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Finding our Future Conferences

Facing the Challenges of an Aging Workforce

Succession Planning Strategies for Libraries and Information Management Organizations November 22 and 23, 2002

Programme Details

Location:
University of Toronto
Faculty of Information Studies
140 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario
(All sessions will take place in the Lecture Hall on the Main Floor)

Friday, November 22, 2002
	8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.	Registration
	9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.	Session One Joanne Marshall, Dean and Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will introduce delegates to her research on the aging workforce and its impact on mentoring programs and successful strategic planning.
	10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.	Break
	10:45 a.m. to 12 noon	Session Two Stephen Abram, Vice President, Corporate Development, Micromedia will lead a Panel of New Librarians in a discussion on the unique characteristics of this new generation entering the workforce, their expectations of employers and how their see their careers unfolding.
	12 noon to 2 p.m.	Lunch Alvin Schrader, Director of the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta, will discuss the role of library schools in attracting and educating new librarians, archivists and records managers, how the curriculum is preparing students for today's work realities and what skills employers can expect of new graduates.
	2 p.m. to 3: 15 p.m.	Session Three Renée Brazile-Jones, President, Unparalleled Inc., will discuss how to leverage and value diversity within information management organizations.
	3:15 to 3: 45 p.m.	Break
	3:45 to 5:00 p.m.	Session Four Ian Cullwick and Steven Diotte, Deloitte and Touche (Ottawa and Toronto offices), will speak on their strategies for developing a succession and retention plan to meet long-term staffing needs.
Saturday, November 23, 2002
	8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.	Session Five Julia Goodman, Development Officer, Council of Federal Libraries, will discuss how the professions of librarian, archivist and records manager are converging and the implications this has for individual professionals and for organizations competing for skilled workers.
	9:15 to 10:15 a.m.	Session Six Norman Horrocks, Professor Emeritus, Dalhouse University, School of Library and Information Studies, will speak on how to understand and evaluate the educational credentials and experience of those immigrating to Canada and the United States with non-ALA accredited degrees.
	10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.	Break
	10:45 a.m. to 12 noon	Session Seven Ken Roberts, Chief Librarian, Hamilton Public Library, will discuss the Hamilton Public Library's forward-looking education and retention model which is used to encourage training and promotion within the organization.
	12 noon to 2 p.m.	Lunch Special Guest Speaker to be announced.
	2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	Session Eight Ethel Auster, Professor, University of Toronto Faculty of Information Studies, and Donna Chan, recent graduate of the University of Toronto PhD Programme, will present an overview of their research on the factors influencing participation in professional development and the implications for information management organizations.
	3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.	Session Nine Vicki Whitmell, Whitmell & Associates, and host of the conference, will consider practical solutions to staffing through planning, participation and partnerships, and will discuss the role of associations in succession planning.
	4:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Next Steps and Wrap Up

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