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DRAFT Conference Program
The program includes individual presentations as well as round-table and panel discussions with an emphasis on building practical skills.
The details of sessions listed below may be subject to change
THURSDAY 29 October
8.30 – 8.50am Registration
9.00 – 9.10am Welcome address — Karen Gillen, ANZSI President
9.15 – 9.50am Keynote #1 ‘Title TBA’ — Jola Komornicka
10.00 – 10.20am Morning Tea
10.25 – 11.10am ‘ANZSI: Past, Present and Future’ — Karen Gillen
11:15 –12:00pm ‘Library and Information Science (LIS) WikiProject’ — Annie Reynolds & Joy Nettlefold
12.00 – 12.55pm Lunch (plus ‘Meet and Greet’ for new indexers)
1.00 – 2.35pm ‘Getting the Most from your Indexing Software’ Concurrent sessions: Cindex — Frances Lennie; Sky — Sherrie Quinn
2.40 – 3.05pm Afternoon Tea
3.10 – 3.55pm ‘Building an Indexing Career/Business’ — Panel TBA
4.00 – 4.30pm ANZSI AGM
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6:00pm Informal Dinner, followed by triva competition, Thirsty Crow brew/pub, 153 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga
FRIDAY 30 October
8.30 – 8.50am Registration
9.00 – 9.45am Keynote #2 ‘ Indexing as an Applied Hermenutic Framework for Meaning Construction and Interpretive Practice’ — Yazdan Mansourian
10.00 – 10.20am Morning Tea
10.25 – 11.10am ‘Indexing Worldwide: ICRIS and the International Indexing Website’ — Madeleine Davis
11.15 –12.00pm TBA — Panel TBA
12.00 – 12.55pm Lunch
1.00 – 2.35pm ‘Subject Analysis and Term Selection’: Group indexing exercise — Glenda Browne
2.40 – 3.05pm Afternoon Tea
3.10 – 3.55pm ‘Indexing Efficiently: Practices and Tips’ — Panel TBA
4.00 –4.15pm Closing address — Mary Coe, Conference Co-Chair
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6.00pm Conference Dinner – Magpies Nest Restaurant, 30 Pine Gully Road, Wagga Wagga (6pm Canapes on the terrace; 7pm Dinner)
Post-conference Workshops
Saturday 31 October, 9:00am-12:30pm
- Refresher Indexing Workshop Max McMaster (half day)
The workshop includes morning tea.
For participants who have forgotten some of their basic indexing skills this workshop will cover the essentials. It will also cover some more advanced indexing techniques to enhance their indexing knowledge. This workshop is not suitable for new indexers. Participants will be supplied with an electronic workbook prior to the course, accessible from a secure area on the ANZSI website. They can either download the workbook onto their laptop or print the workbook out. For any queries or further information contact Max McMaster.
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