Leadership opportunity for mid to senior level library managers from around the world. Thinking Outside the Borders: Library Leadership in a World Community will be February 18 - 20, 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
The project is designed to encourage librarians to think globally and act locally. Participants will: o Learn cross-cultural communication strategies o Develop an understanding of librarianship and the world community o Focus on leadership issues affecting librarians regardless of country o Build mutually-beneficial global professional relationships Fifteen international participants will be accepted, so it will be important that interested persons apply early. Follow this link for program details including scholarship information and program expenses. Details are at: http://www.lib.az.us/extension/thinking.outside.the.borders.cfm <http://www.lib.az.us/extension/thinking.outside.the.borders.cfm> ****The application deadline is November 15, 2006**** Faxing applications will avoid the problems that sometimes arise with spam filters on email. Use +1 602 364 2257. Joan Clark, Arizona State Library [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> is the program contact. THINKING OUTSIDE THE BORDERS: LIBRARY LEADERSHIP IN A WORLD COMMUNITY is a joint project of the Arizona State Library, the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs at the University of Illinois, and the Illinois State Library, USA, funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). _______________________________________________ Bib_virtual mailing list [email protected] https://listas.ibict.br/mailman/listinfo/bib_virtual

