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Date: 4 November 2003
Provider: CDG North and South Thames Division
Title: 2003 Management Seminar Series: Marketing your service
Venue: Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF), Broadway House, Tothill Street, London.
Travel Details: Nearest tube station: St James's Park (Broadway exit). Map available on request.
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00 pm
Cost:  £10 for members of the Career Development Group (or £25 pounds to attend all three seminars); £15 for non-members (or £40 to attend all three); and £5 for students and the unwaged (or £10 for all three). Details regarding financial assistance for childcare are available on request.
Programme Notes: Speaker - Anne McIlwaine, Library Manager at SOAS, University of London.
Additional Information: Early booking recommended.
Access Code: W
Booking: Edwina Wontner, British Trade International, Kingsgate House, 66-74Victoria Street, London SW1E 6SW
Tel: 020 7215 4008 Email: edwina.wontner@dti.gsi.gov.uk

Date: 5 November 2003
Provider: CILIP
Title: CILIP Careers Fair
Venue: University of Bristol.
Contact: Michael Martin, CILIP. Email: careers@cilip.org.uk

Date: 5 November 2003
Provider: CDG North and South Thames Division
Title: Preparing for chartership
Venue: CILIP HQ, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE.
Travel Details:
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Cost: Free
Programme Notes: Speaker: Susan Kay, CILIP Membership, Careers and Qualifications Department
Additional Information:
Access Code:
Booking: Gerard Power, Email: Gerard.Power@sas.ac.uk

Date: 6 November 2003
Provider: CILIP
Title: CILIP One Day Conference
Venue: Northumbria University
Contact: Michael Martin, CILIP. Email: careers@cilip.org.uk

Date: Monday 10 November 2003
Provider: Career Development Group
Title: National Conference 2003 - Skills for the 21st Century
Venue: CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE
Travel Details:
Time: 10am - 4pm
Cost: CDG Members: £58.75; Non members: £70.50; Reduced rate for students / unwaged: £47.00
Programme Notes: Introduction: Ayub Khan, CDG President; Vision for the Future: Bob McKee, Chief Executive, CILIP; Framework of Qualifications for LIS Professionals: Marion Huckle, Head of Membership, Careers & Qualifications, CILIP; Skills and Competencies for Information Professionals - key findings from recent research: Biddy Fisher, Sheffield Hallam University; Continuing Professional Development - CILIIP CPD Scheme: Margaret Watson, President, CILIP; Workshops (choose 2 out of 3) on: Key Skills Toolkit; Recording skills development in LIS work; Project Management; Plenary session on Resource: Workforce Strategy: Chris Fardon.
Additional Information: Fee includes refreshments and lunch. Cheques made payable to Career Development Group. Deadline for booking 31 October 2003.
Access Code:
Booking: Jon Scown, Taunton Library, Paul Street, Taunton, Somserset TA1 3XZ. Tel: 01823 3336 334; Fax: 01823 340 302; Email: JMScown@somerset.gov.uk

Date: 10 November 2003
Provider: CILIP
Title: CILIP One Day Conference
Venue: Liverpool John Moores University
Contact: Michael Martin, CILIP. Email: careers@cilip.org.uk

Date: 11 November 2003
Provider: CDG West Midlands Division
Title: Informal Chartership Social meeting
Venue: Old Joint Stock, Temple Row West, Birmingham.
Travel Details: Walking distance from New St. station.
Time: 6pm
Cost: Free
Programme Notes: Informal Chartership Social meeting
Additional Information: The area Registration Liaison Officer (RLO) will bring along some example reports and other forms of submission. This is a good chance for people to ask questions, compare experiences and get moral support!
Access Code:
Booking: For more information please contact either: Vanessa Bell: Email: vanessa.bell@uhb.nhs.ukor Frances Hall: F.Hall@aston.ac.uk

Date: 12 November 2003
Provider: CILIP
Title: CILIP Roadshow - Lunchtime visit.
Venue: Manchester Metropolitan University.
Contact: Michael Martin, CILIP. Email: careers@cilip.org.uk

Date: 12 & 19 November 2003 (course delivered over the two evenings)
Provider: CDG Scottish Division / Graduate School of Informatics / University of Strathclyde in Glasgow
Title: Advanced web site management and design
Venue: Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Travel Details: Campus map at: http://www.strath.ac.uk/maps/pdf/ja.pdf
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Cost: £141. Payment by invoice or by cheque (made payable to University of Strathclyde).
Programme Notes: Course aims to build on participants existing experience with deploying web technologies by looking at web site effectiveness and means of promoting, managing and developing websites over time. Course leader: Alan Poulter, Graduate School of Informatics.
Additional Information: Enquiries re course to Alan Poulter or David McMenemy on 0141 548 3700 or email cpd-enquiries@gsi.strath.ac.uk
Access Code: S; G
Booking: Graduate School Office, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Livingstone Tower, Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XH.

