Following in the tradition of Oregon State, Brown will offer two
scholarships for attendance at Code4Lib 2009 in Providence.
Information about the Gender Diversity Scholarship is below.

The Brown University / Code4lib Gender Diversity Scholarship will
provide up to $1000 to cover travel costs and conference fees for one
qualified attendee to the 2009 Code4lib conference (February 23-26 in
Providence, Rhode Island). This scholarship is eligible to any woman
interested in actively contributing to the mission and goals of the
Code4lib Conference.

Applications will be judged by the scholarship committee on a
combination of merit and need. The recipient of the scholarship will
be asked to write-up a trip report of the conference.

To apply, please send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following:

1. A brief letter of interest, including statement of need (also,
please indicate your eligibility in the letter)
2. A resume
3. Contact information of two professional or academic references

Applications should be received no later than January 5, 2009.

The successful candidate will be contacted no later than January 12, 2009.

More information on the code4lib conference can be found at
http://code4lib.org/conference/2009/

This information is also posted to the code4lib.org website at
http://code4lib.org/node/269

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Jean Rainwater
Co-Leader, Integrated Technology Services
Brown University Library
Providence, Rhode Island 02912
401.863.9031
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