[Sigmed-l] News flash: SIGMED business meeting to feature FOOD, plus...

[Catherine Arnott Smith]

1. We have been contacted by Kendra Albright about our SIG contributing 
$$ to an international panel of importance and relevance to our SIG--and 
I am soliciting members' opinion on this.

Her message follows:


SIG MED is one of the sponsors for the ASIS&T Conference panel on 
"Information Realities of HIV/AIDS Information in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Barriers and Challenges to Information Professionals."  The other SIGS 
who are co-sponsoring have submitted support and I'm hoping SIG MED
will also be able to contribute.  One of the speakers was denied a 
travel grant which has decreased the funding available to bring her here,
so any amount of contribution would be greatly appreciated.  SIG III and 
SIG IFP have each contributed $500, and it would be terrific if SIG MED
could match this amount.

I have verified with Janice Hatzakos at ASIST that our SIG has funds to 
cover this and personally, I am inclined to want to contribute. However, 
I don't want to do this on my own. If you would like to express your 
opinion about a $500 donation, please do--no matter what that opinion is!

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2. I am happy to announce that this year, the SIGMED business meeting 
will have food: Guacamole, tortilla chips, soda, and cookies. Note:
SIGMED is paying for this.

As a reminder: The SIGMED business meeting takes place on Monday, 
November 6, at 12:00.



-- 
Catherine Arnott Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Studies
Room 4263 Helen C. White Hall
600 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 890-1334
Fax: (608) 263-4849

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