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28 November 2003
Review by Nel Fredericks, with
introduction & photos by SALIN
Food...drink...prizes...new information
professionals...and 20 library leaders all wearing silly
hats! This was the concept behind SALIN's biggest event
yet, the SALIN & LexisNexis Top Hats! Cocktail Party.
Inspired by the
Meet the BigWigs party at the New Librarians'
Symposium 2002; the SALIN committee approached
library leaders from all sectors and associations to
participate in the social event of the season. And boy did
we get a great response! On the night, over 100 SA library
professionals gathered at the Hotel Adelaide for fun, food
and frivolity.
Nel Fredericks from the
State
Library of South Australia gives us the lowdown on
this very special event...
SALIN LexisNexis Top Hats Cocktail Party on Friday
28th November was a fabulous success!
This was the first event of this kind for SALIN, but I
suspect it won't be the last. As intended, the Top Hats
all looked more much more approachable when wearing
something a little bit silly and many new, not-so-new and
soon-to-be graduates took the opportunity to schmooze with
them in a friendly environment.
The hats were most impressive- Eleanor Whelan won the
prize for best hat with a princess style cone hat, and the
honorary mention goes to Philip Keane for his homemade
foot high stovepipe.
Alex Pring (LexisNexis) awards Eleanor Whelan a prize for
her hat.
There was a wide mix of attendees from public and
special libraries, academics, students and vendors and
everyone seemed to seize the opportunity to make some new
contacts. I saw many resumes changing hands! It was also a
great opportunity to make new friendships and cement old
ones with our peers, and to talk shop in a venue with
gorgeous views.
Attendees
Sponsors LexisNexis, Kelly Services, Raeco, Australian
Law Librarians' Group and UniSA School of Communication,
Information and New Media gave out door prizes for some
lucky attendees, and each gave a short presentation. We
all paid strict attention in case it earned us another
bottle of wine!
The delicious finger food and free drink for everyone
made us all very relaxed, and broke down any barriers we
may have imagined between experienced and new librarians.
It was a pleasurable mix of work and play, and an ideal
way to wind down for the weekend.
Cheers SALIN!
The SALIN executive committee
Jenny Jeremy, Margareta Nicholas and Liz Walkley Hall
Kelly Services stand (Carol Kay, Jana Skillens, Richard
Bithell)
Thanks to our additional sponsors:
Raeco
Australian
Law Librarians Group
UniSA
and our fabulous Top Hats!
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