Conference Photos
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2006 JA-SIG Summer Conference: Gateways and Pathways
The next JA-SIG conference will be Sunday through Tuesday, 4-6 June 2006 at Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina, Vancouver, BC, Canada. The conference is now open for registration and the program committee is accepting proposals for presentations. Details are available at http://www.ja-sig.org/conferences/06summer/index.html.
Program Suggestions
The Gateways and Pathways program is currently in a planning stage and the committee welcomes suggestions for presentations using one of the mechanisms below.
If you have a suggestion for the general conference please add it to the General Suggestions page.
Suggestions from prior conferences are available if you wish to see them.
Presentations
Presentations can be made in a variety of formats including:
- One-hour presentations: These presentations can be made lecture style, as a panel discussion, as a roundtable discussion, as a design review / feedback session or in a number of other formats. A short description of you selected format is appreciated when you submit your proposal. Please keep in mind that it is always a good idea to build in time for questions and answers for the audience, typically 10-15 minutes is sufficient.
- Birds of a Feather (BOFs): These informal discussions will occur during one timeslot within the program. Attendees interested in your topic of discussion will join you at a table to share experiences, ask questions and provide feedback.
- Kiosk Demonstrations: A number of kiosks will be set up in the foyer spaces of the conference area and can be reserved for 30 minute time slots during the refreshment break periods. At these kiosks, demonstrators "show-and-tell" about their various projects and can solicit feedback and answer questions for fellow attendees.
Things to do while in Vancouver
A page has been created listing restaurants and activities you may wish to enjoy while in Vancouver:
News & Updates
General Session and Keynote addresses
Monday, April 28
Community Source in Higher Education: Leaders' Panel with representatives from all of the partner projects.
Tuesday, April 29
Moving Community Source to the Mainstream: Overcoming the Obstacles to Adoption. Presented by Ira H. Fuchs, Vice President for Research in Information Technology at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Wednesday, April 30
Ubiquity, Interdependence, and the Age of Collaboration Presented by Kaye Howe, Executive Director, National Science Digital Library
The JA-SIG Spring 2008 conference planning committee will be using the blogging/news
feature of the wiki to publish newsworthy announcements related to the conference.
On Saturday Chris Doyle and I rented kayaks from Ecomarine on Granville island and did a short paddle in False Creek. We both thought that the Granville Island Market area looks like a great place to explore for any conference attendees with a little extra time. It was about a $12CA cab ride each way.
Check it out.
JA-SIG is offering a portlet showcase during the June 2006 conference (Gateways and Pathways) - complete with a prize for the best portlet. Participants will have about 10 minutes to show/demonstrate their portlet in front of an audience of interested attendees. The members of the audience will then vote to elect the best portlet. The winning portlet will receive the prestigious JA-SIG Best Portlet Award at the closing session.
How to enter:
If you would like to participate, please submit your proposal using the "Call for Presentations" at
http://bailey.mannlib.cornell.edu:8080/jasigconf/call-form.jsp?conf_id=jasig10
Select "showcase" as the category and "demonstration" as the type to participate.
The deadline for submissions is March 22, 2006.
If you have any questions please feel free to email the Program committee. jasig-june-2006@interchange.ubc.ca
Questions & Concerns
If you have a question or concern, you may share it with the committee at jasig-june-2006@interchange.ubc.ca