[Metadatalibrarians] Reminder: Early bird registration rates for NASIG, NASIG On Demand, CFPs for Great Ideas Showcase and Snapshot Sessions Deadline, and NASIG Preconferences!

[Violeta Ilik]

*** Cross posted to multiple lists ***


The 33rd Annual NASIG Conference is only a few months away! *E**arly bird
registration rates*
<http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=700&pk_association_webpage=11664>
 are available through May 11, with a special discount for NASIG members.
Registration for the full conference includes *NASIG on Demand: Features of
the 2018 Conference*
<https://nasig.wordpress.com/2018/02/26/nasig-on-demand-nasigs-newest-conference-offering/>,
NASIG’s newest offering, which consists of recordings of *six concurrent
sessions* that cover a variety of important topics touching on the
conference theme of “Transforming the Information Community.” Those who are
unable to join us in person have the option of purchasing access
<http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=700&pk_association_webpage=11664>
 to these recordings for $149 for individuals (or $49 for students) and
$249 for groups. For more information about NASIG on Demand, including the
sessions that will be offered, see here
<https://nasig.wordpress.com/2018/02/26/nasig-on-demand-nasigs-newest-conference-offering/>
.



*Great Ideas Showcase and Snapshot Sessions Proposals*



Did you submit your Great Ideas Showcase and Snapshot Session proposals
<https://nasig.wordpress.com/2018/01/31/nasig-great-ideas-showcase-and-snapshot-sessions-call-for-proposals-2/>
 for the 33rd NASIG conference? You have time *until March 30, 2018*!



The Great Ideas Showcase will be held on Saturday from 5-6pm, and the
Snapshot Sessions will be held on Sunday from 2-3pm. Presenters must be
available to discuss their showcases or present their snapshots during that
time.



Submit your Great Ideas Showcase proposal here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GISPNASIG2018



Submit your Snapshot Session proposal here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SSPNASIG2018





*Register for a Preconference!*




*Did you check out the four great preconferences
<https://nasig.wordpress.com/2018/01/24/nasig-2018-pre-conferences/> we
have scheduled for you? Register for one or more preconferences
<http://www.nasig.org/site_event_detail.cfm?pk_association_event=15794> now
at the early bird rate!*



*Day 1:*
A Beginner’s Guide to MarcEdit 7 <http://sched.co/DEp5>– Speaker: Terry
Reese – *full day*
Introduction to Serials Cataloging with RDA <http://sched.co/DEpB> –
Speaker: Steven Shadle* – full day*



*Day 2:*
*Beyond “*Set it and Forget it <http://sched.co/DEpF>*”: Proactively
Managing Your EZproxy Server* - Speaker: Jenny Rosenfeld – *half day*
Linked Data for Serials <http://sched.co/DEpD> – Speakers: Amber Billey and
Robert Rendall* – full day*





Inquiries may be sent to the NASIG PPC Chair and Vice-Chair, Violeta Ilik
and Maria Collins at ppc at internal.nasig.org.




Violeta Ilik
NASIG 2018 Program Chair