[Eurchap] Doctoral Forum Quantitative Research in Information Science. 12-13 April 2012 Wolverhampton

[Jonathan Levitt]

FINAL CALL FOR
SUBMISSIONS & FOR PARTICIPATION

Doctoral Forum Quantitative Research in Information Science
12-13 April 2012, University of Wolverhampton, UK.

We are very pleased to announce a doctoral forum on quantitative research in
Information Science to be held on 12-13 April at the University of
Wolverhampton, UK.

The Doctoral Forum will begin with short introductory presentations by Prof
Mike Thelwall and Dr Jonathan Levitt on the application of quantitative methods
to Information Science.  However, its
main emphasis is on the students presenting and receiving feedback on their
research and on meeting other doctoral students. Doctoral students who are
either using, or considering using, quantitative methods in at least part of
their doctoral research are encouraged to apply.

The Doctoral Forum is open to all interested parties, including those who don't
present.

Submissions & intent to participate
===================================
If you wish to present your research at the Doctoral Forum please submit a
description of your research project and how you are using or are proposing to
use quantitative methods (totalling a maximum of 150 words) and key related
references. If you wish to attend the event and not present, please submit a
description of your relevant experiences and reasons for wanting to attend the
conference (totalling a maximum of 150 words).

Submissions need to be emailed to the Conference organiser Dr. Jonathan Levitt,
j.levitt at lboro.ac.uk) and the Program manager (Prof. Mike Thelwall,
m.thelwall at wlv.ac.uk) as soon as possible. If you have any queries, please
email Dr. Levitt (j.levitt at lboro.ac.uk) and Prof. Thelwall
(m.thelwall at wlv.ac.uk).

Registration & accommodation
============================
The cost of the event is 50 pounds per person, to cover the cost of
- four coffee/tea refreshment breaks,
- two sandwich lunch breaks and
- one buffet dinner.
Details of the registration procedure will be published on this Web-page closer
to the event.

Three low price hotels are located within easy walking distance of the venue,
MC building, City Campus, University of Wolverhampton
(http://wiki.worldflicks.org/mc_building.html); 
LateRooms (http://www.laterooms.com) and Travelodge
(http://www2.travelodge.co.uk) provide descriptions of
nearby hotels and the option of reserving accommodation. We particularly
recommend the Britannia and Novetel hostels.
 

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From: Fidelia Ibekwe <fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan at univ-lyon3.fr>
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>Date: December 24, 2011 20:18:15 GMT+01:00
>
>Subject: Doctoral Forum Quantitative Research in Information Science. 12-13 April 2012 Wolverhampton
>
>Call for submissions & participation - Quantitative Research in Information Science  
>12-13 April 2012, University of Wolverhampton, UK
>
>Website: http://www.asis.org/Chapters/europe/  
>We are very pleased to announce a Doctoral Forum, specialising in quantitative research in Information Science to be held on 12-13 April 2012 in England at the University of Wolverhampton.
>This Doctoral Forum will begin with short introductory presentations by Prof Mike Thelwall and Dr Jonathan Levitt on the application of quantitative methods to Information Science.  However, its main emphasis is on the students presenting and receiving feedback on their research and on meeting other doctoral students.  Doctoral students who are either using, or considering using, quantitative methods in at least part of their doctoral research are encouraged to apply.
>The venue, at the University of Wolverhampton, is located in Wolverhampton City Centre and is very close to Wolverhampton train station.  Wolverhampton is a thirty minute train journey from Birmingham International airport.  The event finishes on Friday afternoon, enabling participants to see something of England over the weekend; from Wolverhampton, Wales can be reached by train in thirty minutes and London can be reached by train in two hours.
>This event, endorsed by the European Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), is the first of two events that the European Chapter is endorsing, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of ASIST.  The European Chapter is also endorsing Libraries In The Digital Age (LIDA) to be held on 18 – 22 June 2012 in Zadar, Croatia.
>This Doctoral Forum is open to all interested parties, including those who don’t present.  If you wish to present your research at the Doctoral Forum please submit:  a description of your research project and how you are using or are proposing to use quantitative methods (totalling a maximum of 150 words) and key related references.  If you wish to attend the event and not present, please submit a description of your relevant experiences and reasons for wanting to attend the conference (totalling a maximum of 150 words).
>Submissions need to be emailed to the Conference organiser 
>Dr. Jonathan Levitt, j.levitt at lboro.ac.uk) 
>and the Program manager (Prof. Mike Thelwall, m.thelwall at wlv.ac.uk) by mid-night UK-time on Sunday, February 12, 2012.  
>If you have any queries, please email Dr. Levitt
              (j.levitt at lboro.ac.uk) and Prof. Thelwall (m.thelwall at wlv.ac.uk).
>
>The cost of the event is £50 per person, to cover the cost of four coffee/tea refreshment breaks, two sandwich lunch breaks and one buffet dinner. 
>Three low price hotels are located within easy walking
              distance of the venue, MC building, City Campus,
              University of Wolverhampton
              (http://wiki.worldflicks.org/mc_building.html).  
>LateRooms (http://www.laterooms.com) and Travelodge (http://www2.travelodge.co.uk) provide descriptions of nearby hotels and the option of reserving accommodation.
>Website: http://www.asis.org/Chapters/europe/
>     

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