PROVENANCE: Volume 1, Number 1 - Jan. 05, 1995

SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION NEWS



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SLA's 1996 Winter Education Conference

"Technology and Tools in the Information Age"

January 28-30, 1996

at the Stouffer Tower City Plaza Hotel

in Cleveland, Ohio

Learn new technology trends from experts in the library and information profession during this information showcase!!!

Offered annually, this three-day event includes:

For more information

Contact Tracy Lofty, SLA's Manager of Professional Development

Tracy Lofty

Special Libraries Association

The above announcement originally posted in a number of Internet Listservs and is reposted on this site with the permission of Tracy Lofty. 12/30/95


Pharmaceutical Division Spring Meeting

The Pharmaceutical Division Spring Meeting is scheduled for March 6-8, 1996 at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco, California so mark your calendars!

The theme of this year's meeting is "Re-engineering Library and Information Services".

Activities include:
  • Bonnie Snow's (Knight-Ridder) recently updated, all-day, continuing education course on "Drug and Pharmaceutical Information Resources"
  • A tour of the Genentech library
  • Presentations from Division members and your colleagues on their experiences in re-engineering library services:
    • Margaret Norman (Astra-Merck)
    • Dale Stanley (Amgen)
    • Eugenia Prime (Hewlett-Packard)
    • Pamela Jajko (Roche Bioscience)
    • Cynthia Meisner (Ethicon Endo-Surgery)
  • 1/2 day session taught by Gail Clement (Library Solutions) on: the Internet as it applies to pharmaceuticals and drug development
  • Exhibits
  • A tour and dinner at a local vineyard, Mirassou
  • 1/2 day session taught by George McGregor (Chiron) on Basic Immunology

The meeting will provide an excellent opportunity for Division members to learn from their colleagues, network, receive special attention from vendors, and to attend practical and useful continuing education courses.

The cost of this event will be:

For more information, questions, or the complete program brochure, please contact me:

E-mail: kreizman@bms.com
Voice: 716 / 887-3637 or
Fax: 716 / 887-7662.

Hope to see you there!

Karen Kreizman



SLA Western Canada Chapter News

SLA Canada Western Chapter President, Grace M. & SLA President Jane Dysart meet in Vancouver, B.C.

In this picture, Jane Dysart, President of SLA International talks with Grace Makarewicz, President of the SLA Canada Western Chapter (just before a dinner meeting with SLA members) in Vancouver, B.C. on October 20, 1995.


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