From Albert.Lai at osumc.edu Fri May 14 09:22:35 2010 From: Albert.Lai at osumc.edu (Lai, Albert) Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 09:22:35 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] Call for Papers/Demos: 1st ACM International Conference on Health Informatics (IHI) Message-ID: <9928B687-0C35-4129-9F38-94F1AF31C7BC@osumc.edu> Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 1st ACM International Health Informatics Symposium (IHI) CALL FOR PAPERS IHI 2010 November 11-12, 2010 Arlington, Virginia http://ihi2010.sighi.org SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE We cordially invite you to submit your contribution to the 2010 ACM International Health Informatics Symposium (IHI 2010). IHI 2010 is ACM's premier community forum concerned with the application of computer and information science principles as well as information and communication technology to problems in healthcare, public health, the delivery of healthcare services and consumer health informatics aspects, and finally, the related social and ethical issues on the use of computing technology in the health informatics domain. IHI 2010 is primarily interested in serving as a venue for the discussion of innovative technical contributions highlighting end-to-end applications, systems, and technologies, even if available only in prototype form (where a system is not deployed in production mode and/or evaluation may be performed by giving examples). We strongly encourage authors to submit their original contributions describing their algorithmic contributions, methodological contributions, and well-founded conjectures providing whenever possible an application-oriented context. A paper does not have to be comprehensive and can focus on a single aspect. Contributions in the realm of social and behavioral issues might include empirical studies of health-related information use and needs, socio-technical studies on the implementation and use of health information technology, studies on health informatics in the context of community impact and implications, studies on public policies on leveraging health informatics infrastructure, among others. Specific topics of interest for this conference cover various facets of health informatics research, including but not limited to the following: - Accessibility and Web-enabled technologies - Analytics applied to direct and remote clinical care - Assistive and adaptive ubiquitous computing technologies - Bio-surveillance - Brain computer interface - Cleaning, preprocessing, and ensuring quality and integrity of medical records - Comparative effectiveness research - Computational support for patient-centered and evidence-based care - Consumer and clinician health information needs, seeking, sharing and use - Consumer health and wellness informatics applications - Continuous monitoring and streaming technologies - Data management, privacy, security, and confidentiality - Display and visualization of medical data - E-commerce in health informatics - E-communities and networks for patients and consumers - E-healthcare infrastructure design - E-learning for spreading health informatics awareness - Engineering of medical data - Evaluation of health information system - E-visit system - Experience of building health information system - Health informatics education - Health information system framework and enterprise architecture in the developing world - Health IT project management - Health software design - Health system simulation - High-performance computing in healthcare - Human-centered design of health informatics systems - Information retrieval for health applications - Information technologies for the management of patient safety and clinical outcomes - Innovative applications in electronic health records (e.g., ontology or semantic technology, using continuous biomedical signals to trigger alerts) - Intelligent medical devices and sensors - Issues involving interoperability and data representation in healthcare delivery - Keyword and multifaceted search over structured electronic health records - Knowledge discovery for improving patient-provider communication - Large-scale longitudinal mining of medical records - Medical compliance automation for patients and institutions - Medical recommender system (e.g., medical products, fitness programs) - Multimodal medical signal analysis - Natural language processing for biomedical literature, clinical notes, and health consumer texts - Novel health information systems for chronic disease management - Open-source software in healthcare - Optimization models for planning and recommending therapies - Personalized predictive modeling for clinical management (e.g., trauma, diabetes mellitus, sleep disorders, substance abuse) - Physiological modeling - Public health informatics - Quality assurance - Semantic Web, linked data, ontology, and healthcare - Sensor networks and systems for pervasive healthcare - Social studies of health information technologies - Survival analysis and related methods for estimating hazard functions - System software for complex clinical studies that involve combinations of clinical, genetic, genomic, imaging, and pathology data - Systems for cognitive and decision support - Technologies for capturing and documenting clinical encounter information in electronic systems - Telecare - Telemedicine - User-interface design issues applied to medical devices and systems Each contribution will be carefully evaluated by a set of reviewers, including experts with multidisciplinary experience spanning computing, information science, social and