SCRLC's Annual Meeting - 30 October 2009

SCRLC's 43rd Annual Meeting (30 October, Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca) is rapidly approaching!

Here is the blurb:

The Metaverse is a term coined by Neal Stephenson in Snow Crash (1992) to describe 3D worlds or multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs). Increasingly, businesses, organizations, colleges, schools, libraries, and entrepreneurs are establishing presences in MUVEs. Why are they involved? What are they learning? What are the issues? What is the future and role of the Metaverse in learning and edcuation--and libraries?

Where does the Metaverse fit as we move deeper into the 21st century and examine our traditional roles and services as well as our part in innovation and transformation within our libraries and institutions? Join our speakers for a lively, thought-provoking discussion as they take up those issues and share their insight and experiences.

Our Speakers:

Dr. Robert Bloomfield, Professor of Accounting, Johnson School of Management, Cornell Univeristy. Founder and host of the weekly Metanomics program (www.metanomics.net).

Dr. Paul S. D'Ambrosio, Vice President and Chief Curator of the New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown.

Christina Galanis, Executive Director of Southern Tier HealthLink, Binghamton.

Tom Peters, founder and CEO of TAP Information Services and maintans the library presence for Online Programming for All Libraries (OPAL).

Gail Wood, Director of Libraries at Memorial Library, SYNY Cortland.

Here is the direct link to register: www.scrlc.org/events/show/40. You can also read more information about the speakers.

What aspects would you likle the keynote speakers and panelists to address?

--Mary-Carol Lindbloom