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Started by Amin Shafie - Univ of Cincinnati...
Thu, 11 Jan 1990 19:13
SIGUCCS CALL for PARTICIPATION
Author: Amin Shafie - Univ of Cincinnati...
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1990 19:13
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1990 19:13
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<-------------------------------------------------------------------- < < SIGUCCS User Services Conference XVIII < Call For Participation < < New Centerings in Computing Services < < September 30 through October 3, 1990 < < Westin Hotel < Cincinnati, Ohio < < <<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << << <<Attention Directors, Managers, Analysts, Consultants, Programmers, <<Technical Writers, Trainers, and Librarians! << <<The higher education computing scene in the 1990s will present exciting <<challenges. To accommodate users' needs, computing service organizations <<are now visibly transforming in function and structure. The widespread <<adoption of personal computing by all disciplines, the increasing demand <<for desktop access to shared resources, the growth in demand for <<supercomputing capabilities, and the proliferation of powerful desktop <<workstations exert irresistible forces on central computing services. <<In response, the central site grows exponentially in staff and machinery <<at one academic institution; at another, the computing center is disbanded <<to provide distributed computing! At some sites increasing specialization <<is urged; at others, generalization is required. Regardless of the <<transforming strategy adopted by an individual institution, one fact <<seems clear: the user is the center toward which all computing services <<are directed. << <<SIGUCCS '90 invites you to participate in the examination and discussion <<of the myriad challenges facing user services professionals as we enter a <<new decade and of the new centerings computing service organizations are <<discovering to meet them. Please join us! << <<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << <<You can Participate << << Presentations << << Papers << << Panel Discussions << << Quick Workshops << << Educational Materials Competition << << Newsletter Competition << << Technical Writing Competition << << Documentation Display << <<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << << << <<Important Dates << << March 1, 1990 Presentation proposals due << April 1, 1990 Notification of proposal acceptance << May 1, 1990 Final Papers due << June 1, 1990 Newsletter entries due << June 1, 1990 Technical writing entries due << June 15, 1990 Notification of paper/panel acceptance << September 1, 1990 Deadline for materials for << documentation display << << <<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << <<Presentation Topic Areas << << <<Information Exchange Technology << <<Information exchange may well be the most important computing <<activity of the 1990s. The infrastructure for information delivery, the <<National Research and Academic Network (NREN), is presently being developed. <<How do we meet the challenges of a world where the <<facilitation of information delivery may be a principal user services <<responsibility? Topics of particular interest include: << << new approaches to information exchange << << campus activity in implementing information exchange << facilities that comply with emerging international standards << << research and development of computer-mediated information << exchange methods << << <<Distributed Services << <<As the role of user services shifts to providing distributed support, <<we must create new ways of providing traditional services as well as <<designing new services. Topics of particular interest include: << << providing support staff in departments and colleges << << funding issues << << if and how to charge back for services << << human networking of distributed support staff << << nonlabor-intensive support strategies << << cooperative efforts with other departments << << << <<Management Strategies << <<How do user services managers cooperate with other administrative and <<academic units that use or provide computing resources? How do they <<meet the many and diverse demands? Topics of particular interest include: << << reorganization << << interaction with faculty advisory groups << << delegating and distributing responsibility << << coordinating university computing resources << << staff professional development << << <<Marketing your Services << <<Changing roles may require changing your services and, often, your image on <<campus as you provide new services to new users. Topics of particular in- <<terest include: << << promotional strategies << << conducting market research << << designing services for unique or special audiences << << << <<Strategies for Small