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Calendar
January 28 through February 4

ADDED EVENT. Sunday, January 28, 5-7 PM, Spider House, UT-ASIST Meeting. This is just a quick reminder to everyone planning on attending the UTASIST happy hour / afternoon tea that we are meeting t at 5pm, at the Spider House north of campus. I It ought to be a good time! But it will be a better time if you come. Hope to see you there! For more information please contact Dimitri Lundquist.

Monday - Friday, January 29 - February 9. Dr. m. c. schreafal visit. Dean Dillon writes, "We have a guest visiting the school for two weeks starting next week: Prof. m. c. schreafel, whom many of you may remember from her colloquium here over a year back. I asked her to put a brief note together expressing her interests (see below) but the main thing is for you to have a chance to connect with her and hopefully engage in some fruitful exchanges. She is currently a faculty member with the IAM group in the ECS Dept at Univ. of Southampton, that same dept which is partnering with MIT on Web Science, and she was formerly a faculty member at Toronto. She will be housed for the visit in 445 and could be a great resource for classes, doc students, and various talks on her work. Please note - this is not a recruitment visit, she is visiting while on sabbatical and is keen to engage with many of you. Please make her feel welcome - I've done this myself in other places and its easy for a stranger to feel lost. She is a bright, engaging scholar and I am sure you will enjoy meeting her, but don't sit back and wait to engage." For more information, please contact Dean Dillon.

ADDED EVENT. Tuesday, January 30, 3:30-5 PM, SZB 104, m. c. schraefel, An Attempted Exegesis on the Non-Text of the Semantic Web, and Some Potential Implications for Interaction Design. IForum #2 will feature m. c. schraefel, an interface-design researcher from the University of Southampton now focusing on Semantic Web issues, who will speak on the subject. The talk will be held in SZB 104, Al Kiva, the large auditorium at the south end of the building on the ground floor. She was here year before last and rocked the house--you won't be disappointed. For more information, please contact Dr. Pat Galloway.

ADDED EVENT. Tuesday, January 30, 7-9 PM, WEL 1.316, UT ACM General Membership Meeting. This is the first meeting of this semester. We will have free food, drinks, and a raffle! Get involved with the largest CS organization at UT! For more information, please contact UT ACM.

Wednesday January 31, 12th class day.

ADDED EVENT. Wednesday January 31, Noon - 1 PM, SZB 556, ADDED EVENT. Wednesday January 31, Representatives of Austin Public Library will present an information session on the Wired for Youth Internship Program. Find out all the details of this excellent program, plus information about youth librarianship at APL during this session. For more information please contact Ron Pollock via email of phone, 471-2623.

ADDED EVENT. Wednesday January 31, 4:15 - 6 PM, SZB 556, SASI Meeting. On the agenda, among other things, are spring events, an iSchool Wiki, and SASI archives. We will also discuss possible tour locations for SLA. Additionally, keep in mind we are still in need of a co-director, soon to be two when I graduate at the end of the semester. For more information, please contact Lisa Charbonnet, Christy Loya, Lea Susan Engle, or Kathleen Houlihan SASI Co-Directors.

Wednesday January 31, 4:30-6 PM, Trudy's, UT SLA Happy hour. The first (and hopefully not last) UT Special Libraries Association Happy Hour will be at Trudy, on 30th St. All are invited, all are welcome! No membership rules apply. At the happy hour we will discuss possible tour locations for SLA. Additionally, keep in mind we are still in need of a co-director, soon to be two when I graduate at the end of the semester. For more information, please contact Heather Karbal.

Sunday, February 4, 1500-1630, Bates Recital Hall, Frederick Swan, recital. This is part of the UT Music School and Austin American Guild of Organists, great organ series. Frederick Swan was the organist and choir director for 16 years at the Riverside Church in New York and then for an additional 16 years at the Crystal Cathedral in Los Angeles. He is now president of the American Guild of Organists and in demand for recitals throughout the world. If you are familiar with UT's Visser-Rowland Organ, you will understand what a great performance this will be. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for others at the door. For the program and more information please visit the event Webpage or contact Don Drumtra.

