[Asis-l] Please register (free): ASIS&T Leadership Development Program: Social Media for Leaders by Dr. Diane Rasmussen

[Iris Xie]

ASIS&T Leadership Development Program: Social Media for Leaders 
by Dr. Diane M. Rasmussen

ASIS&T Annual Meeting
November 3, 2013, 5:30–7:00 pm
Montreal, QC

The ASIST Leadership Committee is pleased to offer Diane M. Rasmussen’s Social Media for Leaders workshop as part of the ASIST Leadership Development Program at the Annual Meeting.  “Social media” is a set of technological tools that ultimately serves to connect people. Social media has permeated many areas of societal function over the last few years, and the activities of leadership are no exception. For example, managers can utilize social media to flatten organizational hierarchies, make their activities transparent, and incorporate stakeholders’ input into their decision-making processes. Academics can establish or maintain their positions as leaders in their disciplines by sharing their research and ideas via social media channels, and by networking with existing and new colleagues. 

Despite these and other advantages, many scholars, students and information professionals know little about how to use social media effectively for fostering leadership activities within their individual and organizational domains. To this end, the workshop will consist of the following: 
•        Introduction of ASIS&T Leadership Development Program by Iris Xie (5 minutes)
•        An overview of current social media technologies as well as best practices for using them in ways that are conducive to leadership development (30 minutes)
•        A small group hands-on session (30 minutes) 
•        Discussion and review (25 minutes) 

This workshop is free to ASIST attendees. Registration is required to ensure that we have sufficient materials for the hands-on exercise. Please register for the program on the conference registration form. 

Short Biography

Diane Rasmussen (formerly Diane Neal) is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at The University of Western Ontario, and holds the permanent title of Visiting Scholar at The University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia. She has been a system librarian and a corporate information technology professional, experiences which consistently inform her teaching, research, and consulting. Diane has trained students, academics, and other professionals in the effective use of social media since 2007, and she is the editor of the book Social media for academics: A practical guide (Chandos Publishing, 2012). 

Diane is the 2013-2014 President of the Canadian Association for Information Science as well as a Director-at-Large of ASIS&T. She has won the ASIS&T SIG Publication of the Year and the ASIS&T SIG Member of the Year awards, and she chaired the 2011 ASIS&T Annual Meeting's Knowledge Organization track. 

Iris Xie
Chair, ASIST Leadership Committee 

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Iris Xie, Ph.D.
Director of Ph.D. Program & Professor
School of Information Studies
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Phone:(414)229-6835 Fax:(414)229-6699
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