Center La Louisiane Ballroom
SPOTLIGHT SESSION—Ask the Competitive Intelligence Experts Panel
Info pros are increasingly switching to competitive intelligence, since there’s always a demand for market intelligence. Bring your pressing CI questions, concerns and stories to this informal panel. If you have a particular query, share it--many of your SLA peers are probably thinking the same thing. If you’re shy about asking, write your question down and our facilitator will ask it for you. Learn from the experts, but also from each other, as this is about knowledge sharing.
Moderating: Ellen Naylor
Panelists: Arik Johnson, Claudia Clayton, Jan Herring

06/16/2010 10:00am - 11:30am
Convention Center La Louisiane Ballroom
SPOTLIGHT SESSION—Competitive Intelligence Transitions for LIS Professionals
Mission Possible: Join us for a panel discussion about successfully leveraging your skills as an LIS professional in a CI setting. Learn how to accomplish this in your current job or in a new opportunity, either as an in-house info pro or as an outside consultant.
Moderating: Toni Wilson
Panelists: Anna Shallenberger, Jan Herring, Victor Camlek

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