UKSG Annual Conference 2015

Lorraine Estelle

doi:10.1629/uksg.234

Abstract

At this year’s 38th UKSG conference held in the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow, SAGE and Springer sponsored places for three students: Lucinda May (Manchester Metropolitan University), seated in photograph; Saoirse Reynolds (Aberystwyth University), centre and Lucy Woolhouse (University of Sheffield), on right; and three early career professionals (ECPs): Jennifer Wright (Cambridge University Press), on left; Hannah DeGroff (University of York), second left and Eimear Blee (Queen’s University Belfast), second right. They shared with us their first impressions and then reported their experiences of the three days packed with learning, networking and socializing at the conference.

Highlights

Lucinda was very excited to arrive in Glasgow and begin the conference, but she was quite nervous
Would definitely put my name forward to mentor first-timers if I’m lucky enough to return to the UKSG conference in future.’
Lucy learnt a valuable conference lesson: never bring a big bag with you, as you will end up with a plethora of other bags and freebies that you need to carry round all day! She and the other sponsored delegates registered and were called up onto the stage to receive their presentations from Jennifer Hopkins of SAGE and Roné Robbetze of Springer, who sponsored their places, for which Lucy is eternally grateful

Summary

The diaries of the sponsored students and early career professionals

At this year’s 38th UKSG conference held in the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow, SAGE and Springer sponsored places for three students: Lucinda May (Manchester Metropolitan University), seated in photograph; Saoirse Reynolds (Aberystwyth University), centre and Lucy Woolhouse (University of Sheffield), on right; and three early career professionals (ECPs): Jennifer Wright (Cambridge University Press), on left; Hannah DeGroff (University of York), second left and Eimear Blee (Queen’s University Belfast), second right. They shared with us their first impressions and reported their experiences of the three days packed with learning, networking and socializing at the conference

Arriving and the mentors

The breakout sessions

Eimear making her mark at the Glasgow Science Centre

Final thoughts