Posted on April 14, 2012. Tags: 2012, Awards, Chicago, Conference, Grants, Scholarships, Travel
Join me in congratulating three of our Legal Division members who are the 2012 recipients of travel grant awards! We received many outstanding applications from exemplary candidates. Thank you to all who applied! The Grants Committee had to make some difficult decisions and I thank them for their service.
Also, please recognize our fantastic vendor partners who sponsored these awards: LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters Westlaw and Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. We are grateful for their support.
Now, without further ado, your 2012 Legal Division travel grant winners!
Thomson Reuters Westlaw U.S. Law Librarian New Member Travel Grant Award ($1,500) :
- Joseph Keslar, Electronic Services Technician at Blank Rome LLP in Philadelphia, PA
LexisNexis U.S. Law Librarian Veteran Member Travel Grant Award ($1,500) :
- Elizabeth M.C. Scheibel, Librarian at Lindquist & Vennum PLLP in Minneapolis, MN
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Non-U.S. Law Librarian Travel Grant Award ($3,000) :
- Amanda Adams, Librarian at Nipissing Law Library in North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Tracy Z. Maleeff
SLA Legal Division Chair
Posted in Awards, Conference, SLA Chicago
Posted on February 18, 2012. Tags: Awards, Conference, Grants, Scholarships, Travel
The SLA Legal Division is pleased to offer three professional grants to attend the 2012 Annual Conference in Chicago, July 15-18, 2012. The deadline for applications is March 23, 2012.
The grants are:
- LexisNexis U.S. Law Librarian Veteran Member (Legal Division member 12 months or longer) – US$1,500
- Thomson Reuters Westlaw U.S. Law Librarian New Member (Legal Division member for a minimum of 3 months, not exceeding 12 months at the time of application) – US$1,500
- Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Non-U.S. Law Librarian (Legal Division member for a minimum of 3 months at the time of application) – US$3,000
Only actual eligible expenses up to and not exceeding the grant amount will be reimbursed.
REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES
- Full conference registration
- Transportation costs, including air/rail/bus and ground transportation to and from the hotel
- Cost of a standard room and taxes at conference hotel rates
NON-REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES
- Meals
- Continuing education courses, other ticketed events and tours
The applicant must be a current member of SLA and of the Legal Division. Current Legal Division Executive Board members are not eligible.
RECIPIENTS’ OBLIGATIONS
Recipient will attend the 2012 SLA Annual Conference in Chicago from July 15-18 and will write an article of their conference experience for the Legal Division newsletter.
Recipient must be able to attend the Bloomberg Law/Bloomberg BNA Legal Division Business Meeting on Monday, July 16, 2012 from 8:00am-9:30am Central Time, location to be determined.
Attendance and participation is strongly encouraged for all Legal Division conference events, but specifically for the following:
Legal Division Board Meeting – Sunday, July 15th from 12n-1:30p, location TBD
SLA Leadership Tea – Sunday, July 15th from 3p-4:30p Central Time, Palmer House Hilton
Pharma-Legal Networking Mixer – Tuesday, July 17th from 7p-9p Central Time, location TBD
Any photographs taken or articles submitted for publication are property of the SLA Legal Division and may be used on the website and/or published in division material.
Recipient will be expected to volunteer to serve the Division. Volunteer opportunities include serving as a Committee Chair or member of a committee, running for the Division’s Board of Directors or volunteering at the conference and/or for various tasks throughout the year.
Recipient will be required to submit to the Legal Division Treasurer a completed Request for Reimbursement/Payment form (found on the Legal Division website, legal.sla.org) with original receipts for his or her conference expenses.
HOW TO APPLY
- Fill out the application form.
- Prepare an essay of approximately 500 words, detailing the significance of the grant to your professional growth in law librarianship, how attendance may benefit you and your employer, and/or how the conference experience may be shared with colleagues at your institution.
- Include a current resume.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: MARCH 23, 2012 BY 11:59 PM EASTERN
AWARD NOTIFICATIONS: ON OR BEFORE APRIL 6, 2012
CONFERENCE EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 11, 2012
For further information please contact me directly:
Mr. Dagfinn Senturia – Acting Chair, SLA Legal Division Grants & Awards Committee Reference Librarian
Holland & Hart LLP
555 17th Street, Suite 3200
Denver, CO 80202
Phone (303) 295-8218 / Fax (720) 235-0211
E-mail: dhsenturia@hollandhart.com
Posted in Conference, SLA Chicago
Posted on April 1, 2011. Tags: 2011, Awards, Conference, Grants, Philadelphia, Scholarships, Travel
The Board and the 2011 Awards & Grants Committee of the SLA Legal Division are pleased to announce the recipients of the Division’s 2011 SLA conference travel grants:
1. Veteran Member Grant: Joanne C. Kiley
Joanne is Manager of Information Services at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP in Chicago IL. She has been working part-time at MB&F for a few years while her children were young, and is now able to get more involved in SLA, to give back to the profession and to focus on professional growth. She is on the local arrangements committee for the SLA 2012 conference in Chicago and looks forward to attending the Philadelphia conference with an eye to making the Chicago conference a success. Joanne dedicates some of her volunteer time to MLS students and new graduates, and always mentions the benefits of membership in SLA.
2. New Member Grant: Amy Levine
Amy Levine is Head of Research and Reference for the Circuit Library at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver CO. She recently moved from Arizona to Colorado for a career change, from academic law library to court library. Amy is eager to get involved in SLA and specifically the Legal Division – to further her career, gain knowledge she can use on the job, and share what she has learned with her co-workers. Among sessions she is interested in attending are programs on moving from research to analysis, and on creating an institutional repository. This will be her first SLA conference.
3. Non-US Member Grant: Laura Woods
Laura is Information Services Advisor at Addleshaw Goddard LLP in West Yorkshire, UK. She has recently moved into a more senior role at her firm. At Addleshaw, she has been tasked with analyzing the information needs of two business development and practice groups, and hopes to gain advice and insight from fellow DLEG members who have undertaken this type of strategic service review. After attending SLA in 2009, she knows what a stimulating, inspiring experience it is. In addition to valuable Legal Division sessions and networking, she “came away completely overwhelmed by the enthusiasm, drive and commitment” of all attendees.
Congratulations to our three winners, and we look forward to meeting you in Philadelphia!
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