AIIP in the News

Read about major events and recognition involving the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP).

• See also the President's Update column for monthly association news and milestones.
  

2012

• May 14 - The Association of Independent Information Professionals Announces 2012 AIIP Award Winners (PDF); see also Awards pages.
  
• May 10 - Association of Independent Information Professionals Welcomes New Board Members (PDF)
  
• April 5 - AIIP Announces Partnership with ASLIB (PDF)
• April 4 - AIIP shines spotlight on volunteers Cindy Shamel, Ulla deStricker, and Jan Knight.
  
• March 21 - Angie’s List Founder to Be Honored by Information Professionals: Angie Hicks to Receive Roger Summit Award (PDF)
  
• February 28 - AIIP announces the 2012 IPPY Challenge
• February 28 - Association of Independent Information Professionals Announces Keynote Speakers: Ron Sukenick and Lynn Zettler to Present at 2012 Annual Conference (PDF)
  
• February 14 - The Association of Independent Information Professionals Announces 2012 Annual Conference Program (PDF)
  

2011

• November 30 - Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) Presents the First Annual Pam Wegmann International Award to Michele Bate (PDF).
  See web page about the award.
  
• November 30 - Cynthia Hetherington hosts the AIIP President's Breakfast at Online Information 2011 in London, England.
  
• November 1 - Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) Renews Formalized Partnership with Patent Information Users Group (PIUG) (PDF)
  
• October 7 - Association of Independent Information Professionals Honors ProQuest Dialog with AIIP Technology Award (PDF).
  See also Dialog's announcement of the award.
  
• September 1 - AIIP shines spotlight on volunteers Lorene Kennard, Heather Carine, and Jan Davis.
  
• July 16 - AIIP invites submissions for the AIIP 2011 Technology Award. Download award description and instructions for nominators (PDF).
  
• June 1 - AIIP recognizes volunteers Michele Bate, Connie Clem, and Jane Langeman.
• April 28 - The Association of Independent Information Professionals Announces the 2011 AIIP Award Winners.
• April 1 - AIIP recognizes volunteers Susan Berkman, Eiko Shaul, and Joann Wleklinski.
• February 3 - Association of Independent Information Professionals Announces Conference Speakers John McQuaig and David Meerman Scott to Present at 2011 Annual Conference.
• January 4 - AIIP recognizes volunteers Neal Foushee, Phyllis Smith, and Mary-Doug Wright.
  

2010

• December 2010 - Margaret King hosts the AIIP President's Breakfast at Online Information 2010.
  
• November 2010 - The Oct/Nov 2010 issue of the Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) has a Special Section, "Adding Value: The Business of Independent Information Professionals," with articles authored by 22 members of AIIP.
  
• October 2010 -  Association of Independent Information Professionals Honors LucidityWorks LLC with AIIP Technology Award
  
• August 2010 - The Association of Independent Information Professionals Launches AIIP 2010 Technology Award.
  
• May 2010 - The Association of Independent Information Professionals Presents 2010 President’s Award to MarketingBase President Amelia Kassel.
  
• May 2010 - The Association of Independent Information Professionals Announces New Board Members.
  
• April 2010 - AIIP Offers Tools and Techniques to Grow Information Businesses.
  
• March 2010 - Help A Report Out Founder to Be Honored by Information Professionals: Peter Shankman to Receive Roger Summit Award.
  

2009

• December 2009 - AIIP exhibits at Online Information 2009, hosts President's Breakfast.
  
• October 2009 - Association of Independent Information Professionals Presents Tenth Annual Technology Award to Attaain Inc.
• October 2009 - New Dialog program for unemployed information professionals is modeled after its arrangement for AIIP members.
• August 2009 - New Board Members and Officers Elected
• August 2009 - Insights, observations and reporting from the AIIP Conference 2009 - Published by FreePint®, this report highlights the value received by AIIP conference attendees.
• July 2009 - Copyright Clearance Center Beyond the Book podcast: "A World of Information."
  AIIP President Marcy Phelps and Industry Relations Committee Chair Linda Rink explain why there's more to Web research than just Googling.
• June 2009-AIIP Awards Two Annual Memberships
• February 2009 - AIIP to Honor Special Libraries Association Past President: SLA's Stephen Abram to Address Independent Info Pros Conference.
• February 2009 - AIIP Conference Offers Full Slate of Entrepreneurial-Minded Speakers.
• February 2009 - SLA Inside the Box Blog: "AIIP Honors SLA Past President Abram with Summit Award".

2008

• October 2008 - Association of Independent Information Professionals Selects 10K Wizard for AIIP
  Technology Award
• January 2008 - AIIP to Present Roger Summit Award to Author, The New Yorker Writer James Suroweicki

2007

• October 2007 - AIIP 2008 Conference: Keynote, General Session Speakers Set
• October 2007 - Association of Independent Information Professionals Selects XLineSoft's ASPRunner Professional for AIIP Technology Award

2006

• January 2006 - Association of Independent Information Professionals Announces Twentieth Annual Conference: Focus on the Client theme takes business to new heights

2005

• October 2005 - Association of Independent Information Professionals Selects Copernic Desktop Search for AIIP Technology Award

Public Relations Committee

Danielle Conklin, Chair
PublicRelations@aiip.org