International Congress of Medical Librarianship, 07/00

The criteria for funding include relevance of current professional position (junior staff are encouraged to apply), financial need, submission of paper or poster to the conference, individual statement of value of attending the conference and pertinent letters of recommendation. The basic award will cover airline fare, dormitory accommodation, an adequate per diem and conference registration fees.

The deadline for applications will be October 31, 1999 and the scholarships will be awarded no later than November 30, 1999. This will give the recipients and local arrangements committee ample time to arrange flights, visas, etc.

The official application is posted on the ICML's website: http://www.icml.org/

The e-mail application is posted below. Applications will be accepted by mail, e-mail or via the website. The website also contains information on the meeting itself and instructions for submission of papers and posters.

For further information or the submission of applications, write to:

Lenny Rhine
ICML Scholarship Committee
c/o Health Science Center Library
University of Florida
#100206 Gainesville, FL 32610-0206, USA
mailto:Lenny@library.health.ufl.edu

If you plan to submit an application via e-mail, please include the
following information:

Name:
Position:
Institution:
Street address:
City, State, Zipcode (if applicable),
Country:
Phone:
Fax:
Email address:

Relevance of current position (100 words or less): Financial need including possible support from local institution (100 words):
Submission of paper or poster to 8th ICML (title and co-authors):
Value of attending the conference (250 words or less):
Letters of recommendation (up to three):

For information on the submission of abstracts, please contact:

8ICML,
Abstracts
Spri Library
P.O. Box 70487
S-107 26 Stockholm, Sweden
mailto:8icmlabs@spri.se
http://www.icml.org

Abstracts must be submitted to the International Programme Committee in English and must arrive before August 1st, 1999. The web form on the Congress web site is the easiest as well as the preferred method, since there is a formatted template available which will ensure you include all the necessary details. Alternative methods of submission of the 300 word abstracts are via the e-mail, diskette (Word or WordPerfect format) or print (two typewritten copies). Contributed papers will be presented at sessions organised by theme, client group or discipline. The themes include Scholarly communication, The health care context, Standing on the shoulders of giants, The information centre and The information professional. The above themes are for guidance only and submissions on other topics will be welcome.

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