SLA NorthWest Regional Conference - Call for Proposals

2006 Special Libraries Association NorthWest Regional Conference

Content Management ? Converging Information, People and Technology

October 6 - 7, 2006 - Vancouver, BC

Hosted by Western Canada, Oregon and Pacific Northwest Chapters

You are invited to submit a proposal for presentation at the 2006 SLA 
NorthWest Regional Conference.

Venue:Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC 
http://fairmont.com/hotelvancouver

Introduction: Content management (CM) has, in recent years, moved from the 
back room of the web designer onto the desk of almost every information 
professional who has responsibility for getting their organization's 
content out to a suitable audience.  CM professionals have helped to 
articulate the process and develop the systems to manage it.  Many 
librarians, on the other hand, are meeting CM for the first time, even if 
they recognise elements of it in their existing skill sets.  

The keynote speaker will be Bob Boiko.  As the author of the Content 
Management Bible, Bob is, without exaggeration, the guru of content 
management.  He is a teacher, consultant, writer, programmer, and 
itinerant businessman. Bob is currently President of Metatorial Services, 
Inc. (www.metatorial.com)and an affiliate faculty member of the 
Information School at the University of Washington(
www.ischool.washington.edu).

Target Audience: The primary objective of the conference is to bring 
together SLA members and others with a professional or academic interest 
in content management and related disciplines.  The conference will focus 
on developing content management skills for attendees of all knowledge 
levels, from novice to advanced, and demonstrating the added value of 
content management.
 
Presentations:We welcome presentations on the use of CM in and outside of 
library settings and from introductory to advanced levels.  We expect that 
most programs will run for just under one hour including time for 
questions and answers, although we are open to suggestions of other 
formats (workshops, panel discussions, etc.) that might run for longer or 
shorter periods. 

Topics:

We welcome presentations on, for example: 

·         fundamentals of CM

·         CM systems
·         best practices

·         metadata
·         case studies

·         taxonomies and thesauri
·         CM jobs in special libraries

·         information architecture
·         CM challenges

 

Speakers should bear in mind that their audience may encompass a range of 
knowledge and experience of both CM and information skills.

Submission guidelines: Please see the attached Submission Form for 
guidelines and evaluation criteria. The conference web site is at 
http://www.sla.org/chapter/cwcn/conference/NWRC2006/index.htm. Questions 
may be addressed to [email protected] Deadline for submissions is 
March 31, 2006.  

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Christina Zeller, MLIS
President
SLA Western Canada Chapter

Web Content Strategist
British Columbia Securities Commission
604 899-6737 (direct)
800 373-6393 (toll free in BC and Alberta)
[email protected]
BCSC website: http://www.bcsc.bc.ca

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