behavioral sciences, public health, medicine, and nursing as appropriate, to ensure that proper and comprehensive peer-review analysis and feedback can be provided to authors. Submissions will be judged on validity, originality, technical strength, practical and clinical significance, quality of presentation, and relevance to the conference topics. Because of IHI's multidisciplinary nature, the review process will include at least a computing expert and a health expert as well as a review editor to reconcile the evaluation, making a single recommendation to the Program Committee Co-Chairs. This process is designed to ensure that experts from multiple areas can assess the importance and validity of the work. Therefore, we encourage submissions from a variety of fields where in-depth application-centric ideas addressing important problems in health informatics are discussed. The conference will accept both regular and short papers. Regular papers (6-10 pages in length) will describe more mature ideas, where a substantial amount of implementation, experimentation, or data collection and analysis will be described. Short papers (1-5 pages) can be less formal and will describe innovative ideas where a lesser degree of validation and implementation have occurred. All papers will appear in the ACM Digital Library. The best papers of IHI 2010 will also be considered for journal publication in a special issue of Springer's Journal of Medical Systems. Depending on the availability of time and space, not all papers will be given an oral presentation slot. Papers not selected for oral presentation will be available as posters. The conference organizers will work on ensuring that poster sessions are well attended and have a vibrant discussion environment. Submitted papers must not have appeared in, or be under consideration for, another conference, workshop, journal, or other target of publication. All aspects of the submission and notification process will be handled electronically. Submissions must adhere to the following formatting instructions: " Papers must adhere to the ACM Proceedings Format available for LaTex, WordPerfect, WordPerfect 9, and Word. Changing the template's font size, margins, inter-column spacing, or line spacing is prohibited. Each paper must be submitted as a single PDF file, formatted for 8.5" x 11" paper. " The length of submission depends on the type of submission: - Regular papers must be 6-10 pages long. - Short papers may be at most 5 pages long. " Each paper must provide an appendix (which is excluded from the page limit) indicating the preferred review approach, including: - The preferred allocation of reviewing expertise. This can be done by electing the primary and secondary focus of the paper (e.g., Computing, Information Science, Medicine, Nursing, and Social/Behavioral Science). - A bulleted list with up to 3 topics covered in the paper (from the list of conference topics presented above) IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission deadline: June 2, 2010 11:30pm EST Paper submission deadline: June 4, 2010 11:30pm EST Notification of acceptance: August 6, 2010 11:30pm EST Camera-ready copy due: August 16, 2010 11:30pm EST General Chair Umit Catalyurek, Ohio State University (catalyurek.1 at osu dot edu) Honorary General Chair Gang Luo, IBM Research (luog at us dot ibm dot com) Program Committee Co-Chairs Henrique Andrade, IBM Research (hcma at us dot ibm dot com) Neil R. Smalheiser, University of Illinois - Chicago (neils at uic dot edu) Steering Committee Members Dorin Comaniciu, Siemens Corporate Research Michael D. Larsen, George Washington University Ching-Yung Lin, IBM Research Chunqiang Tang, IBM Research YingLi Tian, City College of New York Olivier Verscheure, IBM Research Michael Weiner, Indiana University Honorary Steering Committee members Marion J. Ball, Johns Hopkins University & IBM Research Joseph A. Konstan, University of Minnesota Joel H. Saltz, Emory University PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS A Ishaq, SZABIST Dubai Alec Holt, University of Otago Amar Das, Stanford University Ani Nahapetian, UCLA Aryya Gangopadhyay, UMBC Ashish Joshi, UMBC Ashish Sharma, Emory University Balakrishnan Prabhakaran, University of Texas at Dallas Barbara Hayes, Indiana University School of Informatics Barbara Wildemuth, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chi-Ren Shyu, University of Missouri Christopher Chute, Mayo Clinic Chunqiang Tang, IBM Research Courtney Corley, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Dan Morris, Microsoft Research David Bader, Georgia Institute of Technology Denise Anthony, Dartmouth College Egondu Onyejekwe, Federal University of Technology Owerri Egon L. van den Broek, Human-Centered Computing Consultancy, Vienna, Austria Gregory Abowd, Georgia Tech Guergana Savova, Harvard University Hakan Ferhatosmanoglu, The Ohio State University Hamid Ekbia, Indiana University Hao Yang, Nokia Research Hassan Ghasemzadeh, University of Texas at Dallas H.Dominic Covvey, University of Waterloo Honest Kimaro, University of Dar es Salaam Huajun Chen, Zhejiang University Javed Mostafa, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jiahui Liu, Google Inc. Jiming Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University Jorge Ramirez, Apple Inc Julie Jacko, University of Minnesota Julie Kientz, University of Washington Julie Maitland, National Research Council Canada Julio Facelli, University of Utah Jyotishman Pathak, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Kai Zheng, University of Michigan Katarzyna Wac, Carnegie Mellon