[Another award.]
From: Maggie Rioux <mrioux_at_whoi.edu>
The application deadline for the NASIG Horizon award is February 15th.
Information about the award is below. Further information will be found
at the URL in the body of the announcement.
Maggie Rioux
NASIG Publicist
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2003 NASIG HORIZON AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT
The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is currently seeking
candidates for grants to attend the Eighteenth Annual Conference to be
held at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, June 26-29,
2003. More information about the organization is available at
http:/www.nasig.org/.
DESCRIPTION OF AWARD: The purpose of the NASIG Horizon Award is to
advance the serials profession by providing promising new serialists
with the opportunity to accelerate their knowledge and understanding of
serials by networking and interacting with a wide range of dedicated
professionals working in all segments of the serials information chain.
The award provides the recipient(s) with a firsthand introduction to
NASIG by sponsoring attendance at the NASIG annual conference. NASIG
will pay for all conference registration, housing, and travel costs. In
addition, to encourage active participation in NASIG, the recipient(s)
will receive a year's free membership in NASIG and will be invited to
serve on a NASIG committee the year following the award. One award will
be given in 2003.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must currently be in a position of a
professional nature with primary responsibilities for some aspect of
serials. Applicants must have served in this position for no
more than three years at the time of the application deadline and must
not have been in a professional library or library-related position
(e.g. book vendor, publisher) for more than five years at the time of
the application deadline. Applicants must not have attended any
previous NASIG conferences, but may have participated in a NASIG
conference as a local volunteer. Applicants do not have to be a member
of NASIG.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Application forms will be available through the
NASIG Web Page http://www.nasig.org/public/timedated/horizondescription.html
APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2003.
Applications postmarked after this date will NOT be considered. Fax
submissions and electronic submissions as email attachments are acceptable.
AWARD NOTIFICATION: The award recipient shall be notified by APRIL 1, 2003.
Received on Tue Jan 14 2003 - 11:56:51 EST