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DLF Spring Forum 2009: Raleigh, North Carolina 1:00 p.m., Monday, May 4, 2009 – 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Raleigh Marriott City Center 500 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 +1-919-833-1120 http://snurl.com/avp50 ----------------------------------------- Call for Presentation Proposals DEADLINE Monday, March 2, 2009 Members of DLF and other institutions with expressed interest are invited to submit proposals for papers, panels, and birds-of-a-feather sessions in support of the DLF mission to enable new research and scholarship of its members, students, scholars, lifelong learners, and the general public by developing an international network of digital libraries. SUBMISSIONS Proposals for papers, panels, and birds-of-a-feather (BOF) sessions should be submitted by close of business in your time zone on Monday, March 2, 2009 via this link <http://snurl.com/avozd>. THEMES Proposals on a range of thematic interests are welcome, and proposals that relate to the following themes are encouraged: Network scale services and linked data initiatives Metrics and measurement approaches for validating digital efforts NOTICE DLF strongly encourages presentations that intend to expose problems within a thematic area, make plain what others can learn from the experience of the presenter(s), and catalyze further discussion. PAPERS Proposals for papers should be brief (250 words or less) and supply a title, the name of the author(s), and a short abstract. Each paper shares a 90-minute time slot with one or two other papers on similar topics. Papers are alloted 20 or 35 minutes. PANELS Proposals for panel discussions should include a title for the panel, a brief outline of the panel's purpose, the panelists' names, short descriptions of their respective contributions, and a statement of how the panelists' presentations fit together into a logical whole. Panels are alloted 35 or 80 minutes. BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER SESSIONS Proposals for birds-of-a-feather (BOF) sessions should include a title, facilitator’s name (use author field on submission form), and the purpose and intended outcomes of the session in ca. 250-words. These provide for informal discussion between interested parties on a specific topic. The duration for BOF sessions is 60 minutes. PRE- AND POST-FORUM MEETINGS Please submit requests for meetings for DLF affiliated groups or initiatives pre- and post-Forum meetings directly to Jaime Moore <jmoore "at" diglib "dot" org>. Indicate preferred date and duration, equipment required, number of attendees. ------------------------------------------ Barrie Howard Program Manager Digital Library Federation 1752 N Street, NW Ste 800 Washington DC 20036 Office: +1-202-939-4769 Mobile: +1-202-436-4749 http://www.diglib.org/