University Katie Siek, University of Colorado at Boulder Kay Connelly, Indiana University Kelly Caine, Indiana University Kevin Daimi, University of Detroit Mercy Kiran Turaga, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Lei Zhang, IBM Research Lena Mamykina, Columbia University Medical Center Liangyou Chen, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Lu Wang, Harvard-MIT Luke (Jun) Huan, University of Kansas Madhav Marathe, Virginia Tech Madhu C.Reddy, The Pennsylvania State University Majid Sarrafzadeh, UCLA Malika Mahoui, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Mathew Palakal, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Matt-Mouley Bouamrane, University of Glasgow Meliha Yetisgen-Yildiz, University of Washington Medicine Michael Larsen, George Washington University Michelle Rogers, Drexel University Minakshi Tikoo, University of Connecticut Health Center Mohammad Mahoor, University of Denver Noemie Elhadad, Columbia University Olivier Verscheure, IBM Research Patrick Widener, Emory University Radhakrishnan Nagarajan, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Robert Patton, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Roozbeh Jafari, University of Texas at Dallas Samantha Adams, Erasmus University Rotterdam Sanguthevar Rajasekaran, University of Connecticut Selena Thomas, IBM Research Shafaat Khan, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Sheba George, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science Soojin Park, University of Pennsylvania Steven Demurjian, University of Connecticut Suk-Chung Yoon, Widener University Supten Sarbadhikari, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Tahsin Kurc, Emory University Ted Pedersen, University of Minnesota in Duluth Thanos Vasilakos, University of Western Macedonia Thomas Agresta, University of Connecticut Health Center Thomas Finholt, University of Michigan Thomas Karopka, IT Science Center R?gen gGmbH Timothy Bickmore, Northeastern University Tony Hu, Drexel University Tyrone Grandison, IBM Research Vagelis Hristidis, Florida International University Vasant Honavar, Iowa State University Vincent Tseng, National Cheng Kung University William Kaiser, UCLA William Lane, Brigham and Women's Hospital Xiaoxiao Chen, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Xue-wen Chen, The University of Kansas Yang Gong, University of Missouri YingLi Tian, The City College of New York Ying Tao, IBM Research Yu Deng, IBM Research Yunan Chen, University of California Irvine Zhaohui Cai, AstraZeneca Zeeshan Syed, University of Michigan ________________________________________________________________________________ CALL FOR DEMOS 1st ACM International Health Informatics Symposium (IHI 2010) IHI 2010 November 11-12, 2010 Arlington, Virginia http://ihi2010.sighi.org SCOPE OF THE DEMO TRACK We cordially invite you to submit your contribution to the demo track of the 2010 ACM International Health Informatics Symposium (IHI 2010). The IHI demo track is an exciting and highly interactive way to demonstrate your health informatics system or application. Because of IHI's focus on end-to-end systems, whereby applied informatics is used to address the needs of health and healthcare applications, demos of innovative systems are solicited, which illustrate practical research or engineering contributions in an interesting and interactive manner. The demo program will be featured prominently in the conference program and should be seen as a vehicle for researchers, practitioners, and commercial/industrial/non-profit institutions to showcase innovative new technologies or applications in health informatics. The demo review process will look for practical uses of technology and also for a "wow" factor in all submissions. We encourage the description of early prototypes as long as they clearly present a coherent, end-to-end view of what the application might become once it gets deployed in production. A submission proposal includes a demo paper and can optionally include a demo video, whose URL should be referred to in the textual demo description for reviewers to take into consideration when analyzing the submission. Note that the demo paper should differ from regular papers in several important aspects. First, it should clearly describe the overall architecture of the system or technology demonstrated. Second, the paper should put great emphasis on the motivation of the work, on the applications of the presented system or technology, and on the novelty of the work. Third, the proposal should clearly describe the demo scenario. In particular, it should describe how the demo audience can interact with the demo system, in order to obtain understanding of the underlying technology. For demos running over the web, a back-up scenario should be described, in case of low connectivity at the demo venue. All topics described in the Call for Papers are eligible for demo track submissions. WHAT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED All aspects of the submission and notification process will be handled electronically. Submissions must adhere to the following guidelines: " The author(s) name and affiliation(s) must be present in the submitted document. Any submitted demo proposal violating the length, file type, or formatting requirements will be rejected without review. " Papers must adhere to the ACM Proceedings Format available for LaTex, WordPerfect, WordPerfect 9, and Word. Changing the template's font size, margins, inter-column spacing, or line spacing is prohibited. Each paper must be submitted as a single PDF file, formatted for 8.5" x 