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Hello ASIST Members,
Still time to sign up - The Potomac Valley Chapter of
ASIST is
presenting an exciting program on February 13, 2007.
Register now!
Please see details below.
"Ahead of the Curve: the Future of Internet Policy and
What It Means for
You"
WHEN: Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Dinner provided from 6pm, the program will run 6:30 -
8pm.
WHERE: World Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th Street NW,
Washington, DC
SPEAKERS: Ken Fleischmann, Stephen Hannestad, and Paul
Jaeger
Center for Information Policy, University of
Maryland
WEBSITE: http:
//www.asis.org/Chapters/asispvc/index.html
THE PROGRAM:
"Ahead of the Curve: the Future of Internet Policy and
What It Means for
You"
Please join us for a lively panel discussion on the future
of web policy
and its implications for us as users and information
professionals. We
will do an overview of several cross-cutting topics:
* The future of Internet in addressing global inequality
* The Internet, political participation and distributed
democracy
* Social networks and use of the Internet
* The social, political, and intellectual forces shaping
access to and
use information and technology
* Ethical challenges and opportunities in Internet 2.0.
Kenneth R. Fleischmann is an Assistant Professor in the
College of
Information Studies of the University of Maryland. His
research and
teaching interests include human-computer interaction,
social
informatics, information ethics, and value-sensitive design
of
educational computer simulations, computational models, and
digital
libraries.
Stephen E. Hannestad is the Director of Research of the
Center for
Information Policy, College of Information Studies of the
University of
Maryland. His current research interests include knowledge
management
for emergency management, e-government, intellectual
property,
competetive intelligence, continuity of government and
continuity of
operations, national security classification policy, public
service, and
security policy.
Paul T. Jaeger is an Assistant Professor in the College of
Information
Studies of the University of Maryland. His teaching and
research focus
on the ways in which law and public policy shape access to
information
in public forums, such as the Internet, libraries,
education, and
e-government.
Our moderator will be Trudi Bellardo Hahn, Visiting
Professor at CLIS,
past-chair of PVC, and past-president of ASIS&T. She
studies the
history of information science and technology, information
policy,
information literacy and assessment of learning.
The Center for Information Policy is a multidisciplinary
research center
that analyzes and provides solutions to current policy
issues relating
to the convergence of information and technology. For more
information,
see http://www.cip.umd.edu/
There will be ample opportunity for Q&A with the panel
during the
program.
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LOCATION:
World Wildlife Fund
(Conference center is on mezzanine level of lobby) 1250 24th
Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
Tel: 202.293.4800 before 5pm, 202.746.8135 after 5
METRO: The nearest metro stops are Dupont Circle (Red line -
southern
exit at 19th and M) or Foggy Bottom (Blue line - 23rd and
I)
COST: $ 15 Members, $ 20 Non-Members, $ 5
Students/Retirees
FOOD: Tasty dinner with vegetarian options.
THREE WAYS TO REGISTER: 1) Online, 2) Fax Registration
Form, 3) Mail
Registration Form
For more information, map, and the registration form, please
visit the
PVC ASIST Website:
http:
//www.asis.org/Chapters/asispvc/index.html
Big thanks to WWF for letting us use their space again.
Hope to see you there!
Dawn Pointer McCleskey
PVC ASIST Chair
Potomac Valley Chapter of ASIST
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