From rhill at asis.org Tue Jan 10 14:33:44 2006 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:33:44 -0500 Subject: [Sigmed-l] Proposal Deadline - ASIS&T AM 06 -- Austin, TX, Nov 3-9, 2006 Message-ID: <200601101941.k0AJfjmm010072@mail.asis.org> Deadlines February 13, 2006 Proposals due for contributed papers, technical sessions and panels, and pre-conference sessions February 25, 2006 Proposals due for contributed posters/short papers ------ ASIS&T 2006 - Call for Papers "Information Realities: Shaping the Digital Future for All" November 3-9, 2006 Hilton Austin, Austin, Texas http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM06/am06call.html ASIS&T 2006 challenges us to explore this moment in the history of information science as people seamlessly move between their physical and digital worlds to create information realities for themselves and others. Submissions by researchers and practitioners are solicited on a wide range of topics. TYPE OF SUBMISSIONS Contributed papers Contributed posters/short papers Practitioner/Industry track Symposia and panels Pre-conference sessions Deadlines February 13, 2006 Proposals due for contributed papers, technical sessions and panels, and pre-conference sessions February 25, 2006 Proposals due for contributed posters/short papers April 28, 2006 Acceptance notices issued May 27, 2006 Final versions due for conference proceedings WHERE AND HOW TO SUBMIT Full Call for Papers is at http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM06/am06call.html All submissions are made electronically via a link from the ASIS&T Web site (http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM06/AM06submit.html). _____ Richard B. Hill Executive Director American Society for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Fax: (301) 495-0810 Voice: (301) 495-0900 From CASmit07 at syr.edu Fri Jan 13 21:47:15 2006 From: CASmit07 at syr.edu (Catherine Arnott Smith) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:47:15 -0500 Subject: [Sigmed-l] For your consideration: Panel proposals for ASIST 06 Message-ID: The following is a list of proposed panels for ASIST 06 and a reminder about the proposed pre-conference workshop. I would appreciate hearing comments from the SIG membership; use your discretion as to whether your comments are public or private directed to me! All proposals look interesting and worthwhile ... ************************************ PANEL Topic: Health information seeking in digital environments Organizer/Speaker: Kalyani Ankem, Ph.D., Associate Professor, NC CentralUniversity Speaker: Jennie Abrahamson, doctoral student, Oregon Health & Science University Speaker: Patrice Clemson, Ph.D., Instructor, Penn State University Speaker: Catherine Arnott Smith, PhD, Assistant Professor, Syracuse University PANEL Topic: "Nursing, Medical, or Bio Informatics - Issues related to HIPAA, MESH, Medline" *proposed and co-sponsored with SIG-KR PANEL Topic: HIV/AIDS Information in Africa Organizer/Speaker: Kendra Albright, PhD. , Assistant Professor, U. of Tennessee Speaker: Professor Kingo Mchombu, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia. Information and rural development scholar. Speaker: Rosemary Kabugo, Uganda AIDS Commission Speaker: Renee Schoombee, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. Thesis entitled, "Interventions in Community Library Services for HIV/AIDS Awareness in the Bojanala Region." Speaker: Modou Fall Sall, Head of the Information and Documentation Center/African AIDS Research Network in Dakar, Senegal. WORKSHOP Pre-conference workshop on social informatics aspects of the electronic medical record Proposed and co-sponsored with SIG-SOCIAL INFORMATICS 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 ********************************** Eccentrics are generally obliged to publish their own literature. --Ernest A. Codman, MD. A study in hospital efficiency: As demonstrated by the case report of the first five years of a private hospital. (Privately published, 1918). ********************************************** The machine does not isolate us from the great problems of nature but plunges us more deeply into them. --Antoine de Saint-Exupery ********************************************** The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words. Philip K. Dick "How to Build a Universe that won't Fall Apart in Two Days" From CASmit07 at syr.edu Sun Jan 15 14:31:45 2006 From: CASmit07 at syr.edu (Catherine Arnott Smith) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:31:45 -0500 Subject: [Sigmed-l] Correction on panel membership re health information seeking Message-ID: I heard from Prof. Ankem that there is one change in the membership of this panel since she and I last corresponded. The final makeup of the panel is: Title: Challenges and opportunities for health information seeking in digital environments Organizer/Speaker: Kalyani Ankem, Ph.D., Associate Professor, NC Central University Speaker: Jennie Abrahamson, doctoral student, Oregon Health & Science University Speaker: Ophelia Morey, Senior Assistant Librarian, Health Sciences Library University at Buffalo Speaker: Catherine Arnott Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Syracuse University Yours accurately, 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 ********************************** Eccentrics are generally obliged to publish their own literature. --Ernest A. Codman, MD. A study in hospital efficiency: As demonstrated by the case report of the first five years of a private hospital. (Privately published, 1918). ********************************************** The machine does not isolate us from the great problems of nature but plunges us more deeply into them. --Antoine de Saint-Exupery ********************************************** The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words. Philip K. Dick "How to Build a Universe that won't Fall Apart in Two Days"