Date: 13 November 2003
Provider: CDG Yorkshire and Humberside Division
Title: Chartership registration course
Venue: York Central Library
Travel Details:
Time: 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Cost: Free
Programme Notes:
Speaker: Susan Kay, CILIP Membership, Careers and and Qualifications Department
Additional Information: Advance booking essential. Refreshments will be provided.
Access Code:
Booking: Ellie Clement Email: e.l.clement@bradford.ac.uk
Tel: 01274 233 374

Date: 13 November
Provider: CILIP
Title: CILIP Roadshow - Lunchtime visit.
Venue: Leeds Metropolitan, Leeds.
Contact: Michael Martin, CILIP. Email: careers@cilip.org.uk

Date: 15 November 2003
Provider: CDG West Midlands Division
Title: Fund Raising Ceilidh
Venue: St. Peter's Church Hall, Old Church Road, Harborne, Birmingham.
Travel Details:
Time: 8pm - 11.30pm
Cost: £6 Adults; £3 Under 16s. Cheques payable to The Career Development Group. Please Enclose An SAE If You Would Like Tickets Sent In Advance.
Programme Notes: Proceeds Will Go To Our Overseas projects.
Additional Information: The ceilidh forms part of the Bard ceilidhs, and over 100 people come to them on a regular basis. Each event has a band and a caller, where the caller is on hand to go through each dance, so it doesn't matter if you are a beginner.
Booking: Judith Smith, 14, The Firs, Off Kenilworth Road, Coventry, CV5 6QD.
Tel: 024 7652 4494. Email: Judith.Smith@warwick.ac.uk

Date: 20 November
Provider: CILIP
Title: CILIP Roadshow - Lunchtime visit.
Venue: University of Central England.
Contact: Michael Martin, CILIP. Email: careers@cilip.org.uk

Date: 21 November 2003
Provider: CDG North & South Thames Division
Title: Visit to The London Library.
Venue: The London Library, St James's Square, London SW1.
Travel Details:
Time: 2.30pm
Cost: A donation of £2.50 is requested to support the Career
Development Group's international projects. Cheques are to be made
payable to Career Development Group.
Programme Notes: The London Library, founded in 1841, is an independent subscription library, serving the needs of scholars by lending books for use at home. The Library contains about a million books in all European languages and a subject range across the humanities, with particular emphasis on literature, history and
related subjects. See http://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/index.html

Additional Information: Please note that numbers are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Access Code:
Booking: Linda Weston, Assistant Librarian, Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, WC1J 0BD. Tel: (020) 7300 5681.Email: linda.weston@royalacademy.org.uk providing your name, address, telephone number and email address.

Date: 21 November
Provider: CDG Eastern Division
Title: Chartership workshop
Venue: Ely Library, Meeting Room, 6 The Cloisters, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4ZH.
Time: 10am - 1pm
Cost: Free, but booking required.
Programme Notes: Speaker: Susan Kay, CILIP Membership, Careers and Qualifications Department.
Additional Information: The session will offer information, support and advice to any members who are either undertaking or about to embark on the Chartership process.
Access Code: E; W; X; G
Booking / Contact: Karen Spencer, Learning Resource Centre, Cambridge Regional College, Kings Hedge Road, Cambridge, CB4 2QT. Tel: 01223 418 413. Fax: 01223 426 425. Email: kspencer@mail.camre.ac.uk

Date: 26 November 2003
Provider: CDG West Midlands Division
Title: Visit to a digitization project at UCE
Venue: UCE
Travel Details:
Time: 3.30pm
Cost: Free
Programme Notes: The UCE Electronic library (UCEEL) was successfully launched in March 2001. It is a developing digital library for the University which currently hosts Exam Papers, Journal Articles, Book Extracts and Student Projects but new content is constantly added.
Additional Information: Come along just for the visit, or join us afterwards for our regular committee meeting, 6.00-8.00 at Birmingham Central Library, Room GP4.
For more information about our meetings contact Amanda Quick a.quick@worc.ac.uk or Frances Hall F.Hall@aston.ac.uk

