Call for Proposals and Program Ideas
NASIG
22nd Annual Conference
"Place Your Bet in Kentucky: The Serials
Gamble"
May 31 - June 3, 2007
Louisville, Kentucky
The President of the North American Serials Interest
Group=20
(NASIG) will open the first session of the 22nd annual
conference=20
on May 31, 2007 in Louisville, Kentucky. The 2007
Program=20
Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals and/or program
ideas=20
for pre-conference, vision, strategy and tactics sessions.
The Program Planners are specifically interested in
issues=20
relating to scholarly communication, licensing, and
publishing.
Please keep in mind the following:
* The PPC will review all submitted proposals for
their=20
content, timeliness, and relevance to the conference theme
and=20
reserves the right to combine, blend, or refocus proposals
to=20
maximize their relevance and to avoid duplication.
* PPC will treat all submissions as suggestions and=20
guideposts.
* Time management issues and reimbursement
guidelines=20
generally limit each session to two speakers.
* Proposals may be suggested as one type of session
and/or=20
format and ultimately be accepted as any one of the other
types=20
of sessions or formats; this decision is the purview of the
PPC.
* Vision and Strategy speakers are required to produce
a=20
written paper for the conference proceedings. Because
NASIG=20
publishes its conference proceedings, content needs to be
unique=20
for copyright purposes.
* ALL presentations must be original and not
previously=20
presented at other conferences.
For more information about the North American Serials
Interest=20
Group, please see: http://www.nasig.org. The
conference will be=20
held at Galt House, along Louisville=92s waterfront:=20
http://www.galthouse.com.
NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers
whose=20
organizations do not cover expenses. For more information
about=20
this policy, please see:=20
http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm.
Sessions Types:
Pre-conferences are in-depth programs that focus on
practical=20
aspects of the work and skills we perform on a daily basis.
In=20
general, these programs are several hours in duration,
have=20
limited attendance, and may include hands-on training.
Vision sessions are offered at no-conflict times to allow
all=20
conference attendees to participate. These programs
generally=20
deal with the larger universe of ideas and issues that
may=20
influence the serials world.
Strategy sessions generally deal with all or, at least,
several=20
segments of the serials world including, but not limited
to=20
publishers, vendors, service providers, and librarians.
These=20
sessions are 90 minutes; please allow 10 minutes for
questions=20
from the audience.
Tactics Sessions are designed to address day-to-day issues
and=20
generally deal with one or two practical aspects of the
serials=20
world. These sessions are 60 minutes; please allow 10
minutes for=20
questions from the audience.
To suggest a proposal or an idea, please fill out the
submission=20
form available at: http:/
/www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm.=20
The deadline for this call for proposals and ideas is August
1,=20
2006.
Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Rachel Frick or
Sarah=20
George at: prog-plan nasig.org.
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Mary Page
NASIG
Past President/Publicist
publicistnasig.org
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