SLA 2010 Report-Out

On June 30, several PNW members who attended SLA (virtually and in person) were treated to bite-sized discussions of several interesting sessions. Here are some of the sessions we talked about:

 

Joint Chapter/Division meeting (see write-up)
All members meeting  

• Academic, Education and Science & Technology divisions roundtable (see write-up by Jessica Moskowitz)
• “Knowledge Sharing Strategies and Roles” – Art Murray and Ken Wheaton
• “Medical Devices: Finding Information about Them” -- Marjorie Greer [see slides] Marlene Bobka, Patrick Clapp [see slides], Sandra Baker
• “Non-Traditional Roles for Information Professionals in Biomedical Research” –Emily Glenn and Betsy Rolland
• “Collection Intelligence” -- Mary Lane, Mat Willmott & Hilary Davis
• “The Science of Hot Sauce” -- Ben Villalón
• “Knowledge Continuity and Opportunities: the Future of Knowledge Managers” -- Patrick Lambe
• “Brand You and Web 2.0” – Mary Ellen Bates 
• “Negotiating Up: Achieving Your Goals with Internal Clients” – Mary Ellen Bates
• “Emerging Technologies – Real-Time Search” – Mary Ellen Bates
• “Ask the Competitive Intelligence Experts Panel” – Steve Arnold
• “Competitive Intelligence Transitions for LIS Professionals” – Ellen Naylor & Jan Herring
• “Nuts and Bolts of Contract Management” – Bill Noorlander, Carol Ginsburg, Craig Wingrove
• Contributed Papers: winners
• “60 Sites in 60 Minutes”[see slides]
• Diversity Breakfast presentation on White Privilege

Thank to everyone in the chapter who shared their experiences of the 2010 meeting!