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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 21:49:46
From: Stan Skrzeszewski <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: CED, Smart Communities and Libraries
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***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:
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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
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