From rhill at asis.org Mon Jan 12 15:44:22 2004 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:44:22 -0500 Subject: [Sigmed-l] IA Summit 04 Registration open Message-ID: <4114-220041112204422702@dickxp> 2004 IA Summit 27-29 February, 2004 - Austin Hilton, Austin, Texas Online Registration is open! ?Breaking New Ground? http://www.iasummit.org/ This year's Summit focuses on two domains -- strengthening the foundation of the discipline, and widening the scope of IA practice. Here's a sneak preview of topics to be covered: Strengthening the foundation Central IA concepts and methodologies, taxonomies, content management, ROI, enterprise IA, international IA, accessibility, and other fundamentals of the craft. Widening the scope IA for new platforms, lessons from the world of gaming, social networks, contributions from disciplines such as ethnography and interaction design, artificial intelligence, and new ways of doing IA in traditional settings. However, the best reason to come is to connect with your peers. Whether you're an IA veteran, a practitioner in a related discipline, or a newcomer to the field, you'll gain energy and inspiration that will carry you through until the 2005 Summit! Dick Hill Executive Director American Society for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From rhill at asis.org Tue Jan 13 15:54:51 2004 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:54:51 -0500 Subject: [Sigmed-l] AM 04 Deadlines Extended Message-ID: <4114-220041213205451285@dickxp> Deadline Extended Because of the crunch of holidays, classes starting, etc., the deadline for submission to the ASIST 2004 Annual Meeting, November 14 18, Providence, Rhode Island, has been extended. The new deadline is January 30, 2004. Call for participation is at: http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM04/ with a link to the online submission system at the bottom of this page. New Deadlines are: January 30, 2004 - Submissions due for contributed papers, special sessions, and seminars/workshops; March 2, 2004 - Submissions due for posters Dick Hill Executive Director American Society for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From rhill at asis.org Tue Jan 20 15:46:37 2004 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:46:37 -0500 Subject: [Sigmed-l] ASIST IA Summit Early Registration Message-ID: <4114-220041220204637514@dickxp> Reminder: The deadline for early registration for the 2004 Information Architecture Summit is January 24, 2004 See http://www.iasummit.org/index.html The Summit is about the best treat you can give yourself if you are involved in information architecture or want to be. . It's also in Austin this year, which will make a nice break from East coast weather as well. Go to the Summit website to find out more and register online. --- Information architecture is: 1. The combination of organization, labeling and navigation schemes within an information system 2. The structural design of an information space to facilitate task completion and intuitive access to content. 3. The art and science of structuring and classifying web sites and intranets to help people find and manage information 4. An emerging discipline and community of practice focused on bringing principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape. From Rosenfeld and Morville (1) Dick Hill Executive Director American Society for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900