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SIGDOC Newsletter
September 2005
:: Volume 6, Number 3
Our Members :: Notes from the Chair
Dear SIGDOC Member,
I'm absolutely delighted to begin my term as Chair of ACM SIGDOC and
really appreciate the opportunity that you've given me to serve a community
that has brought me so many fruitful collaborations and stimulating relationships
with colleagues across disciplines and borders over many years. My term
follows that of current Past Chair, Scott Tilley, and I'd also like to
take this opportunity to thank Scott for his leadership and hard work
over the past two years. I would also like to thank all the SIG officers
and the advisory board members for their on-going service and commitment
to the organization.
Now in its 23rd year, the annual ACM SIGDOC Conference is one of the
highlights of our organization's activities. This year's theme, "Documenting & Designing
for Pervasive Information," and the location in Coventry, UK, are
two new and exciting aspects of the conference.
Advance registration (www.sigdoc.org/2005/registration.html) for the
ACM SIGDOC 2005 Conference (www.sigdoc.org/2005) ends on September 9,
2005. As a member of SIGDOC, your active participating in the conference
will make a big difference in the success of the event, so I encourage
you to make arrangements to join me in Coventry, UK, from September 21-23,
2005.
The Program Chair, Bob Newman, has done a tremendous amount of work
to make the ACM SIGDOC 2005 Conference a success and this is a wonderful
opportunity for you to engage with the SIGDOC community. The Diana Award
will be presented to the British Computer Society and will be accepted
on their behalf by Dr. Wendy Hall, well known for her pioneering work
on industrial-strength hypermedia. Her keynote-acceptance presentation
will be an event worth attending. The conference banquet will be held
in Stratford-on-Avon (Shakespeare's birthplace) -- keep an eye on the
conference Website for details. More information concerning the ACM SIGDOC
2005 Conference Program (www.sigdoc.org/2005/program) is also available
on the conference Website.
If you're interested in learning more about the ACM SIGDOC, please don't
hesitate to e-mail me at chair_sigdoc@acm.org. We're always searching
for creative volunteers to energize our activities and our organization.
Below, I've listed my NC State faculty program affiliations (and promise
never to do that again :-) to highlight my personal interest in multidisciplinary
research and practice, and as a way of inviting you to begin new conversations
about ACM SIGDOC with colleagues outside your area of specialization:
At last month's ACM-SIG Board Meeting in NJ, I was delighted to have
folks from four or five ACM SIGs approach me and begin an exchange following
the sentence, "We need to be talking to your SIG about our mutual
interests and activities." These interactions are critical to our
continued growth and on-going vitality as a SIG. See you in Coventry!
Best,
Brad Mehlenbacher
Associate Professor, Training and Development (ACCE),
Adjunct/Associate Professor, Ergonomics (PSYCH),
and Affiliated Faculty, PhD in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media
NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7801
919.515.6242 (ph)
chair_sigdoc@acm.org (e-mail)
www4.ncsu.edu/~brad_m (url)
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