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Posted by nwsoadmin on January 17th, 2013
Posted in: Funding, Training & Education
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (NN/LM PNR) is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for sites around the region to host the upcoming Medical Library Association (MLA) continuing education webcast Partnering to Prevent Diagnostic Error: Librarians on the Inside Track on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 from 11 am -12:30 pm Pacific time.
NN/LM PNR will pay MLA webcast registration fees for up to 4 selected sites that agree to promote and host the webcast for colleagues in their area.
Please contact Nikki Dettmar, Education and Assessment Coordinator, at snydern@uw.edu by February 15, 2013 if you are a Pacific Northwest Region Network Member (what does that mean?) interested in hosting the webcast for your institution and your local colleagues. Include a brief description of how you will promote the event in your area, estimated attendance, and confirm that your location can meet the technical requirements of Internet access, a computer with Windows Media Player, and a room to host the webcast.
Site participants will be selected based on geographic location, accessibility, and the potential number of attendees. All applicants will be notified of their application status by February 20, 2013.
PNR will also be hosting the webcast at the University of Washington Health Sciences Library, free registration details will be announced in an upcoming Dragonfly article in addition to the other funded webcast locations.