[Asis-l] A-LIEP 2007 Conference in Taipei, 23-24 Nov 2007

[Khoo Soo Guan, Christopher (Assoc Prof)]

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*                     2nd International Conference on
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*   Asia-Pacific Library & Information Education & Practice 2007 (A-LIEP
2007)      *
*                   23-24 November 2007, Taipei, Taiwan
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*                  URL: http://course.shu.edu.tw/~aliep07
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*                         Call for Participation
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CONFERENCE THEME

  Advancing Library and Information Education in Asian Countries: 
  Convergence and Cooperation in Information and Communication Sciences


CONFERENCE VENUE

  International Conference Hall, Management Building, Shih-Hsin
University, Taipei, 
  Taiwan


ORGANIZED JOINTLY BY
 
  Chinese Association of Library and Information Science Education
(CALISE), AND
  Dept. of Information and Communication of Shih-Hsin University, Taiwan

  in collaboration with
  - National Library of Taiwan
  - American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST),
Taipei Chapter
  - Digital Cultural Content Association (DCCA)


CONFERENCE TOPICS

   Day 1 of conference (November 23rd, Friday) will focus on Library and
Information 
   Education and Practice (in English):
   - LIS Education Trends and Curriculum, 
   - Accreditation and Collaboration, 
   - Digital Learning and Knowledge Industry, and 
   - Regional Cooperation.  

   Day 2 of conference (November 24th Saturday) will address issues in
Information and 
   Communication Studies (in Chinese):
   - Media Convergence in Information Age, 
   - Digital Content and Archives Education Program Design and
Evaluation, and 
   - The Cooperative Development on Information and Communication
Research and Practice.

   A visit to the National Library and Taipei City Library is being
planned for overseas 
   participants for Day 2 of the conference.



CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 

  Registration is FREE for INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS who are
librarians, or library school 
  faculty provided registration is done by October 15, 2007.
  Download the registration form from A-LIEP2006 site 
  (http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/a-liep/a-liep2007.register.doc) and email
the completed form to:
  aliep07 at course.shu.edu.tw, cc to: chihfeng at cc.shu.edu.tw

  Participants have to cover their own travel, accommodation and living
expenses. 
  Lunch is provided on Day 1 of the conference.

  A-LIEP 2007 Web site (http://course.shu.edu.tw/~aliep07) will be ready
soon.


A-LIEP 2006 (LAST YEAR'S) PROCEEDINGS & LISEA LISTSERV 

  The e-proceedings of A-LIEP 2006 is available at:
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/a-liep/ 

  Join the LISEA (LIS Education in Asia) listserv for updates on
A-LIEP2007 conference and 
  news of LIS education in Asia:
http://mlist.ntu.edu.sg/archives/lisea.html

  A Directory of LIS Programs in Asia is available at: 
    http://dis.sci.ntu.edu.sg/lisea/schools/index.htm 


ACCOMMODATION

  Suggested accommodation for A-LIEP 2007: 
    Howard International House
    Tel: 02-83691155; Fax: 02-83691177
    Address: 30 Xinsheng South Road Sec. 3, Taipei Taiwan 10660 R. O. C.
    Check-in: 15:00; Check-out: 12:00
    Homepage: http://intl-house.howard-hotels.com/
    e-mail: rv-ih at howard-hotels.com.tw
    Room rate: 
    - Standard Single NTD2500 (about USD76) per night.
    - Semi-Suite NTD4500 (about USD137) per night
    Please email or fax to the hotel directly for reservation.

    Transportation from Howard International House to the conference
site will be provided 
    on the conference Day 1.


CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION & CONTACT

  Dr. Chihfeng P. Lin
  Chair of A-LIEP 2007 Organizing Committee
  Department/Graduate Program in Information and Communication 
  9th Floor, She-Wo Building
  Shih Hsin University. 
  No. 1, Muzha Road, Section 1, Taipei, Taiwan (11603)
  Tel.: +886-2-22364906; Fax: +886-2-22361722
  Web: http://course.shu.edu.tw/~aliep07
  e-mail: aliep07 at course.shu.edu.tw, and cc to: chihfeng at cc.shu.edu.tw