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The Digital Revolution:
Assessing the Impact on Business,
Education, and Social Structures
ASIS 1996 Mid Year Conference
May 18 - 22, San Diego, CA
[Session outline follows. Accurate as of 2/20/96. For complete
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Highlights Include
- Keynote by Sherry Turkle, MIT Media Labs
Dr. Turkle's most recent research is on the psychology of
computer-mediated communication which is reported in her latest
book, _ Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet_.
Among her other writings are: "Project Athena at MIT" and
"Growing up in an Age of Intelligent Machines: Reconstruction of
the Psychological and Reconsiderations of the Human."
-Plenary by Everett Rogers: "The Homeless and their Home on
the Net." Dr. Rogers is Chair and Professor, Department of
Communication and Journalism, University of New Mexico. (Invited)
- Plenary by Arno Penzias, Vice President, Research, ATT Bell
Laboratories. He was the 1978 recipient of the Nobel prize for
his work in radio astronomy confirming the "big bang" theory.
His latest book is _ Harmony: Business Technology and Life after
Paperwork_. (Invited)
PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS
Saturday, May 18
Professional Development (9:00am - 5:00pm except where noted)
* JAVA Programming (1:00pm - 5:00pm)
* Copyright and Intellectual Property in an Electronic World
* Practical HTML: A Hands-on Workshop
Sunday, May 19
* Building a Quality Presence on the Net
* Advanced HTML Workshop
* Managing Web Servers
* Boolean to Free-Text Searching
* Lotus Notes for Information Management
TECHNICAL PROGRAM - SESSION TOPICS
Monday, May 20
* Plenary Session: Sherry Turkle, MIT Media Lab
* Information Policies and Principles
* Digital Libraries: Tools, Usage and Models
* Electronic Scientific Publications: Role of the Gatekeepers
* Changes in Business Directions: Impact of the Web
* Access to and Control of Digital Resources
* Challenges to Traditional Libraries
* Assessing Impact in Business
* Digital Library Trends and Issues: An NSF Perspective
* Context and Politics among the Players in the Digital Community
* The CommuniStation Project at Rutgers: An Exploration of
Democracy in Learning
* National Information Policy Caught in the Digital Revolution
* Finding Information on the Net
Tuesday, May 21
* Plenary Session: Everett Rogers: The Homeless and their Home
on the Net (Invited)
* Retrieval/Feedback Approaches in Digital Libraries
* Internal Web Pages: How Corporate and Academic Research
Environments are Managing Information Access and Flow
Internally Using World Wide Web Technology
* Health Care Information Technology: Changing the Way Society
Seeks Health Care.
* Legacy Data: Conversion & Retention
* Role of the Science and Technology Information Professional in
Meeting the Needs of Scientists in the Digital Environment
* SGML Authoring Tools
* Evolving Information Economics: Responses to the Digital
Revolution
* Models and Measurement in Digital Libraries
* Electronic Journals, Archives, and ILL: Information Transfer
* Network Instruction, Distant-Learning & Information Seeking
Behavior
* The Digital Revolution in Education: Approaches to Evaluation.
* Planning GII: Implications for Training
Wednesday, May 22
* Plenary Session: Arno Penzias, Vice President for Research at
ATT Bell Laboratories. (Invited)
* Network-centered Computing: Web-based Interfaces for
Organizational Databases
* Museum Education Site Licensing Project: Networked Delivery of
High Quality Images and Accompanying Text
* The Implications of Digital Curricula
* The Role of Electronic Media in Science Education
TOURS AND SOCIAL EVENTS (SEPARATE FEE REQUIRED)
Saturday, May 18, 1996
* Behind the Scenes at the San Diego Zoo (9:30am - 2:30pm)
* Tijuana, Mexico (9:00am - 2:00pm)
Sunday, May 19, 1996
* San Diego Wild Animal Park (10:00am - 3:00pm)
Monday, May 20, 1996
* San Diego Harbor Dinner Cruise on the Lord Hornblower (6:00pm -
10:00pm)
Tuesday, May 21, 1996
* San Diego State Univ. Electronic Book Reserve Room (12:30pm -
3:00pm)
Wednesday May 22, 1996
* San Diego Super Computer Center (12:30pm - 3:00pm)
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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
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issued six to eight weeks after the conference. Special event
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ASIS 1996 Mid Year MEETING May 18-22, 1996
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS/CONTINUING EDUCATION(early/late)
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Copyright and Intellect Prop in an E-World (Sat, 5/18)
Seminar Fee:_______
Members $195/$245
Non-members $220/$270
Java Programming (Sat, 5/18, 1/2 day) Seminar Fee:_______
Members $150/$180
Non-members $175/$205
Practical HTML: Hands-on Workshop (Sat 5/18) Seminar Fee:_______
Members $225/$260
Non-members $250/$285
Internet Search Engines (Sun, 5/19, 1/2 day) Seminar Fee:_______
Members $110/$150
Non-members $135/$175
From Boolean to Free Text(Sun, 5/18) Seminar Fee:_______
Members $195/$225
Non-members $225/$255
Developing A Quality Net Presence (Sun, 5/19) Seminar Fee:_______
Members $195/$245
Non-members $220/$270
Tech based IM using Lotus Notes (Sun, 5/19) Seminar Fee:_______
Members $195/$225
Non-members $225/$255
Managing Web Servers (Sun, 5/19)(SIG MGT) Seminar Fee:_______
Members $195/$225
Non-members $225/$255
[Members of SIG MGT, deduct $10)
Advanced HTML Workshop (Sun, 5/19) Seminar Fee:_______
Members $245/$275
Non-members $275/$300
TOURS (early/late)
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Behind the Scene at the San Diego Zoo (Sat 5/18) Tour Fee:_______
Members $40/$50
Non-members $45/$55
Tijuana, MX (Sat 5/18) Tour Fee:_______
Members $40/$50
Non-members $45/$55
San Diego Wild Animal Park (Sun 5/19) Tour Fee:_______
Members $40/$50
Non-members $45/$55
San Diego State U Elect. Book Reserve(Tue, 5/21) Tour Fee:_______
Members $20/$30
Non-members $25/$35
Harbor Dinner Cruise (Mon 5/20) Tour Fee:_______
Members: $60/$70
Non-members: $65/$75
OTHER
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_____ ASIS MEMBERSHIP $95 (1 year) Membership Fee:_______
MY96-N TOTAL FEES: $____________
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