[Eril-l] 2019 Fast Pitch Competition: Call for Proposals and Nominations Now Open!

[Beth Bernhardt]

The Charleston Conference is pleased to announce that proposals and
nominations are now being accepted now through September 16 for the 2019
Fast Pitch Competition.

https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/fastpitch/

*Goal:*

Fast Pitch encourages proposals for ideas on improving or transforming the
work environment at a library, or any information-related enterprise or
organization in educational technology.

*Webcast for More Information:*

Want to find out more information, or wondering whether your ideas or
project would be a good fit for the Fast Pitch Competition? Register to
attend our Fast Pitch Bootcamp webcast on July 17 at 2:00 pm!

https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/video/webinars/fast-pitch-bootcamp/


*About the Competition: *

Recognizing and rewarding new innovation in academic library and
information management

Each year, the Charleston Conference presents several well-received panels
about startups, innovations and entrepreneurship. The Charleston Fast Pitch
Competition is designed to expand on those themes by actively encouraging
creative solutions for our stakeholders.

This call for participation is open to all who are in the process of
developing new, innovative, and implementable ideas to improve their
academic libraries or related organizations. The intent of the competition
is to showcase innovation in information management and to award the most
deserving examples of innovation.

*Awards:*

There will be two awards of $2,500 each for winning proposals from
U.S.-based tax exempt non-profit organization, generously sponsored by the
Goodall Family Foundation.

*Timing:*

Fast Pitch 2019 will be in multiple parts:

*Fast Pitch first stage – June 24 to September 16*

Open Nominations from the information industry and the Charleston
Conference Community. Do you know of a project in a library or publishing
entity that deserves attention? Perhaps that could be adapted/expanded by
others to generate influence in the wider community? We are particularly
interested in the scholarly communication and publishing as well as
academic and research library initiatives but we are not limited
exclusively to those areas. These nominations should be brief “thinking”
pieces. This will be shared with your Fast Pitch colleagues. The FP
Community (Past Fast Pitch winners and honorable mention colleagues) will
react and help you expand on the implications of your nomination. You can
nominate yourself or a colleague. Nominations and proposals should be sent
using this form and will be distributed to the FP community anonymously.

*Fast Pitch second stage – September 17 – October 14  *

Selection of four finalists from the open nominations by the community and
selection of an international award winner by a panel of judges.

*Fast Pitch third stage – October 15 to November 1*

Coaching of the chosen FP nominations. Nominees will be vetted during the
2018 Charleston Conference

*Fast Pitch fourth stage – Date/time TBD*

Finalists will appear at a Neapolitan session at the 2019 Charleston
Conference to present their “pitches.” Two votes will be taken from
attendees and a panel of judges to determine the award winners.

*Areas of Interest:*

   - Enhancing the user experience
   - Collaboration for scholarly communication
   - Collaborative solutions for social media education
   - Incorporating social media strategies
   - Managing teams
   - Changing or adapting platforms
   - Collaborating or managing teams across departments, systems, groups
   - Digital aggregation and sharing
   - Innovative approaches, eg blockchain, analytics, research data
   management, open educational resources, etc.
   - Emerging technologies in digital services, acquisitions, technical
   services, reference
   - Big data and analytics management applications
   - Artificial intelligence solutions
   - Developing new apps for collection use
   - Other areas of interest are encouraged.


--
Leah Hinds
Executive Director
Charleston Library Conference


Beth R. Bernhardt
Assistant Dean for Collection Management and Scholarly Communications
Associate Professor
University Libraries
University of North Carolina Greensboro
PO Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402
336-256-1210
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