11" paper. " The length of submission is 4 pages. This page limit includes all parts of the proposal: title, abstract, body, and bibliography. " Each paper must provide an appendix (which is excluded from the page limit) indicating the preferred review approach, including: - The preferred allocation of reviewing expertise. This can be done by electing the primary and secondary focus of the paper (e.g., Computing, Information Science, Medicine, Nursing, and Social/Behavioral Science). - A bulleted list with up to 3 topics covered in the paper (from the list of conference topics) The optional demo video should focus on illustrating the demo scenario and the interactive nature of the demo system. The video must be no more than three minutes in length and should start by clearly identifying the authors and title of the proposal. The video should be in common video format (e.g., MPEG, AVI), and should be playable on a wide variety of media players. We strongly encourage authors to produce and submit a demo video and such video will be linked off of the final program on the conference website. The notification for acceptance of demo papers is the same as that for regular papers. Accepted demo proposals will appear in the final proceedings and in ACM digital library. Note that all deadlines are the same as for regular paper submissions. IMPORTANT DATES Demo paper submission deadline: June 4, 2010 11:30pm EST Notification of acceptance: August 6, 2010 11:30pm EST Camera-ready copy due: August 16, 2010 11:30pm EST -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Fri May 14 14:42:46 2010 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (M.J. Menou) Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 14:42:46 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] [Fwd: Vacancy: Center Director, Latin American and Caribbean Centeron Health Sciences and Information - BIREME/PAHO/WHO] Message-ID: <21276A2F6C214DD88BD4103EF46A4893@asist.local> ----- Mensagem encaminhada ----- De: "Elenice de Castro" Para: MEDLIB-L at list.uvm.edu, medlibs at infoserv.inist.fr Enviadas: Segunda-feira, 3 de Maio de 2010 17:59:03 Assunto: Vacancy: Center Director, Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences and Information - BIREME/PAHO/WHO Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to share the vacancy notice to the Director of BIREME/PAHO/WHO [Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences and Information]. Application deadline: 11 June, 2010. Duty station: S?o Paulo, Brazil. See bellow for details. Elenice de Castro, PhD BIREME/PAHO/WHO www.bireme.org **************************************************************************** Vacancy Notice No: PAHO/10/FT215 ? Title: Center Director, Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences and Information (BIREME) ? Grade: P5 ? ? Duration of contract:? Two years, first year probationary period ? ? ? Application Deadline: 11 June 2010 ? Duty Station:? Sao Paulo Brazil ? Organization unit: AM Americas (AM) Knowledge Management & Communications (KMC)/Deputy Director (DD) URL: https://erecruit.who.int/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?o_c=1000&jobinfo_uid_c=2 2958&vaclng=en ? OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME : The Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME)'s objective is the promotion of technical cooperation in scientific and technical health information with the countries and among the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, aiming to develop the means and the capacities for the provision and the equitable access to the relevant and up-to-date scientific and technical health information, rapidly, efficiently and at adequate costs. Description of duties: Under the general guidance of the PAHO Director (D), the general supervision of the Deputy Director (DD), and the direct supervision of the Manager, Knowledge Management and Communication (KMC), the incumbent is responsible for, but not necessarily limited to, the following assigned duties: a) Manage, plan, organize, execute and monitor BIREME's program of work within the scope of the Center's core mandates, in coordination and convergence with KMC's program of work to accomplish the mission, objectives and functions in technical cooperation, standardization, training, research and operation of methodologies, technologies, products, services and events on scientific information, knowledge management and scientific communication for health; b) Manage, plan, implement and monitor the technical cooperation programs and activities with the Brazilian Government on health sciences information, knowledge management and scientific communication, under the leadership of the PAHO/WHO Office in Brazil and within the Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) framework; c) Promote the development, strengthening, expansion and innovation of health information sources and web-based systems, such as the Virtual Health Library, through decentralized national and thematic networks of health related libraries, documentation and information units, editors and publishers to improve the cooperative gathering, indexing and dissemination of health sciences literature produced at local, national and regional levels; d) Promote and establish networks, collaboration and partnerships with international, regional and national organizations to improve regional and national health sciences information and communication according to the international state of the art, such as the US National Library of Medicine; develop and implement a regional strategy to provide access to a