Top 10 Reasons for attending SLA 2009 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO

It's no secret that today's changing technology and ever-increasing management expectations require information professionals to demonstrate a positive impact on their organizations.  You have to be a great researcher and manager, but you also have to help your organization put knowledge to work as a strategic asset - across the enterprise, day in and day out. At the SLA 2009 Annual Conference, 14-17 June, we'll be taking your career to new heights. How to develop it. Maintain it. And, yes, how to flaunt it. 

Here are the top reasons you should attend SLA 2009 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO.

1. You will receive 3 days of education (even more if you attend pre-conference continuing education courses), invaluable networking opportunities, and access to industry vendors.  Your conference experience will help you build skills and a network that you can bring back to the office and share with your colleagues.
2. You can hold a mini-conference when you return.  Bring back concrete examples of best practices and technology applications that you can demonstrate in your information center.
3. Networking opportunities abound!  Sometimes the most valuable things you learn are from other information professionals.
4. Case studies and real life examples.  Many of the sessions will feature best practices and valuable tips that you can learn from immediately and use to plan future services. 
5. Top-notch exhibit hall.  Looking for new vendors or new products?  Use the INFO-EXPO to talk one-on-one with representatives of the leading companies in the industry.  Learn about new products and services that can help your information center excel in its mission.
6. A keynote presentation and panels from industry luminaries:  hear from the biggest names in the information industry. Keynotes provide an overarching view of the current state and future of the information profession and the global information landscape.
7. If you learn one thing, it could save you lots of money and time down the road.  A small investment now will have big pay-off later.
8. Washington, D.C., the annual conference location, is easily accessible from almost everywhere, with Amtrak stations and three nearby airports.
9. While you’re in D.C., you’ll have access to a large number of libraries of all different types.  Arrange a visit to the library of a local organization to see first-hand how other info pros manage information resources and deliver services to their clients.
10. Share your knowledge with colleagues.  Everyone has an idea or experience that others will find valuable.

Registration for SLA 2009 & INFO-EXPO will open in January 2009.   Please go to the SLA Web site for more information.