[Siguse-l] Come and celebrate 10 years of SIG USE!

Wed Jul 22 08:44:03 EDT 2009

Dear SIG USE Member,       It’s time to celebrate!  2009 marks the 10th anniversary of SIG USE, and to commemorate this unique occasion, we are planning a number of activities for the ASIS&T annual meeting in Vancouver, November 6-11, 2009.  We hope you are looking forward to these events as much as we are!       Membership Drive:  SIG USE was formally chartered at the ASIS Midyear Meeting in late spring 1999 by Barbara Wildemuth (UNC-CH, Chair) and David Robins (Louisiana  State, Chair-elect).  At the end of 1999, SIG USE membership totaled 84; now, a decade later, SIGUSE has grown to a whopping 300+ members!       Our anniversary offers a unique opportunity to build on our membership.  Whether you are a long time member or new to SIG USE, we are counting on you not only to continue your support of SIG USE, but to spread the word among your colleagues about SIG USE.       SIG USE Symposium  Saturday, November 7, 2009, 1.30-6pm, in collaboration with SIG SI.  Collaborative Information Seeking and Sharing: An Annual Research Symposium of the Special Interest Group on Information Needs, Seeking, and Use in  celebration of SIG USE’s 10th Anniversary.  Remember to send your symposium submission by September 11th.  Full information attached and available through our web site.       Evening Reception – Happy Birthday SIG USE!  Saturday, November 7th, 2009, 6.30pm.  Come and reminisce with old friends and meet newcomers to SIG USE.  We’ll see you there!     SIG USE Anniversary Panel - Celebrating 10 Years of SIG USE:  A Fish Bowl Dialogue on Information Behavior Research Past, Present & Future  Tuesday, November 10th, 3.30-5pm  What will the next 10 years of Information Behavior research bring?  Are we at a turning point in studying Information Behavior?  This panel reflects on the development of Information Behavior research and explores future directions, featuring new doctoral work, ongoing major research studies, and new opportunities for topics, partnerships, and funding.      SIG USE Planning Meeting  Sunday, November 8th, time/location to be confirmed  Join us for a very social breakfast and get involved in SIG USE planning for 2009-2010!       SIG USE Awards  As always, a number of SIG USE and ASIS&T awards will be presented at ASIS&T.  Applications are available via the SIG USE web site and the deadline for submissions is August 3rd.     Find Your Colleagues & Information in 2nd Life, Twitter, Facebook, and the SIG USE web site  SIG USE now has a space in Second Life on ASIS&T  Island, http://slurl.com/secondlife/ASIST%20Island/125/130/27. Feel free to visit us now and contribute before, during and after the conference.  Find more colleagues and in our Facebook group, SIG USE, contribute your photos to our Flickr area, or follow us on Twitter. As ever, we announce upcoming events on our SIG USE web site, http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGUSE, and links to all of the social networking tools noted are available for one-stop information finding via our web page.        2009 promises to be an exciting landmark in SIGUSE history. We are looking forward to celebrating our anniversary with you!       Sincerely,        Crystal Fulton (SIGUSE Chair, 2008-2009) and Soo Young Rieh (SIGUSE Chair Elect)

Dr. Crystal Fulton
UCD School of Information and Library Studies (SILS)
University College Dublin
Belfield
Dublin 4, Ireland
Telephone: +353 1 716 7593
Fax: +353 1 716 1161

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