From: Leah Hinds <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:29:42 -0700

The Charleston Fast Pitch encourages proposals for ideas on improving or
transforming the work environment at a library, or any information-related
enterprise or organization in educational technology.

https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/fastpitch/

This call for participation is open to all who are in the process of
developing new, innovative, and implementable ideas to improve their
academic libraries or related organizations. The intent of the competition
is to showcase innovation in information management and to award the most
deserving examples of innovation.

*Awards*: There will be two awards of $2,500 each for winning proposals
from U.S.-based tax exempt non-profit organization.

To encourage international participation, there will also a third award of
a travel stipend to attend the 2018 Conference and present your winning
idea to the audience. The international award winner will be selected
during the second stage of the competition and will be presented to the
winner at the conference during the Neapolitan session.

*Timing: *Fast Pitch first stage – June 18 to July 20, 2018.

Open Nominations from the information industry and the Charleston
Conference Community. Do you know of a project in a library or publishing
entity that deserves attention? Perhaps that could be adapted/expanded by
others to generate influence in the wider community? We are particularly
interested in the scholarly communication and publishing as well as
academic and research library initiatives but we are not limited
exclusively to those areas. These nominations should be brief “thinking”
pieces. This will be shared with your Fast Pitch colleagues. The FP
Community (Past Fast Pitch winners and honorable mention colleagues) will
react and help you expand on the implications of your nomination. You can
nominate yourself or a colleague. Nominations and proposals should be sent
using the form at https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/fastpitch/
and will be distributed to the FP community anonymously.

*Sponsors*: The Charleston Conference would like to sincerely thank our
sponsors for the 2018 Charleston Fast Pitch Competition! Support for the
two $2,500 awards for US-based non-profit organizations comes from the *Goodall
Family Charitable Foundation*, an independent foundation focusing on making
grants to support educational endeavors. The international award winner
will receive a travel stipend through the generous support of *Business
Expert Press *(https://www.businessexpertpress.com/).

Contact Leah Hinds at [log in to unmask] if you're
interested in becoming involved with the project.
-- 
Leah Hinds
Executive Director
Charleston Library Conference
864-353-1181