VALA Events 2014: Lightning Talks Announcement

 

VALA Events Lightning Talks banner

VALA and ALIAVic invite you to the final event for 2014.  Join us at the Docklands Library on Wednesday 26th November from 5:30pm.

This year’s Lightning Talks event will feature four 10 – 12 minute presentations from outstanding contributors within the Library IT field.

Speakers:ALIA logo

  • Brendan Fitzgerald from Infoxchange – Winner of the 2014 Google Impact Challenge for their app to help the homeless
  • Sarah Slade from State Library of Victoria – Digital preservation
  • Sarah Petchell from the Australian Drug Foundation – Digitising the library
  • Nathan Connors from Docklands Library – Virtual Reality Project
  • VALA Award winner – presentation and brief talk

The Lightning Talks will be followed by a tour of Docklands Library – Melbourne’s newest public library – and Christmas drinks.

See the VALA event page for details and to book online.