From jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu Tue Oct 13 14:53:06 2015 From: jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu (Jeremy McLaughlin) Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:53:06 -0600 Subject: [Sigah-l] =?utf-8?q?SIG_AH_call_for_nominations_=E2=80=93_join_th?= =?utf-8?q?e_leadership_team_of_the_2015_SIG-of-the-Year!?= Message-ID: Want to be more involved within ASIS&T but aren?t sure where to start? Looking to gain valuable, applicable skills, network with colleagues, and have fun? The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) is excited to announce our 2015-16 call for nominations for SIG Officers. We have another exciting year planned and are looking for take-charge, enthusiastic folks from all across the organization to help build on our momentum from last year. Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for one of the following positions: --Chair-Elect --Communications Director --Webmaster --Newsletter Editor Nominations can be emailed to ASIST.SIGAH at gmail.com and should include your name, affiliation, position of interest, and a brief paragraph about your background and what you would like to accomplish in this position. Nominations will be accepted through October 20, 2015 at which time voting will be opened up to SIG AH members. If you have any questions, please email me directly at Jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu We look forward to working with you! Thanks, Jeremy ****************** Jeremy L. McLaughlin Chair, SIG AH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Thu Oct 15 14:15:38 2015 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:15:38 -0400 Subject: [Sigah-l] Extended Hotel & Regustration Deadlines for ASIS&T 2015 AM Message-ID: <383-2201510415181538355@LEN-dick-2011> St. Louis Hyatt and ASIS&T are extending the cut off dates for discounts until OCTOBER 23. Rooms were tight and people were having problems. But rooms blocked for the potential World Series games have opened up so we are able to make this effort to help you save. _____ 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology -- Information Science with Impact: Research in and for the Community November 6-10, 2015 - Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch - St. Louis, Missouri Program and Registration at: https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2015/ The 2015 ASIS&T conference theme provides an opportunity for information science researchers ?including academics and practitioner? to discuss the impact of their research on industry, on government, on local/national/global community groups, on individuals, on information systems, on cultural institutions, and on other practice contexts. The theme highlights the introduction of a new conference focus on Applied Research, which recognizes that basic research in information science is also inspired by, and/or connected to, information practice contexts. 8 Preconference Workshops 40 Contributed Papers 18 Panel Discussions Plenary sessions: Aaron Doering -Building Community Online: Connecting People, Places, and Ideas through Innovative Design- Doering is associate professor in the LT Media Lab at the University of Minnesota, currently holds the Bonnie Westby Huebner Endowed Chair in Education and Technology. His research involves the design, development and evaluation of online and mobile teaching environments; technology integration in K-12 settings; and the innovative use of technology to support teaching and learning. Sarah Morton -Creating Impact: Issues, Challenges and Solutions- Morton works at the intersection of social research, policy and practice in a range of leadership roles. She is co-director of the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Also within the University of Edinburgh, Sarah is the knowledge exchange specialist for the Centre for Community and Public Health Sciences and an impact analyst. She is a director of What Works Scotland and she is also an associate of the research unit for research utilization at the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement and was a member of the Scottish Funding Council working group on Knowledge Exchange and Public Policy. Her research has investigated the process assessing the impact of research on policy and practice. She has a specialty in contribution analysis and uses this approach in a variety of projects, often working with non-academic partners, and also to assess the impact of research. Richard Hill Executive Director Association for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu Sun Oct 18 14:17:18 2015 From: jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu (Jeremy McLaughlin) Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 12:17:18 -0600 Subject: [Sigah-l] Reminder: SIG AH call for nominations Message-ID: Want to be more involved within ASIST but aren?t sure where to start? Looking to gain valuable, applicable skills, network with colleagues, and have fun? The ASIST Special Interest Group for Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) is excited to announce our 2015-16 call for nominations for SIG Officers. We have another exciting year planned and are looking for take-charge, enthusiastic folks from all across the organization to build on our momentum from last year. Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for one of the following positions: --Chair-Elect --Communications Director --Webmaster --Newsletter Editor --Other (we are open to ideas for how you can contribute to the SIG) Nominations can be emailed to ASIST.SIGAH at gmail.com and should include your name, affiliation, position of interest, and a brief paragraph about your background and what you would like to accomplish in this position. Nominations will be accepted through October 20, 2015 at which time voting will be opened up to SIG AH members. If you have any questions, please email me directly at Jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu We look forward to working with you! Thanks, Jeremy ****************** Jeremy L. McLaughlin Chair, SIG AH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu Fri Oct 30 18:49:07 2015 From: jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu (Jeremy McLaughlin) Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:49:07 -0600 Subject: [Sigah-l] SIG AH business meeting and social event Message-ID: The Special Interest Group for Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and the San Jose State University ASIST Student Chapter cordially invite you to a special social event at the ASIST Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO. We will be celebrating our recent accomplishments (2015 SIG of the Year and 2015 Student Chapter of the Year) and getting to know colleagues from around the Association. Monday, November 9, 2015 SIG & SC Social: 515pm to 630pm Followed by President?s Reception Location: 360 on the Roof of the Hilton at the Ballpark http://www.360-stl.com/ If you plan to attend, please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/forms/QcIlgEzpRR Please also join SIG AH at 245pm on Monday, in Sterling 6 (at the Hyatt) for our annual business meeting. 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