CPD25 Staff Development Travel Award 2008
The CPD25 Staff Development Travel Award is aimed at staff with staff development and training responsibilities in M25 Consortium member libraries. The award will provide support for attendance at the IFLA 2008 74th General Conference
Libraries without Borders: Navigating towards global understanding
10 - 14th August 2008, Quebec, Canada
Further details can be found here:
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/index.htm
The award aims to support staff development officers in their roles, to improve practice and provide extensive opportunities to benchmark their practice in an international context. The award winner will receive an expenses paid support to attend the Conference including:
Who can apply?
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Applicants will only be considered from staff within M25 member institution library and information services. A list of M25 Consortium members can be found at www.m25lib.ac.uk/contact_us/6.html
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Applicants should be designated staff development officers or have some responsibility for staff development as part of their portfolio of responsibilities. The Director or Head of the library and Information service must countersign all applications.
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Applications are welcome from CPD25 Task group members
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CPD25 Steering Group members are NOT entitled to apply
Selection Process
A panel consisting of members of the CPD25 Steering Group and members of the M25 Consortium will judge the applications. A decision will be made in April 2008.
Application procedure
Completion of the attached application form, countersigned by your head of service, and a supporting statement (max 500 words). The supporting statement should demonstrate what the applicant hopes to achieve from attending the IFLA conference. The award winner may be asked to give a brief presentation at the CPD25 Staff Development Officers Meeting in March / April 2009.
Closing date for applications
Monday 31st March 2008
Informal enquiries to
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, Chair CPD25, 020 7919 7158
Applications should be sent to
Suzy Ball
CPD25 Administrator
University of Westminster
Marylebone Campus Library
35 Marylebone Road
London NW1 5LS
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