[Asis-l] announcement: MI-ASIST Annual Mtg, Oct 25, 2006

[Allison.Brueckner at comcast.net]

note:  apologies for duplicate receipt of announcement, sent to multiple 
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detailed information and links to fliers, registration forms and more can be
found at the Michigan Chapter Web site: 
http://www.asis.org/Chapters/michap/programs/20061025.html.

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Greetings, all!

The Michigan Chapter of the American Society for Information Science &
Technology invites you to join us as we connect with colleagues, enjoy
dinner, and learn about medical information on the Web! This will be our
first "annual meeting," which will serve as a time for our Chapter members
to connect with each other, learn about the Chapter itself, how to get
involved, and a time to prepare for the upcoming ASIS&T Annual Meeting (Nov
3 - 8, 2006, Austin, TX -- http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM06/index.html).

WHEN: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

5:30PM - 6:00PM: registration / mix and mingle (hors D'Oeuvres and cash bar
will be available)
6:00PM - 6:30PM: dinner served and opening remarks from Chapter Officers
6:30PM - 7:30PM: program presentation
7:30PM - 8:00PM: Q & A session / closing remarks

WHERE:
Holiday Inn Near the University of Michigan
3600 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
Directions available from the Holiday Inn Web site. 
[http://www.hiannarbor.com/location.php]

PROGRAM SPEAKER & PRESENTATION:

Robin Sabo, Reference Librarian/Health Sciences Bibliographer at Central
Michigan University will be our guest speaker for this event. Searching for
medical information is the third most popular use of the Internet. Are
healthcare consumers finding the high quality information they need, or are
they being harmed by unreliable or dangerous information? A checklist for
evaluating health sites and a tour of trustworthy online websites will be
presented.

PROGRAM DINNER MENU:

(cash bar and hors d'oeuvres will be available for the first hour of the
meeting)

Dinner entree choice of Chicken Piccata or Vegetarian Wellington (make
choice upon registration); dinner comes with salad, fresh cauliflower,
broccoli and carrot blend, herb roasted redskin potatoes, and black forest
cake as dessert.

COST:
$15 for Students
$30 for ASIS&T Members
SPECIAL! $30 for SLA Members
$35 for Non-ASIS&T or non-SLA Members


Detailed information and links to fliers, registration forms and more can be
found at the Michigan Chapter Web site:
http://www.asis.org/Chapters/michap/programs/20061025.html.

Questions? or for more information, please contact:


Allison Brueckner, Secretary/Treasurer, Michigan ASIS&T Chapter
allison.brueckner at comcast.net     * * *     734-834-4276