CDL: NASIG - Call for proposals and program ideas

From: Steve Savage <publicist_at_nasig.org>

CALL FOR PROPOSALS AND PROGRAM IDEAS

NASIG
21st Annual Conference
“Mile High Views:  Surveying the Serials Vista”
May 4-7, 2006
The Denver Marriott City Center
Denver, CO

The President of the North American Serials Interest Group will open 
the first session of the 21st annual conference on May 4, 2006 in 
Denver, Colorado.  The Rocky Mountains provide a dramatic backdrop to 
a bustling metropolitan area that enjoys 300 days of sunshine a year. 
  Denver has a lively downtown area as the city is overflowing with 
colleges, parks, museums, sporting events and more.  Denver attracted 
people to its frontier atmosphere, starting off as a rowdy frontier 
and mining town.  Today it still attracts individuals of the same 
spirit and they have helped it grow into a modern and sophisticated 
city.  Denver’s magnetism will be the perfect environment as we survey 
the serials vista.

To this end, the 2006 Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites 
proposals and/or program ideas for pre-conference, vision, strategy 
and tactics sessions.  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.

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.

SESSION 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 September 1, 2005.

Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Rachel Frick, June Garner, 
or Tonia Graves at: prog-plan_at_nasig.org.