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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>NFAIS Webinar: Google Wave - An Innovative
Collaborative Workflow Tool</span></font></b></p>
<p class=nospacing><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Collaborative work projects are becoming the norm and tools
that facilitate such shared workflow efforts are growing in number. Even Google
has jumped in by launching its own tool - <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Google
Wave.</span></i> Initially accessible by invitation-only in 2009, it was made publically
available in May and has generated a log of buzz. It supports real-time
collaboration via a single web interface, eliminating the need for multiple
communication tools such as wikis, e-mail, instant messaging, chat, etc. thus
allowing for greater group efficiency. And it supports richly-formatted
text, photos, videos, maps and more. It is the wave of the future (no pun intended!)
and should not be ignored.</span></font></p>
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<p class=nospacing><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>NFAIS will hold a 90-minute informational Webinar on <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Google Wave</span></i> and its companion tool, <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Google Buzz</span></i> on August 4, 2010 at 1:00pm
EDST. </span></font></p>
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<p class=nospacing><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In the first half of the webinar </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Jill O'Neill</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, NFAIS Director of Planning &
Communication, will discuss the use of the real-time web as work
environment/platform and the potential impact of such use on knowledge workers.
She will touch on the key components of workflow efforts - information
gathering, sharing and actual collaboration - and discuss how <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Google Wave</span></i> and Google<i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Buzz</span></i> support the new workflow,
highlighting their commonalities and differences.</span></font></p>
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<p class=nospacing><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Following the overview, John Blossom, President, Shore
Communications, Inc. (<a href="http://www.shore.com/">http://www.shore.com/</a>)
will present the value proposition offered by <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Google
Wave</span></i>. He will talk about who has adopted it, where and how it
is currently being used, and will provide real-life examples of its most
practical applications.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you want to learn more about these innovative new tools
register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $75 and
non-members pay $95. An unlimited number of staff from an NFAIS member
organization can participate for a group fee of $225. The group fee for an
unlimited number of staff from any non-member organization is $285. The
registration form can be accessed at<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>: http://info.nfais.org/info/2010_Aug_Web_RegForm.pdf.</span></b>
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<p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For more information contact: Jill O’Neill,
NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564
(fax); <a href="mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org">mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org</a> or
go to <a href="http://www.nfais.org/">http://www.nfais.org/</a>.</span></font></p>
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<p class=nospacing align=center style='text-align:center'><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>NFAIS:
Serving the Global Information Community</span></font></i></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jill O'Neill</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Director, Planning & Communication</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>NFAIS</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(v) 215-893-1561</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(email) jilloneill@nfais.org</span></font></p>
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