[GEOG MAJORS] Registration is now OPEN for INFOcon 2023 on November 8-9!

[Nell Gross]

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Registration<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/choose.illinois.edu/register/INFOcon2023__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jbICRDhY1Fr-4J2Kn12OxRxSCJwKpX9bhSB9Zgpsr0GX7_Whp9v1zsurWFX6KrxTVnP40P7s$> is now OPEN for INFOcon 2023! Join University of Washington and a collaborative group of fourteen Information Schools from across North America for this year's INFOcon, which will take place November 8 and 9.


INFOcon 2023 is a free, two-day, online conference for those interested in, studying in, or researching in the field of information science. The conference will consist of presentations from faculty from across the iSchools Collaborative Network on emerging topics in the field.


Confirmed topics include:

  *   What Does it Mean to be a School Librarian Today?
  *   A Tale of Two Information Wars: Russia v. Ukraine in 2014 and 2022
  *   Graduate Program and Traineeships in AI at RIT
  *   Good Systems: Ethical AI at UT Austin
  *   The Pedagogical Future of Libraries
  *   How Does AI/ChatGPT Change How People Search for Information Online?
  *   Human-AI Co-Creation of Services and Knowledge
  *   Envisioning the Future of Tribal Libraries
  *   Enriching Digital Humanities Engagements
  *   Impactful Careers in Healthcare Informatics, Analytics, and Operations
  *   Prioritizing Privacy in Information Science


The speakers, schedule, and additional topics will be available here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ischools.org/infocon__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jbICRDhY1Fr-4J2Kn12OxRxSCJwKpX9bhSB9Zgpsr0GX7_Whp9v1zsurWFX6KrxTVuhLr0Hj$> soon. Register for INFOcon today<https://choose.illinois.edu/register/INFOcon2023> to secure your spot and plan to join us.


Participating Schools:

Carnegie Mellon University,
Drexel University,
Florida State University,
Indiana University,
Rochester Institute of Technology,
Rutgers University,
Simmons University,
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign,
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill,
University of Southern California,
University of Texas - Austin,
University of Toronto,
University of Washington,
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee




Wendie Phillips
Director of Student Services
Information School
University of Washington
206-616-8553<tel:206-616-8553>
wrp at uw.edu<mailto:wrp at uw.edu>

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