NASIG: Call for papers

[Denise Novak <publicist@nasig.org>]

NASIG 23rd Annual Conference "Taking the Sting Out of Serials"
June 5-8, 2008
Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, Phoenix, Arizona

The 2008 Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals 
and/or program ideas for pre-conference, vision, strategy, and 
tactics sessions.  The Program Planners are specifically 
interested in hearing from publishers, vendors, librarians, and 
others about issues relating to scholarly communication, 
licensing, and publishing.

Please keep in mind the following:

* The Program Planning Committee 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.

* The Program Planning Committee 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 Program 
Planning Committee.

* 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.

The conference will be held at Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, 
nestled in between Phoenix and Scottsdale in the midst of the 
Sonora Desert: http://www.pointehilton.com/indextc.cfm.

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/conferences/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 20, 
2007.

For more information about the North American Serials Interest 
Group, please see: http://www.nasig.org.

Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Sarah Wessel and 
Erika Ripley at: prog-plan@nasig.org

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Denise D. Novak
Publicist and Past President, NASIG, Inc.
dn22@andrew.cmu.edu