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Backchat - The envelope please for the Backchat Awards 2005! Backchat had a thoroughly enjoyable week at the OI show and a sensational evening at the glittering Information Industry awards, mingling with the great and good. Here's Backchat's own gongs for those who deserve special credit...
Snappiest dresser
Undoubtedly, this award goes to UKeIG's Gary Horrocks, who interpreted the strict sartorial instructions on the awards evening invitation ("black tie optional") with great elan. Gary's loosely interpreted "schoolboy" look would have gone down particularly well on the dancefloor, conjuring up images of school reunion-type disco outings. But Backchat's spy cameras failed to get a snap of any dancefloor action by our Gary. We did find him earlier in the evening (right), when he was cuddling up with the girls from Elsevier. Well done, that man!
Best autograph hunter
The Royal Lancaster Hotel has two main venues, and next door to the III awards was a star-studded Tribute Evening for former Scottish International rugby player Kenny Logan. This was hosted by Bruce Forsyth, in the presence of Kenny's wife, ITV sports personality Gabby Logan. The reception was an autograph hunter's dream: the Redknapps were there, Lawrence Dallaglio, Wasps star Josh Lewsey. Later in the evening a bit of intermingling between events went on, and Louise Green, the jewel in BvD's crown, found herself chatting with Dragons' Den hunk Peter Jones - she even got an autograph for her ...
- Backchat - Not-amused trio are Victoria's cross.(Oxford University Press)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Information World Review February 22, 2006 700+ words
Backchat has developed a stonking great crush on...Oxford English Dictionary. Each Tuesday, Backchat has been settling down on the sofa with...all the charisma of an accountant - for Backchat's taste. Is it too much to ask that...
- Backchat - Movers and groovers at CiG.(Nick Collinson)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Information World Review February 22, 2006 700+ words
Barely had Backchat had the opportunity to ply outgoing CiG chairman Nick Collinson...the clubs of NYC). If any staff at Swets would like to use Backchat's email address (backchat@iwr.co.uk) to forward messages of goodwill to Nick...
- Backchat - Belly aching dance for us.(Letter to the Editor)
- Magazine article from: Information World Review December 6, 2005 700+ words
...a website featured in last month's Backchat. He writes: "Do you people really...unconventional' chaps giving us a bad name." Backchat suggests we all pause here, and take...net/~erisw/bdlibgallery.html). Backchat is happy to give a bit of space over...
- Backchat - 'War on Terror' hits US library.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Information World Review June 14, 2005 700+ words
Backchat salutes the resolve of librarian Joan Airoldi, a director of the library...library had a terrorist in its user ranks, and they needed to be taken out. Backchat imagines the FBI was concerned about suicide attacks on the Dewey card filing...
- Backchat.(Hoover's Inc.)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Information World Review Pickering, Bobby July 11, 2005 700+ words
...Reed Business Information's www.bankersalmanac.com. Backchat wishes Trev and pals better luck next time. No doubt Hoovers...Raife Watson bought them all a consolation beer, though Backchat couldn't conjole him into performing his award-winning...
- Backchat - Industry players move forward with a little mea culpa.(information...
- Magazine article from: Information World Review March 9, 2005 700+ words
...hear the sound of apologies from anyone in this industry. But Backchat senses a change in the air. We particularly admire the approach...sorry, we screwed up, but we've got it right now!" Backchat also choked on his cornflakes (pictured) when a missive came...
- Backchat.(Sport)
- Newspaper article from: Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales) March 6, 2005 700+ words
Byline: By Wales on Sunday Would it be possible to change Backchat to Whingers Corner? Every week I read about how the regions...Newport. IN response to Mr Pittas, whose rants often fill Backchat, valleys fans are put off by the 'Newport! Newport!' mentality...
- Backchat - STM publishing boss could teach MI6 a thing or two!(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Information World Review March 9, 2005 700+ words
Backchat was amused to discover that Jack Straw's Foreign Office has tasked an...tested model adopted by academic journals, is in order. So who better, Backchat thinks, than someone from the STM publishing community to do the job...