[Asis-l] IASSIST 2009 Conference

[Katherine McNeill]

Apologies for cross-postings.

Tervetuloa Tampereelle,
Welcome to Tampere!

Registration for the 35th Annual International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) conference is now open! Full conference programme with abstracts, including pre-conference workshops and posters, is available on the conference web site at:

    http://www.fsd.uta.fi/iassist2009/

Hosted by the Finnish Social Science Data Archive and the University of Tampere, IASSIST 2009 will take place in Tampere, Finland, 26-29 May, 2009, at Tampere Hall. The conference will be held in collaboration with International Federation of Data Organizations for the Social Science
(IFDO) as IASSIST/IFDO 2009.

The theme of the conference is Mobile Data and the Life Cycle. The 2009 conference is an opportunity to discuss creation, collection, sharing, storage, preservation, dissemination, confidentiality, licensing and access to data in a world that is becoming increasingly mobile. Conference presentations demonstrate that key to success in this new order is establishing standards and best practices at all stages of the life cycle. This will facilitate the free and easy movement of information between hardware devices, software platforms, individuals, governments, or organizations.

The Early Bird registration rate is valid until March 24, 2009. Please note that a deposit of one night for accommodation should be paid together with the registration fees. Cancellations (conference attendance, hotels,
tours) on or before April 24 will receive a refund minus the administrative fees. There is more information on registration, fees, accommodations, excursions and travelling on the web site at: 
http://www.fsd.uta.fi/iassist2009/registration.html.

IASSIST is an international organization of professionals working in and with information technology and data services to support research and teaching in the social sciences. As an organization, IASSIST aims to foster and promote a network of excellence for data service delivery, to advance infrastructure in the social sciences and to provide opportunities for collegial exchange of sound professional practices. See: 
http://www.iassistdata.org/

IFDO was established in 1977 in response to advanced research needs of the international social science community. The purpose of IFDO is to stimulate and co-ordinate worldwide data services and thus enhance social science research.

The Finnish Social Science Data Archive (FSD) is a national resource centre for social science research and teaching in Finland.

For more information please visit our website or feel free to contact any of the conference organisers. If you have questions especially concerning the registration process or payments, please contact our conference secretariat directly (iassist2009 at congreszon.fi), before confirming your registration.

Register, and join us at Tampere Hall!

On behalf of Local Arrangements 2009,

Tuomas J. Alaterä
tuomas.alatera at uta.fi
Finnish Social Science Data Archive (FSD) http://www.fsd.uta.fi
http://twitter.com/IASSIST2009