Background
Watson, Robert Edward was born on June 16, 1951 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of Preston Keith and Leah Jane Watson.
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Watson, Robert Edward was born on June 16, 1951 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of Preston Keith and Leah Jane Watson.
Bachelor, Blackburn College, 1973. Master of Library Science, George Peabody College Teachers, 1975.
Institutional library DuPage Library. Systems, Geneva, 1975-1980. Bookmobile library Aurora (Illinois) Public Library., 1980.
Corporation research library Masonite Corporation, St. Charles, Illinois, 1980-1982. Assistant director Franklin Park (Illinois) Public Library. District, 1985-1987, executive director, 1987—2003.
Director Lake Villa District Library., since 2003. Adjunct professor College DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 1985-1987. Conference producer Internet service provider Channel, Mountain View, California, 1998-1999.
Conference host manager Electric Minds Virtual Community, Santa Barbara, 1998. Conference host, consultant Bright (London) Virtual Business Community, 1998-1999. Conference host Brainstorms Virtual Community, since 1998, Chicago Library.
Systems Virtual Community, 2000-2002, National Research Council Canada Science and Technology Foresight Pilot Project, 2003.
President Community Services Council Leyden Township, 2000—2003. Organizer Lake Villa Area Community Services Forum, 2005. Member of American Library Association, Brainstorms Online Community, Lake Villa Area Community Forum (chair), Illinois Library.
Association, Public Library. Association.
Married Judith Schmidt, July 10, 1976 (divorced December 1981). 1 child Robert; Married Laurilyn Gay Kincaid, August 2, 1986. Children: Stuart, Alec.