multilingual collection of high caliber international, regional and national health information, including LILACS, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, PAHO/WHO Web, and WHO Institutional Repository and WHOLIS. e) Cooperate with governments of member countries in the design, planning, and execution of proposals for soliciting external financing for research and field activities in health sciences information, knowledge management and scientific communication, in coordination with PAHO Country Offices (Country Cooperation Strategies) and Regional Office; f) Coordinate the development and updating of the Descriptors of Health Sciences (DeCS) in English, Portuguese and Spanish to improve search and navigation through health concepts regardless of language and to improve Scientific Production in Latin America and the Caribbean region; develop web-based information services to organize and disseminate up to date scientific evidence to improve informed policies and support knowledge based decision at the collective and individual level; promote and develop network-based research and development programs related to information sciences and librarianship. g) Organize technical meetings and scientific forums (such as the Virtual Health Library Regional Coordinating Meeting and the Regional Congress on Health Sciences Information) to share experiences, lessons learned and advance lines of action and public health innovations to reach the international and regional state of the art in scientific information, knowledge management and scientific communication. h) Promote and implement training programs on scientific information, knowledge management and scientific communication, combining in-person and distance learning oriented to users of health education, health research and health care systems, in coordination with the PAHO Virtual Campus Team and KMC. i) Coordinate the participation of BIREME as the Technical Secretariat to the PAHO Director's Advisory Committee of BIREME; Present an annual progress report on BIREME and submit it to the Advisory Committee for review and recommendations to the Director of PAHO; represent BIREME and PAHO at national and international events, forums, networks and instances relevant to its programmatic functions and in convergence with PAHO's priorities and KMC program of work; j) Promote, expand and strengthen inter-operability among national, regional and global information systems and networks, including the Virtual Health Library, the Global Health Library, PAHO Virtual Campus of Public Health, ePORTUGU?Se, EVIPNET, SciELO, ScienTI, TropIKS.net, etc.; promote, establish and disseminate innovative and open source solutions to overcome barriers to access and contextualize updated quality health information and knowledge, including those barriers related to language, connectivity, economic, education, social and cultural conditions. k) Coordinate with the Universidade Federal de S?o Paulo cooperative programs and activities on the development of common products, services and events. l) Develop, define and establish the objectives, strategy, plan and budget of the Center; ensure that results and products delivered by the Center are aligned with the Organizational Strategy and make significant contributions with the Expected Results (ER) and Strategic Objectives (SO) in order to achieve equity in health; administer, allocate and monitor the Center's financial, logistical and staff resources; plan and organize the formulation, development, implementation and control of information systems to monitor and improve the Center's business processes. Oversee negotiation and approve contracts and agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal and state agencies, and other organizational entities. Establish contingency and business continuity plans for the Center; ensure that relevant staff is knowledgeable and trained accordingly; m) Participate in the definition of the Center's personnel component, including selection, training and development. Initiate and recommend approval of personnel actions for all staff and assure timely personnel evaluations. Monitor the competencies of the Center to ensure optimal performance and staff development, monitor workloads to ensure equitable distribution of work and maintain job satisfaction, efficiency and output; follow up on any deviation of work results from objectives; n) Provide a stable managerial framework that demonstrates credibility, trust and value to Member States, clients and donors, while optimizing staff performance; o) Promote team work across the Center and the establishment of an environment which encourages participation, stimulates each staff member's creativity, and fosters a multidisciplinary approach to the solution of specific problems; p) Provide leadership, guidance and monitoring of supervised staff by setting clear work objectives, ensuring timely and effective use of performance reviews and feedback mechanisms, engaging in regular communications, and solving interpersonal or technical conflicts; establish and support a learning environment; q) Direct and participate in the development of policies and their implementation and provide authoritative advice in relation to policy and procedures under the areas of responsibility; r) Perform other related duties, as assigned. