[Sigmed-l] SIGMED Events at ASIST 2005

[Catherine Arnott Smith]

Here is SIGMED-specific information for ASIS&T Annual in Charlotte.
Please plan to join us for the following events. Also, if you have
issues/concerns/questions to bring to the table, whether you can
actually be at the events or not--please don't hesitate to contact
Catherine Arnott Smith at casmit07 at syr.edu. 

Monday, Oct. 31st, 12:00-1:00 PM, Park Room. -SIG MED business meeting:
Incoming Chair: Catherine Arnott Smith from Syracuse University.  

Tuesday, November 1. 6:30 p.m. Dutch Treat Dinner.  Meet at ASIST
Message Board. Our final destination:  Luce's Ristorante e Bar, 214
North Tryon  (6 blocks' walk from hotel). Done in time for SIG CON!  

Sunday evening, Oct. 30th.  -Welcome Reception and SIG RUSH - Catherine
Arnott Smith will be staking out the table and looking for anybody who
even looks like they're THINKING about medical informatics.  Come and
join her!

STI has three technical sessions on the Annual program:

Tuesday, November 1. 8:30-10:00 AM.	Ontological Research & its
Applications to the Biomedical Domain (with SIG CR).    Grand Ballroom
D

Wednesday, November 2.  8:30-10:00 AM. Medical Informatics in Context.
Grand Ballroom C.

And

Wednesday, November 2. 3:30-5:00 PM. Improving Access to Health
Information: Digital Libraries For the Health Sciences (w/ SIG DL). 
Grand Ballroom C

In addition, although it is not a session sponsored by SIGMED, our
membership should be interested in the following:

Wednesday, November 2. 10:30-12:00 AM.  Finding and Using Medical
Information. Grand Ballroom C

Catherine Arnott Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Information Studies
326 Hinds Hall
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13210

(315) 443-6889 work
email: casmit07REPLACETHISTEXTWITHATSYMBOLsyr.edu 

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