Colleagues: it is my great pleasure to submit two attachments which together provide information relating to the next two Northern Exposure to Leadership Institutes. Please note some changes in approach as we are recruiting at this time for both the 2010 (December 2-7) and 2011 institutes (latter part of the year), and in addition and in response to success and demand, we will be increasing modestly our numbers of accepted participants.
Ernie Ingles F.R.S.C.
(Executive Director, Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute)
andVice-Provost and Chief Librarian
5-07E Cameron Library
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada, T6G 2J8
Tel: 780-492-5170
Fax: 780-492-7925
e-mail: ernie.ingles@ualberta.ca
Letter of Invitation/Nomination:
Dear Colleague:
Permit me this opportunity to introduce the eleventh and twelfth ‘Northern Exposure to Leadership Institutes’ (NELI), to be held in the first instance December 2-7, 2010, and in the case of the twelfth Institute, in the latter part of 2011.
NELI is intended to motivate librarians to develop leadership potential. Our intent is to identify individuals who aggressively aspire, and who so demonstrate such an aspiration to lead libraries or information service organizations or programs in the 21st century.
The program is premised on the value of experiential learning, within the context of a beautiful but isolated Rocky Mountain venue, the Emerald Lake Lodge in Yoho National Park, British Columbia.
We encourage you to nominate individuals with demonstrated leadership potential as well as intention and an ability to share with others their vision and enthusiasm for the future of library and information service.
As we will be selecting two cohorts each of thirty-six (36) NELI participants—one for the December, 2010 and another for the 2011 Institute—we will assign your nominees to one or the other. Thus, and unlike previous years, we will accept nominations for more than one individual from a particular institution, organization or company. .
Your involvement is critical. Only those nominations by employers (institutional, organizational, corporate, etc.), library and information studies schools, or library organizations will be considered.
The general criteria are as follows:
- the nominee must be a graduate in librarianship and/or information studies from an accredited library and/or information studies program;
- the nominee’s record should indicate accomplishment in academic performance while in school, successful employment experience, and leadership potential;
- the nominee must be able to attend one of two five-day Institute opportunities, the first to be held December 2-7, 2010 and the second approximately one year later in 2011. Chosen nominees will be assigned to one or other of the Institutes;
- the nominee is responsible for a registration fee of $1950 (plus GST), and any personal or incidental expenses;
- the nominee is responsible for transportation expenses to and from Calgary, Alberta, as well as any pre- or post-NELI accommodations in Calgary—participants will be expected to overnight in Calgary on December 1st;
- the nominee must have been professionally employed for a minimum of two years and ideally the nominee should be employed less than seven years.
The librarians nominated will be responsible for submitting the following application package:
- a cover letter confirming their application and their willingness to assume transportation costs, the registration fee and any incidental accommodation expenses;
- a letter of nomination from their employer, library school or library organization;
- a letter of recommendation from a third party, such as a current supervisor, a former professor/instructor, or anyone who knows the nominee well;
- a prospective career development program that the nominee will develop for the purpose of fostering a pathway to a career leadership goal; and,
- a résumé or curriculum vitae.
Please have your nominees submit their application package by noon Friday, October 1, 2010 to:
Alison Faid
Coordinator, Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute
5-07 Cameron Library
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 2J8
Phone: 780-492-8328
FAX No: 780-492-7925
Email: alison.faid@ualberta.ca
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Alison by phone, fax or email.
You will be able to consult the NELI website after August 4, 2010.
With warm personal regards, I am,
Ernie Ingles,
Executive Director, Northern Exposure to Leadership
Information Release
July 20, 2010
The eleventh (11) Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute (NELI) will be held in Emerald Lake, British Columbia, from December 2-7, 2010.
The Institute’s mission is to assist professional librarians aspiring to leadership roles to develop, strengthen, and evolve their leadership potential so that they may be better equipped to lead Canada’s libraries or information service organizations or programs in the 21st century.
Based on the premise of experiential learning, the Institute includes group and individual learning experiences, and the opportunity to learn in conversation with mentors, who have been chosen for their own accomplishments and their leadership skills.
Northern Exposure, at this call, will be targeting seventy-two (72) librarians, with the successful participants chosen from the nominees and assigned to participate in one of two Institutes each with a cohort of thirty-six (36) participants. The first will be held, as noted above, in December, 2010 and the second will be held in the latter part of 2011.
Nominees must: (1) have a desire to develop their leadership potential and aggressively aspire to visible leadership roles in library and information service organizations; (2) have received their library degrees, generally, within the past seven years; and, (3) have a minimum of two year’s professional library experience and a maximum of seven years.
Individual nominations will be welcomed from a variety of sources, including employers, associations, library and information studies programs and the corporate information services sector. Nominees will be asked to supply a résumé or curriculum vitae, a one-page synopsis of achievements, a prospective career development program/path and their expectations for the Institute. Those chosen as participants must secure funding to cover the registration fee and transportation to Calgary, Alberta including any pre- or post-NELI accommodations in Calgary. Meals, accommodation as well as program and learning materials will be provided while attending the Institute.
Nominations must be received by October 1st, 2010.
You will be able to consult the NELI website after August 4, 2010.
Ernie Ingles
Executive Director, Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute
5-07 Cameron Library
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 2J8
