[Sigdl-l] FW: Global Reach DL Workshop at JCDL

[Suzie Allard]

Please see the message below.
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved with strategies for global DL
initiatives.
Suzie

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Global Reach and Impact of Digital
Libraries Workshop
At the ACM/IEEE JCDL Meeting, Tucson, AR,
June 7-11, 2004
Organizers:
      Edward A. Fox (Virginia Tech)
     Ching-chih Chen (Simmons College)

Workshop Web Page:  { HYPERLINK "http://fox.cs.vt.edu/global"
http://fox.cs.vt.edu/global

Duration:  Full day (afternoon of 6/10 and morning of 6/11)


Themes/objectives/logistics:

The primary aim of the workshop is to advance global reach and impact of
digital libraries by facilitating international collaboration. Attendees
will work in groups, organized around themes such as Indo-US collaboration,
or the establishment of an international association to promote education
aided by digital libraries. Each group will leave with a detailed action
plan.

The workshop will begin with opening remarks by the organizers, and be
followed by 1/4 day of poster session, so attendees can become familiar with
the work and interests of all present. The rest of the afternoon of 6/10
will have attendees divided into groups based on proposals that argue for
topical or regional collaboration.

Group leaders will meet during the evening of 6/10 to set the agenda for the
next day. The morning of 6/11 will begin with 90 minutes of additional group
discussion. Then groups will present a summary of their action plan in a
plenary session, and general discussion will conclude the meeting. Those
interested in co-leading a group should submit by April 30th a proposal
indicating: title for group, theme for discussion, two names (and contact
information) of co-organizers, list of others planning to attend, and
pointers to prior reports or meetings (if any) that relate (and which this
event will allow to continue).

Individuals interested in attending should submit by May 3 a proposal
indicating name, contact information, ranked list of themes for discussion
they would like to consider, and a 1 page description of their poster -
suitable for inclusion in the workshop electronic proceedings.

Paper submission contact: Ed Fox ({ HYPERLINK
"mailto:fox at vt.edu" }fox at vt.edu) or Ching-chih Chen ({ HYPERLINK
"mailto:chen at simmons.edu" }chen at simmons.edu




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Suzie Allard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee  (865) 974-1369
School of Information Science
448Communication Building
1345 Circle Park, Knoxville  TN  37996
email: sallard at utk.edu
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