[Asis-l] ASIST News and Member Benefits (September 2008)

[Barrie Hayes]

Hello ASIS&T Members,

As we move into latter half of 2008 and the 2008 Annual Meeting 
approaches, we are writing to keep you up to date on ASIS&T activities 
and your member benefits.

Upcoming Meetings:

      2008 Euro IA (Information Architecture) Summit!  Organized under 
the auspices of the European Chapter of ASIS&T, this year's summit – 
"Redrawing the Map" is coming up September 26-27 in Amsterdam, 
Netherlands. See http://www.euroia.org/ for full program details and to 
register.

      The 2008 Annual Meeting -- "People Transforming Information - 
Information Transforming People" is scheduled for October 24-29 in 
Columbus, Ohio. View the detailed program of speakers, seminars, 
sessions and social events at:  http://asist.org/Conferences/AM08/index.html
Remember to register by September 12th (today!!) to receive early bird 
rates!  https://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM08/am08regform.php

      The 5th International Conference on Knowledge Management
(ICKM2008)-- "Knowledge Management Competencies & Professionalism" -- 
will be co-sponsored and hosted in conjunction with the 2008 ASIS&T 
Annual Meeting in Columbus in October, specifically October 23-24.  For 
full program details, see http://www.ickm2008.org . Register for the 
Summit via the ASIS&T/ICKM Online Registration form:
https://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM08/am08regform.php
Discounts apply for those registering for both ASIS&T 2008 and ICKM 
conferences.

     Some events at the 2008 Annual Meeting ……
         ASIS&T has initiated contacts with sister societies in a number 
of countries with a view to work together at building a common place 
facilitating interaction among them and among their members at large. 
ASIS&T members who have membership in, or connections with, other 
national or international societies are urged to assist in this effort. 
   Please contact michel.menou at orange.fr   The respective presidents 
have been invited to attend the forthcoming annual meeting.  It is hoped 
to continue informal discussions on this occasion. The President and 
President-elect will offer a reception for leaders of information 
science / information professional societies reception on Monday Oct. 27.

        Come to Annual Meeting and leave more involved with local 
chapter activities! Don’t miss the Chapter Assembly meeting on Sunday, 
Oct. 26, 8:30-10am and the Chapter Assembly Planning Breakfast Tuesday, 
Oct. 28, 7:00-9:00am.


    Coming in Spring 2009 -- The IA (Information Architecture Summit) 
will be held in Memphis, Tennessee March 18-22.  The Information 
Architecture Summit is a premier gathering place for information 
architects and all those who touch on IA to discuss, share and learn 
more about information architecture. Last year's IA Summit attracted 
well over 600 attendees from a wide range of fields, from 21 countries, 
and from beginners to experienced IAs.

We are seeking proposals for IA Summit presentations, panels, case 
studies, research papers, posters and pre-conference seminars, hands-on 
workshops and consortia that address this year's theme: Expanding Our 
Horizons.   For more information about the various tracks and to submit 
a proposal, please see: http://iasummit.org/2009/    We're currently 
accepting submissions until October 31st, 2008.  If accepted, we'll 
notify you via email during the first two weeks of January 2009.


New Publishing  Agreement:

      ASIS&T recently signed a new publishing contact with Wiley 
Blackwell following a formal, competitive bidding process. The agreement 
covers JASIS&T and the Digital Library.  More information is available 
at http://www.asis.org/publication-contract-signed.html


ASIS&T Membership, Connections and Involvement:

      Remember: You can update your member information online and find
colleagues and experts!  Just use the ASIS&T membership database,
available on the Society web site.  Step by step instructions with
screenshots can be found here:
http://www.asis.org/membershipInstructions.html.

      Keep in touch with ASIS&T throughout the year with your chapter 
and SIG activities. Groups have listservs and websites that members and
non-members may join.  See http://www.asist.org/sigschapters.html for
more information.

      ASIS&T is on Facebook!  Join the 499 (and counting) members and 
non-members who are fans of the American Society for Information Science 
& Technology to see announcements, events, job postings, and network 
with students, researchers, and practitioners. Several chapters, SIGs, 
and student chapters also have Facebook pages. Login (join) FaceBook and 
join the ASIS&T FaceBook Group here:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2383101838

OR search FaceBook Groups for "ASIS&T" to find the Society group and the 
growing number of Chapter/SIG/student chapter groups:
http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb

      And finally, don't forget the ASIS&T publications!  The September
JASIST (http://www.asis.org/jasist.html) includes articles on
quantitative comparisons of search engine results, a comparison of
Scopus and Web of Science citation tracking resources, an alternative
approach to building ontological relationships, a cross-cultural
comparison of people's associations with personal communication
technologies, among others.

The August/September Bulletin (http://www.asis.org/bulletin.html), now
in a new interactive online format, features a special section on
information architecture. Members can easily access ASIS&T publications 
via the Society's Digital
Library: http://www.asis.org/digitallibrary.html

      Of course, we've just touched on a few highlights in this email. 
To stay abreast of what your Society is doing, visit the ASIS&T web site 
at http://www.asis.org.  And if you have questions about your membership 
status or benefits, please contact Vanessa Foss, Membership Services 
Manager, at membership at asist.org.

      We hope to see you at the upcoming Annual Meeting!

      Barrie Hayes
      ASIS&T Membership Committee member

      Caryn Anderson
      ASIS&T Membership Committee Chair

      Contact info:

      Barrie Hayes
      Bioinformatics Librarian and Collaboration Center Manager
      Health Sciences Library
      University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
      Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7585
      barrie_hayes at unc.edu
      919-962-0264

      Caryn Anderson
      Integration Research Manager
      Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security
      NCEPH, CMHS, The Australian University
      Canberra, ACT  0200
      +61 (02) 6125 5621
      caryn.anderson at gmail.com