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IASSIST '97: Denmark Conference Agenda and Registration
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ann Green)
Tue Mar 11 00:20:28 1997
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 21:40:41 -0600 (CST)
From: Ann Green <ann.green@yale.edu>
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Reply-To: Ann Green <ann.green@yale.edu>
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IASSIST/IFDO'97 Conference Agenda and Registration Information
DATA FRONTIERS IN THE INFOSCAPE
May 6 - May 9 1997 in Odense, Denmark
The 23rd annual conference of IASSIST (International Association of
Social Science Information Service and Technology) is to take place in
Odense, Denmark, on May 6-9, 1997. The conference is held in cooperation
with IFDO (International Federation of Data Organizations).
MORE INFORMATION
More (and updated) information can be found at the
Conference website: http://www.sa.dk/dda/conf97.
The IASSIST website: http://datalib.library.ualberta.ca/iassist.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
TUESDAY 6TH MAY - WORKSHOP DAY
Morning half-day workshops
A. Explore Dungeons of the Web Looking for Dragons
B. NSDstat+. Easy, cheap and very fast analyses and graphics
Afternoon half-day workshops
C. Defeat the Dragons of the Web and Put Them to Work
D. Solving Problems in the data library: Practical solutions to locating
data and providing access.
WEDNESDAY 7TH MAY
09:00 Welcome
09:15 The First Generation in the Welfare State. Erik Joergen Hansen.
Plenary
10:15 Break
10:30 Plenary Panel: The Welfare State
12:00 Lunch
13:30 1 A: Addressing Data Needs for Informed Policy Decisions
1 B: Metadata Gateways and Descriptive Systems for Resource
Discovery
1 C: Black Boxes of Support: What it Takes
15:00 Break
15:30 2 A: Using the Internet in Teaching
2 B: Building Digital Archives and Information Services: An
International Sampler
2 C: The Use of Thesauri for Subject Retrieval
18:00 Icebreaker event at Odense Town Hall
THURSDAY 8TH MAY
09:00 Preservation, Access and the Multinationals. Trudy Peterson.
Plenary
10:00 Break
10:30 3 A: National Archives and International Law on the Eve of the
Twenty-First Century
3 B: Metadata Applications
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Poster Session and Demonstrations
16:00 Conference Outing.
Late: Turkey Action Group (hospitality suite)
FRIDAY 9TH MAY
09:00 Statistical Data Producers. Plenary/Panel.
10:30 Break
11:00 4 A: Data Dissemination: Producers, Intermediaries, and Beyond
4 B: Supporting Data Users in the New Information Age
4 C: Scanned Images: From Preservation to Access
12:30 Lunch and General Membership Meeting
14:30 Conference Wrap-Up
15:30 Goodbye
CONFERENCE LOCATION
A/S Kongressen, Asylgade, DK-5000 Odense C.
Tel.: (+45) 6545 7500 Fax: (+45) 6591 0574
CONFERENCE HOTEL
You must make your reservations directly with Grand Hotel. There will be
a reduction in the price if you make your reservation before 6th April.
Refer to IASSIST/IFDO'97.
Grand Hotel, Jernbanegade 18, DK-5000 Odense C.
Tel.: (+45) 6611 7171 Fax: (+45) 6614 1171
CRUISING WITH HELGE
On Thursday evening we are going on a cruise with the veteran steam boat
Helge between the small islands south of Funen. Remember to bring warm
and waterproof clothes!
SAS
SAS is the official airline for this event and offers special conference
fares for participants travelling to Denmark. Please contact your nearest
SAS office and quote the reference number DK9727.
For individual pre- and posttours SAS offer e.g. Visit Scandinavia
Airpass at USD85 per leg. Please note that the airpass must be purchased
together with your international SAS ticket to Scandinavia.
LOCAL ORGANIZERS
Karsten Boye Rasmussen & Kirsten Pagh
e-mail: kb@dda.sa.dk & kp@dda.sa.dk
Danish Data Archives, Islandsgade 10, DK-5230 Odense
M Tel (+45) 6611 3010 Fax (+45) 6611 3060
Internet: http://www.dda.dk
US CONTACT
Ann Green
email: ann.green@yale.edu
Social Science Statistical Laboratory
Yale University PO Box 208208 New Haven, CT 06520-8208
(203)432-3277
IASSIST/IFDO'97 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Print a copy of the registration form from the Web-site and mail to:
Danish Data Archives, Islandsgade 10, DK-5230 Odense M.
or fax: (+45) 6611 3060
Or e-mail your name and address back to us - and we will mail you a form.
Karsten Boye Rasmussen
Senior Researcher Dansk Data Arkiv / Danish Data Archives
Islandsgade 10 DK-5000 Odense C DENMARK
tel: (+45) 6611 3010 fax: (+45) 6611 3060