Schools << <<How can a small liberal arts college have distributed user services and <<centralized user services? How do distributed and centralized services work <<together to provide computing services beyond word processing? The <<sciences have become computer literate; now, how do we reach out from the <<center to the humanities and fine arts? Are we getting out of the <<office and into the trenches? Are we making too many "house calls"? <<Should we make them at all? << << <<Security and Ethics << <<As electronic mail and conferencing become more popular, computing <<systems are widely accessible to more users. How secure should academic <<computing resources be? What are the ethical guidelines provided for users <<of electronic mail and conferencing systems? Topics of particular interest <<include: << << promoting responsible and ethical use of computing resources << << security strategies << << adopting an ethics policy << << <<Serving New Audiences << <<People from the humanities, the arts, and other traditionally nontechnical <<disciplines are discovering that computers can help in areas other than <<word processing. In an increasingly proactive stance in the central <<computing facility, what do we do to attract and support these new audi- <<ences? Topics of interest include: << << providing information about off-the-shelf specialized << programs for music, fine arts, and the humanities << << facilitating technical support of nontraditional areas << << serving the computing beginner who wants to do << sophisticated tasks << << <<Consulting, Training, and Documentation << <<Supporting those who use the computing resources that we provide re- <<mains an important responsibility of user services organizations. Topics <<of particular interest include: << << new approaches to training << << providing distributed consulting << << documentation distribution services << << <<and/or other topics that would be of interest to your national <<and international colleagues << << <<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << <<Submitting Proposals << << <<Submit proposals via electronic mail to: << << SIGPAPER@OHSTVMA.BITNET or << << SIGPAPER@OHSTVMA.IRCC.OHIO-STATE.EDU << <<If you do not have access to electronic mail, send a printed copy to: << << Susan Jenkins Saari << Instruction and Research << Computer Center << The Ohio State University << 1971 Neil Avenue << Columbus, OH 43210 << << phone: (614) 292-4843 << fax: (614) 292-7081 << << <<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << <<Accepted Proposals << << <<Proposals must be received by March 1, 1990. Any submisson received <<after this date will not be considered by the Program Committee. You will <<be notified of the Program CommitteeUs decision by April 1, 1990. If your <<proposal is accepted, you will be asked to submit a full paper by May 1, <<1990. Any papers received after this date will not be considered. You will <<be notified of the Program CommitteeUs decision by June 15, 1990. << <<If your presentation is accepted, SIGUCCS is depending on you. If you are <<ker to make your presentation (not a substitute presentation). << << <<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << << <<How to Participate << << <<Proposals << <<For each proposal, include your name, title, affiliation, mailing ad- <<type of proposal (presentation or panel discussion) and its topic area. <<In addition, you must enclose the proper materials from the following <<requirements list: << <<Description << <<Papers Papers will be presented in 20-minute ntervals, with << three papers scheduled per 90-minute session. Speakers' << papers will be published in the conference proceedings. << <<Panels Panels will be in-depth treatments of a single topic by << two to four speakers from at least two different schools, << coordinated by a moderator. Allow ample time for audience << discussion. Abstracts for panels should be submitted << as a unit by the person who wishes to act as a moderator. << Panelists' papers will be published in the conference << proceedings. << <<Quick Workshops Quick workshops provide 90-minute overviews of new technolo- << gies, innovative applications, and creative strategies << for addressing the needs of computer users on campus. << << <<Requirements << <<Papers A 250- to 300-word abstract of the paper. Acceptance of << a proposal does not automatically ensure acceptance << of a paper for presentation; you must submit a full << paper to be considered for the conference program. << <<Panels A 250- to 300-word description of the panel, including << each panelist's name, title, affiliation, and presentation << topic. Acceptance of a panel description does not << automatically ensure acceptance of the panel for << presentation; each panelist must submit a full paper << to be considered for the conference program. << <<Quick Workshops