Washington Medical Librarians Association Annual Meeting
Friday, April 2, 2004;  Bastyr University, Kenmore, Washington

Registration Form --Please send to Boo Horak by March 24, 2004

Map and Driving Directions to Bastyr University  

Speakers and Schedule:

8:30-9:00       Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:15      WMLA Business Meeting
10:15-10:30     Break
10:30-12:00     Dr. David Silver

Assistant Professor, Department of Communications, University of Washington. 

Dr. Silver will talk about Cyberculture and also:  the september project

His research interests revolve around the intersections between computers, the Internet, and contemporary American cultures. He teaches courses in new media, cyberculture, and communication and culture.   His current research explores what he calls .mil: contemporary, US-based militarization of digital technologies, economies, and cultures; the continued commercialization of military technologies, especially those digital; and the intersections and interchanges between the two.

12:00-1:30        Lunch:  Purchase in Bastyr cafeteria;  Vegetarian Buffet ($3.50-$5.50 by weight.)
1:30-2:15               NN/LM PNR Report
2:15-2:30       Break
2:30-4:00       Dr. Wanda Pratt

"New Technologies and Their Impact on Searching and Using the Medical Literature".

Dr. Pratt will talk about 3 new kinds of technology for using or searching the medical literature all which focus on the problem of information overload.  Her research interests are in developing and evaluating new types of information technology to help people find, share, manage, and use textual information. She typically focuses on knowledge-based approaches to address problems of information overload in the health-care area. She also bases her work on the needs of real users; thus, her work also incorporates studying people's information behavior and the impact of new information technology on their lives.      

Dr. Pratt is an Assistant Professor in both the Information School and the Division of Biomedical & Health Informatics in the School of Medicine at the University of Washington. 

4:00            Wrapup/Evaluation      

Travel Assistance:      WMLA offers travel assistance of up to $200 per person to 5 librarians who are WMLA members and who live more that 200 miles from the meeting site in Kenmore, WA. The funds will help defray meeting, travel, and lodging costs. We especially want to encourage first time attendees or those members who have not been able to attend a WMLA meeting in recent years.

If you are interested in this "travel offer" please send an email to bhorak@peacehealth.org with a brief description of where you live and why you want to attend this years meeting. Applications will be taken until March 17, results by March 19.