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VALL June Substantive Session
VALL June Substantive Session – “Towards the Light: Transitioning to the Post-Pandemic Reality” with Guest Panellists Bronwyn Guiton, Debbie Millward, Caroline Nevin, and George Tsiakos
Wednesday June 16, 2021
12:00PM – 1:30PM
Please RSVP by following this link: https://forms.gle/koJXuLPcfKZAk3SQ6
Description
Traditionally, our year-end luncheon would be an in-person gala to mark the end of another programming year and the promise of summer respite. Unsurprisingly with the COVID-19 pandemic, last year’s event marked a departure from tradition that resulted in VALL programming having to evolve with the times and embrace new ways of doing things.
Certainly, this need to evolve has applied not just to VALL, but to all of us. Given that pandemic circumstances have continued into this year and have impacted us and our home organizations in so many ways, but yet there now seems to be a hope with trepidation in approaching the end of a long tunnel, join us virtually and hear from our panel on the most significant developments of their pandemic experience, and their thoughts on what and how a transition to a new post-pandemic reality may look like for their institutions and our community.
This event will be co-moderated by Rebecca Tomlinson (current VALL VP and incoming VALL President) and Erin Clupp (Programs Co-Chair), and will involve an audience Q&A component with our panellists.
About our panellists
Bronwyn Guiton is the Director, Library and Research Services, at the BC AG Law Library, a private government law library within the BC Ministry of Attorney General in Victoria, BC. Bronwyn has worked in government and private firm law libraries in British Columbia, as well as volunteered with law library organizations, including VALL, CALL, and SLA. She has a Bachelor of Social Science from the University of Ottawa and obtained her MLIS from UBC in 2012.
Debbie Millward is the Manager, Information Resources at the business law firm Lawson Lundell LLP where she leads a team of three. Prior roles include library management positions at McMillan LLP’s Vancouver office, and at the Vancouver Sun and The Province newspapers. Debbie teaches Management of Information Organizations at UBC’s iSchool, formerly known as SLAIS. She graduated from SLAIS herself in the 20th century.
Caroline Nevin is the Chief Executive Officer of Courthouse Libraries BC. She has been practising for more than 30 years in association management, business management and public/media/government relations. She served most recently as the Executive Director of the Canadian Bar Association BC Branch. Her strong professional and communications skills are complemented by a caring, human-focused approach. Caroline has a passion for identifying and removing barriers to people achieving their goals and thriving, whether in the resolution of personal legal problems or in the pursuit of excellence in legal or librarian practice.
George Tsiakos is the Acting Head of the UBC Law Library where he is responsible for the day-to-day operations and instructional programs of the Library. George is also an Adjunct Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law where he teaches introductory and advanced legal research and writing courses. He attended UBC where he completed the following degrees: Masters of Library and Information Studies; Master of Laws; Bachelor of Laws; and a Bachelor of Arts (History). He was called to the B.C. Bar in 2003 and he is a non-practising member in good standing with the Law Society of B.C.
Please RSVP by following this link: https://forms.gle/koJXuLPcfKZAk3SQ6
Questions? Email us at vallexec@gmail.com
