[Sigsti-l] Welcome to SIG/STI planning meeting at ASIST 09

[John D'Ignazio]

Hi STIers:

For those not coming to the Annual Meeting, your agenda item  
suggestions are also welcome -- we can represent your ideas or  
concerns by proxy.

I have an agenda item to suggest: the issue of our disappearing travel  
awards. Before the time that I got involved in the SIG there were,  
according to our website, travel awards sponsored by two separate  
companies to send people to the annual meeting. Now we are down to  
zero. What are the causes and impact of this withdrawal of support? Is  
it important for the SIG to have a travel support program? If so,  
what's a plan for the SIG to find sponsors?

Cheers,
John D'Ignazio
outgoing chair


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John D'Ignazio
IMLS research assistant / doctoral student
School of Information Studies
Syracuse University


On Oct 26, 2009, at 4:02 PM, Airong Luo wrote:

> Dear SIG/STIers
>
>
>
> I am very glad that I have the opportunity to serve as SIG/STI chair  
> for the
> next year. I am looking forward to seeing you soon in Vancouver.
>
>
>
> We have a few announcements to send you as ASIST09 approaches soon:
>
>
>
> (1)  If you are coming to ASIST09, please make sure to attend our  
> planning
> confab. It will be on Tuesday Nov. 10 11am-12pm at Room A (Brighton).
>
> (2)  Please come to our planning confab if you want to participate as
> officers.
>
> (3)  If you have agenda items to discuss at the planning meeting,  
> please
> reply to this note with your agenda items on or off the list.
>
> (4)The exciting Dutch Treat Dinner will be on Sunday Nov. 8. Please  
> head for
> the lobby after reception and we will know where to go.
>
>
>    Finally a few words to introduce myself. I am currently working  
> as a
> researcher at University of Michigan Medical School. I got my Ph.D.  
> from
> School of Information, University of Michigan in 2008. My research  
> focuses
> on distributed collaboration and the technologies, social practices  
> that
> make it successful.
>
>
> Airong
>
> --
> Airong Luo, PhD Information Science
> Office of Enabling Technologies
> University of Michigan Medical School
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