[Asis-l] May 31 Deadline: LACASIS McKinley Student Scholarship Essay Competition

[Alice Kawakami]

Students, don't forget to submit your essay!  The winner will receive 
reimbursement funding up to US $1,000 to attend the 2002 ASIS National 
Meeting. See details below.

[Please excuse duplicate copies of this message, it has been posted to 
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LACASIS announces the
2002 Margaret McKinley Memorial                              
Student Scholarship Essay Competition

The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society for Information Science 
and Technology is sponsoring the Eleventh Annual Student Scholarship 
Essay Competition. This competition, first established in 1992, and 
renamed in memory of the late Margaret McKinley in 1993, is intended to 
encourage students in library and information science programs to 
consider the benefits of participation in the activities of 
professional societies. 

AWARD: The winner will receive reimbursement funding up to US $1,000 
for registration, airfare, and hotel expenses to attend the ASIST 2002 
Annual Meeting "Knowledge, Connections and Community," November 18-21 
in Philadelphia, PA and a one-year membership in ASIST. Two runners-up 
will receive one-year memberships in ASIST. 

ELIGIBILITY: All students enrolled in library and information science 
programs, including those graduating in Spring 2002 at universities 
within the areas represented by the Los Angeles Chapter of ASIST  
(Hawaii, California, and Australia) are eligible to enter. Membership 
in ASIST is not required to enter the competition. 

TO ENTER: Compose an essay that addresses the following question: 
"What specific benefits do I expect to derive from attending the ASIST 
2002 Annual Meeting? How will I integrate these benefits into the start 
of my new career?"  The theme is described in more detail on the ASIST 
Meeting Web page, http://www.asis.org/am02cfp.html. Essays should not 
exceed 500 words or two typed, double-spaced pages.  Do not identify 
yourself or your school in the essay.  Submit the essay with a separate 
cover sheet listing your name, address, e-mail address, telephone 
number and school by the deadline of May 31, 2002.  Essays may be 
submitted by postal mail, e-mail or Fax to: 

Alice Kawakami                         
LACASIS Student Chapter Coordinator                                    
1422 Bank Street #3                                                    
South Pasadena, CA  91030 USA 
Email: akawakam at library.ucla.edu         
Fax: (310) 206-9312 

A panel of LACASIS members will judge the essays. 
Winners will be notified by July 31, 2002.

This announcement can also be found on the LACASIS web site:
http://www.usc.edu/isd/partners/orgs/lacasis/mckinley/mckinley_2002.html

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Alice K. Kawakami                          310 825-2138  Voice 
Digital Services Coordinator               310 206-9312  Fax

UCLA College Library                       akawakam at library.ucla.edu