ARLIS/NA 41st Annual Conference: Call for Emerging Technology Forum Presenters The Conference Program Committee, the Professional Development Committee, and the Art Library Students & New ARLIS/NA Professionals Section (ArLiSNAP) are joining forces to bring an exciting new program to the Pasadena conference! The Emerging Technology Forum will feature presenters sharing their knowledge of cutting-edge technologies through hands-on demonstrations at technology stations and brief presentations. The Forum will be held concurrently with the Posters Session. Have you harnessed a technology tool to make your job more efficient, your teaching more effective, or your collections more accessible? Consider sharing your expertise and experience with your fellow conference attendees! Submission deadline: Monday, December 31, 2012 Requirements for Participation: Presenters will be required to prepare a hands-on component to demonstrate tableside at a technology station for the duration of the 2-hour session, prepare and give a brief five-minute presentation to a larger group during the 2-hour session, and provide handouts about the technology. Presenters will be asked to provide their own hardware (laptops/tablets, etc.) for their demonstration station. WiFi will be provided. Possible presentation areas: Blogging (example: Tumblr) Citation Management (example: Zotero) Concept Mapping (examples: Compendium, FreeMind) Crowd Sourcing Content Management Systems (examples: Omeka, Drupal) GIS Mapping Photo Sharing Social Media (example: Pinterest) Demonstrations of free or open-source technologies are preferred. TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR THE EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FORUM, COMPLETE THE SUBMISSION FORM HERE <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ARLISNA-EmergingTech> . [https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ARLISNA-EmergingTech] Questions? Contact the Program Co-chairs: Sarah Sherman ([log in to unmask]) Cathy Billings ([log in to unmask]) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~