Dear Colleagues,
Members and non-members are all invited join us on Monday 19th March for
the ISKO-UK AGM, followed by a meeting that will explore ethical
dimensions of our work. Our venue is the well appointed Culture Space at
the Canada Water Public Library, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London SE16 7AR
(easy to reach via Jubilee Line).
Leading the discussion we are tremendously lucky to have:
* Patrick Lambe, always a star speaker, who will be asking what it
means to be ethical as a professional in the field of knowledge
organization;
* Dave Clarke, whose analysis of post-truth phenomena made a great
impact at our 2017 conference, will update us on his campaign to
combat fake news and other insidious ways of influencing our opinions;
* Nick Poole, CEO of CILIP, who is also actively campaigning against
fake news and will highlight the role of information professionals
as trustworthy sources;
* Theresa Regli is a relative newcomer to ISKO UK, but has long
international experience of ethical issues in digital asset
management and will bring us new insights.
Ethics has always played an important role in professional standards and
with the prominence of false narratives, questionable research and
concerns about discrimination, it has become very topical. More than
ever language control, categorization and an understanding of the
relationship between concepts informs our view of the world. Do come,
and participate in the discussion.
Attendance at the AGM is free for all comers, and non-members of ISKO
are welcome as observers. The rest of the afternoon event is free to
ISKO members and to full-time students. The fee for non-members is just
£40. All are welcome to stay on afterwards for networking with wine and
nibbles.
To book a place and find full details of the programme, go to
http://www.iskouk.org/content/knowledge-organization-and-ethics
We'll look forward to seeing you there!
Stella Dextre Clarke
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Stella Dextre Clarke
Vice-Chair, ISKO UK and Vice-President, ISKO
Luke House, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RR, UK
Tel: 01235-833-298
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