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Wednesday, 21st April 2010

Academic Libraries: ACRL Announces Keynote Speakers for 2011 Annual Conference

The ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) posted the names, brief bios, and a picture of the three keynote speakers for the 2011 conference which will be held in Philadelphia.

Complete Info Here.

The Three Keynote Speakers Are:

+ Tiffany Shlain (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)

Tiffany Shlain is an award-winning filmmaker, artist, Internet pioneer, and activist. Founder of The Webby Awards and co-founder of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, she was honored by Newsweek as one of the “Women Shaping the 21st Century.”...Shlain is currently working on a feature-length film and Internet project, “Connected: A Declaration of Interdependence,” set for completion in winter 2010.

+ Raj Patel (Thursday, March 31, 2011)

Activist, academic, and much-in-demand speaker, Raj Patel is an authority on the world economic system and the international food crisis. Raj brings the idea of interdependence to his writings about sustainability, the food crisis, and democracy. Currently, he is a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley’s Center for African Studies, an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and a fellow at The Institute for Food and Development Policy, also known as Food First.

You can access Access Mr. Patel's Website.

Clinton Kelly (Saturday, April 2, 2011)

What happens when a renowned fashion expert with an international following comes to ACRL? Find out when Clinton Kelly, co-host of TLC’s What Not to Wear, delivers the closing keynote at ACRL 2011. A renowned fashion expert and author who specializes in helping individuals achieve personal and professional transformations, Kelly will discuss why we are often averse to change and how to turn this fear into positive action. You’ll want to be there when Kelly delivers the closing keynote address and sends thousands of academic and research librarians home with inspiration and ideas for a better self and a better library.

Mr. Kelly has a video available here.

For the complete bios and more info visit this ACRL Insider page.

Source: ACRL


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