What: Information Science & Technology in Action: NEASIS&T's Annual Conference, co-hosted with Simmons ASIS&T

When: Friday, March 3, 2023 (9:00AM - 1:00PM EST)

Where: virtual via Zoom

Who: NEASIS&T<https://www.asist.org/chapters/neasist/> (Northeast Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology) and Simmons ASIS&T
<https://slis.simmons.edu/blogs/asist/>Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $10 for non-members


The Northeast Chapter of the Association for Information Science & Technology (NEASIS&T), together with the Simmons University Student Chapter, invite you to join us for our 2023 Annual Conference, which will be held virtually. Registration is now open here<https://associationforinformationscienceandtechnologyasist.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/nLvGmMAr?mode=Attendee>.



The theme this year is:  Information Science and Technology in Action


We hope you can attend as we explore how information and technology are used and applied in theory and practice across different sectors and industries. We’re looking forward to an exciting day of presentations and lightning talks from our colleagues across the field of information science.

We are pleased to announce our two keynote speakers for the event:

  *   John Palfrey<https://www.macfound.org/about/people/john-palfrey>, President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, will speak on “Technology in the Public Interest.”
  *   Sanda Erdelez<https://www.simmons.edu/academics/faculty/sanda-erdelez>, Interim Dean of the College of Organizational, Computational and Information Sciences at Simmons University, will speak on “Information Science - Theory To Application.”



Additional information and a more detailed schedule will be posted to our chapter website<https://www.asist.org/chapters/neasist/events/2023_neasist_annual_conference/> as they are confirmed.


Please register here<https://associationforinformationscienceandtechnologyasist.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/nLvGmMAr?mode=Attendee> to reserve your spot.


If you are not yet a member of ASIS&T and would like to join to take advantage of the free member rate, please visit https://www.asist.org/membership/ for more information.





Louisa Choy
Electronic Resources & Systems Librarian
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