Umbrella for a day!

Can't spare three days to come to Umbrella 2007? Then why not come for a day? A one-day registration really is viable - as well as being value for money.

Travel to the venue at Hatfield is very easy. For instance, if you are coming from London, the train journey from Kings Cross takes less than 25 minutes. Then at Hatfield station there will be a free shuttle bus to Umbrella 2007 - only a 10-minute journey away. At the end of the day the shuttle bus will return you to the station.

If you come to Umbrella on Friday then you can look forward to:

· An exhibition of nearly 50 key library suppliers
· Poster sessions - 27 in all, covering a range of exciting new projects
· Seminar sessions - you can participate in three sessions from a choice of eighteen. If you arrive extra early there is a choice of two breakfast sessions

· Plenary session with Dr Alex Byrne, President of IFLA and Librarian, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. He will be will be speaking about Advocacy and Freedom of Information; the challenges facing the library and information profession in the global information world.

· AGMs - If one of your special interest groups is holding their AGM at Umbrella then why not join in?

The wide ranging programme has been created by 24 of CILIP's special interest groups, so there is sure to be plenty to attract you. Click here to see the full programme, speaker details, FAQs and much, much more - www.umbrella2007.org.uk <http://www.umbrella2007.org.uk>

Don't miss Umbrella 2007.

Branch Action Plan

The CILIP East of England Branch Business Plan for 2006-2007 can now be viewed here.

Framework of Qualifications – East of England CILIP Assessment Panel

What is the CAP?
the body with the responsibility for dealing with the applications for certification and revalidation in our region.

When do they meet?
Quarterly, dates for the next 12 months are:

Wednesday 6th September 2006
Monday 4th December 2006
Wednesday 7th March 2007
Wednesday 13th June 2007

When do applications have to be in?
for consideration in any given quarter, applications must be sent in no later than 6 weeks before the CAP meeting. Candidates will be notified of progress no later than 2 weeks after the meeting.

How can I find out more?
For overall details of the process and for downloadable documents please see the main CILIP website - http://www.cilip.org.uk/qualificationschartership/FrameworkofQualifications/

CILIP East of England - Small Grants Fund
CILIP EoE are now accepting applications for their small grants fund. For more details click here

Special Interest Groups
CILIP special interest groups, CDG and ISG now have their own pages on this website. You will be able to keep up to date with news, courses and publications from these groups. YLG and other groups will follow shortly.

ELIPP and EALCC Web addresses
If you have accessed this website by using www.elipp.org.uk or www.ealcc.org.uk, please ensure that you update your bookmarks so you come to the site using www.cilipeoe.org.uk, as the other two web addresses will shortly be phased out.