SIGDOC Newsletter
September 2008 :: Volume 9, Number 3
Looking Ahead
Conferences: SIGDOC 2008
26th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication
September 22-24, 2008
Lisbon, Portugal
http://www.sigdoc2008.net/
Technical program: http://design.itml.org/sigdoc2008/program.pdf
Conferences: SIGDOC 2009
27th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication
October 4-7, 2009
Bloomington, Indiana
In conjunction with Indiana University’s School of Informatics.
For more information, contact the Conference co-Chairs Brad Mehlenbacher (brad_m@unity.ncsu.edu) or Aristidis Protopsaltis (Aristidis.Protopsaltis.1@city.ac.uk). Shaun Slattery and Ashley Williams are the Program co-Chairs.
Conferences: SIGDOC 2010
The SIGDOC Board is currently reviewing locations for 2010, and we'd like your input! Please send Brad and Rob your suggestions for locations, or let us know if you would like to contribute in any way. There is currently one proposal for Boston. Other attractive locations: Seattle (University of Washington)? or London?
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The 2nd International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation
July 10th-13th, 2009 - Orlando, Florida
http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/IMETI
Call for Papers/Abstracts and Invited Sessions Proposals
Deadlines:
- Papers/Abstracts Submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals: September 24th, 2008
- Authors Notifications: November 17th, 2008
- Camera-ready, full papers: February 4th, 2009
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Special Opportunities for Students from ACM
There has never been a better time to join ACM! All contestants in the ICPC Regionals will receive a one year electronic student membership at no cost. At no cost, all World Finalists will receive a one-year student membership including annual subscriptions to the ACM Portal, the Online Guide to Computing Literature, the Online Computing Reviews Service, Crossroads, electronic Communications of the ACM, plus many other services, discounts, and benefits.
For information on starting a student chapter, contact Lauren Ryan at chapters@acm.org. Lauren will send you an electronic ACM Student Chapter Kit and can tune you in to opportunities for your students to increase their professional contacts and personal growth. There are special kits for Student SIGCHI, Student SIGGRAPH, or ACM-W(omen) Student Chapters. For details on ACM-W visit http://www.acm.org/women.
Special Opportunities for Students from the UPE International Honor Society
UPE is celebrating its 40th anniversary as the premiere Honor Society in the Computing and Information Technology Disciplines. The very first ICPC contest was conducted by the Alpha Chapter of the UPE. Check out their web site at http://www.acm.org/upe for scholarships and information on how to form a chapter at your university. UPE membership means your one of the best.
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WinWriters Information and Events
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