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> >Press Release > > August 21, 2006 > >The ninth Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute (NELI) will be held in >Emerald Lake, British Columbia, from March 1st to 6th, 2007. > >The Institute's mission is to assist professional librarians to develop, >strengthen, and exercise their leadership skills so that they may be >better equipped to formulate, articulate, and achieve the future changes >required by libraries into the 21st century. > >Based on the premise of experiential learning, the Institute includes >group and individual exercises, as well as the opportunity to learn in >conversation with mentors, who have been chosen for their own leadership >skills, and who will be participating as volunteers. > >Northern Exposure will target 24 librarians who have a desire to develop >their leadership potential, received their library degrees generally >within the past seven years, and a minimum of two year's professional >library experience. > >Individual nominations will be welcomed from a variety of sources, >including employers, associations, library schools and the corporate >information sector. Nominees will be asked to supply a one-page resume as >well as a one-page synopsis of achievements, career goals, and >expectations for the leadership institute. Those chosen as participants >must secure funding to cover a registration fee and transportation costs >to Calgary. Meals, accommodation, as well as the programme and learning >materials will be provided. See ><http://www.ls.ualberta.ca/neli/index.html>http://www.ls.ualberta.ca/neli/index.html > >The Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute is made possible by the >generous sponsorship of EBSCO, SIRSI and YBP. These corporations >demonstrate their leadership and support to Canadian libraries and >librarianship in numerous ways; however, their sponsorship of NELI is a >demonstrable expression of their commitment and faith in our future. > > c430d6.jpg c430f4.jpg c430fe.jpg > >For more information contact: > >Ernie Ingles Karen Adams > >Associate Director (Learning Services) Director of >Library Services > > and Chief Librarian and > Information Resources > >5-07 Cameron Library 5-02 Cameron Library > >University of Alberta University of Alberta > >Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Edmonton, Alberta, >Canada > >T6G 2J8 T6G 2J8 > >Tel: 780-492-5170 Tel: 780-492-6491 > >Fax: 780-492-7925 Fax: 780-492-8302 > >Email: ><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] >Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] >