Future Events
Mark Your Calendar

Monday-Tuesday, February 5-6, State Capital, TLA Legislative Days.

Monday, February 5, 1-4 OM, Rec Center Sports Center Gym, Career Roundup. Student Government is hosting a Campus-wide Career Fair for all majors. Career Round-up is a campus-wide career fair that is open to all UT students. Career Round-up is the premiere opportunity to meet and network with companies spanning across several different industries. Need an internship? Full-time job? Part-time job? Look no further! It doesn't matter what your major is, ALL students are welcome! Attire is business professional. Bring a copy of your resume. The first 200 attendees receive free t-shirts. For more information and to view a list of participating companies, please visit the event Website.

Wednesday, February 7, Noon - 1 PM, SZB 464, UT ALA/TLA Meeting. The American Library Association/Texas Library Association Student Chapter would like to invite you to our first brown bag event of the spring semester. You supply your lunch, we supply cold* drinks and possibly snacks. We plan to discuss future events, tour possibilities, and the big April TLA shindig in San Antonio. Texas Legislative Day attendees are encouraged to share their experiences. No membership required! *The drinks will be cold if we remember to put them in the refrigerator
beforehand. Regardless, drinks will be FREE. Please join us! For more information, please contact Angelica Delgado, UT ALA/TLA Coordinator.

Wednesday, February 7, 4:15 - 7 PM, SZB 556, Ron Pollock, Résumé and Cover Letter Workshop. We will work on how to develop your résumé, to include developing accomplishments, communicating value, and focusing on what the employer needs to see. The cover letter section will provide hints on how to create a cover letter that generates interest in you. For more information please contact Ron Pollock, Director Career Services. via email or phone, 371-2623.

Wednesday, February 7, 4:15 - 7 PM, Scholz's Biergarten. SASI Happy hour. For more information please contact Lisa Charbonnet, Christy Loya, Lea Susan Engle, or Kathleen Houlihan SASI Co-Directors.

Friday, February 9, 11 AM - 1 PM, PCL 1.124, Rachael Singer Gordon, Next Generation Librarianship: Where Do We Go From Here? College of DuPage series, Soaring to Excellence. The University of Texas Libraries have extended an invitation to students and faculty to attend their next live conference via satellite. OVERVIEW : Today's multigenerational library workforce faces a number of both internal and external challenges. To meet these challenges, we need to learn how to work together effectively, keep connected and current, and draw on individuals' unique strengths. In a graying profession, we also need to pay attention to succession planning, passing on institutional wisdom, and recruiting, retaining, and mentoring the next generation. Rachael Singer Gordon, is the "Computer Media" review columnist for Library Journal; she is also a frequent contributor to LJ's "NextGen" column, coauthor, with Michael Stephens, of Computers in Libraries' "Tech Tips for Every Librarian," and the author of Emerald's "Publish, Don't Perish" Library Link column. RSVP not required! There are no pre-requisites to attend this teleconference – just a willingness to learn more about each other. For more information please visit the event Website or contact Ron Pollock.

Friday, February 9, 3 -7 PM, Thompson Conference Center, Public Affairs Career Fair. Students of the School of Information are invited to participate in the 2007 Public Affairs Career Fair. Many of the employers present can use, and often hire, students with the skills you acquire in the programs of the iSchool. If you will be graduating soon, make certain you attend this fair. Employers representing the best of government, nonprofit, and private industry will be in attendance. Bring resumes and be prepared to interview. For more information, please visit the event Website or contact Ron Pollock by email or phone, 471-2623.

Wednesday, February 14, UT ALA/TLA speaker event. For more information, please contact Angelica Delgado, UT ALA/TLA Coordinator.

Thursday, February 15, TLA Conference Early Bird registration deadline. For more information, please contact Angelica Delgado, UT ALA/TLA Coordinator.

