The Digital Shift: Becoming the Modern Information Professional

By Janel Kinlaw

Each year at the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) Conference, the Past Presidents fund the Roger Summit Lecture Award to bring in an inspiring and stimulating speaker. 

In April 2023, the Lecture was delivered by Tony Zanders, CEO of Skilltype, Inc.

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Inspiration-gazing, Fresh Thinking, and Data Visualization

By Chris Cochran

The ability to tell stories using data in a visually compelling way can be a strategic and effective component of the infopreneur toolbox – we want to help our clients understand the stories data tell. Looking at data visualization differently, and growing that part of the toolbox, was the focus of a thought-provoking keynote presentation at the AIIP23 Conference in April by data visualization expert Andy Kirk.

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AIIP Honors Members at 2023 Awards Ceremony

By Denise Carter and Chris Cochran

(Editor’s note: In the coming weeks and months, the AIIP Connections Blog will present highlights from the annual conference held in April 2023.)

The Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) announced its award recipients on April 29th during the recently concluded annual conference (AIIP 2023), a hybrid event featuring in-person programs in Milwaukee as well as virtual events. AIIP Immediate Past President Denise Carter presented awards to AIIP members who embrace and promote the values of the association. AIIP thanks Awards Nominating Committee members Arthur Weiss and Michele Bate for guiding the process this year. More information about each award is available on the AIIP Awards page.

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All Eyes on Milwaukee for #AIIP23

By the AIIP External Communications Committee

“Invest in yourself and your business.”

Those are the encouraging words from AIIP president Denise Carter for anyone looking to start or grow an independent information business. One way to make that investment is to attend AIIP’s annual conference in April. We’re meeting in person for the first time since 2019, and Milwaukee will be our host for networking, learning sessions, great speakers, and most of all, you.

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