The document is an agenda and welcome note for the Dream Project event hosted by Professor Hazel Hall at the British Library. It includes practical information about the event, updates on the Dream Project and network members, and important dates related to the conference and awards. Key highlights include a concluding conference on July 9th and a keynote speech by Dr. Ben Goldacre.

1. Welcome and Introduction
Professor Hazel Hall
@hazelh
DREaM Project Principal Investigator

2. Welcome all!
• It didn’t snow and we all made it
– Hurrah!
• Thank you to the British Library for hosting us
today
– with special thanks to Rossitza

3. This presentation
• Practicalities
• DREaM project news
• DREaM network member news
• #lis_dream5 news

4. Practicalities
• Fire exits and alarms
• “Light touch” chairing
– Charles in the morning, Hazel in the afternoon
• Twitter hashtag is #lis_dream3
• At the end of the day
– Please return badges and evaluation forms
• Materials online next week
– Blog reports by midday Monday 6th February please

5. DREaM project news
• All materials from #lis_dream2 posted online
the week after the event
– Thank you Kirsty, thank you bloggers
• Paper on the project accepted for QQML
– Thank you Charles, thank you Alison
• Article on the network in preparation
– Thank you Louise
• Initial investigations into follow-on grant

6. We’ve done some community
house-keeping
• Thank you everyone,
especially Christine

7. DREaM network member news
• Lauren has moved to Glasgow and started her
PhD
• Katie and Audrey have new jobs
• Alison announced runner-up Information
World Review Information Professional of the
Year 2011

8. Research in Librarianship
Impact Evaluation Study
report now available
http://www.researchinfonet.org/libraries/rilies/
Follow-up study RiLIES2 due to
start next month

9. Concluding conference
• Monday 9th July
• British Library
• Registrations open in the spring
(March)
• Programme available:
http://lisresearch.org/dream-
project/dream-event-5-conference-
monday-9-july-2012/

10. Practitioner research
excellence award (£500)
• to individual practitioner or
team of practitioners
• in UK or Republic of Ireland
• for work since 2009
Key dates
• Nominate by 30th April 2012
• Award at #lis_dream5

11. Dr Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre
• #lis_dream5 closing keynote
speaker
• Research, evidence bases,
decision making, and policy
• Ben will also present the
award
• http://www.badscience.net/
about-dr-ben-goldacre/
Photo credit: Rhys Stacker

12. Today’s speakers: Peter, Tom, Mike and Nick

13. Enjoy the day!