[Siguse-l] SIG USE Events at ASIST

[Karen Fisher]

Hello Everyone,

As the 2004-05 Chair of SIG USE I hope you will join us at the following
exciting SIG USE events at ASIST.

Must-Not-Miss Events:

- The Annual Research Symposium with Dr. Brenda Dervin is on 10/29 from
1-6pm.

- The SIG USE Annual Dinner is at 7:30pm on Sunday, Oct 30 at the Ember
Grille in the conference Hotel.  All welcome.  Our dinner follows the
Welcome/SIG Rush Reception at 6:30.

- Our annual planning meeting is 5-6pm on Mon, Oct 31.  Be sure to bring
your ideas for next year's symposium theme and keynote, and panel
sessions.  Costumes optional :-)  Kevin Rioux (St. John's U) will be
starting as our new SIG USE Chair, and Heidi Julien (U Alberta) is the
2006-07 incoming chair.

(Check out the new SIG USE website: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGUSE/
where new info is frequently being added.)

In addition to the SIG USE sponsored sessions listed below, please see
the full conference program at www.asis.org for other SIG USE-related
sessions.  There's a half-day information behavior track on Sunday,
followed by all-day tracks from Mon-Wed.

Best wishes and see you in Charlotte,

Karen Fisher
The Information School, University of Washington
 

Saturday, October 29
1:00-6:00 p.m. - 5th Annual Research Symposium of the Special Interest
Group/Information Needs, Seeking and Use (SIG/USE) Connecting Research
and Practice: Special Populations
*Symposium will begin with an introductory presentation, "The Burden of
Being Special: Adding Methodological Clarity to Defining, Researching
and Serving Special Populations," by Brenda Dervin, Ohio State
University
 
 
Sunday, October 30
3:30 p.m. - The Digital Museum in the Life of the User (SIGs/USE, AH,
DL, VIS &HCI)
 
6:30 p.m. -  Welcome Reception/ Sig Rush
 
7:30 p.m. -  Annual SIG/USE Dinner (everyone welcome!)
 
 
Monday, October 31
8:00 a.m. -  Establishing a Research Agenda for Studies of Online Search
Behaviors (SIG/USE)
 
9:00 a.m. - Poster Session A: Users and Behavior (All day with
presenters available at specific times)
 
1:30 p.m. - Survey of Scientists and Engineers: Ensuring Reliable
Research Evidence for Good Practice (SIGs/STI & USE)
 
1:30 p.m. - Internet Usage Transaction Log Studies: The Next Generation
(SIG/USE)
 
3:30 p.m. - Reports of the Demise of the "User" Have Been Greatly
Exaggerated: Dervin's Sense-Making and the Methodological Resuscitation
of the User - Looking Backwards, Looking Forward (SIGs/USE & HFIS)

5-6pm Annual SIG USE Planning Meeting (bring your ideas for next year's
symposium theme and keynote, and panel sessions!)
 
 
Tuesday, November 1 
8:30 a.m. - Emotional Design: Affective Information Behavior Research
with Adult and Child Populations (SIG/USE)
 
8:30 a.m. - Lost in Translation? Applying Information Behavior Research
to Information Systems Design (SIG/USE with SIGs/DL & HCI)
 
10:30 a.m. - Personal Information Management in the Present and Future
Perfect: Reports from a Special NSF-Sponsored Workshop (SIGs/CR & USE)
 
10:30 a.m. - Evaluating Success in Search Systems (SIGs/Metric, DL, KM &
USE)
 
1:30 p.m. - Information Seeking Behavior in Epistemological Light
(SIG/USE)
 
5:00 p.m. - Information Grounds and Everyday Life (SIGs/USE, HCI & TIS)
 
 
Wednesday, November 2
10:30 a.m. - Cross-Cultural Issues in User Learning and the Design of
Digital Interfaces (SIGs/III, DL & USE)
 
3:30 p.m. - Use of Classification in Information Seeking (SIGs/CR & USE)

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Dr. Karen E. Fisher
Associate Professor & Chair, MLIS Program
The Information School
University of Washington
Box 352840
Seattle, WA  98195-2840
Voice: (206) 543-6238; Fax: (206) 616-3152 fisher at u.washington.edu
www.ischool.washington.edu/fisher/

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