The Business & Finance Division welcomes you to Chicago. All conference attendees are invited to stop by to begin the 2012 conference by greeting old friends and making new ones.
Annual division business meeting for Legal Division members, by invitation from our vendor partner Bloomberg Law/Bloomberg BNA.
SPEAKING:
Michael Bernier, Bloomberg BNA; Tracy Maleeff, Duane Morris LLP
A panel of industry experts will discuss how they, as data and information providers, team with information professionals to provide critical business information in these challenging economic times.
Take the plunge into the world of intellectual property. Find out how to do patentability searches, litigation research, and state-of-the-art-searches.
SPEAKING:
Chris Vestal, LexisNexis; Kristin Whitman, Landon IP
PRESENTATION HANDOUTS:
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/PatentResearching101CVKW.pdf
Case studies and practical advice for transporting library skill sets to new areas of the information profession or to entirely new careers, with a focus on reinventing skills to stay competitive in a tight economy; branching out, and developing in areas that are still relevant to SLA.
MODERATING:
Mary Talley, Talley Partners
SPEAKING:
Richard Hulser, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County; Deborah Hunt, Information Edge; Ethel Salonen, The MITRE Corporation
Discover how law firm librarians can morph their skills and services to provide a competitive advantage. Topics to be addressed include legal issues specific to law firms, examples of law firm competitive intelligence, training recommendations, and adding value through CI.
SPEAKING:
Zena Applebaum, Bennett Jones SLP; Nathan Rosen, Dechert; Toni Wilson, MarketSmart Research; Emily Rushing, Haynes and Boone LLP
PRESENTATION HANDOUTS:
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/EvolvingRoleCIinLegal.pdf
PRICE: $55.00 Member/ $55.00 Student Member/ $55.00 Non-Member
The News Division's annual Awards Reception and Banquet will honor our award recipients for 2012. Location TBA via the DNWS listserv and on the web site.
The Great Lakes are facing a number of environmental threats, including invasive species, pollution and a growing need for drinking water. This session will feature speakers from organizations and agencies who are working on Great Lakes environmental issues.
MODERATING
Linda Zellmer, Western Illinois University
SPEAKING
Kevin Irons, Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Angela Larsen, Alliance for the Great Lakes
