[Michlib-l] Many thanks! Re: ALA members, please vote for a conversation starter on Cultural Intelligence

[Marla Ehlers]

Just a note of thanks to all of you who voted for my conversation 
starter--it was accepted and I'll be presenting at ALA on Saturday 
morning, June 27, in case you're interested in catching it!

Marla Ehlers

On 3/06/2015 10:51 AM, Marla Ehlers wrote:
>
> Subject: 	ALA members, please vote for a conversation starter on 
> Cultural Intelligence
> Date: 	Fri, 06 Mar 2015 10:51:00 -0500
> From: 	Marla Ehlers <mehlers at grpl.org>
> To: 	undisclosed-recipients:;
>
>
>
> A favor, if I could be so bold . . .
>
> I submitted a proposal for a conversation starter on Cultural 
> Intelligence (CQ) Building for ALA annual in San Francisco this 
> summer.  As I note in the proposal, "Cultural Intelligence building is 
> a life-long journey, and all can improve their CQ over time. In a 
> world of culture clashes, both inconsequential and deadly, any effort 
> towards cultural intelligence will make an immediate and effective 
> impact."  The topic is important, and one that resonates for 
> libraries, as the session I led on Cultural Intelligence at the 
> Michigan Library Association conference this past year demonstrated.
>
> The favor?  Apparently a third of the decision on whether or not my 
> proposal will be accepted is based on public voting by ALA members.  
> So if you are an ALA member and felt inclined to support my proposal, 
> go to http://connect.ala.org/node/236549 and log in to your ALA 
> account to vote yes.  If you're looking for my proposal another way on 
> ALAConnect, it's full title is "A CQ Teaser: Exploring Cultural 
> Intelligence."
>
> I would also appreciate it if you would share this request with a few 
> of your colleagues who might also be willing to support my proposal.
>
> And if the topic interests you for a staff inservice or training, I 
> would be happy to facilitate a workshop on Cultural Intelligence for 
> you for 1-6 hrs, depending on your needs.
>
> Many thanks for your support!
> Marla
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