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Education: Essential: A bachelor's degree in one of the health or information sciences and a master's degree in knowledge management, information systems or public health from a recognized university. Desirable: Formal training in emerging technologies and methodologies for knowledge management and communication and public health would be an asset. Skills: -- Intrainstitutional Action: Displays, through leadership and decisions, understanding of the political systems and underlying drivers. Plans and evaluates both unit and individual results to achieve the PAHO's mission. Requires that projects be grounded in scientific evidence and that they be consistent with PAHO's mission and values, and appropriate for the setting in which they will be carried out. Demonstrates a full commitment to the mission and values of the Organization by aligning the Entity of work with the strategic direction of the Organization. -- Communication: Instills a culture that encourages effective communication in multicultural environments. Models effective dialogue that seeks all opportunities of conversation with key players by displaying or underlying drivers. Seeks to align the Entity of work with a strategic direction of the organization by displaying underlying values. -- Analysis, Synthesis, and Forecasting: Leads one's Entity toward a culture of decision-making that is based upon objective analysis of situational evidence and application of previously acquired knowledge. Provides oversight in the verification process that targets how Entity of work takes action in situations that will require future intervention, based on ongoing analysis. Presents solutions evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of each option. Is capable of anticipating the implications of an analyzed situation for two years or more. -- Performance Management: Evaluates the performance of subordinates in terms of the organizational strategy, provides feedback offering measurable suggestions and promotes their professional development. Develops and implements realistic and achievable work plans--including tasks, priorities, resources and schedules. Adjusts goals and courses of action to meet changing needs. In a systematic way develops people through demanding and challenging projects utilizing each employee's competencies. Effectively uses the Organization's official performance evaluation processes and systems. Provides constant and positive feedback to focus development efforts. -- Teamwork: Develops a high performing team in one's operational Entity and also encourages teamwork across the Organization. Establishes and models the standard for teams and teamwork. Provides significant contributions when participating in internal and external work teams. Initiates and leads mutually beneficial productive interpersonal relationships based on trust, both inside and outside the Organization. -- Knowledge Management: Systematically seeks and disseminates knowledge that can serve as evidence, lessons learned, and good practices within a particular area and the Organization as a whole. Encourages a culture where more experienced professionals share their knowledge within the Organization, letting others learn, create the best criteria and reinforce their knowledge. -- Resource Mobilization: Establishment of an internal culture that supports the Organization's strategic direction program of work and the organizational results to enable effective resource mobilization. Supports and makes all efforts to increase the level of resources that are considered necessary for operations. Is capable of negotiating with different types of organizations. Uses the financial and non-financial resources with objectivity. Is able to achieve the goals and results with the resources they have. Technical Expertise: - Managerial: Extensive experience in senior, progressively responsible positions in the management of a large public or private health information organization, administration of matters requiring sensitive negotiation and high level intervention and in organizational development. Management of health information systems and services and knowledge of relevant international legislation. Resourcefulness, initiative, highly developed judgment and interpersonal skills to deal with difficult situations and sensitive areas. - Administrative: Skills or experience in resource mobilization and familiarity with financial management, and the creation and integration of administrative platforms for the delivery of the highest quality Finance, Budget, Human Resources, General Administrative and Infrastructure services. Courtesy, tact, sensitivity to manage confidential information, and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different professional levels, discipline, nationalities, and cultural background. - Technical: Extensive progressive experience at a senior decision-making level, in particular in managing complex public health information programs/systems at both national and international levels. Wide and varied knowledge of public health information sources and systems, including innovative use of the web and social media. Monitor and report program performance; provide technical advice. IT Skills: Demonstrated ability to effectively use a computer and utilize software programs such as Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Demonstrated understanding of and experience with scientific, web-based and open source information systems as well the ability to operate desktop, web related applications, knowledge management and virtual collaboration tools and methodologies. Experience: Thirteen years of combined national and international progressively responsible experience in technical cooperation in the management and operation of scientific information, knowledge management and scientific