Updated! Professional Development Awards for Emergency Preparedness

Posted by nwsoadmin on December 14th, 2010 Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, Funding, News From NNLM PNR, Training & Education

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NN/LM PNR is currently accepting Professional Development Award Applications. The purpose of the Professional Development Award is to enable individuals at NN/LM PNR Network member institutions to expand professional knowledge and experience to provide improved health information access to health care professionals and consumers. For this initial offering, we are focusing on Emergency Preparedness. We will offer other opportunities with a broader focus in the future.

The conferences for which we are offering funding are:

• February 2-4, 2011
  Focus on Collections Care
  Presented by the Balboa Art Conservation Center
  Hosted by University of Washington
  Seattle, WA
  Watertown Hotel
  Choose between 3-day series of collection care courses or 3-day Emergency Preparedness Intensive

• Newly Added! – February 11, 2011
  Building Bridges: Emergency Preparedness for Libraries, Archives, Cultural Institutions and First Responders
  Sponsored by Oregon Health & Science University
  Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus
  Portland, OR
  No registration fee

• March 29-30, 2011
  Disaster Information Outreach Symposium
  National Library of Medicine
  Bethesda, MD
  No registration fee

• April 26-27. 2011
  Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference
  Sponsored by Washington State University
  Greater Tacoma Convention Center and Trade Center
  Tacoma, WA
  $250 registration fee by February 21st; $325 by March 21st.

For more information and to access the application, go to the full announcement on NN/LM PNR’s web site.