| Please Post and Distribute to Colleagues First Call for Papers and Reviewers Fellow MG-Ed Reader, Please help* with the 2006 InSITE (Informing Science + IT Education) conference. The conference will be held at <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Salford</st1:placename> in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Manchester</st1:place></st1:city>, June 25-28 and includes a banquet at the Manchester United Football Club.
* by submitting, reviewing, promoting, and sponsoring 1. Submit a paper by the end of November and attend the conference this June. The conference is very friendly and supportive. It brings together colleagues from various disciplines and from around the world to discuss their common research and teaching problems and solutions. Accepted papers are published in either the conference proceedings or one of the Informing Science Institute's journals. All our publications are available online free of charge to everyone without regard to membership. Your papers are read and cited by colleagues around the world.
Some topics that are particularly of interest are the following: - Issues in effectively and efficiently informing clients through information technology. IT is used in all fields, so papers from all disciplines are welcome
- Information Technology Education
such as curriculum and techniques for teaching IT - Knowledge &Learning Objects
any aspect of knowledge and learning objects, such as theory, practice, innovation, and research - Doctoral Studies Papers
all issues in the teaching and mentoring of doctoral students - Misinforming/Disinforming and Bias in informing systems.
All submissions undergo blind review by six or more external referees and you receive copies of the reviewers comments. 2. Be a conference paper reviewer Will you review three submissions related to your areas of interest during December? If you have not already signed up, please Sign up here. 3. Help us promote the conference to colleagues around the world. If you are willing to help promote the conference among colleagues, please download, print, and post a copy of a tri-fold call-for-papers: 4. Ask your school to sponsor InSITE The conference also welcomes and relies on sponsors. Your school, faculty, or university can become an academic sponsor for as little as ₤300. Sponsors' names and logos are displayed on the conference website, printed materials, and advertising. Other sponsorships are also available. If you know of someone that may be interested in sponsorship, we have a letter to potential sponsors that we can send to you. ₤500 Basic corporate sponsorship
₤750 Named Fellowship for one overseas delegate
₤1000 Named coffee/tea break
₤1500 Named reception
₤2000 Named lunch or partial sponsorship of banquet
₤4500 Named Banquet Sponsorship Thank you in advance for whatever help you can provide. We look forward to your participation in InSITE 2006 and future conferences. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us.
-eli and Betty
Eli Cohen and Elizabeth Boyd
Conference Organizers
Informing Science Institute
organizers@InformingScience.org |