The University Room at San Jose State will be the venue for our next Chapter evening program. Our speaker, Christine Connors, will discuss "Evolution of Controlled Vocabularies: Better Content, New Career Opportunities."
New technologies and data modeling methods are providing exciting new means for managing data in our organizations. Companies large and small, arts and cultural heritage organizations, academic institutions and governments are all embarking on projects to improve the transmission, clarity and often transparency of the data they curate. What are these technologies? Where can these methods be learned? What new career opportunities are there for info pros? Join us as we explore the possibilities.
Christine Connors has extensive experience in taxonomy, ontology and metadata design and development. Prior to forming TriviumRLG, an information management consulting firm, Ms. Connors was the global director, semantic technology solutions for Dow Jones, responsible for partnering with business champions across Dow Jones to improve digital asset management and delivery. In that position, she managed a worldwide team responsible for the development of taxonomies, ontologies and metadata that are used to add value to Dow Jones news and financial information products. She also served as business champion for the Synaptica® software application.
The wonderful University Room is located in the Cafeteria Building which is in the middle of SJSU campus, roughly at 7th Street. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with a light meal and social hour -- an opportunity to chat with SLA colleagues, and thank rep George Plosker and his employer IEEE for generous support of our Chapter programs this year. Ms. Connors will begin her presentation at 7 p.m.
The cost for this program is $25 for SLA members ($15 for our members who are retired or between jobs). The San Andreas Chapter welcomes those who are not SLA members to this event for $35 and SLIS students for $15.
The last day to register for this program is November 10 12. Please register online.
PARKING at SJSU. Visitor parking is available on the upper floors in the South Garage (entrance on 7th Street). Cost is $1 for 30 minutes; after 5:30 a flat rate ($5) is available. There are two automated pay stations on each floor that accept coins, bills ($1, $5, $10), Visa or Master Cards. Estimate the time you'll need, purchase a ticket and place it on your dashboard. Click here for a map.
NEW REGISTRATION PROCESS. To simplify matters for your Chapter program and hospitality teams, we are asking all attendees to register online. The online form here gathers the usual information -- your name, contact information and payment category. After completing the form, you will need to send a check to the Registrar. She will send a confirmation email when she receives your check, which is due by noon on November 13 16. As usual, make the check payable to "San Andreas Chapter of SLA" and send it to:
SLA Reservations
c/o AIM Library & Information Staffing
P.O. Box 391210
Mountain View, CA 94039-1210
We're looking forward to seeing you in San Jose on November 18th! And thank you IEEE for being a sponsor of this event!
-- Patricia Parsons & Jean Bedord
Chapter Program Directors
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