Call for Proposals: 14th World Congress of the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD)

The 14th IAALD World Congress programming committee is seeking proposals for papers, posters and interactive workshops. This year’s conference, Emerging Priorities for Scientific and Agricultural Information," will be held July 22-24, 2013 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Submissions are due by December 1st, 2012.

Papers and Posters: Those wishing to present a paper or a poster should submit an abstract in English (maximum 300 words) online at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iaald13 (new users of the EasyChair software program will need to sign up for a free account).

Proposals should be tagged with at least two and up to five keywords from the provided tags. At least three additional author keywords are also required.

Interactive Workshops: The programming committee is also interested in hearing proposals for 2 hour hands-on workshops to be given at the conference. If you have expertise on a topic you think would benefit conference attendees and would like to lead a workshop, please submit a description in English (maximum 300 words) online at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iaald13 (new users of the EasyChair software program will need to sign up for a free account).

Authors will be informed of decisions on their proposals by January 15, 2013. All authors will be expected to give their papers, posters, and workshops in person at the IAALD World Congress. Scholarship information will be forthcoming.

Questions? Please email Jim Morris-Knower at iaald@cornell.edu

IAALD 14th World Congress Seeking Reviewers

The 14th IAALD World Congress programming committee is seeking proposal reviewers! This year’s conference is Emerging Priorities for Scientific and Agricultural Information.

Each reviewer will be expected to participate in the blind-submission process by reading submissions and provide a recommendation for acceptance. The review process will begin on December 1, 2012 and conclude on January 5, 2013.

If you are interested, please e-mail Jim Morris-Knower at iaald@cornell.edu.

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IAALD 2013 to be hosted by Cornell University

The 14th IAALD World Congress will be held July 22-25, 2013 at Cornell University. The theme will be “Emerging Priorities for Scientific Information Research and Discovery”. Plans are already being made for innovative and diverse programming as well as opportunities for learning and networking with agricultural information professionals from around the world. A conference website will be made available in the coming months to provide many more details.

14th IAALD World Congress to be held at Cornell in 2013

The 14th IAALD World Congress to be held July 22-25, 2013 at Cornell University. The theme will be “Emerging Priorities for Scientific Information Research and Discovery”. Plans are already being made for innovative and diverse programming as well as opportunities for learning and networking with agricultural information professionals from around the world. A conference website will be made available in the coming months to provide many more details.