[nfais-l] NFAIS discount ends Friday

[Bonnie Lawlor]

REMINDER: EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS END THIS FRIDAY FOR THE 2012 NFAIS ANNUAL
CONFERENCE


 

Early bird registrations will end on Friday, January 27, 2012 for the NFAIS
Annual Conference, Born of Disruption: An Emerging New Normal for the
Information Landscape. Until then savings of up to $200 off the full
registration fee are available and NFAIS members registering three or more
staff at the same time receive even greater savings (for details see the
registration page at
http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/336-register-for-2012-annual-conference).

 

New this year: 

 

.         50% discounts for staff of member organizations that are in the
early stages of their career (5 years or less). Call/ e-mail for details
(215-893-1561 or mailto:nfais at nfais.org)

.         30% discount on daily rates for all government employees

.         20% discount on full/daily rates for first time non-member
attendees

.         Use of audience-response devices throughout the conference to
capture audience opinions - all registrants will be sent a copy of the
results

 

This three-day meeting scheduled from February 26 - 28, 2012 at the historic
Hyatt at <http://philadelphia.bellevue.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp>
the Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA will take a look at how technologies once
considered disruptive have converged, been embraced, and are driving
publishers and librarians around the globe to reinvent their methods of
information creation, packaging, and delivery.  The preliminary program is
available at:
http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/361-program-2012-nfais-annual-conference.

 

Highlights Include:

 

.         A thought-provoking keynote by John Wilbanks on the emerging
information landscape -  what is shaping it and the opportunities it offers 

 

.         Survey results from Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Internet and
American Life Project, demonstrating the extent to which once disruptive
technologies (mobile computing, social media, the Cloud, etc.) have become
mainstream 

 

.          A panel of information industry leaders providing their
perspective on the new normal and the changes that they have made in
products, technologies, staff skills, and business policies in order to
remain relevant 

 

.          Examples of how content providers are working with new content
(data sets, multimedia, Big Data) and new technologies ( HTML5, cloud
computing, APIs, mobile devices) to transform their products and services 

 

*	A look at initiatives fueled by current user information behavior
and expectations such as Microsoft's Academic Search, new methods for
measuring the value of web-based scholarship, and crowd-sourced scholarly
content    

 

*	Key issues relevant to all who operate in a global information
economy  - privacy, intellectual property, and competition for budget
dollars from developing countries 

 

*	A look at what is down the road, including a profile of the
researcher of the future from preliminary results of a joint survey by JISC
and the British Library and a look at the Gartner Hype Cycle for emerging
technologies that will impact the information community

 

*	An interactive closing keynote by Joe Esposito looking at how the
"new normal" may evolve over the next five years  

 

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/335-2012-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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