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Call for MLA 2013 CE Course and Symposia Ideas

MLA CE

Call for MLA '13, ICML, ICAHIS, and ICLC CE Course and Symposia Ideas

MLA is now accepting ideas for thought provoking and innovative courses and symposia to offer at a federated and international meeting incorporating the 2013 Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Medical Library Association (MLA '13), the 11th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML), the 7th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (ICAHIS), and the 6th International Clinical Librarian Conference (ICLC). Course and symposia submissions must be presented in English.

Courses and symposia to be offered at "One Health: Information in an Interdependent World" in Boston, MA, will be held on Friday, May 3, Saturday, May 4, and Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Suggestions must be submitted in English by Friday, December 16, 2011, for consideration by the MLA Continuing Education Committee (CEC) at its midwinter meeting in January 2012.

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MLA's CEC would like to present a variety of courses, covering the seven professional competencies for health sciences librarians described in MLA's educational policy statement, Competencies for Lifelong Learning and Professional Success. MLA CE courses are four, six, or eight hours in length. Active participant involvement must be built into the course to qualify. For ideas, look at MLA's Continuing Education Clearinghouse or offerings at other meetings.

What new topics or courses have caught your eye? Who is teaching a class or has expertise you would like to tap into? What classes from past meetings would you like to see offered again? The MLA CEC wants to hear from you! Are you currently a course instructor or would you like to create a new course? You may nominate yourself.

For more information check out the MLA annual meeting course selection process or contact Debra Cavanaugh, continuing education coordinator, at mlapd3@mlahq.org or 312.419.9094 x32.

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Sections, chapters, or other MLA groups may choose to cosponsor (with MLA) a symposium at the annual meeting.

MLA defines a symposium as a "learning opportunity organized for the purpose of providing a forum for discussion of a well-defined topic." Typically, it consists of a series of presentations by experts, followed by an exchange of opinions among participants. Active involvement of the attendees must be built into the symposium schedule to qualify as an educational opportunity.

If your idea is chosen by the CEC in January 2012 you will be asked to submit a full proposal, using the official MLA Symposium Guidelines for final consideration. Full proposals are reviewed and selected during the CEC annual meeting in May 2012.

To top of page Send in Your Ideas
Ideas for courses or symposia must be submitted by December 16, 2011, to ensure consideration. Use the simple forms at:

Send your submission form to: Assako Holyoke, CEC Liaison, 2013 National Program Committee, Medical Center Library, Saint Louis University, LRC Bldg 2F, 1402 South Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63104; fax 314.977.5573; email: holyokea@slu.edu.

Questions? Contact Assako Holyoke at the contact information listed above or contact Debra Cavanaugh, continuing education coordinator, MLA, 65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60601-7246; 312.419.9094 x32; fax, 312.419.8950; email, mlapd3@mlahq.org.

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