[Web4lib] Geo-Based Social Networks: FourSquare, Gowalla, MyTown and More - an online conference

[Lori Bell]

Trendy Topics:
Geo-Based Social Networks:  FourSquare, Gowalla, MyTown and More!  An Online 
Conference
Wednesday February 16, 2011
TAP Information Services and the School of Library and Information Science at 
San Jose State University are pleased to announce another in the ongoing series 
of online conferences on hot topics that librarians can enjoy right at their 
desktops.  

Keynote Speaker:  Joe Murphy, a leading innovator and trend spotter at the 
forefront of designing strategies for meeting the changing technological 
landscape and Science Librarian at Yale University Libraries, will speak on 
“Location Aware Technology for Libraries.”  This keynote explains the growing 
role of location in social networking and information engagement and outlines 
library applications of geobased social media
Other Speakers:
·       Eric Gordon is a scholar of new media, with a special interest in civic 
media, location-based media, and urban design. He is an associate professor in 
the department of Visual and Media Arts at Emerson College and will speak  on 
“Why Location Matters in a Networked World”
·       Jason A. Clarkis Head of Digital Access and Web Services at Montana 
State University Libraries where he builds digital library applications and sets 
digital content strategies.  He will speak on “Where are you? Surveying and 
Building Location-Aware Library Apps.”
·       Other speakers To be announced
 
Registration:  http://www.eventbee.com/view/trendytopics/event?eid=717982291
Registration Fees:  $40 for individuals; $100 for groups; $25 for students and 
SJSU SLIS alumni.  Your registration fee provides access to all the live online 
presentations and discussions, and to the conference archive of recordings and 
slide sets. SJSU SLIS current faculty and students may attend for free.  Contact 
Lori Bell at lbell927 at gmail.comfor a free coupon code.    

Register at:  Trendy Topics Conference Series Website:   
http://www.trendytopics.info/
Start Time:  11 a.m. Eastern, 10 Central, 9 Mountain, and 8 Pacific.
End Time:  3:30 p.m. Eastern, 2:30 p.m. Central, 1:30 p.m. Mountain, and 12:30 
p.m. Pacific.  More Info:  Lori Bell at lbell927 at gmail.comor 

Tom Peters at tpeters at tapinformation.com
 Lori Bell
Lecturer
School of Library and Information Science
San Jose State University
(309)338-5115
lbell927 at gmail.com
lbell927 at yahoo.com