The SLIS Convocation was held on San Jos\xe9, on May 19, 2012, at the Fairmont Hotel, in the Imperial Ballroom.
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\nThe 2012 Convocation Speaker was Janice R. Lachance, CEO of the Special Libraries Association (SLA). Janice Lachance, SLA's Chief Executive Officer since 2003, is a popular speaker and commentator and the champion, spokesperson and global ambassador for SLA and its 11,000 members working in 75 countries on five continents.