[SLA-SF] FW: SLA San Diego Call for Presenters

[Goldman, Ava]

Cross-posted.

Ava Goldman
Senior Librarian, CalPERS Human Resources, All Staff Training &
Development, 916-795-1533


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ncal-lib at ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-ncal-lib at ucdavis.edu] On
Behalf Of Deanna Johnson
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 5:32 PM
To: NCal
Subject: SLA San Diego Call for Presenters


The San Diego Chapter of the Special Libraries Association is seeking
presenters for our annual full-day professional education seminar on
October 6, 2006 in San Diego, CA. 

The theme is "Beyond the Buzz: Hot New Technologies and How We Can Use
Them." 

Every week, there seems to be some new technology that's all the buzz,
and you'll fall behind if you don't drop everything and start using it.
But deciding where to invest your time and money means selecting the
right "next big things" that will have immediate (or at least
foreseeable) applications to your work. 

This is an opportunity to share with other information professionals how
you are using these new technologies to manage information; to
collaborate and communicate with colleagues; and to better serve your
clients, customers and patrons. Which of these emerging tools are truly
useful, and not just hot?

We are seeking presenters to cut through the tech buzz by discussing
and/or demonstrating the technologies they are using. Topics may
include, but are not limited to:
 
  * Web 2.0 applications, such as RSS, blogs, wikis,
bookmarking/tagging/folksonomies, and podcasting
  *  Firefox 
  * Google and other search engines
  * Instant Messaging
  * Skype and other VOIP tools
  * Personal response software
  * Content management systems
  * Federated searching
 
Please submit your presentation proposal (15-30 minutes) to Susan
Shepherd  at sushepherd at library.ucsd.edu by August 15th. Proposals
should include a description of the tool/technology to be presented, how
you're using it in your library as an information professional, and the
amount of time you expect to need for the presentation. We encourage
submissions from librarians working in all types of libraries, and SLA
membership is not required.  
 
We hope you will send us your presentation proposal today, and please
reserve October 6th on your calendar now.  We will be sending a formal
announcement of our Fall Seminar in early September with all the
details.
 
Sincerely,
Penny Coppernoll-Blach &
Susan Shepherd
 
Directors, SLA San Diego Chapter