SLCC International Programmes

Participate in the SLCC 2009 International Experience Programme

Win a trip to the IIMC Conference in Chicago in May 2009!

The SLCC, in conjunction with our international exchange sponsor Blachere Illuminations will provide 5 opportunities for members of the SLCC or the ILCM to gain international experience through attending the International Institute of Municipal Clerks conference in Chicago which will take place from 19th to 23rd May 2009.

The programme

Five bursaries worth £700 each will be provided to winners of the entrance competition which will be open from now until 31st January 2009. Two bursaries will be awarded exclusively to members of the Institute of Local Council Management (ILCM) while three will be open to all members of the SLCC.

Each bursary will pay for a return transatlantic flight to Chicago and registration to the conference. All that participants will need to pay for is accommodation in the conference hotel at the IIMC negotiated rate of around £80 per night and incidental travel and subsistence costs. Further details of the conference can be found at http://www.iimc.com/Conference/Current_conf.shtml. 

How to participate

Participation will be by entry to the competition which will take place between 16th October 2008 and 31st January 2009. Entries will be judged by a panel appointed by the National Executive Council and winners will be notified by the end of February 2009. All entrants will certify that they will, if they win participate in the programme and pay their own accommodation and incidental travel costs.

Entrants should submit the application form, which is printed overleaf together with a written article which, if of sufficient quality will be published in future editions of “The Clerk.” The article should be between 600 and 1000 words long and should tell readers about an interesting project which you have been involved in with your council, or an unusual skill or technique which you employ in your work. Alternatively you can discuss “the benefits of international experience as a part of continuous professional development”. The winners will be those who, in the judge’s opinion, have provided the most informative, amusing and/or well written article.

Download the application form.