<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dear Colleagues,</span></div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div>Registration will be <b>closing soon </b>for the Great Lakes Science Boot Camp (June 3-5, 2015) at Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan. Please pass this information on to any of your colleagues whom you think might be interested.</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Thanks,</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ed Eckel</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Western Michigan University Libraries</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Great Lakes Science Boot Camp 2015</b></span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Registration is still open for the Great Lakes Science Boot Camp (June 3-5, 2015) at Wayne State University. Don’t miss this opportunity!</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What? This immersive 2 1/2 day conference offers librarians an opportunity to learn about current research advancements in science. Three faculty-led sessions on genomics, Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems, and medical chemistry will provide overviews of emerging trends and research methodologies and in-depth descriptions of particular research projects. In addition to these education sessions, the Boot Camp will include lightning talks from attending librarians, a "Librarian's Night Out" for fun and networking, tours of research spaces, a Keynote speaker, and an all-conference reception and banquet dinner.</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">When? June 3-5, 2015</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Where? Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Who’s this for? Academic librarians who provide services to science faculty and students, and want to better understand the needs of these library users. Attendees will have the option of earning 14 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credits.</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What’s the cost? The "Overnighter" conference fee of $225 includes all educational sessions and tours, two nights lodging (June 3 and 4) in private room in Ghafari Hall (private bathroom and linens included), lunch in Towers Cafe (June 3, 4 and 5), breakfast in Towers Cafe (June 4 and 5), Librarians Night Out dinner and activities (June 3), reception and banquet dinner (June 4) and parking in Structure #2.</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The "Commuter" conference fee of $175 includes all educational sessions and tours, lunch in Towers Cafe (June 3, 4 and 5), breakfast in Towers Cafe (June 4 and 5), Librarians Night Out dinner and activities (June 3), reception and banquet dinner (June 4) and parking in Structure #2.</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Additional Night Lodging - June 2 an extra night of lodging in Ghafari Hall (private bathroom and linens included) and parking in Structure #2 may be purchased for an additional $35.</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">When will registration open? IT IS OPEN!!! (</span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1599_com_zimbra_url" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a target="_blank" href="https://specialevents.wayne.edu/2015-great-lakes-science-boot-camp-for-librarians/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">https://specialevents.wayne.edu/2015-great-lakes-science-boot-camp-for-librarians/</a></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> ) Registration is limited to 100 attendees (librarians and library students) on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations will be taken until May 18, 2015.</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sponsors: Elsevier, IOP Publishing, National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) - Greater Midwest Region, SPIE Digital Library, Springer, Thomson-Reuters, Wiley</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Check the Great Lakes Science Boot Camp website -</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="Object-hover" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1600_com_zimbra_url" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: underline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://libguides.wmich.edu/GL-science-boot-camp/schedule" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer;">http://libguides.wmich.edu/GL-science-boot-camp/schedule</a></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">for further details! See you there!</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br><br>-- <br><div><span name="x"></span>Edward J. Eckel<br>Associate Professor and Engineering and Applied Sciences Librarian<br>University Libraries<br><br>Email: edward.eckel@wmich.edu<br>Phone: 269-387-5140<br>Fax: 269-387-5180<br><br>Western Michigan University<br>Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5353<br><br>"It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it." - Jacob Bronowski<br><br><span name="x"></span><br></div></div></body></html>