[Sigia-l] ASIST 2015 Annual Meeting - Reg and Program Online

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2015 Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Techno=
logy
Information Science with Impact: Research in and for the Community

November 6-10, 2015 =95 Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch =95 St. Louis=
, Missouri

Program and Registration at:
 https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2015/

This year=92s ASIS&T conference theme provides an opportunity for informa=
tion science researchers =96 including academics and practitioner researc=
hers =96 to discuss the impact of their research on industry, on governme=
nt, on local/national/global community groups, on individuals, on informa=
tion systems, on libraries/museums/galleries, and on other practice conte=
xts. The theme highlights the introduction of a new conference focus on A=
pplied Research, which recognizes that basic research in information scie=
nce is also inspired by, and/or connected to, information practice contex=
ts.=20

8 Preconference Workshops
40 Contributed Papers
18 Panel Discussions

Plenary sessions:
Aaron Doering  =93Building Community Online: Connecting People, Places, a=
nd Ideas through Innovative Design.=94  Doerring is associate professor i=
n the LT Media Lab at the University of Minnesota, currently holds the Bo=
nnie Westby Huebner Endowed Chair in Education and Technology. His resear=
ch involves the design, development and evaluation of online and mobile t=
eaching environments; technology integration in K-12 settings; and the in=
novative use of technology to support teaching and learning.

Sarah Morton  =93Creating Impact: Issues, Challenges and Solutions=94  Mo=
rton works at the intersection of social research, policy and practice in=
 a range of leadership roles. She is co-director of the Centre for Resear=
ch on Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Also=
 within the University of Edinburgh, Sarah is the knowledge exchange spec=
ialist for the Centre for Community and Public Health Sciences and an imp=
act analyst. She is a director of What Works Scotland and she is also an =
associate of the research unit for research utilization at the National C=
oordinating Centre for Public Engagement and was a member of the Scottish=
 Funding Council=92s working group on Knowledge Exchange and Public Polic=
y. Sarah=92s research has investigated the process assessing the impact o=
f research on policy and practice. She has a specialty in contribution an=
alysis and uses this approach in a variety of projects, often working wit=
h non-academic partners, and also to assess the impact of research.=20



Richard Hill
Executive Director
Association for Information Science and Technology
1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510
Silver Spring, MD  20910
FAX: (301) 495-0810
(301) 495-0900



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