April 6 & 7, 2006 : : Michigan State University

Speaker Page with titles of talks and abstractshttp://www.wide.msu.edu/conference/wide_conference_speakers/

Conference registration. The cost is $150.00 until March 31. On April 1 or after the cost is $200.00 and subject to availability(no refunds after March 15, 2006, sorry):

ONLINE CREDIT CARD REGISTRATION:
http://www.wide.msu.edu/springconf/

MAIL IN REGISTRATION (no refunds after March 15, 2006, sorry):

http://www.wide.msu.edu/conference/Registration_Form.doc

http://www.wide.msu.edu/conference/Registration_Form.pdf
As of March 1, 2006, 40 seats available at the conference.
Housing Information::http://www.cwsuites.com/
WIDE discount rate for suites are $85.00-$105.00, first come first serve. There were 25 rooms left on March 9, 2006. Call 1-517-351-8181 to make reservations, be sure to mention the WIDE Conference in order to receive the discount.
Travel Information::http://www.bus.msu.edu/edc/planmeeting/Directions/index.cfm
Please contact Melissa Arthurton for details. arthur1@msu.edu

WRITING : : DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE
WIDE RESEARCH CENTER CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION

The WIDE Research Center announces the First WIDE Conference, “Writing : : Digital Knowledge” April 6&7, 2006 at the James B. Henry Center Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.

The conference brings together researchers concerned with the creation and use of digital information and asks them to focus on these key questions:

• How is the emerging digital economy changing writing practices and the nature of knowledge work -- or how will it?
• How is writing a form of knowledge work? (Is it?)
• What issues, problems, questions face researchers studying the effects of the digital economy on writing practices?

Presenters will focus on how writing relates to the knowledge economy and knowledge work, issues of culture and identity, and related public policy challenges.

The conference begins on Thursday evening, April 6 with a keynote presentation by Barbara Mirel, Research Investigator in the School of Information at the University of Michigan, followed by three plenary sessions the next day, Friday April 7. Plenty of time for questions, conversation, and interaction is built into the schedule (schedule details below).

CONFERENCE DETAILS

The conference takes place the evening of Thursday April 6 and the day of Friday April 7, 2006 at the James B. Henry Center, located at the Henry Center Complex at Michigan State University. The Center is in partnership with and adjoined to the Candlewood Suites, See also http://www.cwsuites.com/ , University Club, and Forest Akers West Golf Course. A block of rooms at the Candlewood Suites http://www.cwsuites.com/ is reserved for conference presenters and guests through MARCH 5, 2006. Reservations at the Suites should be made through the Henry Center, 1-800-353-4350.

Presentations will take place in the high-tech Amphitheater at the Henry Center. Presenters are supplied with a full palette of presentation devices including:

Ethernet Outlets, Power Outlets, Technology Cart, Overhead Projector, Analog Line: single, Data Projector, Screen, VCR, Cable Television, Computer, White Board, Flip Chart, Ceiling Speaker System

ACCOMMODATIONS AND FACILITIES
Overnight Stay
A block of rooms at the Candlewood Suites http://www.cwsuites.com/ is reserved for conference presenters and guests. Reservations at the Suites should be made through the Henry Center.

Meals
Lunch is provided as part of the conference registration and is served, buffet style, in the Atrium. Vegan selections are always available. In addition to lunch, full break service, including light fare and a full array of hot and cold beverages, is available continually (includes continental breakfast) from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm on April 7, and during the plenary session on April 6. This continual fare (other than during the lunch hour) is available at either of the Center’s two Commons areas.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE DETAILS
For a list of speakers, titles of talks, and abstracts see http://www.wide.msu.edu/conference/wide_conference_speakers/
Thursday April 6, 2006

• 6:00-7:00 pm// Reception for Key Note, Commons Area
• 7:00-8:00 pm// Barbara Mirel, Research Investigator in the School of Information at the University of Michigan, Key Note , Amphitheater
• 8:00-9:00 pm// Informal gathering in Commons Area

Friday April 7, 2006

• 7:00-8:00 am//Continental Breakfast, Commons Area
• 8:00-8:30 am//Opening Remarks : : David Gift is Vice Provost for Libraries, Computing and Technology, Michigan State University; Co-Director Jim Porter, Amphitheater
• 8:30-10:00 am//Panel One, “Knowledge Economy/Work,” Amphitheater
  Clay Spinuzzi, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Cheryl Geisler, Chip Steinfield, Bill Hart-Davidson
• 10:00-10:30 am//Break, Commons Area
• 10:30-12:00 am//Panel Two, “Community/Culture/Identity,” Amphitheater
  Huatong Sun, Ellen Cushman, Samantha Blackmon, Jeff Grabill, Ann Bishop, Mark Wilson
• 12:00-1:00 pm//Lunch, Atrium
• 1:00-2:30 pm//Panel Three, “Public Policy and Digital Economics,” Amphitheater
  John Austin, Stuart Selber, John Logie, Danielle DeVoss, Jim Porter, David Gift
• 2:30-3:00 pm//Closing Remarks : : Co-Directors Jeff Grabill and Bill Hart-Davidson, Amphitheater

The cost of conference registration is $150.

For registration information contact Melissa Arthurton, arthurt1@msu.edu

The conference registration fee includes the April 6 Thursday evening plenary session and the receptions, and the presentations, lunch, and continual break service on Friday April 7.

The WIDE Center also has three private meeting rooms reserved at the Henry Center for use on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you would like to reserve any of these rooms for a meeting at no additional charge, for information please contact Melissa Arthurton, arthurt1@msu.edu.

About the Henry Center
The James B. Henry Center for Executive Development is a lifelong learning center supporting the educational needs of businesses, organizations and individuals. It is a state-of-the art facility that hosts not just business meetings and retreats. The 96,000 square-foot building houses the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management's Executive Development Programs and provides a top-notch learning environment for several Broad School master's degree programs (Weekend MBA, MS Logistics, MS Manufacturing & Innovation).

Other area overnight accommodations are available at the Kellogg Center or the Marriott in East Lansing.

For more information about the conference contact Jim Porter porterj8@msu.edu, JeffGrabillgrabill@msu.edu, or Bill Hart-Davidson, WIDE Center Co-Directors.

CONFERENCE SPONSORS