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<h1><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:
normal;text-decoration:none'><img width=156 height=55 id="Picture_x0020_1"
src="cid:image001.jpg@01CBA844.42AE41F0" alt=NFAIS2009Logo></span><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal;
text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1><span style='font-size:8.0pt;text-decoration:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1>
<h1><span style='text-decoration:none'>EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS FOR THE 2011 NFAIS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE END NEXT WEEK<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Early bird
registrations for the 2011 NFAIS Annual Conference are available for just one
more week. Up until January 7, 2011 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 form at <a
href="http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/295-register-for-2011-annual-conference">http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/295-register-for-2011-annual-conference</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The theme
of the conference is, <i>Taming the Information Tsunami: The New World of
Discovery</i>, and it will take place February 27 - March 1, 2011 at the
historic <a href="http://philadelphia.bellevue.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp">Hyatt
at the Bellevue</a> in Philadelphia, PA. The three-day meeting will take a
look </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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!</span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Highlights
Include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A
thought-provoking look at the complex problems and entrepreneurial
opportunities offered by today’s information explosion from Dan Gillmor,
author of <i>We the Media<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Survey
results from IDC on the sources of today’s digital information explosion
and the expected information growth rates in the coming years <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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 </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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, <i>Wired </i>magazine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Case studies from the Library of
Congress, Nature Publishing, and the <i>Journal of Visual Experiments </i>on
coverage of content across all media and diverse languages to ensure the
relevance and comprehensiveness of their products and services<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
Miles Conrad Memorial Lecture given by award recipient Dr. Ben Shneiderman,
Professor and Founding Director of the Human-Computer <span style='background:
white'>Interaction Laboratory, University of Maryland</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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 <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Attend
the 53rd NFAIS Annual Conference and learn how learn how you can ensure that <i>your
</i>products and services allow information seekers to successfully navigate
the information tsunami.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To
register or obtain more information c</span></b><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>ontact:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director of Communication and Planning (<a
href="mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org">jilloneill@nfais.org</a> or 215-893-1561) or
visit the NFAIS Web site at <a
href="http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/291-2011-nfais-annual-conference">http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/291-2011-nfais-annual-conference</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
National Federation of Advanced Information Services (<i>NFAIS</i>), 1518
Walnut Street, Suite 1004, Philadelphia, PA 19102-3403. <i>NFAIS: Serving the
Global Information Community</i></span><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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