[Sigsti-l] NFAIS Annual Conference

[Jill Oneill]

NFAIS 2006 ANNUAL CONFERENCE - FINAL PROGRAM AVAILABE
 
The final program for the 2006 NFAIS Annual Conference, Content
Unleashed:  Delivering the New Information Experience, is now available
at http://www.nfais.org/06_FullProgram_RegForm.pdf.

Key speakers include: 

RJ Pittman, Co-Founder and CEO of Groxis, on the communication and
information-seeking practices that are becoming the norm;  

Stephen Abram, VP Innovations, SirsiDynix on how those practices are
re-defining users' perceptions of information quality and value-add;

Carol Tenopir , NFAIS Miles Conrad Award Recipient, on building bridges
to information products and services that meet user needs; 

Lee Rainie, Founder of the Pew Internet and American Life Project, on
how today's communication behavior may alter the future of information
search and retrieval;

In addition, key executives from Amazon, Alacra, Elsevier, Factiva, IBM,
Microsoft, Nerac, the New York Times, OCLC, Thomson, Wiley, and others
will discuss the product development processes, new technologies,
organizational cultures and mindsets that are required to foster nimble
organizations capable of rapid response to change, along with the cool
new products and new business models being used to deliver the new
information experience.

Whether you are an information/technology provider seeking to compete
more effectively in an online world dominated by search engines and the
Web, or an information professional seeking to provide the experience
your clientele has come to expect, the 48th Annual NFAIS Conference will
provide you with the tools you need to reinvent your organization, to
provide competitive and satisfying services, and to unleash your content
as an integral part of the new information experience. 

For more information, contact Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director of
Communication and Planning (jilloneill at nfais.org or 215-893-1561) or
visit the NFAIS Web site at
http://www.nfais.org/events/event_details.cfm?id=31.
 
Jill O'Neill
Director, Planning & Communications
NFAIS
(v) 215-893-1561