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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 21:49:46 From: Stan Skrzeszewski <[log in to unmask]> Subject: CED, Smart Communities and Libraries [Please pass on as appropriate] ***CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS*** COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN A CONNECTED CANADA - LIBRARIES AND SMART COMMUNITIES 1999 AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE A pre-conference to the Annual Conference of the Canadian Library Association DATES: Tuesday, June 15 and Wednesday, June 16, 1999 LOCATION: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Presented by: ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants Sponsored by: Industry Canada Supporting Organizations: Canadian Library Association National Library of Canada WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE? To bring together experts in the following fields: government, economic development, information technology, cultural agencies, rural development, business - large and small, libraries. Together with the conference delegates, these experts will discuss and define the specific roles that libraries can undertake to * create smart communities in a "connected Canada", * promote community economic development. This conference is being held in response to the very successful "Libraries as Leaders in Community Economic Development" conference, which was held in Victoria, British Columbia in June 1998, immediately prior to the Canadian Library Association annual conference. Participants at ASM's Victoria conference described the experience in their responses to the evaluation questionnaire. "Dynamic, motivating and great networking potential" "Content was very, very good" "Lots of information, dynamic speakers" "Inspiration and good models - things I can immediately use" "This was the most organized conference I've attended" "Very impressed with presentations - top notch" WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE 1999 CONFERENCE? * to give libraries the tools to be dynamic partners and collaborators in developing smart communities and in encouraging community economic development. * to showcase the successes of libraries and other heritage institutions. * to establish awareness and understanding of the critical role that libraries have in connecting Canada, developing smart communities and encouraging community economic development. * to assess the economic impact of libraries and other cultural agencies. * to create a set of specific strategies for libraries to follow in order to become actively involved in smart community and in community economic development initiatives. * to increase awareness of Canada's "National Connectedness Agenda" and of the international Smart Communities movement. WHO WILL PARTICIPATE? The positive, and ongoing response to the Victoria'98 conference promises an exciting mix of delegates. The conference will be of particular importance and interest to: Business Schools Community Access Program Coordinators Community Development Groups Community Economic Development Executives and Planners Community Networks Representatives Elected Municipal Officials Federal and Provincial Policy Makers Heritage Institution Directors and Executives Librarians and Library Trustees Members of the Business Sector Municipal Executives Municipal Association Members and Executives Publishers of Electronic Media Rural Development Experts Software Industry Representatives CALL FOR PAPERS: This conference, COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN A CONNECTED CANADA - LIBRARIES AND SMART COMMUNITIES 1999 is a major international event for librarians, federal, provincial and municipal government representatives, economic development planners and public policy experts and public groups dealing with the issues of information, libraries and smart communities in a knowledge economy. ASM Consultants invites abstracts and proposals for targeted sessions and/or panels. They should describe innovative developments, and be designed in a manner that encourages vigorous discussion, and furthers our understanding of information, libraries, community economic development and smart communities. WHAT WILL BE DISCUSSED? ASM has developed the following list of potential conference session. This list includes topics which may be covered at the conference, however, it is not intended to limit the scope of submissions. A highlight of the conference will be plenary sessions addressing the main conference theme, which is the role of libraries in smart communities and community economic development. They will deal with the role of libraries in: * creating smart communities * promoting community economic development The two streams will be divided into rural and urban sub-sections, to reflect the different issues and solutions that arise in each environment. STREAM 1: SMART COMMUNITIES * Introduction to Smart Communities: descriptions of the critical factors involved in defining and encouraging the development of rural and urban, smart communities. * The Library/Heritage Institution Role in Developing Smart Communities: Public Access, Content, Knowledge Management, Mediation, Education. * Practical Strategies: Descriptions of practical strategies for libraries to use in moving communities in Canada into leadership positions on smart community initiatives. * What Works: Descriptions of success; how communities have benefited from the library's involvement in smart community initiatives. * Government On-Line: Providing one stop shopping for federal, provincial and local government services and information; helping people to engage their governments by providing interactive communications to government services. * Partnerships: Identifying the main partners, their roles, and the types of leadership and support they should provide in order to create smart communities. STREAM 2: COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT * An Introduction to Community Economic Development: Community Economic development in a knowledge economy and the critical factors involved in encouraging rural and urban, economic development. * Current Practices: Descriptions of what libraries and other heritage institutions are doing to facilitate economic development. * One Stop Services: Descriptions of how libraries provide public access to one-stop services for setting up a business and for providing ongoing support to business, including the provision of information from federal, provincial and local government services. * E-Commerce: The role of libraries and other heritage institutions in stimulating economic growth by providing public access to information and infrastructure that will help create business and job opportunities. * Practical Strategies: Descriptions of practical strategies for libraries to use in developing effective economic development services. * Partnerships: How to create meaningful partnerships between the economic and business development communities and libraries. * Making It Work: descriptions of success in the economic development community and business community, and stories about how they have benefited from a library's economic development or business services. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES You are invited to register your interest in presenting a paper at the COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN A CONNECTED CANADA - LIBRARIES AND SMART COMMUNITIES 1999 conference by sending an abstract or proposal, plus a short biographical note by e-mail to either of ASM's Principals Maureen Cubberley or Stan Skrzeszewski at the following e-mail addresses: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] You will receive complete details of the submission procedure and periodic updates from ASM Consultants. * The official language of the conference is English. * Abstracts of papers and proposals for sessions or panels should be submitted in plain ASCII by February 5, 1999. * Each abstract or proposal must contain a title or topic, the name(s) of the author(s), organizational affiliation(s), address(es), telephone and fax number(s), and e-mail address(es), and must identify a single point of contact if more than one author is listed. * Each abstract should be between one and two pages in length and contain a list of key words or topics. * Each panel or session proposal should indicate and justify the theme of the proposed session and include the names of suggested contributors. * Selected submissions will be invited to contribute full papers. Final selection will be based on full papers. The conference proceedings will be published and will be made available on the ASM web site. Please note: The Conference Proceedings from Victoria 1998 are available in electronic format from ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants at the addresses below. The print publication, co-published with the Canadian Library Association (CLA) will be available February 1999. For Further Information Contact either: Stan Skrzeszewski, Principal ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants 411 Rippleton Place London, Ontario, Canada N6G 1L4 Tel: 519-473-7651; Fax: 519-471-9945 E-mail: [log in to unmask] or Maureen Cubberley, Principal ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants 2182 Chetwynd Road Chetwynd R.R, #2 Burk's Falls, Ontario, Canada P0A 1C0 Tel: 705-382-1250; Fax: 705-382-1056 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] ASM's Web Site: http://www.asm-consultants.com Stan Skrzeszewski, Principal ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants 411 Rippleton Place London, Ontario, Canada N6G 1L4 Tel: 519-473-7651; Fax: 519-471-9945 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.asm-consultants.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%