Access Code:
Booking: Judith Smith. Email: Judith.Smith@warwick.ac.uk

Date: 26 November 2003
Provider: CDG West Midlands
Title: Committee Meeting
Venue: Room GP4, Birmingham Central Library.
Travel Details:
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Cost: Free
Programme Notes:
Additional Information: Observers welcome.
Access Code:
Booking / Contact: Frances Hall
Email: f.hall@aston.ac.uk

Date: 26 November
Provider: CILIP
Title: CILIP Roadshow - Lunchtime visit.
Venue: Brighton University
Contact: Michael Martin, CILIP. Email: careers@cilip.org.uk

December

Date: 1 December
Provider: CILIP
Title: CILIP One Day Conference
Venue: City University, London
Contact: Michael Martin, CILIP. Email: careers@cilip.org.uk

Date: 10 December 2003
Provider: CDG Scottish Division
Title: Chartership registration course
Venue: Edinburgh
Travel Details:
Time: TBC
Cost: Free
Programme Notes: Speaker: Susan Kay, CILIP Membership, Careers and Qualifications Department
Additional Information:
Access Code:
Booking: Alana Macmillan Email: alana.macmillan@i-documentsystems.com

Date: 10 December 2003
Provider: CDG North and South Thames Division
Title: 2003 Management Seminar Series: Managing your Career
Venue: Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF), Broadway House, Tothill Street, London.
Travel Details: Nearest tube station: St James's Park (Broadway exit). Map available on request.
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00 pm
Cost: £10 for members of the Career Development Group (or £25 pounds to attend all three); £15 for non-members (or £40 to attend all three); and £5 for students and the unwaged (or £10 for all three). Details regarding financial assistance for childcare are available on request.
Programme Notes: Speaker - Philippa Dolphin, Librarian of Birkbeck College, London
Additional Information: Early booking recommended.
Access Code: W
Booking: Edwina Wontner, British Trade International, Kingsgate House, 66-74Victoria Street, London SW1E 6SW
Tel: 020 7215 4008 Email: edwina.wontner@dti.gsi.gov.uk

Date: 10 December 2003
Provider: CDG Yorkshire and Humberside Division
Title: Portfolio Creation Workshop
Venue: TBC
Travel Details:
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Cost: circa £10
Programme Notes: Speakers: Jane Walton, Yorkshire Museums, Libraries and Archives; Ellie Clement, Regional Liaison Officer for Yorkshire and Humberside
Additional Information: The session is a practical workshop aimed specifically at those working towards the portfolio element of the application for chartered membership of CILIP, but anyone currently creating a portfolio will benefit. By the end of the day you should have better understanding of the principles of portfolio and develop the skills necessary to identify and select documentary evidence.
Access Code:
Booking: Ellie Clement, JB Priestley Library, University of Bradford, BRADFORD, BD7 1DP
Tel: 01274 233374 Email: e.l.clement@bradford.ac.uk

Date: 16 December
Provider: CILIP
Title: CILIP One Day Conference
Venue: Thames Valley University
Contact: Michael Martin, CILIP. Email: careers@cilip.org.uk

Dates 2004

February

Date: 25 February 2004
Provider: Career Development Group Northern Division
Title: New qualifications: certificaltion, chartership and revalidation
Venue: Lit & Phil Library, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 1SE.  Map: http://www.litandphil.org.uk/map.htm

Time: 6.30pm - 8.30 pm
Cost: Free
Programme Notes: Margaret Watson, President of CILIP, will be describing the new framework of qualifications and the effect it will have on the profession. Also includes the AGM.
Access Code: W
Booking: Tom Relph, Reference Library, Prince Georg Square, South Sheilds NE33 2PE. Tel: 0191-427 1818 x7862. Email: reference.library@s-tyneside-mbc.gov.uk

Access Codes

Access codes are used courtesy of Artsline, 5 Crowndale Road, London. NW1 1TU. Tel: (020) 7388 2227. For full details of codes see The Library Association Record, August 1992, p.498.