Institutional Review Board Mentoring

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12,000 Votes Campaign

From Ben Pearson-Nelson, Professor in SPEA:

There are just about two weeks left before voter registration is closed to new voters for the upcoming November election.  We are looking for volunteers who can give a couple of hours to helping us in our 12,000 Votes Campaign.  Please contact Adam Beckett, the chair of the non-partisan 12,000 Votes Campaign, if you can help.

becket_a@hotmail.com

219-263-9813

Benjamin Pearson-Nelson
Assistant Professor
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

The International Conference on the Book, 25-27 October 2008, Washington, DC, USA – Call for Papers

SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BOOK
The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., USA
25-27 October 2008
http://www.Book-Conference.com

This conference serves as an inclusive forum for examining the past, current and future role of the book. It proceeds from recognition that although the book is an old medium of expression, it embodies thousands of years’ experience of recording knowledge. The pervasive influence of this experience continues to shape newer forms of information technology, while at the same time providing a reference point for innovation.

The Book Conference not only considers the book and other information technologies as artefacts or discrete objects, it also examines other key aspects of the information society, including publishing, libraries, information systems, literacy, and education. Broadly speaking, the Conference engages the interrelation between changes in thought, creation, production and distribution, and the role and meaning of the book and other information technologies.

The Book Conference welcomes a wide range of participants from the world of books – authors, publishers, printers, librarians, IT specialists, book retailers, editors, literacy educators, and academic researchers and scholars from all disciplinary traditions.

Plenary speakers include:
* John Willinsky (Stanford University, Stanford, USA)
* Michael Peters (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA)
* Rosamund Davies (University of Greenwich, London, UK)

In addition, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of the Book. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal.

The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 11 September 2008. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website – http://www.Book-Conference.com

We look forward to receiving your proposals and hope you will be able to join us in Washington, D.C. in October 2008.

Yours sincerely,

Garett Gietzen
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
For the Advisory Board, International Conference on the Book and International Journal of the Book

Graduate Student Members Needed for IPFW Graduate Subcommittee

I need to nominate at least two graduate student members for the Graduate Subcommittee.

If you are interested, please send the following information by R 11 Sep to carr@ipfw.edu:

-Your Name
-Status in the program
-Current contact information (preferred e-mail, telephone number)
-Brief description of your ability to contribute to the work of the committee

A description of the charge for the Graduate Subcommittee can be found at http://www.ipfw.edu/senate/bylaws.HTM#COMMITTEE17.