Conference Awards

On Tuesday 2 December the UKeiG Jason Farradane Award sponsored by Sage Publications will be presented in track one of the conference at 14.00 by the UKeiG. This Award recognises an individual or group of people in recognition of their outstanding work in the field of information science.

Jason Farradane Award sponsored by:

On Tuesday 2 December The IWR Information Professional of the Year Award sponsored by the American Psychological Association will be presented in track one of the conference at 17.30.  This Award recognises an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the information profession, or to the practice of information management, over the past twelve months.  Click here to find out more information on making a nomination and sponsoring this award.

IWR Information Professional of the Year sponsored by:

On Wednesday 3 December the UKeiG Tony Kent Strix Award, sponsored by Sage Publications and given in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of information retrieval will be presented in track two at 9.25am by the UKeiG. 

Tony Kent Strix Award sponsored by:

IWR INFORMATION
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

Nominations now open …

This prestigious award recognises an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the information profession, or to the practice of information management, over the past twelve months.

The IWR Information Professional of the Year Award is recognised as one of the key achievements in the information world and gets talked about both pre- and post- the presentation ceremony

Nominations for the award might reflect achievements such as outstanding project work, examples of collaborative working within or between organisations, innovative examples of best practice, the development of new services or solutions, or activities to develop the information profession itself, among others. Nominations can be made by, or on behalf of, any information professional from anywhere in the world.

Distinguished past winners include:

• 2006 Rachel Kolsky, Manager of Information Resources, AIG
• 2005 Euan Semple, Head of Knowledge Management Solutions, BBC
• 2004 Karen George, Senior Librarian, The Home Office
• 2003 Neil Infield, Manager Business Information Services, Hermes Pensions Management
• 2002 Karen Blakeman, RBA Associates
• 2001 Linda Stoddart, Director of Library and Information Services, International Labour Office
• 2000 Roddy McLeod, Senior Subject Librarian, Heriot-Watt University

Nominations will be considered and the winner selected by a panel of previous winners.

The IWR Information Professional of the Year trophy will be presented to the winner before an audience of his or her peers, at the Online Information Conference.

The winner will receive a trophy and a free delegate place to the conference.

Nominations process

Nominations should be sent on email to IWR's editor, Mark Chillingworth mark.chillingworth@incisivemedia.com.

The deadline for nominations is Friday 9 November