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EUSIDIC Annual Conference
Park Hotel Schoenbrunn, Vienna. 11-14 October 1998
>From Information to Intelligence
Every aspect of the information chain is changing as the drive to enhance performance imposes the requirement that whatever information the user needs must be delivered direct to the desktop, and in a form which can be absorbed immediately to add value to the work process. Eusidic's Annual Conference which explores these changes provides an ideal opportunity for a state-of-the-art review of the new technologies and the new approaches which are changing the map of information management, libraries and publishing. The core of the meeting will be half day sessions with key speakers and recognised experts exploring the three themes: technology; the user's view; and the publisher's view. A fourth session on the place of free information in the information economy will discuss the role of state and commercial information providers, as more information is made available free on the Web. The Conference will end with a series of practical workshops. The information exchange will be highly interactive, delegates will have ample opportunity to share experience, discuss their situation and identify solutions.
Eusidic is the largest association representing the widest range of participants in the electronic information sector. It is the leading European forum for the provision of information, and the exchange of experience, opinion and advice, amongst organisations active in the production, distribution and use of information services.
Programme
Sunday 11 October
12.00 Registration open until 19.00
See Vienna and meet other delegates an optional sightseeing tour will be available.
19.30 Reception/Informal Dinner
Monday 12 October
9.00-9.15 Introductory Remarks by Georg Schultheiss, Chairman, Eusidic Council
Session A: Technology:
Purpose of session: to give an overview of the technology available, and to discuss applications within the provision and use of information (explaining the state of the art, setting expectations - removing the hype)
9.15-10.00 Overview presentation: how technology will shape the provision and use of information services.
Lorcan Dempsey, Director, U.K. Office for Library Networking (UKOLN)
10.00-10.30 Push technology
Ralph Cochrane British Telecom
10.30-11.00 Coffee
11.00-11.30 Scaling, Updating, Integrating: Profiling and Engineering Legal Information
Derek Sturdy, Technical Development Director, Sweet and Maxwell
11.30-12.00 'What you don't see is what you get' : a text mining experience using SemioMap technology
Bernard Rothenburger, INRIA (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique, France
12.00-12.15 General Discussion
12.15-14.00 Lunch
Session B: The Users View: Managing Information in a Dynamic World
This session comprises a series of "state of the art" reviews of the ways in which changing technology and other dynamics affect the provision and use of information, each presentation examining the perspective of an individual sector.
14.00-14.30 Enhancing productivity through information services: the case of a multinational corporation.
Dr Wolfgang Gerhartz, Degussa AG
14.30-15.00 Managing and sifting relevant legal information.
Suzanne Warren, Head of Information Services Haliwell Landau
15.00-15.30 Providing intelligent information in a management consultancy
KPMG (speaker to be confirmed)
15.30-16.00 Break
16.00-16.30 Managing information services in an academic environment
Elisabeth Boellman, Universitatsbibliothek Graz (Austria)
16.30-17.00 New challenges and new solutions: the view of an information broker.
Francois Libmann, Director of FLA Consultants (France)
17.00-17.15 General Discussion
17.30-18.30 AGM
20.00-22.00 Reception given by the Mayor and Governor of Vienna
Vienna Town Hall
Tuesday 13 October
Session C: The publishers View: Making Data into Knowledge
Purpose of session: to discuss how changing technology, customer expectations, the legal/contractual environment and other dynamics affect the objectives and procedures in each type of information provider.
9.00-9.45 Brave new world: publishing in the next millennium
Hugh Look, Editor of Interactive Media International
9.45-10.15 Legal publisher
Wendy Beecham, West Publishing
10.15-10.45 Primary publisher
Nicki Dennis, Director Applied Science & Technology Publishing Edward Arnold
10.45-11.15 Coffee
11.15-11.45 New markets: providing information and intelligence to medical practitioners
Dr. Alexander Broich, General Manager, Health Online Multimedica (Bertelsmann, Burda, Springer)
11.45-12.00 General Discussion
12.00-13.30 Lunch
Session D: The place of free information in the information economy
The role of free information, partnerships and alliances, technology constraints.
Chairman Anne Girard, Institut Francais du Petrole
13..30-13.45 Scene setting by Chairman
13.45-14.15 The role of the state information provider
Mr Giroud European Patent Office Patent Office
14.15-14.45 The role of the value added supplier
Derwent, (speaker to be confirmed)
14.45-15.00 General Discussion
15.00-15.05 Close of Eusidic Annual Conference
15.05-15.30 Break
Technology workshops (1)
15.30-17.30 Technology Workshops (1)
20.00 Conference Dinner, Park Hotel Schoenbrunn
Wednesday 14 October
Technology Workshops (2)
9.30-11.30 Technology Workshops (2)
11.30-13.00 Lunch
Delegates may chose two from a range of workshops, i.e. one for Tuesday afternoon, the other for Wednesday morning. The range of topics is likely to include:
Intranet-technology issues Intranet-management issues
E-commerce Imprimatur
European Commission Projects
Sponsors already signed up for the Eusidic Annual conference 1998 are listed below,
Austrian Airlines
Austrian Ministry of Science and Transport
Austrian Research Centre Seibersdorf
City of Vienna
Negotiations are in hand with further sponsors and a list of items available for sponsorship is available.
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Austrian Airlines has been nominated as the conference airline and discounted fares will be available to delegates for travel to Vienna from around the world. Details will be sent with your invoice.
Conference fee 450ECU members and 700ECU non-members [the same for three years].
A special offer is available to new members covering membership until the end of 1999 and the 1998 conference at members rate. NFAIS members may book at 450ECU.
The conference fee does not include accommodation or the sightseeing tour. A special conference rate is available for delegates at the Park Hotel Schoenbrunn. Please indicate on the booking form whether you wish to book accommodation or the tour.
If you wish to attend please return a completed Booking Form, by fax or post, to:
EUSIDIC Secretariat, c/o Instant Library Limited
104b St. John Street, London EC1 4EH, U.K.
Tel +44 (0) 171 336 7098 Fax +44 (0) 171 336 7093
e-mail [log in to unmask]
For further information contact the Secretariat or check the Eusidic Web pages at www.eusidic.org
EUSIDIC Annual Conference : From Information to Intelligence,
Park Hotel Schoenbrunn, Vienna. 11-14 October 1998
BOOKING FORM
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Please delete any items below which are not applicable to you. Please complete a separate form for each delegate.
I wish to attend the Eusidic Annual Conference 1998, please invoice me at the:
Eusidic Members rate of 450ECU [NFAIS Members are also entitled to this rate]
Non Members Rate of 700ECU
I am interested in joining Eusidic and would like to take up the special offer for new members of a combined annual subscription for 1999 and the 1998 conference at members rate for 1380ECU
I would like to reserve the following accommodation at the Park Hotel Schoenbrunn, I understand that delegates will settle their own hotel bills and that delegates cancelling within three weeks of the conference will be charged for 1 night's accommodation.
Double room for single use 1,385ATS per night October 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
Double room 1,990ATS per night October 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
All rooms have private bath and toilet. The special conference rates quoted above include buffet breakfast, all taxes and admission to the hotel's indoor swimming pool.
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Return by fax or post, to : EUSIDIC Secretariat, c/o Instant Library Limited
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