[Asis-l] SLA Eastern Canada Chapter Day

[Eric Erickson]

The Eastern Canada Chapter of the SLA is pleased to invite you to Chapter Day 2009. Come share the day with friends and colleagues on April 29, 2009.
There will be two presentations (outlines attached) and a luncheon. The event will take place at the McGill Faculty Club and is sponsored by EBSCO Publishing.

http://units.sla.org/chapter/cecn/f/home.htm

Date:  Wednesday, April 29, 2009      Time:  9:30 am to 4:30 pm

Presentations:  (Both presentations are in English)

Zotero and Vetero:  Software that simplifies the management of research findings from the web as well as  video and audio files.  Dr. Elena Razlogova, Assistant Professor, History, Concordia University and Director of the Digital History Lab.

Opportunity and risks offered by social computing tools as perceived by information and knowledge managers.  Dr.Hazel Hall, Reader in Social Informatics, Centre for Social Informatics, Edinburgh Napier University: 

Place:  McGill Faculty Club and Conference Centre, Gold Room, 3450 McTavish Street [Map]
 
Agenda  9:30   a.m.      Welcome and registration
10:00 a.m.       Presentation by Dr. Elena Razlogova
12:00 a.m.       Welcome and registration for afternoon participants
12:30 p.m.       Lunch and Networking
14:00 p.m.       Presentation by Dr.Hazel Hall
16:30 p.m.       End of Chapter Day event
Price :
Full Day includes both conferences + lunch
$50 Members
$70 Non-members
Free for Students       Half-day includes one conference (a.m. or p.m.) + lunch
35$ Members
55$ Non Members
Free for Students

Payment (preferably by cheque, or exact change) at the registration table.  (To recover costs, an invoice will be sent to anyone who makes a reservation but does not check in at the reception desk.)

Reservations:    Danielle Dennie   Danielle.dennie at concordia.ca    Reserve as soon as possible or before April  27th 2008