[Asis-l] FW: Library 2.011 Worldwide Conference is Only a Week Away

[Richard Hill]

ASIST is a supporter of this event.  Dick Hill

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Richard Hill
ASIS&T Executive Director
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Silver Spring, MD 20910
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From: San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science
[mailto:SLIS-group at sjsu.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 9:35 PM
To: 'Richard Hill'
Subject: Library 2.011 Worldwide Conference is Only a Week Away

Library 2.011 Worldwide Conference November 2-4

We’re counting down the days until the inaugural Library 2.011 Worldwide
Virtual Conference begins on November 2. More than 3,500 information
professionals from 149 countries have signed up to join the global
conversation on the current and future state of libraries. The
groundbreaking event will be a whirlwind of information with 160
presentations scheduled over two days! 

Participants can view the schedule of all 160 sessions in customized pages
for each of the world's 36 time zones. Presentations will cover a variety of
pertinent subject strands that affect the LIS industry and the changing
roles of libraries and librarians in our digital world. Keynote addresses
will be scheduled over the course of the two-day conference. Keynote
speakers include:

• Dr. Sandra Hirsh (USA)
• Dr. Lennart Bjoerneborn (Denmark)
• Dr. Michael Stephens (USA)
• Dr. Christine Bruce (Australia)
• Ms. Ellen Tise (South Africa)
• Mr. Stephen Abram (Canada)

The conference welcome will start at 6:30 a.m. US-PDT on Wednesday, November
2, followed by the opening keynote by Library 2.011 Worldwide Virtual
Conference Co-Chair Dr. Sandra Hirsh, professor and director of the School
of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San José State University. The
conference will conclude with a final conference gathering at 9:00 p.m.
US-PDT on Thursday, November 3 (November 4, in some parts of the world). The
full schedule is posted on the conference website at
http://www.library20.com/page/sessions-and-schedule. 

Participants, presenters, and volunteers are encouraged to share our
excitement for this global event and download online badges to let everyone
know about the Library 2.011 conference. To download badges, please visit:
http://www.library20.com/page/press-promotional 

As a reminder, the conference will be held entirely online and is FREE to
attend. For more information, please visit: http://www.library20.com

We’ll see you online November 2!

Dr. Sandra Hirsh
Professor and Director 
School of Library and Information Science 
San José State University 
More Information:  http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/people/faculty/hirshs/hirshs.php

Steve Hargadon
Web 2.0 Labs
Email:  steve at hargadon.com
Phone:  916-283-7901      
More Information:  http://www.stevehargadon.com

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS:
http://www.library20.com/page/conference-partners

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