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NASIG 2004 Call 1st for Presentation Suggestions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eleanor Cook)
Mon Aug 4 20:40:11 2003
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First Call for Program Suggestions
"Growth, Creativity, and Collaboration: Great Visions on a Great Lake"
North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) 2004 Annual Conference
June 17th-20th, 2004
The Historic Hilton Milwaukee City Center
Milwaukee, WI
The 2004 NASIG Conference will be held on the shores of Lake Michigan in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the historic Hilton Milwaukee City Center
hotel. A
historically ethnic city, Milwaukee blends Old World charm with a new
cosmopolitan flair. Boasting an internationally acclaimed new art
museum
addition, a lakefront festival park where some of the nation’s largest
ethnic
festivals are held, and a revitalized downtown and Riverwalk area,
Milwaukee will be a dynamic location to explore our conference theme
of Growth, Creativity, and Collaboration: Great Visions on a Great Lake.
The 2004 Program Planning Committee invites proposals and suggestions
for pre-conference, plenary, concurrent and workshop sessions that
demonstrate our creativity, and collaboration. To guarantee that the
conference explores the most current issues, we are instituting a
rolling
deadline for program suggestions. For best consideration, suggestions
should be submitted by First Call (September 15, 2003). Additional
deadlines for Second Call (October 15, 2003) and the Final Call
(November 15, 2003) will allow extra time and ensure that topics are
current.
Pre-conference Sessions:
Pre-conferences are in-depth programs that focus on practical aspects of
our
work and skills we need on a daily basis. In general, these programs
are several
hours in duration, have limited attendance, and may include hands-on
training.
Plenary Sessions:
Conference Plenary sessions are offered at no-conflict times to allow
all
conference attendees to participate. These programs are generally
visionary and
deal with a larger universe than just the serials world. Appropriate
program
formats include but are certainly not limited to:
· Traditional presentation with a reactor panel
· Debate
· Interview
Concurrent Sessions:
The focus of concurrent sessions is generally strategic and deals with
all or, at
least, several segments of the serials world. In addition to the
formats suited to
plenary sessions, concurrent sessions are well suited to the following
formats:
· “Teresa’s Three Questions” in which two or three panelists are
selected ahead
of time and trade three questions with each other that are answered
during the
program (example - a librarian panelist might ask a publisher speaker
what
efforts they’ve made towards archiving or a publisher might ask a vendor
what
value the vendor provides in the electronic world, etc.)
· Brainstorming session in which a problem is selected to be discussed;
there are
minimal presentations, and the purpose is to identify issues and a way
forward in
resolving the problem (example – rolling over electronic subscriptions
for a
renewal year)
· Committee presentations in which one or more NASIG committees may make
presentations to attendees either to encourage volunteers or solicit
member feedback
Workshop Sessions:
These are tactical programs designed to address day-to-day issues and
generally
deal with one or two aspects of the serials world. Typically, these
programs are
well suited to the following format types:
· Presentation
· Brainstorming session
· Teaching program
· Committee presentation
Separate calls will be issued for Poster Sessions, User Group Meetings,
Lunch
Topics, Networking Nodes and other program features.
The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for
their
content, timeliness, and relevance to the conference theme and reserves
the right
to combine, blend, or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance and
to avoid
duplication. In addition, the Committee will treat all submissions as
suggestions
and guideposts. While we may accept proposal suggestions from teams of
three
or more people, such groups need to designate no more than two official
co-presenters per session. Also note that proposals may be suggested as
one
type of session and/or format and ultimately be accepted as any one of
the other
types of sessions or formats; this decision is the purview of the
Program Planning
Committee.
NASIG reimburses plenary and concurrent speakers for expenses; workshop
presenters receive one-half off their basic registration. For more
information
about NASIG’s reimbursement policy, please see:
http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm
Because NASIG publishes its conference proceedings, content needs to be
unique for copyright purposes.
When submitting a suggestion, please include as much of the following
information as possible:
1. Name(s) [No more than 2 contacts]
2. Mailing address(s)
3. Telephone number, fax number, and email address(es)
4. Short (50 words or less) biographical description about proposed
speakers
5. Proposed program title
6. Program type proposal and format
7. A 200-300 word abstract, which clearly states the proposal topic, its
relationship to the conference theme, and its relevance for conference
attendees.
Proposals should be submitted via electronic mail (attachments in
standard
word processing programs are welcome) no later than:
September 15, 2003 (First Call)
October 15, 2003 (Second Call)
November 15, 2003 (Final Call)
to:
Bea Caraway
NASIG Secretary
BCARAWAY@TRINITY.EDU
