[Sigcr-l] SIG/CR Workshop 2010 - Theme Ideas

[Barbara H Kwasnik]

Dear Diane and Megan. I echo Hope's sentinments. As a former organizer of several workshops I can tell you, unequivocally, that I, personally, am always thrilled when someone steps up to do the organizing for next year. As well, our SIG has a long tradition of welcoming new ideas and refreshing the workshop structure and content from time to time. That's how I started many years ago and everyone was so supportive. I'm a BIG advocate of "the more ideas the better" and if someone is willing to do the hard work, then it's a blessing to all of us. Barbara

Barbara H. Kwasnik
Professor, School of Information Studies
Syracuse University
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From: sigcr-l-bounces at asis.org [sigcr-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Hope A Olson [holson at uwm.edu]
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:54 PM
To: sigcr-l at asis.org
Subject: Re: [Sigcr-l] SIG/CR Workshop 2010 - Theme Ideas

As the organizer of this year's workshop I can say that while I appreciate the tactful consideration, I would not be offended by discussion of next year's workshop. So if anyone prefers a discussion on this list please do not hesitate for that reason. I presume that not everyone will be able to attend this year's workshop - Vancouver, though very attractive, is also an expensive destination from the US. So perhaps a discussion on this list would provide the opportunity for input from a larger group.

For those of you who are coming to Vancouver, I think you have a treat in store. Almost all of the conference papers are in and will appear in due course on dLIST (which will also be nice for those of you not able to attend). They include a range of topics that, in my opinion, are individually interesting and collectively create some very creative synergies. We've also got more posters than ever and the abstracts for them suggest that they, too, will introduce some very innovative ideas. And, in addition, our opening session on Indigenous Knowledge Organization will be particularly boundary-crossing.

Hope

Hope A. Olson, Professor and Associate Dean
School of Information Studies
510G Bolton Hall
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201
USA
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS
email holson at uwm.edu

----- "Megan Winget" <megan at ischool.utexas.edu> wrote:

> From: "Megan Winget" <megan at ischool.utexas.edu>
> To: sigcr-l at asis.org
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:13:06 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [Sigcr-l] SIG/CR Workshop 2010 - Theme Ideas
>
> Hello All:
>
> In preparation for the upcoming annual meeting, Diane and I wanted to
>
> briefly resurrect the discussion from May regarding the 2010 Workshop.
>
> We've scheduled half an hour at the end of the 2009 Vancouver Workshop
>
> to discuss themes for next year, and we'll also discuss the workshop
>
> theme at our official SIG meeting on Sunday (in Vancouver).
>
> In preparation for all that discussion, could those of you with
> specific suggestions for next year's workshop themes please email
> Megan privately with the proposal topic, and a very brief (200 word)
>
> abstract clarifying the theme? Please get those suggestions in by
> Thursday October 29, and Megan will send out an email on October 30
> with a review of all the suggestions that have been received, so the
>
> whole SIG will know what's been submitted. Megan's email =
> megan at ischool.utexas.edu
>
> In asking for private emails, we're not trying to stifle discussion,
>
> but to be respectful of this year's workshop organizers. We would just
>
> feel funny discussing next year's workshop theme before this year's
> workshop has happened; at the same time, we believe the discussion
> we've scheduled at the 2009 workshop will be more productive if we
> have some ideas going into it. If anyone feels our concern is
> misplaced, feel free to post suggestions to the list, and they'll be
>
> collected from there.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Diane Neal and Megan Winget
> (Current Chair & Chair-Elect - SIG/CR)
> (and Co-Chairs of the SIG/CR 2010 Workshop)
>
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