From: Leah Hinds <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 15:33:19 +0000

Application deadline approaching on September 15!

The Fast Pitch Competition at the 2017 Charleston Conference is
looking for proposals that pitch a winning idea to improve service at
an academic or research library. The proposal should describe a
project or venture that is innovative, useful and better or different
than what has been done in the past or done currently.

Conference registrants' with unique and implementable ideas for change
and improvement at their library are encouraged to submit a proposal
to present at the Fast Pitch Session. The proposals should describe
the project in fewer than 1,000 words. Proposal deadline is September
15, with finalists notified by October 2. Selected proposers will have
five minutes to pitch their idea before a Charleston Conference
audience on Wednesday, November 8, and a panel of judges who will
determine the finalists. The Goodall Family Charitable Foundation will
sponsor two $2,500 awards for the finalists.

Last year's winners were Syracuse University for their Blackstone
LaunchPad for student entrepreneurship, and St. John Fisher College,
for their Coordinated Collection Development API Project. A write up
of the session is available on the conference blog
(http://www.against-the-grain.com/2016/11/charleston-fast-pitch-competition/),
and an ATG Special Report on all the winners, runners up, and
honorable mentions is available on the Against the Grain website
(http://www.against-the-grain.com/2017/01/atg-special-report-the-charleston-library-conference-fast-pitch-2016/).

Timeline:

Application Deadline: September 15, 2017
Notification to all applicants: October 2
Finalist Preparation and Coaching: October 16 - 30
Fast Pitch Competition: Wednesday, November 8

For application and eligibility details, please visit
https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/fastpitch/

If you have questions, please contact [log in to unmask]
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Leah Hinds
Assistant Director
Charleston Library Conference
864-353-1181