As anybody who follows me on Twitter will have gathered: I was at the SLA conference in San Diego this week. I was a first-timer, with the ribbon to show for it, and was amazed at the proactive friendship extended by all members. I can confirm that it is easy to be a first timer at SLA, people will walk right up and pull you in, making you feel welcome and part of the team.

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We are delighted to have Fiona Fogden participating in the Plenary Discussions at the BIALL2013 conference. You will find her there on Saturday at the Plenary Session 8: Supplier Liaison Group at 13:00.

Sitting alongside Thomson Reuters, LexisNexis and Cambridge University Press, Fiona will be present to discuss the “changing face of legal publishing”, and how the field is affected by eBooks, cloud computing, search developments and more. In particular they will also look at how all this affects the role of the account manager and the relationship between client and vendor.

Fiona is of course perfectly suited for this conversation, her career having successfully crossed both the user and vendor sides of the business. She has a deep understanding of user behaviour and the changing needs of the information professional.

Do look out for her there, and feel free to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with her.

Packing my bags for my early morning flight tomorrow, across the country to San Diego, CA for the SLA2013 Conference. (#sla2013)

There is much I look forward to learning and people I am anxious to meet. If you will be there and want to meet do This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Numerous sessions have sparked my interest, but to name just a few:

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