Tuesday, November 30, 2004

CFP: ASIST 2005 (Sparking Synergies: Bringing Research and Practice Together @ ASIST '05)

CFP: ASIST 2005 (Sparking Synergies: Bringing Research and Practice Together @ ASIST '05)
American Society for Information Science & Technology 2005 Annual Meeting
Conference Date: October 28-November 2, 2005
Conference Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Deadline: January 21, 2005 (see below for more info)

URL: http://www.asis.org/am05call.htm

ASIST 2005 will focus on the diversity of perspectives and insights from all those participating in the information science and technology community, as they generate innovative ideas, define theoretical concepts or work out the nuts and bolts of imple¬men¬ting well-tested ideas in new ways and in new settings. A wide variety of plenary and invited speakers, moder¬ated panels, poster sessions and refereed papers will explore this theme.

Submissions by researchers and practitioners on any topic in information science and tech¬nology are solicited.

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS

Contributed papers
Contributed posters/short papers
Technical sessions and panels
Pre-conference sessions

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Deadlines
January 21, 2005 Proposals due for contributed papers, technical sessions and panels, and pre-conference sessions
February 25, 2005 Proposals due for contributed posters/short papers
March 31, 2005 Authors/proposers notified of acceptance
May 27, 2005 Final versions due for conference proceedings

Who can submit
Individuals, ASIST special interest groups (SIGs), or institutions may make any type of submission. Proposers are welcomed from any academic, nonprofit, corporate, or government area in any part of the world. Proposers need not be members of ASIST. ASIST SIG chairs are encouraged to help coordinate proposals from their members.

Where and how to submit
All submissions are made electronically via a link from the ASIST Web site (http://www.asis.org), coming by December 3, 2004. Details on acceptable file formats, citation style, and specific contact information required in the online submission form will be on the Web page during December.

Executive Director
American Society for Information Science and Technology
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Silver Spring, MD 20910
FAX: (301) 495-0810
(301) 495-0900