[MNASIS-L] Bring Your Boss Luncheon May 8th with CEO of SLA Janice Lachance

[Janet Arth]

Who’s Your Source?  Info Pros on the Cutting Edge

A Bring Your Boss Luncheon with Special Guest, Janice Lachance,

CEO of the Special Libraries Association

WHEN
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
12:00 ­ 12:30 Registration & Networking
12:30 ­ 1:15 Lunch
1:15 ­ 1:45 A Talk with Janice Lachance
1:45 ­ 2:00 Q&A and Wrap Up

WHERE
The Hilton, Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport/Mall of America
“Woodlands” Room
3800 American Boulevard East
Bloomington, MN 55425
952.854.2100
   *See below for link to a map and directions

DOOR PRIZE!  All attendees will be registered to 
win a free HillSearch Membership, courtesy of the 
James J. Hill Reference Library.  For more 
information, go to <http://www.hillsearch.org/>http://www.hillsearch.org/

COST
$25 for guests
$20 for library association members (SLA, ASIS&T, SCIP, MALL, etc.)
$15 for students, unemployed, or retired

REGISTRATION
Registration is now a two-part process ­ register and send payment by April 30!

1. Email name and contact information to 
<mailto:minnesota.sla at gmail.com?subject=May%208th%20Meeting%20Registration>minnesota.sla at gmail.com

2. Make payment through PayPal OR send check payable to MN Chapter SLA

Registration details are available on the MN SLA website at:
<http://units.sla.org/chapter/cmn/programs/events/e050807.htm>http://units.sla.org/chapter/cmn/programs/events/e050807.htm

CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS
Karen Stauber ­ Karen.stauber at target.com ­ 612.761.7194
Jill Strand - jstrand at faegre.com ­ 612.766.8843
Kristine Spanier ­ 
<mailto:kdspanier at yahoo.com>kdspanier at yahoo.com - 612.823.4242

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
“There’s so much information out there someone 
could drown in it before making a decision on a 
business proposition or someone’s medication in 
the hospital,”  Special Libraries Association CEO 
Janice Lachance recently told the Chicago 
Tribune.  Companies rely on information 
professionals for research skills that dig much 
deeper and wider than the Internet notes the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  Combined with 
strong organizational skills and their knowledge 
of computer databases, librarians can review 
information, analyze, evaluate and organize it 
according to a company’s specific needs.  Special 
librarians work for a wide variety of 
organizations, including financial services, 
environmental and life sciences companies, law 
firms, hospitals, retail corporations, 
engineering and architecture firms, government 
and the non-profit sector.  Members of the 
Minnesota Chapter of SLA work for 3M, Cargill, 
Ecolab, Fredrickson & Byron, General Mills, 
Guidant, Medtronic, Northwest Area Foundation, 
Regions Hospital, Star Tribune,  Target 
Corporation and Thomson West to name a few.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
The Honorable Janice R. Lachance is the Chief 
Executive Officer of SLA. A seasoned leader and 
communicator with more than 20 years experience 
in public service and governance, Janice is a 
collegial executive and team player with a 
concertmaster leadership style that inspires both 
allegiance  and hard work.  From 1997 to 2001, 
Janice was the Director (CEO) of the U.S. Office 
of Personnel Management (OPM), the federal 
government's independent human resources agency. 
Appointed to this position by President Bill 
Clinton  and unanimously confirmed by the United 
States Senate, Janice provided policy and program 
leadership for 1.8 million federal employees.

 From an executive management perspective, one of 
Janice's seminal achievements at OPM was to 
change its culture from a "command and control" 
agency to the human resources management 
consultant of choice for the many Cabinet-level 
and independent agencies that comprise the 
federal government's Executive branch. Janice led 
the agency's 3,700 core employees in 
reformulating the agency's mission, as well as 
transforming the agency into an innovative, 
flexible and entrepreneurial human resources 
management organization emphasizing customer 
service, practical solutions, and enduring results.

After leaving OPM in 2001, Janice transitioned to 
a successful management consulting practice 
specializing in strategic planning, 
communications, human resources management, and 
organizational transformation for membership and non-profit organizations.

The first in her extended family to go on to 
college, Janice graduated from Manhattanville 
College in Purchase, New York and earned her 
Juris Doctor degree at Tulane University School 
of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana (1978) where she 
divided her time between study and local 
politics.  She is admitted to practice law in the 
State of Maine and the District of Columbia as 
well as the United States Supreme Court. She has 
used her legal training as an ever present aid to 
clear thinking and to craft and interpret laws, regulations and public policy.

MAP AND DIRECTIONS
In the Bloomington area, take Interstate 494 to 
34th Avenue, exit onto 34th Ave and go South one 
block to American Boulevard East. Turn left 
(East) onto American Boulevard East. The hotel is 
located approximately three blocks down on the 
left side - across from the Minnesota Valley 
National Wildlife Refuge.  Parking is free.  For map, go to:
http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/MSPAHHF-Hilton-Minneapolis-St-Paul-Airport-Mall-of-America-Minnesota/directions.do;jsessionid=4828E3FDCE26B4E344C8A4C6B1A65D84.etc43


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