A one- to two-page outline of the presentation and a << 10-minute videotape excerpt from the proposed presentation. << Acceptance of a proposal does not automatically ensure << acceptance of a workshop for presentation; you must << submit a full paper to be considered for the conference << program. Only three or four presentations will be a << ccepted in this category because it is highly competiive. << << <<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << << <<Other Ways to Participate << <<Education and Training Materials Competition << <<Interest in and the importance of user education and training have grown <<with each SIGUCCS conference. The 1990 SIGUCCS Conference offers, <<for the first time, competition for user education and training materials for <<colleges and universities.* We invite you to submit no more than two <<entries in any or all of the following categories: curriculum catalog, class- <<room printed materials, or self-contained printed tutorials. Although the <<first year of this competition includes only printed materials, we would like <<to know if there is an interest in expanding our future competitions to <<include video, audio, and computer-based tutorials. Deadline for entry is <<June 1, 1990. For more details and an entry form, or to address the issue <<of future competition categories, contact: << << Diane Jung-Gribble << Indiana University << 750 North State Road 46 Bypass << Bloomington, IN 47405 << << (812) 855-0962 << << << JUNG@IUBACS.BITNET << JUNG@JADE.BACS.INDIANA.EDU << <<*NOTE: this competition is not open to commercial materials << <<Newsletter Competition << <<Winning an award in the SIGUCCS Newsletter Competition is a mark of <<distinction for your institution, and for your editors, writers,artists,and <<designers. You will be asked to submit two consecutive issues published <<between June 1989 and May 1990. Deadline for entry is June 1, 1990. <<For more details and an entry form, contact: << << Jess Anderson << Madison Academic Computing Center << University of Wisconsin-Madison << 1210 West Dayton Street << Madison, WI 53706 << << (608) 263-6988 << << ANDERSON@MACC.WISC.EDU << ANDERSON@WISCMACC.BITNET << << <<Technical Writing Competition << <<If you have written or published a particularly good article in a computing <<newsletter, enter it in the Technical Writing Competition. Each computing <<center may enter one article. Deadline for entry is June 1,1990. To obtain <<entry forms and more details, contact: << << Donald J. Montabana << University of Pennsylvania << Computing Resources Center << 1202 Blockley Hall << Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021 << << (215) 898-9085 << << MONTABANA@A1.RELAY.UPENN.EDU << << << <<Documentation Display << <<The documentation room will feature an online system for submitted <<documentation. Conference attendees who have BITNET or INTERNET <<access will be able to email documentation to their university or college. <<Documentation may be submitted electronically to DOCUMENT@MIAMIU, <<by hardcopy, or diskette (IBM or Mac formatted) and must be received <<before September 1, 1990. Direct inquries to: << << Al Kaled << Academic Computing Services << Miami University << Oxford, OH 45056 << << (513) 529-6226 << << AK75STAF@MIAMIU << << <<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << << <<More Information << << <<General Information < <<Amin Shafie, Conference Chair <<University of Cincinnati << << << e-mail: SHAFIE@UCBEH.BITNET << << phone: (513) 556-9001 << << fax: (513) 556-0035 << << <<Call for Participation <<Susan Jenkins Saari, Program Chair <<The Ohio State University << << e-mail: SIGPAPER@OHSTVMA.BITNET << << phone: (614) 292-4843 << << fax: (614) 292-7081 << << <<Registration <<Ken Maccarone, Registration Chair <<University of Cincinnati << << e-mail: MACCARON@UCBEH.BITNET << << << phone: (513) 556-9098 << fax: (513) 556-0035 << << <<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << << <<ACM SIGUCCS << <<The Association of Computing Machinery's (ACM) Special Interest Group <<for University and College Computing (SIGUCCS) is one of ACM's <<organizational units devoted to the technical activities of its members. <<SIGUCCS provides a link for guidance and the interchange of ideas among <<computing professionals in the full range of small to large institutions. <<Its newsletter, annual conferences, and workshops promote the discussion <<of mutual problems. networks, user services, and computer center management. <<This SIGUCCS conference emphasizes practical ways to improve services for <<those who use university and college computing centers. Amin Shafie Assistant Director Academic Computing Services UCBEH::SHAFIE University of Cincinnati SHAFIE@UCBEH.SAN.UC.EDU ML 088 SHAFIE@UCBEH.BITNET Cincinnati, Ohio 45221 (513) 556-9022
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