[Sigiii-l] SIG III planning meetings and events

[Yin Zhang]

Here is a list of SIG III events and meetings during the Annual Meeting. All are welcome! 


1. SIG III Planning Meetings
When:    Monday, November 15, after the International Reception
Where:   See conference program for location

When:    Tuesday, November 16, right after the Third Global Information Village
Where:   See conference program for location

If you can't come to the planning meeting, please feel free to send your suggestions and proposals to Nathalie (leroyn at un.org) and Duncan (domole at worldbank.org)

 
2. SIG Rush/Annual Reception 

When: Sunday, November 14 at 6:30 pm 
Where: See conference program 
Please visit the SIG III table. You will meet colleagues and international guests and get news and information on how to get involved! 


3. SIG III International Reception 

When: Monday, November 15 at 8 pm 
Where: See conference program 
Volunteers are needed as early as 7:15 pm and during the event. Volunteers are also needed to help collect items for people unable to attend, and to do anything else that needs to be done to ensure a lively and successful auction and raffle sale. Come and have fun! (more detail to follow) 


4. Sponsored Sessions 
 
SIG III will sponsor or co-sponsor the following sessions at the Annual Meeting: 

Sunday, November 14, 2004 

3:30-5 pm 
Important Technical Issues for Digital Libraries with Multiple Collections, Different Languages, and Diverse Audiences (SIG III, DL) 
 
Monday, November 15, 2004 

1:30-3 pm 
National Security Policies: Implications for Information Flow and Scholarly Exchange (SIG III, IFP) 
 
3:30-5 pm 
Building Digital Libraries Through Collaboration Within and Between Nations(SIG DL, III) 
 
Tuesday, November 16, 2004 
 
1:30-3 pm 
Third Global Information Village (SIG III) 
SIG III business meeting will follow). 
 
Wednesday, November 17, 2004 

10:30-12 noon 
The State of Libraries and Information Services in Developing Countries (SIG III) 
 
See you there! 

Yin

Yin Zhang 
SIG III Chair-Elect and Communications Officer 
Associate Professor 
School of Library and Information Science 
Kent State University 
Kent, OH 44242 USA 
email: yinzhang at slis.kent.edu 
phone: 330-672-0010 
fax: 330-672-7965