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

[Stephanie Willen Brown]

Hi everyone,

I'm sorry I'll miss this great anniversary.  I will be with you all in
spirit, and on various social networking sites. I'm working on various 
ways to promote SIG USE in Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr.

I'm currently running the SIG USE Twitter account, which you can follow
at http://www.twitter.com/siguse.  So far, I'm tweeting info of interest
to SIG USE members, including notices about awards, the annual
conference, and ASIS&T publications.

If you're not quite ready to Tweet but are on Facebook, join our
Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19704594464.

And if you're into photos and Flickr, we all hope you'll tag SIG USE
events with siguse (one word) on Flickr. There aren't many yet
(http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=SIGUSE&m=tags) but hopefully
there will be more after this conference.

Hope to see you on the interwebs!

-stephanie
SIG USE communications coordinator

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Stephanie Willen Brown
Director, Park Library
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of North Carolina, 271 Carroll Hall CB#3365
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365
(919)843-8300

swbrown at unc.edu
IM & Twitter:  JoMCParkLib


Crystal Fulton wrote:
> 
> 
> 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 10^th Anniversary.  /Remember to 
> send your symposium submission by September 11^th .  Full information 
> attached and available through our web site. 
> 
>  
> 
> *Evening Reception – Happy Birthday SIG USE!*
> 
> Saturday, November 7^th , 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 10^th , 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 8^th , 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 3^rd .
> 
>  
> 
> *Find Your Colleagues & Information in 2^nd 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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Stephanie Willen Brown
Director, Park Library
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of North Carolina, 271 Carroll Hall CB#3365
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365
(919)843-8300

swbrown at unc.edu
IM & Twitter:  JoMCParkLib