[ICPSR] The ICPSR Social Sciences Data Fair - Coming Soon!

[Linda Detterman]

Coming Soon:  The ICPSR Social Sciences Data Fair


You are cordially invited to attend ICPSR's Social Sciences Data Fair
scheduled for November 8-11, 2010.  The meeting Web site is scheduled to
launch next Tuesday (October 12).  The site will feature full abstracts
of the sessions, registration links for each session, and information on
our webcast technology.


What is a "Social Sciences Data Fair?"


ICPSR has invited representatives, practitioners, and users of several
intriguing social sciences data organizations to provide in-depth
orientations to the data and teaching resources developed by those
organizations. Presenters have been asked to answer two primary
questions: "What data/teaching resources are available from the
organization(s)?" and "How does the data user/instructor access those
resources?"

You are encouraged to stroll through the social sciences data fair and
sample what each organization has to offer by attending the webcast
associated with that organization.  The fair will feature data plan and
confidential data management, data in North America, international data,
and data for use in instruction.


Who should attend the ICPSR Social Sciences Data Fair?


This data fair has been organized for the social sciences data community
at large including researchers, librarians, teaching faculty, students,
and policymakers from around the world who are interested in the use of
social sciences data.


Who is eligible to attend the data fair?


This free fair is open to everyone, including members and non-members of
ICPSR.


How do I participate in the fair?


You participate in the data fair directly from your desktop computer
during the week of November 8, 2010! Live sessions will be broadcast
using GoToWebinar
<http://www.gotomeeting.com/fec/webinar/webinar_support>  technology.
This webinar technology requires no downloads to your computer. All
sessions will be recorded and the recordings and presentation slides
posted should you desire to view the presentations at a later date.


Interested in a sneak peek?


For a preview of the event, follow this link to our At-a-Glance program:
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/files/ICPSR/datafair/DataFairAt-a-Glance.xls
The program contains the abridged abstracts, presenters, and times of
the webinar broadcast.  You also have the opportunity to be the first to
register since the registration links for all sessions are live.

We look forward to seeing you virtually in November!

Regards,

Linda Detterman
Marketing & Membership Director
2010 Data Fair Chair
ICPSR

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/pipermail/icpsr-announce/attachments/20101006/106a0637/attachment.html