[Eril-l] NEASIST travel awards, 3 conference options

[Annie Erdmann]

NE-ASIS&T Travel Awards 2016: 3 Conference Options
Application deadline: Friday, February 19, 2016
Notification of award winners: Friday, February 26, 2016

About the Awards: Professional and Student

The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter
(NE-ASIS&T) is pleased to announce two awards to support participation in
an ASIS&T Summit or Annual Meeting. Our goals are to support scholarship
and connect research and practice, bringing new voices to the chapter. The
student award (of up to $1000) and the practitioner award ($500) will
support your year-long membership in ASIS&T as well as your conference
registration and part of your travel costs to Atlanta (for the Information
Architecture or Research Data Access and Preservation Summits) or
Copenhagen (for the Annual Meeting).

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   IA Summit: A Broader Panorama <http://www.iasummit.org/> (May 4-8,
   Atlanta)
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   RDAP Summit: Research Data Access and Preservation
   <http://www.asis.org/rdap/> (May 4-6, Atlanta)
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   ASIS&T Annual Meeting Information Science with Impact: Creating
   Knowledge, Enhancing Lives through Information & Technology
   <https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2016/>
   (October 14-18, Copenhagen)


In addition to the conference support, the award provides ASIS&T
membership, offering significant benefits:

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   Membership in our New England regional chapter
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      Mentorship and networking with experienced NE-ASIS&T members
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      Opportunities to build professional skills (including project
      management, budgeting, marketing, etc.)
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   Discounted conference registration for ASIS&T and NE-ASIS&T events
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   Webinars <https://www.asist.org/events/webinars/>and discounts on other
   publications
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   A year’s subscription to the Journal of ASIS&T and the Bulletin


Eligibility & Applications

Applicants must be either current graduate students or practitioners in the
field of information science at the time of their application. We define
information science broadly: librarians, archivists, data/knowledge
managers, information architects, web developers, etc., are all encouraged
to apply. Applicants do not need to be current NE-ASIS&T members, nor do
they need to live or work in Boston. However, award winners are expected to
participate (in person or remotely) in NE-ASIS&T programming in 2016-17.

Each applicant must submit a cover sheet and two short personal statements
to erdmann at simmons.edu by Friday, February 19th, 2016. The winner will be
notified by Friday, February 26th, 2016.  The subject line should read
“Travel Award Application 2016.”

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   Cover sheet including this information
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      Applicant’s name
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      Address
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      Phone number
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      Email
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      For students, school affiliation
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      For practitioners, professional affiliation
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   Two short personal statements
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      How will attending the Summit or Annual Meeting inform your current
      or future professional practice? (150 words)
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      In five years, how do you hope your work in information science will
      have had a positive impact on your community? (500 words for students and
      750 words for professionals)


Terms of Awards

Each award winner will be welcomed into our New England regional chapter by
participating in events in person (at least once) and remotely. As a travel
award winner, you will:

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   Meet with a NEASIS&T representative at the conference
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   Share your conference experience with the NEASIS&T chapter
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   Participate in a NEASIS&T meet-up based on the winners’ professional
   interests
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   Review award applications for the 2017 Travel Awards
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   Submit receipts documenting travel- and conference-related expenses,
   such as registration, airfare, food, and lodging, up to the value of the
   award


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

Questions? Contact Annie Erdmann at (617) 251-2723, e-mail:
erdmann at simmons.edu
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*Annie Erdmann*
(she/ her/ hers)
Digital Assets/ eResources Librarian
Simmons College Library
Boston MA 02115
617-521-2723
erdmann at simmons.edu
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