[SLA-SF] FYI: Association of Information and Dissemination Centers

[Chris Orr]

Posted on behalf of the Association of Information and Dissemination Centers:

Donald T. Hawkins
ASIDIC Secretariat
P.O. Box 3212
Maple Glen, PA  19002-8212
Phone/fax:  (215)-654-9129
 
info at asidic.org
http://www.asidic.org
 
>>Program for the Fall 2006 ASIDIC Meeting Now Available<<
 
The program for the Fall 2006 ASIDIC meeting, September 10-12 at the Marriott Resort Hotel and European Spa in Newport Beach, CA, is now available on ASIDIC’s Web site, http://www.asidic.org.  You are cordially invited to attend this meeting.  Ezra Ernst, CEO, Swets North America, has agreed to deliver the opening keynote address, and Tony Phillip, CEO of UpSnap, the leading content delivery technology for mobile devices, will keynote the Tuesday sessions.
 
The theme of the Fall meeting is "Getting the Most From Your Most Valuable Resource: Content."  A new world of content delivery has emerged without warning. As the wave of digitally available content continues to increase at an exponential rate, the lines continue to blur between authors and publishers, aggregators and distributors, and technology and content.  The Internet business model that was once about traffic and eyeballs is now about content. Sooner than we think, Internet content providers will deliver the same premium content that was once reserved to the traditional online information providers. Small content players can become big players overnight, so traditional content producers need to get on the train or they will either be left behind or be run over. The risk of losing market share to obscurity and irrelevance is greater than once held fears of cannibalism or piracy.
 
At the ASIDIC Fall meeting we will hear from the new generation of content providers changing the face of information right now, as well as from some of the traditional players who recognize the need to catch up to the Internet world.
 
A golf event has been organized, and an exciting Monday evening event will be held at Joe’s Garage and Automotive Museum.  To register, visit the ASIDIC Web site at http://www.asidic.org, or contact the Secretariat at (215)-654-9129, or by e-mail at info at asidic.org.