From: Karen King <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 17:30:25 -0400 The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) announces the ten recipients of funding available through the Society’s travel grant program, which supports travel to and attendance at the SSP Annual Meeting for students of publishing and information science, and early career publishing professionals in the first three years of employment. The following individuals were selected from a highly competitive group of applicants: Five Early Career Awards: Katherine Bridgewater, Wiley-Blackwell Lauren Crocker, Wayne State University Press Dawn Durante, University of Illinois Press Korey Jackson, MPublishing – University of Michigan Crystal Thompson, Families in Society, Alliance for Children and Families Five Student Awards: Joana Costa Knufinke, New York University Anamika Dasgupta, Long Island University Emily McHugh, McGill University Erich Purpur, University of North Carolina Nicholas Weber, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Awardees will be paired with mentors who hold senior management positions within SSP member organizations. Mentors will help the award winners connect into the educational and networking opportunities available at the Annual Conference, which will be held May 30-June 1 in Arlington, Virginia. For details, visit the SSP website, http://www.sspnet.org. “The winners of these 2012 awards, who come from commercial, university, and society publishers, are reflective of a large portion of SSP’s membership, and so in part they represent the future of the society and of scholarly publishing overall. The travel grant program, now in its XX year is visible proof of SSP’s continuing commitment to innovation and growth in the scholarly publishing community,” said Terry Van Schaik, President of SSP. The Society for Scholarly Publishing gratefully acknowledges the generous support provided by the sponsors of the Travel Grants program. Sponsors of the 2012 awards included the Copyright Clearance Center, Inera's eXtyles, The Rockefeller University Press, and SAGE. The Society for Scholarly Publishing gratefully acknowledges the generous support provided by the sponsors of the Travel Grants program. Sponsors of the 2012 awards included the Copyright Clearance Center, Inera's eXtyles, The Rockefeller University Press, and SAGE. About the Society for Scholarly Publishing The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP), founded in 1978, is a nonprofit organization formed to promote and advance communication among all sectors of the scholarly publication community through networking, information dissemination, and facilitation of new developments in the field. Contact Information: Ann Mehan Crosse, Executive Director Society for Scholarly Publishing Direct: 720-881-6114 Email: [log in to unmask] Submitted by Karen King On behalf of the Society for Scholarly Publishing