CILIP Unconference Update Instalments  Payment of the full weekend rate in instalments is now possible on new bookings if preferred. Pay a deposit of £200 to secure your place and pay the balance by Friday, 3rd September. Early bird rate Early bird rate deadline has been extended to Friday 25 July 2025. Special Unconference Offer To celebrate the launch of CILIP Midlands all CILIP members are being offered day delegate Unconference tickets at a greatly reduced rate of £50. Free places available: CILIP Midlands CILIP Midlands is offering a number of free day delegate places for the CILIP Unconference  weekend.   This offer is open to all members of CILIP Midlands. Please complete the form and submit by Monday 25th July 2025. The recipients will be drawn at random and informed by Monday 4th August. https://forms.office.com/e/RRj39E1QRv?origin=lprLink Sponsorship CILIP RPG (for those outside full time work) are offering limited sponsorship to help CILIP RPG members with the cost of registration and/or travel for Unconference 2025. For all enquiries about Unconference 2025 or to apply for sponsorship contact Ian Orton  ianorton5@gmail.com 07841 577991 Sponsorship CILIP RPG (for those outside full time work) are offering limited sponsorship to help CILIP RPG members with the cost of registration and/or travel for Unconference 2025. For all enquiries about Unconference 2025 or to apply for sponsorship contact Ian Orton  ianorton5@gmail.com 07841 577991

What does it mean to be a retired professional? After recently rejoining CILIP so far as I can tell, most of my of the friends and people I knew in the profession have left CILIP. I don't know why? So I wonder if any of my new peer group can say how you see your role in the profession now that you've retired? What if anything have you to offer your colleagues who are still actively employed in the library and information world?