Conference presentations available

Thanks to all the attendees and speakers who made our conference such a success. We've received copies of presentations from most of the speakers, so you can access and / or download the following PowerPoints from the website:

• Opening Keynote - E4Enterprise: understanding your customers' future needs / Jan Wilkinson, University Librarian and Director of the John Rylands University Library Manchester
• Stag hunts and stories: making Web 2.0 matter to people / Ross Scrivener, Programme Manager, Royal College of Nursing
• Using a risk management approach to build successful e-information business cases /Martin White, Managing Director, Intranet Focus Ltd.
• Information security: key issues for the information profession / Lucy Burrow, Head of IT policy and process, ISS, King's College London
• Breakout Topic 6 - The future of online publishing: are we leading the way? Facilitator: Nick Evans, Chief Operating Officer, Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)
• Closing Keynote - When social means business: the potential of social computing tools to support collaborative work as part of the organisational information infrastructure / Hazel Hall, Reader, School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University

Richard Wallis's presentation is available on slideshare:

• Waves of Innovation: signposts to a new web of information. Richard Wallis, Technology Evangelist, Talis (slideshare)

AGM papers available

The 31st Annual General Meeting will be held at 17.00 on Tuesday, 16th June 2009 in the Manchester Conference Centre, Weston Building, Sackville Street, Manchester.

Members can view and download the papers for the AGM from the website.

Making conferences work for you

UKeiG members can download this brand new factsheet from the members-only section of the website.

Karen Gravett shares three easy steps to success for any conference, including the upcoming UKeIG conference.

Find out more about members-only content on the UKeIG website.

UKeiG Conference: Last few residential spaces available!

UKeiG Conference: Innovation in e-Information - encouraging creative thinking and discussion amongst information professionals

Dates: 16th-17th June, 2009

Venue: Manchester Conference Centre

There are only a few bedrooms left available for residential spaces for the UKeiG Conference in June, so if you want a residential space you'll need to book soon. There are still non-residential spaces available (we can provide some hotel suggestions if required) and one-day spaces available, but they are all quickly filling up, so make sure you don't miss out! This conference is great value, so make sure you don't get left out!

Those who are attending the whole conference will be able to enjoy the additional benefits of the conference drinks and conference dinner on the night of the 16th, where they will be able to mingle with other guests and speakers and network the evening away.

This major UKeiG event will bring together experienced practitioners to share and discuss the key issues of service delivery across all sectors, providing expert guidance and opinion. Active delegate participation will be key, with opportunities to discuss issues, share experiences and formulate innovative solutions in the breakout sessions, in addition to the top quality speakers who are on offer.

Speakers and topics include:

- Jan Wilkinson, Rylands University Library: Customer needs
- Richard Wallis, Talis: A new web of information
- Nic Price, Independent Adviser: User-centred web design
- Laurence Bebbington, University of Nottingham: E-law
- Martin White, Intranet Focus Ltd: Risk management
- Ross Scrivener, Royal College of Nursing: Web 2 in action
- Hazel Hall, Edinburgh Napier University: Social computing tools

Breakout sessions will be topical, so they may change, but they are currently:

- Innovative search techniques
- Avoiding legal problems
- Increasing the value of your intranet
- Practical solutions for managing digital images
- The future of online publishing
- Information security

For further details and to book a place to http://www.ukeig.org.uk/conf2009/ or email conference@ukeig.org.uk

Student conference prize for UKeiG Conference 2009: Innovation in e-information

UKeiG 2009 Conference prize for UK based Library and Information Studies students

UKeiG are pleased to announce an exciting new Conference prize for one UK based Library and/or Information Studies student to attend the forthcoming 2009 UKeiG Conference on Innovation in e-information. The Conference, with up to 100 practising information professionals and industry experts, is being held on Tuesday 16th June - Wednesday 17th June 2009 at the Manchester Conference Centre. This is an opportunity for all information professionals, from students to senior management, to share, challenge and discuss topical issues on innovating and improving information services.

What the UKeiG 2009 Conference prize covers

The prize will enable one student to attend the Conference with all conference fees being covered, including accommodation. Standard class return travel costs (using public transport where possible and making use of reduced fare arrangements) will also be met. The winner will not only enjoy attendance at the conference, an opportunity to mix with industry experts, but also to write up the conference for publication in eLucidate, the Group's e-Journal.

Submission process for UKeiG 2009 Conference prize

Students should simply submit 150 words on what they think is the most innovative development in e-information and why. This should be emailed to ukeigstudentprize@ukeig.org.uk by 5pm on Friday 15 May 2009. Alternatively, tweet a link to your application using the tag #ukeig2009. The winner will be notified as soon as possible after 15th May 2009.

Applicants must state where they are studying and the course they are enrolled on. Submission for the prize is open to any UK based Library and Information Studies student on both first degree and post graduate qualification courses (whether taught or research based) which includes significant information handling content. The prize is only open to self-funding students who are not in receipt of another award, bursary or scholarship.

The UKeiG 2009 Conference : Innovation in e-information

This engaging Innovation in e-information Conference will provide delegates with a practical, no nonsense approach to sharing, challenging and discussing topical issues on innovating and improving information services. Keynote speakers, informative papers and highly participative
breakout sessions ensure an innovative conference on electronic information which will enable students to benefit from mixing and hearing experienced information practitioners in this informal setting.

Further details of the Conference are available at http://www.ukeig.org.uk/conf2009/index.html