> Pasted below, and attached details of the 1st DALLAS Conference,
> University of Wales Swansea.
>
> <<Distance And Lifelong Learners At Swansea.doc>>
> Distance And Lifelong Learners At Swansea
>
> 1st Dallas Conference - University of Wales Swansea, April 4-5 2000.
> From Dream to Reality, Library & Information Services for part-time &
> Distance Learners
>
>
> Provisional Timetable:-
>
> Tuesday
> 2pm Registration & Coffee
> 2.30pm Keynote speech (NIACE officer )
> 3pm Talk 1 - Liz West - Project Manager Hylife Project,
> University of Northumbria at Newcastle "Hylife : an overview of the
> development from project to service"
> 4pm Tea
> 4.30pm DALLAS (Distance & Lifelong Learners at Swansea) - A
> service in operation
> 5pm free time / LIC visit
> 6pm Dinner (? Ceilidh at Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill )
>
> Wednesday
> 9.30am Talk 2 - Danielle Hinton - ELITE Project, Univ. Leicester
> "the establishment and development on the I&CT
> infrastructure and the skills & knowledge base required for underpinning
> the delivery of electronic library services to distance and other learners
> of the University of Leicester."
> 10.30 Coffee
> 11 - 11.45 Workshops 1, 2, 3
> 11.45 - 12.30 Workshops 4, 5, 6
> 12.30pm Lunch
> 1.30pm Round up session & departure.
>
> Workshop topics:
> 1 & 5 Dr. R. Symberlist (Multimedia Consultant, LIC Swansea)
> - Video streaming
> Video Streaming for Learning & Teaching - the Streamer 2000 Project : LIS
> in collaboration with Media Services, sponsorship from Mertec Computers
> and technical assistance from Microsoft Corporation are piloting a video
> streaming service for the delivery of learning and teaching video
> materials over the Web. This exciting project is taking advantage of the
> recent rapid developments in Web video technology, enabling students to
> access high quality learning and teaching video and audio resources on
> their local, or remote, desktop PCs. For details see
> http://www.swan.ac.uk/lis/streamer2000/
> 2. M. Heery (UWE)- Managing a distance learning service
> 3 & 6 Sian Williams (Adult Education Librarian, UWS)
> &
> Debra Llewellyn (CCC Project) - the Connecting
> Communities Cymru project
> 4. Rebecca Davies (Nursing Librarian, UWS.) -
> Mediated searching : help or hindrance
>
> The conference will be held in the new James Callaghan building, on the
> University of Wales Swansea campus. The lecture theatre and seminar rooms
> are wheelchair accessible.
>
> Accommodation will be in single en-suite rooms in Neuadd Lewis Jones, one
> of the campus halls of residence.
> Some specially adapted rooms are available, please let us know as soon as
> possible if you need one.
> Breakfast on Wednesday morning will be provided in the refectory in Fulton
> House (next door to the Hall), where all of the University's catering
> facilities are located.
>
> Lunch on Wednesday will be a hot & cold buffet in the Castle Room, Fulton
> House. This will be followed by a round-up session in the same room.
>
> The evening meal on Tuesday will be held off campus, to provide an
> opportunity for a look at the glorious Gower Peninsula.
>
> Special diets can be catered for, as can disabled accommodation. Please
> describe any such requirements on your booking form.
>
>
>
> Costs :-
> Full conference fee including overnight accommodation, Tuesday dinner,
> Wednesday breakfast & lunch = £110 + VAT
>
> Conference attendance on both days including Tuesday dinner & Wednesday
> lunch = £80.00 + VAT (£70.00 without Tuesday dinner)
>
> Conference attendance on Tuesday afternoon only = £30.00 + VAT
>
> Evening dinner on Tuesday = £12.00
>
> Conference attendance on Wednesday morning only, including lunch = £40.00
> + VAT
> DALLAS Conference, University of Wales Swansea 4 - 5 April 2000.
>
> Booking Form
>
>
> Surname.........................................Forename..................
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> Home
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> Position
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> I wish to attend the following conference sessions -
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> Full conference including accommodation & meals q
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> Special accommodation
> needs...............................................................
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> Special dietary needs
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> Full conference & evening dinner without accommodation q
> Tuesday afternoon & Wednesday morning sessions only q
> Tuesday afternoon session only q
> Wednesday morning session only q
> Tuesday evening dinner q
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> Workshop preferences .....................................
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> I enclose payment of £...................... (Cheques made payable to
> UWS)
>
> Please send an invoice for £................. to the following address:-
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> Payment should be made in full when booking, a full refund will only be
> given for cancellations made before March 1st 2000.
> All correspondence should be addressed to the conference organiser -
> Mrs. Sue Miller (Special Needs Librarian)
> University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP
>
> e-mail [log in to unmask] tel. 01792 - 295047 / 295178
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>
>
> Rebecca Davies
> Health Science Librarian
> University of Wales Swansea
> Singleton Park
> Swansea
> SA2 8PP
> tel: 01792 295038
>
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