[nfais-l] Final Reminder - Conference Discounts

[Bonnie Lawlor]

FINAL REMINDER: EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS FOR THE 2011 NFAIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
END THIS FRIDAY




Early bird registrations for the 2011 NFAIS Annual Conference are available
only until this coming Friday, January 7, 2011.  Discounts include up to
$200 off the full registration fee and NFAIS members registering three or
more staff at the same time receive even greater savings (for details see
the registration form at
http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/295-register-for-2011-annual-conference).

 

The theme of the conference is, Taming the Information Tsunami: The New
World of Discovery, and it will take place February 27 - March 1, 2011 at
the historic Hyatt
<http://philadelphia.bellevue.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp>  at the
Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA.  The three-day meeting  will take a look at
today's world of information overload and how publishers and librarians are
navigating today's exponential growth of digital information to provide
scholars and researchers with the reliable, relevant information that
deserves their time and attention - no matter what the source, language or
medium!

 

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 Stephen 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 information discovery - 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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