Thursday, February 15, 7-9 PM, AT&T Labs, Sam Fuller, Processing Trends for IP-based Networking Equipment. The talk will cover the history of network and general purpose processing in networking equipment and then examine hardware and software technology trends and their likely impact on the kinds of processing devices that will be selected for use in wired and wireless IP-based networking equipment. Sam Fuller is Vice-President of Marketing for AMCC, a leading vendor of optical PHY, network processing and embedded PowerPC processing Technology. Previous to joining AMCC, Mr. Fuller served as the chairman and president of the RapidIO Trade Association and wrote the leading reference book on RapidIO technology. Mr. Fuller was also Director of Engineering for Motorola’s Networking and Communications Systems Division. Where he was responsible for the technology direction and architecture teams for Motorola's market leading line of integrated communications processors. Previous to this he managed the PowerPC™ system architecture and planning for Motorola’s Somerset Design Center. Mr. Fuller holds bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the University of Texas. Guests are welcome. There is no cost to attend. Sandwiches will be provided. AT&T Labs is located at 9505 Arboretum Blvd. For more information, please visit the event Webpage or contact Steven.

Thursday, February 15, 3:30-4:30 PM, Townes Hall 2.111, Dr. Scott Pagel, "Literature of Witchcraft Trials." This is the 3rd Annual Rare Book Lecture at the School of Law. Scott Pagel is the Director of the Jacob Burns Law Library at George Washington University and a specialist in legal bibliography. Professor Pagel has been instrumental in the growth of the rare book collection at the Jacob Burns Law Library. For this talk, he will explore the literature of witchcraft trials using examples from his library's special collections. Professor Pagel was formerly director of the law library at the University of Oklahoma. In addition to his work on legal bibliography, he has written on law library management issues, labor law research and immigration law research. The lecture is free and open to the public. UT students and staff are welcome and encouraged to attend. For more information, please contact Addy Sounder via email or phone, 471-7263.

Thursday, February 22, 11 AM - 1 PM, SSB G1.310, 2007 Graduate Student Tax Seminar. UT representatives from the International Office, Payroll Office, and Office of Accounting discuss specific UT student tax issues; representatives from the IRS will be available to answer your questions about student educational tax benefits and processes; and the Community Tax Centers will be on site to advise where you can go for free tax filing assistance. Come early for light breakfast snacks. The event sponsored by the Graduate Coordinator Network. Refreshments courtesy of The Office of Graduate Studies. For more information, please visit the event Website or contact Nichole Evans or Carol Carreón.

Tuesday, February 28, Deadline for $1000 Student Scholarship to attend the SAA meeting in Chicago, Aug 29-Sep 2. For more information, please visit the Scholarship Website, read the application form, or contact Dennis Harrison or Dr. Gracy.

Thursday, March 1, ALA Annual Conference Early Bird registration deadline. For more information, please contact Angelica Delgado, UT ALA/TLA Coordinator.

Wednesday, March 7, ALA/TLA Speaker Event on Cataloguing (tentative). For more information, please contact Angelica Delgado, UT ALA/TLA Coordinator.

Monday-Saturday, March 12-17, Spring Break. Hooray--let's party. (Or study ??)

Tuesday, March 20, 7:45 AM - 5:PM, JJ Pickle Conference Center, ARMA-Austin Spring Workshop, Back to the Basics: Implementing an Electronic Document System. This all day workshop begins with the morning session with Bruce Miller, fonder and president of RIMtech, Inc, with 20 years experience developing Records Management Software. Hi will be leading the discussion, e-Records Implementation. The workshop concludes with Bob Gutz, City of Austin, who is an expert in electronic records management. The Conference Center is located on the Pickle Research Campus at Burnet Rd. and Braker Ln. You may drive and park in the conference parking lot or take the UT PRB bus or the Austin bus no. 3 (be sure to get off at the Burnet stop before Braker--ask the bus driver to let you know when). Before March 5, Registration includes breakfast and lunch and is $150 for ARMA members, $175 for others, and a special $35 for students. Please see the announcement for more information on registration, the content of the workshop, and speaker biographies. For more information, you may also visit the ARMA-Austin Website, visit the event Website, or contact Scott Willrich. If you are at all interested in records management or archives, the spring and fall ARMA-Austin workshops are important events to attend both from their content and the contacts you will make.

