[Asis-l] SIG III International Reception at Annual Conference

[Yin Zhang]

Invitation to the International Reception at Annual Conference

This year’s International Reception will be held on Monday, November 15th, 2004, at 8 pm. Elsevier Publishers has generously offered to contribute $400 to this year’s International Reception. This donation, in connection with the journal Information Processing and Management, is the second gift from Elsevier Publishers this year, followed by their $3000 contribution to this year’s International Paper Contest. Mr. Chris Pringle of Elsevier plans to attend the reception, and there will also be a table available at the reception for ASIST members to browse Elsevier’s publications.  SIG III would like to thank Elsevier for their continuing support and assistance, as they have done in the past several years.  
 
Additionally, SIG III will hold its annual InfoShare Silent Auction and Raffle at the event.  All proceeds will go to the SIG III InfoShare Fund. The InfoShare program supports ASIST memberships for information professionals in developing countries.

We hope to raise plenty of money for memberships again this year, but first, we need items to auction off.  You may help by donating items or by asking friends and colleagues to donate.  Even if you cannot attend the Annual Meeting this year, you may send items with a colleague who is attending. For each donated item, please include a description, suggested base price, and the name of the donor. Volunteers will also be needed at the event to arrange the items on tables and fill in the paper forms to accompany each item.  If you are not able to volunteer, you can still show your support by purchasing raffle tickets and items at the auction.
 
Yin Zhang will be the contact person for the Silent Auction and Raffle this year.  Please let her know in advance how many items you will be donating or bringing so she can arrange for the correct number of tables at the event.  Her contact information is: 

Yin Zhang
SIG III Chair-Elect and Communications Officer
School of Library and Information Science
Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242  USA
yinzhang at slis.kent.edu
phone: 330-672-0010
fax: 330-672-7965