Mary Ellen Bates
An evergreen conversation among AIIP members compares the relative benefits of being a generalist or specializing in a niche. I have reflected on this distinction and I think it is primarily a matter of how narrow a perspective I take.
Read More →By Karen Klein
After attending a conference or workshop, I am always energized and filled with lots of good ideas (and intentions): tools to incorporate, books to read, and people to connect with. Unfortunately, when I return to the office or, in this wacky state of COVID-19 and virtual events, stay in my office, I get caught up in the day-to-day busyness and my good intentions fall by the wayside.
Read More →By June Boyle, AIIP22 Conference Chair, and Jan Sykes, AIIP21 Conference Chair
As planning for the 2022 AIIP Annual Conference gets underway, it is a good time to reflect for a moment on AIIP21, our first virtual conference. In spite of unknowns resulting from the pandemic, the AIIP Board and Conference Committee demonstrated that we are resourceful and resilient, and can pivot to achieve desired outcomes as circumstances dictate – qualities shared by most AIIP members.
Read More →It was near the top of the hour on April 16th, and I waited anxiously to see if my on-screen face would be yanked through a vortex to the next session, or if I would have to ‘walk’ there on my own.
Welcome to #AIIP21, the first virtual conference of the Association of Independent Information Professionals. After three decades of in-person meetings, 90 info pros were excited to gather, hear great speakers, and catch up with friends and colleagues.
Read More →By Michele Bate
The awards dinner is always a highlight of the AIIP Annual Conference, since it gives attendees an opportunity to honour and celebrate peers who exemplify the AIIP ethos. Although this year’s conference was virtual, we did not miss out, as the awards ceremony was brought to our screens instead, with the award winners called “on stage” to make an acceptance speech.
Read More →As some parts of the world are beginning to emerge from the pandemic shutdown and our clients are starting to return to the office, many of us infopreneurs are taking a fresh look at our time management skills. Some of us are pivoting our business focus to new markets; others are finding that our existing clients are starting to spend more on their information needs. And – let’s be honest – those of us who have had some of the covid restrictions lifted are also trying to squeeze more socializing into our schedules.
Read More →By Roger Magnus
At the recent #AIIP21 virtual annual conference, keynote speaker William R. Emmons, Lead Economist in the Division of Supervision, Credit, and Learning at the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, led an interesting and informative presentation entitled “Using Federal Reserve Data to Track the Economic Recovery in 2021 and Beyond.” At the beginning, Emmons made it clear that the views presented were his own and not those of the Federal Reserve.
Read More →By Hashem ElAssad
The AIIP 2021 virtual conference was a condensed way to get to know fellow info pros, while enriching my knowledge. I’d like to share some of the highlights from day two that stuck with me.
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