[Publib] FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS: Sofia 2006

[Rebecca Miller Banner]

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
*** Please note deadline for abstract submission:  3 June 2006***

Sofia 2006: Globalization, Digitization, Access and Preservation of
Cultural Heritage, will be held 8-10 November, 2006, at the Hotel
Rodina, Sofia, Bulgaria.  Sofia 2006 is part of an international
conference series hosted by the School of Library and Information
Management, Emporia State University, Kansas and the Department of
Library and Information Sciences, University of Sofia.  Conferences have
been held in Kansas City, Kansas (1995), Warsaw, Poland (1997), and
Sofia, Bulgaria (2000, 2002, & 2004).  The members of the Conference
Organizing Committee invite you to participate in this biennial
international conference that brings together experts concerned with the
effects of globalization and change on the development of libraries,
information infrastructure, and society.

You are invited to submit papers for presentation at Sofia 2006 on
topics related to the themes of the conference: 
*Libraries, museums, archives, and record centers
*Digitization and access
*Intellectual property
*National and international information policies and projects
*Preservation
*National libraries
*Association initiatives
*Library/information science education
*Collaboration and cooperation
*Digital libraries

Abstracts of no more than 150 words will be accepted via e-mail (please
no attachments) until Saturday, 3 June 2006.  Participants from Central
and Eastern Europe are asked to submit their abstracts to Prof.
Alexander Dimchev at dimchev_uni at abv.bg.  Participants from the rest of
the world are asked to submit their abstracts to Prof. Herbert
Achleitner at achleith at emporia.edu.  Notification of acceptance will be
sent by 24 June.  Accepted papers must be submitted by 14 October for
inclusion in the conference proceedings.

Students are invited to participate in a poster session to be held
parallel to the main conference.  For more information, visit the Sofia
2006 website: http://slim.emporia.edu/globenet/Sofia2006/Index.htm. 

Registration information can be found at
http://slim.emporia.edu/globenet/Sofia2006/Registration.htm.
Registration fees include the conference and pre-conference materials,
meals during the conference, and pre-conference lunch and banquet.  The
Hotel Rodina is offering a special conference rate when booked through
the conference registration. 

Two optional tours are being arranged by Balkan Connections - a
multi-day tour of archeological and cultural sites in western Bulgaria
with the opportunity to visit libraries, and a day tour of Sofia. Both
tours will take place prior to the conference and more information will
soon be posted on the Sofia 2006 website.

Please circulate this announcement to other appropriate channels.

Conference Organizing Committee Chairs:
Prof. Herbert Achleitner
School of Library & Information Management
Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas, USA
E-mail: achleith at emporia.edu

Prof. Alexander Dimchev
Dean, Faculty of Philosophy
University of Sofia
Sofia , Bulgaria
E-mail: dimchev_uni at abv.bg

Prof. Howard F. McGinn
Dean Of University Libraries
Seaton Hall University
South Orange, New Jersey, USA
E-mail: mcginnho at sho.edu