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NEWS & EVENTS
Check this page for special events happening at SILS, such as open houses, reunions or commencement. Throughout the academic year, the School also invites distinguished speakers to workshops, colloquia and informal “brown bag lunches.”

February 3 - 6, 2010

iConference 2010

The Fifth Annual iConference, Feb. 3-6, 2010, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, brings together scholars, professionals and students who come from diverse backgrounds and share interests in working at the nexus of people, information and technology.

February 11, 2010
2:00 p.m.
Pleasants Family Room, Wilson Library

Dr. Cecilia Aragon to present "A Tale of Two Online Communities..."

Dr. Cecilia Aragon will be on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus Thursday, Feb. 11th to present, "A Tale of Two Online Communities: Fostering Collaboration and Creativity in Scientists and Children."

February 18, 2010
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Room 14 (ground floor), Manning Hall

Dr. Jamshid Beheshti to present "Search Log Analysis of a Children's Portal"

Please join us for a special presentation by Dr. Jamshid Beheshti who will visit the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Thursday, February 18 to present "Search Log Analysis of a Children's Portal."

February 18, 2010
4:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Room 208, Manning Hall

Isaac Gerstenzang, corporate director of E-Commerce at
Destination Hotels & Resorts to present "Use of Web site presence and social media for integrated marketing strategy in the enterprise"

See how Destination Hotels & Resorts uses its Web site presence and social media from both a corporate and individual property's perspective to drive, room nights and revenue while establishing Destination as the leader in
hospitality for both leisure and business.


April 13, 2010
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Student Union Auditorium
Reception
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Student Union Atrium

OCLC/Frederick G. Kilgour Lecture in Information and Library Science

Lee Dirks, director of Education & Scholarly Communications in Microsoft’s External Research division and SILS alumnus, will be the keynote presenter for the annual OCLC/Frederick G. Kilgour Lecture in Information and Library Science is Lee Dirks, director, Education & Scholarly Communication at Microsoft Corporation.

April 26 - 30, 2010
Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, N.C.

Call for Participation for WWW2010 Conference

WWW2010, the 19th International World Wide Web conference will be held in the Triangle this year. The Organizing Committee welcomes the participation of researchers from around the world to submit original and pioneering research related to the Web for presentation and discussion at the conference.