NASIG 23rd Annual Conference

[Denise Novak <publicist@nasig.org>]

(For more information, contact the NASIG Publicist at
publicist@nasig.org.)

Second Call for Proposals and Program Ideas 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.=A0 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.=A0 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.=A0 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.=A0 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.

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