Friday, March 23, deadline for $1500 scholarship to attend SLA. For more information please contact Dean Dillon.

Friday, March 30, 7-9 PM, SZB 556, Jamie Kamph. Mim Watson, Book Arts Lecture. Jamie is a AIC Professional Associate in private practice as a book conservator, and also an exhibiting book artist. Jamie Kamph came to bookbinding from a career as an editor/publisher in 1971 when she met and began studying with Hope G. Weil. Since 1973 she has worked as a designer bookbinder and book conservator at Stonehouse Bindery in Lambertville, NJ. She has lectured and taught at Mount Holyoke College, Princeton University, the New York Public Library, Anderson Ranch, the Princeton Public Library, and in the Princeton and Pennington, NJ school districts. Her design bindings are held in private and public collections including the New York Public Library, the Pierpont Morgan Library, Princeton University Graphic Arts Department, the University of Texas, and Southern Methodist University's Bridwell Library. She has exhibited her work widely with the Guild and at Yale University Library, the Aspen Art Institute, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Grolier. In 2003, she was awarded the Helen Ward DeGolyer Award for American Bookbinding, sponsored by Bridwell Library. Her writings on bookbinding have been published in magazines and she is the author of A Collectors Guide to Bookbinding. She has work in the recent Guild of Bookworkers 100 the Anniversary Exhibition: (for the whole exhibition) (for a photo of her work in the retrospective portion of the exhibition) (images of her work at the Bridwell library in Dallas). For more information, please contact Chela Metzger.

Wednesday - Friday, April 11-14, TLA Annual Conference in San Antonio. For more information, please contact Angelica Delgado, UT ALA/TLA Coordinator.

Monday, April 16, Summer and Fall registration begins. See UT course schedule time details for summer, fall, when they are posted.)

Friday, May 4, last day of spring classes.

Wednesday - Tuesday, May 9-15, exams.

Tuesday, May 15, ALA Annual Conference Advance registration deadline

Saturday, May 19, 9-11 AM, Bass Concert Hall, Graduate School Convocation.

Saturday, Man 19, 1-2 PM, TBD, iSchool Convocation.

Saturday, May 19, 2-3 PM, TBD, iSchool Reception.

Saturday, May 19, 7-10 PM, South Mall, UT Commencement.

Saturday- Wednesday, June 3-6, Denver, SLA Conference.

Thursday-Wednesday, June 21-27, ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. For more information, please contact Angelica Delgado, UT ALA/TLA Coordinator.

Wednesday, August 29 - Sunday, September 2, Chicago, SAA Conference. For more information, please contact Dr. Gracy.

Notes

This Website was created by senior Ph.D. students for all Ph.D. students (and anyone else interested) to fill the information gap between official information and more informal information desired by many Ph.D. students. This Homepage provides announcements (if any) and summaries of current and future activities that might specifically be of interest to Ph.D. students in the iSchool. The links on the left sidebar provide access to other information that you might find useful.

If you are a new Ph.D. student, we suggest you read the orientation page (link on the left sidebar) for things you need or might like to know. More senior Ph.D. students might also want to review this page occasionally to see how things have changed.

Items on this Webpage are normally updated weekly during the long semesters and monthly during the summer semester. Additions and changes to the current week or month as well as special announcements are noted in red (or other appropriate color) . Significant future calendar events are posted as they are received and time permits. Suggested additions, calendar entries, corrections, and other comments to any of the Webpages on this Website are always appreciated. Email me or grab me in the hall.

This Website is a work-in-progress, you may expect to see some omissions and items to be provided; however, all links should work. We would appreciate an email with any suggestions, comments, or corrections relating to content and any links that do not work as you might expect them to.

Content Manager: Don Drumtra . Updated, 2007 February 1