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2013 Conference Promotes New Mentality for Profession
If the ocean breves and laid-back atmosphere of San Diego weren't enough to refresh the minds and spirits of the nearly 3.COO information industry professionals who attended the SLA 2013 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO, the speakers and presenters inside the convention center did their part to compensate.
'What will distinguish companies Of me future won't be changes in technology. but changes in mentality," said keynote speaker Mike Walsh, author of Fuluretainment.
"Instead of worrying [about technology!, we should celebrate, tinker, release new formats, and throw ideas to the wind," said SLA member Dennie Heye, a knowledge and information manager for a Fortune 500 energy company, during a conference roundtable session. "let's make products and services mat inspire experimentation, and let's push the information industry forward rather than be dragged along-"
These and simiiar comments set the tone for three days of learning, networking, questioning, and reflecting, all devoted to a common goal-converting challenges posed by big data, digital technologies, arid other developments into opportunities to add value and promote collaboration and success.
Conference sessions ranging from the familiar to »he futuristic reinforced these messages. The popular GO Site·.s in 60 Minutes offered an action-packed glimpse of under-utilized Websites related to learning, technology, news, travel, and rnucti more. Another...