communication programs, products and services in institutions concerned with public health. Languages: Very good knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese with a working knowledge of English. Knowledge of French would be an asset. IMPORTANT: This transmission is for use by the intended recipient and it may contain privileged, proprietary or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering this transmission to the intended recipient, you may not disclose, copy or distribute this transmission or take any action in reliance on it. If you received this transmission in error, please dispose of and delete this transmission. Thank you. -- ===================================================================== Dr. Michel J. Menou Visiting Professor, Department of Information Studies University College London, U.K. Consultant in ICT policies, Knowledge & Information Management 13 rue Nationale F-49350 Les Rosiers sur Loire, France Email: micheljmenou[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: +33 (0)2 41511043 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ciber/peoplemenou.php ===================================================================== -- ===================================================================== Dr. Michel J. Menou Visiting Professor, Department of Information Studies University College London, U.K. Consultant in ICT policies, Knowledge & Information Management 13 rue Nationale F-49350 Les Rosiers sur Loire, France Email: micheljmenou[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: +33 (0)2 41511043 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ciber/peoplemenou.php ===================================================================== From rhill at asis.org Mon May 24 09:55:21 2010 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 09:55:21 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] Nominations sought for ASIST Awards Message-ID: <3811-22010512413552175@Dick-new-IBM> NOMINATIONS ARE NOW BEING SOUGHT FOR 2010 ASIS&T AWARDS Nomination/submission information for all awards can be found at http://www.asis.org/awards/awardnominationdeadlines.html All awards except Best Information Science Book must be submitted electronically Research Award: The ASIS&T Research Award is given for a systematic program of research in a single area at a level beyond the single study and recognizes outstanding research contributions in the field of information science that have had a significant and recent impact on the field. Eligibility: The award is open to all individuals in the field of information science. Nominations: Any person may nominate candidates for the award. Deadline: June 1st Proquest Doctoral Dissertation (formerly Doctoral Forum): The Proquest Doctoral Dissertation honors outstanding achievements by information scientists in the completion of dissertation projects. The award will consist of a $1,000 cash award and $500 travel reimbursement to the ASIS&T annual meeting. Eligibility: All information scientists who have completed their dissertations within the past year are eligible. Deadline: June 1st Best Information Science Book Award: This award recognizes the best book published in the field of information science the preceding year. Eligibility: Any book in the broad area of information science is eligible. Authors need not be ASIS&T members. Nomination: Nominations are accepted from publishers and individuals, regardless of ASIS&T membership. Nomination Package: Publishers must submit a $25 fee per title to cover distribution costs and six copies of each title being nominated; individuals nominating books need not send copies of the books but should provide the title and full publisher contact information to ASIS&T headquarters by April 1. Deadline: June 1st Pratt-Severn Student Research Award: This annual award recognizes substantive work performed by students in the field of information science and encourages research and writing. Since 1996 it has been sponsored by Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, on behalf of the late David Severn, a 1968 Pratt Alumnus. The award will consist of $500 travel expenses and full registration for the ASIS&T annual meeting. Eligibility: Any student in a Masters degree granting institution can submit a paper that falls within the scope of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Doctoral theses are not eligible. Deadline: June 15th Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award: This award, co-sponsored with the Institute for Scientific Information, recognizes sustained excellence and the unique contributions of an individual in the teaching of information science. The award will consist of a cash award of $1,000 and up to $500 travel reimbursement to the ASIS&T annual meeting. Eligibility: Any individual directly involved in teaching some aspect of information science on a continuing basis, regardless of ASIS&T membership, is eligible. Nominations: Nominations must be made by ASIS&T members. Deadline: July 1st Thomson/ISI Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship: Co-sponsored by ASIS&T and the Institute for Scientific Information, this scholarship fosters information science research by encouraging and supporting doctoral students with their dissertation research. The award will consist of an award of $1,500 and $500 travel reimbursement to the ASIS&T annual meeting. Eligibility: All active information science doctoral students enrolled in institutions granting doctoral degrees are eligible. Students must have completed all course work and have received acceptance of their