[Sigiii-l] (Fwd) Global Reach DL Workshop at JCDL

[Yin Zhang]

Global Reach and Impact of Digital 
Libraries Workshop 
At the ACM/IEEE JCDL Meeting, Tucson, AR, 
June 7-11, 2004
 
Organizers: 
      Edward A. Fox (Virginia Tech)
     Ching-chih Chen (Simmons College)

Workshop Web Page:  { HYPERLINK "http://fox.cs.vt.edu/global" }http://fox.cs.vt.edu/global

Duration:  Full day (afternoon of 6/10 and morning of 6/11)


Themes/objectives/logistics:

The primary aim of the workshop is to advance global reach and 
impact of digital libraries by facilitating international 
collaboration. Attendees will work in groups, organized around 
themes such as Indo-US collaboration, or the establishment of 
an international association to promote education aided by digital 
libraries. Each group will leave with a detailed action plan.

The workshop will begin with opening remarks by the 
organizers, and be followed by 1/4 day of poster session, so 
attendees can become familiar with the work and interests of all 
present. The rest of the afternoon of 6/10 will have attendees 
divided into groups based on proposals that
argue for topical or regional collaboration. 

Group leaders will meet during the evening of 6/10 to set the 
agenda for the next day. The
morning of 6/11 will begin with 90 minutes of additional group 
discussion. Then groups will present a summary of their action 
plan in a plenary session, and general discussion will conclude 
the meeting. Those interested in co-leading a group should 
submit by April 30th a proposal indicating: title for group, theme 
for discussion, two names (and contact information) of co-
organizers, list of others planning to attend, and pointers to prior 
reports or meetings (if any) that relate (and which this event will 
allow to continue).

Individuals interested in attending should submit by May 3 a 
proposal indicating name, contact information, ranked list of 
themes for discussion they would like to consider, and a 1 page 
description of their poster - suitable for inclusion in the 
workshop electronic proceedings.

Paper submission contact: Ed Fox ({ HYPERLINK "mailto:fox at vt.edu" }fox at vt.edu) or Ching-chih 
Chen ({ HYPERLINK "mailto:chen at simmons.edu" }chen at simmons.edu