NASIG Newsletter

CALL FOR INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND USER GROUP IDEAS
Rachel Frick and Sarah George, PPC Co-Chairs 

The NASIG Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites ideas for topics and volunteers for session conveners for informal discussion groups and user groups.    

The purpose of Informal Discussion Groups (formerly known as Networking Nodes) is to promote discussion among NASIG attendees who have a shared interest in a topic, idea, workflow, or problem.  The emphasis of these sessions is open discussion and the generation of new ideas.  Informal Discussion Groups will take place over lunch on Saturday, June 2.  

In addition to Informal Discussion Groups, there will be sessions dedicated to user groups of a specific product or service.  The purpose of these sessions is to share product implementation or development experiences and ideas. User Group attendees will have an opportunity to discuss topics of common interest in a non-commercial setting.  This year, user groups will have two distinct sessions.   The first session, on Friday, June 1, from 3:15-4:15 p.m., will focus on ERM products and services.  On Saturday, June 2, from 4-5 p.m., the sessions will involve other technologies and services used by serialists. 

The Program Planning Committee invites suggestions for topics to be considered by these groups and would like to hear from any conference attendee who would like to facilitate an Informal Discussion Group or User Group. The facilitator must be registered for the full conference. 

Please send your suggestions or volunteer to lead a group by contacting the Program Planning Committee at ppc1-l@nasig.org.  The deadline for submissions of topics and volunteers is April 4, 2007.  

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