dissertation proposals. Deadline: July 1st Award of Merit: The Award of Merit, ASIS&T's highest honor, is awarded annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of information science, either through the expression of a new, revolutionary idea, the development of better information dissemination techniques, substantial research efforts or outstanding service to the information professional as evidenced by successful efforts in the educational, social or political processes affecting the profession. Eligibility: The award is open to all individuals in the field of information science, regardless of nationality, membership in the Society or other limiting factors . Nominations: Any ASIS&T member may nominate candidates for the award. Deadline: July 1st Watson Davis Award The purpose of this award is to recognize that individual member of the Society who has shown continuous dedicated service to the membership through active participation in and support of ASIS&T programs, chapters, SIGs, committees, and publications. Eligibility: Candidates shall have been ASIS&T members for at least five years. Prior Watson Davis Award winners, members of the Watson Davis Jury and the Membership Committee Chair in the year that the award is given are not eligible. Nominations may come from any member of the Society or jointly by any chapter, special interest group, or any other official unit of the Society. Deadline: July 15th Cretsos Leadership Award: The purpose of this award is to recognize a new ASIS&T member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in professional ASIS&T activities. Eligibility: Any ASIS&T member who has been a member for no more than seven years (including years as a student member, if applicable), at the time the award is made, is eligible to receive the award. Prior James M. Cretsos Leadership Award winners, members of the James. M. Cretsos Leadership Award Jury, and the Chair of the Leadership Committee in the year that the award is given are not eligible. Nominations: The Jury Chair shall solicit and receive nominations from any member of the Society, Chapter Chairs, SIG Chairs, Committee Chairs, or members of the Board of Directors. Deadlines: July 15th Best JASIS&T Paper Award: The purpose of this award is to recognize the best refereed paper published in the volume year of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIS&T) preceding the ASIS&T annual meeting. Since 1997 it has been sponsored by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. The award consists of a $1,500 cash award and $500 travel reimbursement to the ASIS&T annual meeting. Eligibility: All papers published in the volume year of JASIS&T preceding the ASIS&T annual meeting are eligible for the award. (Perspective@ articles are eligible). Authors need not be members of ASIS&T to be eligible for the award. Nominations: No nomination procedure is used for this award. All eligible papers are considered. Awards will be presented at the Annual Meeting, October 22-27, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA, unless otherwise stated. For more information contact 301 495-0900, asis at asis.org Dick Hill Richard 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 Thu May 27 14:33:31 2010 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 14:33:31 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] May 31 Deadline for ASIST 201 - Papers, Panels, Workshops, Tutorials Message-ID: <3811-220105427183331520@Dick-new-IBM> !!!!!!! MAY 31 DEADLINE: PAPERS, PANELS, WORKSHOPS, TUTORIALS !!!!!!! American Society for Information Science and Technology ASIST 2010, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 22-27, 2010 Navigating Streams in an Information Ecosystem Conference Website: http://www.asis.org/asist2010/ Upcoming Deadlines: May 31 -- Papers (short and long), Panels, Workshops and Tutorials July 16 -- Posters, Demos and Videos Accepted papers will be available in the ACM Digital Library and the ASIS&T Digital Library. The ASIST Annual Meeting is the main venue for disseminating research centred on advances in the information sciences and related applications of information technology. This year's conference is stepping away from tradition and re-inventing our premier conference. ASIST 2010 will consist of six tracks, each with its own program and reviewing committee to ensure that the conference meets your high expectations for standards and quality. A team of respected reviewers, experts in their fields, will assist with a rigorous peer-review process of all papers, panels, and other submissions for the tracks listed below. Please note the important changes in format and content, and plan your submissions accordingly. Track 1 - Information Behaviour Track 2 - Knowledge Organization Track 3 - Information Systems, Interactivity and Design Track 4 - Information and Knowledge Management Track 5 - Information Use Track 6 ? Information in Context: Economic, Social, and Policy Perspectives Because each of these tracks represents a generic aspect of information science, each may be focused by additional elements. Types of Submissions: * Papers * Panels * Interactive Showcase Posters, Demos, Videos * Workshops Themed Workshops will be held on Wed, Oct. 27. For more information: website: http://www.asis.org/asist2010/ facebook: http://www.facebook.com/asist2010 twitter: http://twitter.com/asist2010 Conference Co-Chairs: Cathy Marshall, cathymar at microsoft.com Elaine Toms, etoms at dal.ca Local arrangements and logistics: Richard Hill, rhill at asis.org Dick Hill Richard 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