[Sigiii-l] SIG-III sponsored/co-sponsored programs at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting

[ZHANG, YIN]

Dear colleagues,

The following is a list of events that SIG-III has sponsored or co-sponsored for the ASIS&T Annual Meeting<http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM08/index.html> in Columbus, OH, October 24-29, 2008.

Monday, October 27, 3:30 PM:
25 Years of SIG-III and the Future of International Information (III)<http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM08/papers/4.html>
Panelists: Toni Carbo, Bharat Mehra, Yunfei Du and Aaron Bowen

Tuesday, October 28, 8:30 AM:
ICT-Mediated Diaspora Studies: New Directions in Immigrant Information Behavior Research<http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM08/papers/5.html>
Panelists: Ajit Pyati, Clara Chu, Karen Fisher, Ramesh Srinivasan, Nadia Caidi, Danielle Allard and Diane Dechief

Tuesday, October 28, 10:30 AM:
Understanding Visual Search Tools through Users' Reactions<http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM08/papers/25.html>
Panelists: Efthimis Efthimiadis, Allison Druin and Andrew Large

Wednesday, October 29, 8:30 AM:
Global Perspective on Wikipedia Research<http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM08/papers/28.html>
Panelists: Pnina Shachaf, Noriko Hara, Susan Herring, Ewa Callahan, Paul Solomon, Besiki Stvilia and Sorin Matei

Plus there is the International Reception<http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM08/social.html#iii>, 8:00-9:30pm on Monday, Oct. 27. The reception is ASIS&T's "special thank you recognizing those from other countries who help make the meeting a success." At the reception, conference attendees will be able to meet the winner of the International Paper Competition and past winners who are at the conference, as well as participate in a silent auction to benefit SIG-III's InfoShare program, a program to sponsor international members from developing countries to come to the Meeting. Further information on both the Paper Competition and the InfoShare program may be found on SIG-III's website<http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII>.

Thank you,

Aaron Bowen (on behalf of SIG-III)
Reference/Subject Librarian
California State University, Chico
asbowen at csuchico.edu

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