NFA IS
1958 – 2008: 50th Anniversary
The cut-off date for the early bird conference registration fee is only
days away - Tuesday, January 8, 2008!! The conference, scheduled for
February 24-26, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA, is for all information
providers – publishers, librarians and educators - who want to learn
more about the user behavior and expectations that are driving the new
information order and the technologies, business practices and
strategies that are required to adapt products and services to a new
generation of information seekers.
The Conference theme - The New Information Order: Its Culture, Content
and Economy will look at how the rapid adoption of information
technology is creating a user-centric, technology-driven society with
its own unique culture, value propositions, behavior and economy, and
will highlight the opportunities that are available to all who are
willing to adapt to the New Order. The preliminary program, registration
forms and general information are now available at:
http://www.nfais.org/2008_Tier_Program.htm.
Highlights include:
* Trends that are driving the new information order from noted
author David Weinberger, (Everything is Miscellaneous: The Power of the
New Digital Disorder ClueTrain Manifesto, etc.)
* Emerging technologies and the future of information discovery
* User perceptions of the value of content based upon recent surveys
from Outsell, Inc.
* Corporate and library business practices and revenue models that
reflect the culture of today's information society
* The geographic shift in the information economy and the
opportunities offered by China as a new source of content
* Strategies for success in the New Information Order form the
perspective of corporate, academic and government executives
This 2008 NFAIS Annual Conference will be a very special event as NFAIS
will be marking the 50th Anniversary of its founding. The City of
Philadelphia will proclaim the opening day, February 24, 2008, as "NFAIS
Day," the Gala celebration will be held in the ballroom of the historic
Academy of Music, the oldest grand opera house in the U.S. that is still
used for its original purpose, and the meeting itself will be held in
the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue, a national historic hotel. Join us and
find out how your organization can thrive in the New Information Order!
For more information, contact Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director of
Communication and Planning ([log in to unmask] or 215-893-1561) or
visit the NFAIS Web site at
http://www.nfais.org/events/event_details.cfm?id=44.
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