June 2021 Chapter Updates
Central Ohio Chapter
The Central Ohio Chapter of ASIS&T (CO-ASIS&T) is launching an annual award for registration for the ASIS&T Annual Meeting.
The 84th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology takes place in Salt Lake City, UT, and virtually, October 30, 2021-November 2, 2021.
To increase chapter representation at the Meeting and support a member who might not otherwise find means to attend, the Chapter will award registration fees for one Central Ohio Chapter member. To apply for this award, read our information sheet, and then complete the application form by June 31, 2021.
European Chapter
The European Chapter invites all ASIS&T members to join the European Chapter Ice Cream Mixer Event
Friday, 16 July 2021, 1:00 PM Dublin Time (Find your time here.)
Join the Zoom event.
Then use the following:
Meeting ID: 614 8390 1134
Passcode: 497885
Bring your favourite iced treat and beat the heat!
NEASIS&T
The New England Chapter of ASIS&T is excited to announce we are in the process of transitioning into a new regional chapter -- Northeast ASIS&T Regional Chapter, which encompasses New York, New Jersey, as well as states in New England. Be on the lookout this summer for announcements regarding by-laws and elections. As a result, we are increasing the number of our annual conference support awards to three to support participation in the ASIS&T 2021 Annual Meeting. For details and a link to the application, please visit our announcement. The conference support award application deadline is June 30. Applicants must live and/or working in the Northeast region (ME, NH, NY, NJ, VT, MA, RI, or CT).
In March, together with the Simmons University Student Chapter of ASIS&T, we held our annual conference virtually via zoom.The theme this year was It Took a Pandemic: Reinventing Libraries in an Era of Change and the day was filled with presentations and participatory breakout sessions.
In May, we held a webinar - Establishing a Global Community of Practice in Research Data Management- to explore the comprehensive RDM online training, Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA).