[nfais-l] Register for the NFAIS Annual Conference

[Bonnie Lawlor]

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STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE 2011 NFAIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE


 

Not yet registered for the 2011 NFAIS Annual Conference, Taming the
Information Tsunami: The New World of Discovery?  Don't worry.
Registrations are still being accepted for the meeting that will take place
February 27 - March 1, 2011 at the historic Hyatt at
<http://philadelphia.bellevue.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp>  the
Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA.  Just go to:
http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/295-register-for-2011-annual-conference.

 

The program will bring together publishers, librarians, and technology
developers representing all market sectors from around the globe to discuss
how they are responding to the daunting challenge of identifying, acquiring,
processing, transmitting, and storing incredible amounts of digital content
across all media and across a growing amount of foreign languages - a
challenge that will continue into the foreseeable future as the volume of
information continues to escalate. Practical approaches currently being
implemented will be discussed along with emerging technologies  that hold
promise for the future such as augmented reality, machine thinking, semantic
search, cloud computing, automated translations and more (see final program
at:
http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/292-program-2011-nfais-annual-conference).

 

Highlights Include:

 

.         A thought-provoking look at the complex problems and
entrepreneurial opportunities offered by today's information explosion from
Dan Gillmor, author of We the Media

 

.         Survey results from IDC on the sources of today's digital
information explosion and the expected information growth rates in the
coming years 

 

.          A panel of librarians and researchers addressing how they are
adapting to information overload - the tools they use, what works, what
doesn't, and how their jobs have changed as a result 

 

.          A look at the impact of digital technology on how we think and
how we process and use information from Steven Berlin Johnson, Contributing
Editor, Wired magazine.

 

.          Case studies from the Library of Congress, Nature Publishing, and
the Journal of Visual Experiments on coverage of content across all media
and diverse languages to ensure the relevance and comprehensiveness of their
products and services

 

.          The Miles Conrad Memorial Lecture given by award recipient Dr.
Ben Shneiderman, Professor and Founding Director of the Human-Computer
Interaction Laboratory, University of Maryland

 

.          Examples of the current and emerging technologies - cloud
computing, augmented reality, semantic searching, machine thinking,
automatic translation -  that are shaping the future of information
discovery

 

*	A look at the challenges to acquiring, preserving, and delivering
the huge volume of information that comprises the U.S. national record from
David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States  

 

*	A discussion of the future of the Web - how content providers,
librarians, faculty, and users will efficiently and effectively navigate the
tidal waves of content that are forthcoming.  

 

Attend the 53rd NFAIS Annual Conference and learn how learn how you can
ensure that your products and services allow information seekers to
successfully navigate the information tsunami.

 

To register or obtain more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director
of Communication and Planning (jilloneill at nfais.org or 215-893-1561) or
visit the NFAIS Web site at
http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/291-2011-nfais-annual-conference

 

The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS),1518 Walnut
Street, Suite 1004, Philadelphia, PA 19102-3403. NFAIS:  Serving the Global
Information Community

 

 

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