We had a meeting today at SLAIS and we’ll be posting the official minutes at some point, but for now, here’s a quick recap.

Heather and Alex talked about the ASIS&T conference out in Pittsburgh earlier this month. Heather pitched for people to volunteer and otherwise participate in Research Day. We discussed our wildly successful Cool Tools events and when we’ll have the next one to welcome the new cohort showing up in January, as well as the possibility of selling TShirts as a fundraiser, since apparently we’re supposed to be raising funds so we can rent a bus some day. Some awesome road-trippish kind of day. There will be a TShirt design contest coming, with a deadline of January 7, 2011. More information as the posters get made.

There was also an election for the soon to be vacant (once Alex graduates) position of webmaster and Justin Unrau (that’s me) is now it.

ASIS&T@UBC will have its final meeting of the year on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 in IKBLC Room 491. We decided to do something a little edgier than the usual ASIS&T fare for this poster … I doubt whether anything quite like this has graced the walls of SLAIS before! … At any rate, in case you missed the email but are an avid reader of this blog (hello, all two of you!), here is the low, low, lowdown on the meeting:

Agenda:

1. Elect new executive officers for 2008-9
2. Discuss plans for 2008-9 including:

• Developing half-day hands-on instructional workshops for SLAIS students on software and skills relevant to the information professions such as screencasting using Camtasia, CSS/XHTML, working with RSS, KompoZer, and lots more. Suggestions welcome!
• Bringing in expert speakers and instructors to provide animated & interactive information about cutting-edge developments in IT and the information professions.
• Organizing social events for SLAIS and other UBC students interested in technology.
• Other?

Backgrounder: What is ASIS&T? With the ongoing proliferation of techniques and technologies that emerge in the fields of library and information science, communications, networking and computer science, there is a need for one organization that can bring all of these fields and practitioners together. Formed in 1937, ASIS&T brings together everyone involved in Information Science and information research, from technical specialists, to librarians, from researchers, to business professionals – all fields that need, use, or investigate information fall under the ASIS&T umbrella. What can membership in ASIS&T offer?

• Professional membership in a global organization with over 4000 members
• A job board, with jobs from around the world!
• Two professional Journals (online versions are free with a student membership)
• Conferences, seminars, and summits on topics of interest to information professionals
• Interest groups that bring together working professionals (one is included with your membership)
• Professional development opportunities
• Networking

What can membership in ASIS&T offer at UBC?

• A chance to bring together students involved in the information sciences from across campus!
• Develop programs and events of interest to our student body
• Social, networking, and discussion groups
• Career and educational development opportunities

Check us out online Blog: http://asistubc.wordpress.com/ Website: http://www.slais.ubc.ca/PEOPLE/students/student-groups/asist/index.htm Drop us an email at asist.ubc@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments.