The Professional Development Committee is pleased to announce the 13 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. 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 28-30 in Boston, MA.
Congratulations to the following individuals, whoselected from a highly competitive group of applicants:
Early Career Awards:
Emma Brink, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Francesca Giannetti, Rutgers University Alexander Library
Elizabeth Gibson, Elsevier Science and Technology Books
Maeg Keane, BioOne
Katy Meert, Elsevier, Inc.
Student Awards:
Emily Besich, University of Arizona, School of Information Resources and Library Science
Alexandra Haehnert, Portland State University
Ashley Parker, George Washington University
Gedi Tang, University of Michigan, School of Information
Mei Zhang, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Library and Information Studies
International Awards:
Devasena Kanthi, Cactus Communications, Mumbai, India
Nadja Neumann, Karlstad University Library, Sweden
Emma Watkins, IOP Publishing, Bristol, UK
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