CFP: Innovation on the ATOD Frontier: Now's the Time 33rd Annual SALIS Conference
May 3-6, 2011
Kansas City, Missouri
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Submit online: http://lib.adai.uw.edu/salis/2011/2011abstracts.html
Deadline: February 14, 2011
The Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists (SALIS) association is soliciting abstracts for the 33rd Annual SALIS Conference, “Innovation on the ATOD Frontier: Now’s the Time.” The conference will be held May 3-6, 2011, in Kansas City, Missouri. The audience will be comprised primarily of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug librarians, information specialists, and communication specialists.
As suggested by the conference theme, “Innovation on the ATOD Frontier,” the 2011 conference will focus on exploring current trends and strategies for developing, disseminating, and implementing innovations in librarianship, knowledge management, and behavioral health care, including technological advances and changes in substance abuse prevention and treatment driven by health care reform.
The 2011 conference planning committee is seeking sessions that stimulate ideas and discussion, promote acquisition of knowledge and skills, and energize attendees. In a time of rapid change it's easy to stick to the security of that which is familiar and comfortable. The goal of this year’s conference is to create a space for dialog about NEW ideas and practices that offer possibilities for growth, expand attendees’ capacity to deliver services, and strengthen the ATOD information profession overall.
Call for Proposals
We invite you to share your expertise through workshops, facilitated discussions, panels, formal presentations and posters that will introduce new ideas, explore concepts, and promote dialog around current trends and strategies for developing, disseminating, and implementing innovations in librarianship, knowledge management, and behavioral health care. We especially encourage proposals that address:
* Innovations that influence access to and distribution of information (e.g. practical examples of social networking as a marketing tool and other purposes; user-contributed content, etc.).
* Challenges we face as information professionals as the result of these advances, including questions related to digital vs. print formats; e-books and e-journals; copyright vs. fair use; preservation of important archival materials in the ATOD field; open access; new ways of defining our scope to broaden our roles; responses to library closures and loss of resources and staff.
* Current thinking around the diffusion of innovations, including promising practices in disseminating and promoting the implementation of innovations.
* Changes in behavioral health care driven by health care reform, including the integration of addiction and mental health services, the integration of behavioral and primary health care, and recovery-oriented systems of care.
Please submit your abstracts (250 words or less) by February 14, 2011 using the online form at: http://lib.adai.uw.edu/salis/2011/2011abstracts.html
In your abstract, please be sure to:
* Briefly describe your topic, issue or idea;
* Indicate your preferred format for your session (workshop, facilitated discussion, panel, formal presentation, or poster; if you would like help recruiting someone to assist you in a facilitated discussion or panel session, contact Laurie Krom (kroml@umkc.edu);
* Explain how your proposed session relates to the conference theme and contributes to the dialog we hope to foster through this conference.
If you'd like to discuss your idea, contact conference host, Laurie Krom (kroml@umkc.edu), or the Executive Director of SALIS, Andrea Mitchell (amitchell@salis.org). They will be glad to assist you.
Once you submit your abstract, you may return to the submission page at any time to edit your information. You will receive an email confirmation within a few days of your final submission.
If you have difficulties with the online submission form, please contact Nancy Sutherland (nsutherland@adai.uw.edu).
