NASIG 2007 Conference Call for Proposals

[Mary Page <publicist@nasig.org>]

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
(NASIG) will open the first session of the 22nd annual conference
on May 31, 2007 in Louisville, Kentucky.  The 2007 Program
Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals and/or program ideas
for pre-conference, vision, strategy and tactics sessioon.

The Program Planners are specifically interested in issues
relating to scholarly communication, licensing, and publishing.

Please keep in mind the following:

     * The PPC will review all submitted proposals for their
content, timeliness, and relevance to the conference theme and
reserves the right to combine, blend, or refocus proposals to
maximize their relevance and to avoid duplication.

     * PPC will treat all submissions as suggestions and
guideposts.

     * Time management issues and reimbursement guidelines
generally limit each session to two speakers.

     * Proposals may be suggested as one type of session and/or
format and ultimately be accepted as any one of the other types
of sessions or formats; this decision is the purview of the PPC.

     * Vision and Strategy speakers are required to produce a
written paper for the conference proceedings.  Because NASIG
publishes its conference proceedings, content needs to be unique
for copyright purposes.

     * ALL presentations must be original and not previously
presented at other conferences.

For more information about the North American Serials Interest
Group, please see: http://www.nasig.org.  The conference will be
held at Galt House, along Louisville's waterfront:
http://www.galthouse.com.

NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose
organizations do not cover expenses.  For more information about
this policy, please see:
http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm.

Sessions Types:

Pre-conferences are in-depth programs that focus on practical
aspects of the work and skills we perform on a daily basis.  In
general, these programs are several hours in duration, have
limited attendance, and may include hands-on training.

Vision sessions are offered at no-conflict times to allow all
conference attendees to participate.  These programs generally
deal with the larger universe of ideas and issues that may
influence the serials world.

Strategy sessions generally deal with all or, at least, several
segments of the serials world including, but not limited to
publishers, vendors, service providers, and librarians. These
sessions are 90 minutes; please allow 10 minutes for questions
from the audience.

Tactics Sessions are designed to address day-to-day issues and
generally deal with one or two practical aspects of the serials
world. These sessions are 60 minutes; please allow 10 minutes for
questions from the audience.

To suggest a proposal or an idea, please fill out the submission
form available at: http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm.
The deadline for this call for proposals and ideas is August 1,
2006.

Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Rachel Frick or Sarah
George at: prog-plan@nasig.org.

Mary Page
NASIG
Past President/Publicist
publicist@nasig.org
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