[Sigmed-l] For your consideration: Panel proposals for ASIST 06

[Catherine Arnott Smith]

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 ...

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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 

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is the manipulation of words. If you can 
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control the people who must use the words. 

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"How to Build a Universe that won't Fall 
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