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NEASIS&T Annual Meeting Travel Award

Posted on April 22, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff

2015 Information Science with Impact: Research in and for the Community

(Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2015)

ABOUT THE AWARDS: PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIS&T) is pleased to announce the availability of two awards of up to $1,000 each to reimburse expenses for attendance at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting (November 6-10 , St. Louis, Missouri).  With this year’s emphasis on research designed to impact communities, we are excited to announce an award for professionals, alongside our traditional student award.

The awards will fund a year-long membership to ASIS&T and conference registration at the member rate, and will offset some travel costs.  Membership benefits with ASIS&T include:

*             Discounted annual meeting conference registration

*             Year subscription to the Journal of ASIS&T and the Bulletin

*             Free webinars and discounts on other publications

*             Membership in our New England regional chapter

    • Hands on training with technology
    • Build professional skills (project management, budgeting, marketing, etc.)
    • Networking

PURPOSE:
Supporting scholarship and bridge research with practice, bringing in new voices to the chapter.

ELIGIBILITY
Each applicant must submit a cover letter and 2 short essays to rbucy@wheelock.edu by Friday, May 29th. The winner will be notified by Monday, June 15th, 2015.  The subject line should read “Annual Meeting Travel Award Application 2015.”

Applicants must be a current graduate student or practitioner in the field of information science at the time of their application.  We define information science broadly: may be a librarian, archivist, data/knowledge manager, information architect, web developer, etc.

*             Coversheet including

    • Applicant’s name
    • Address
    • Phone number
    • Email
    • Identify as student or professional
    • School or work affiliation and department

*             Short Essay response

TERMS OF THE AWARD

Each award winner will be welcomed into our New England regional chapter.

Winners will give back to the chapter with the following participation:

*             Meet with a NEASIS&T representative at the conference

*             Share your conference experience with the NEASIS&T chapter

*             Participate in a NEASIS&T Meet-up based on the winners’ interests

*             Review award applications for the following year

*             Submit receipts substantiating travel and conference related expenses, such as costs for registration, airfare, food, and lodging

*If a winner is unable to meet all of the terms due to a relocation, NEASIS&T should be notified immediately.

Questions? Contact Rosalind Bucy at (617) 879-2398, e-mail:  rbucy@wheelock.edu

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