--- Forwarded Message from Sharon Scinicariello <[log in to unmask]> ---

>Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 11:00:18 -0500
>To: [log in to unmask]
>From: Sharon Scinicariello <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: CALL FOR PROPOSALS:  No Strings Attached

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Colleagues,

This is short notice, but we are still seeking proposals.  E-mail me 
please if you have questions or look me up at CALICO this week.  We 
are particularly seeking discussions of the ways wireless computing 
and/or handheld computing devices are being used in humanities 
disciplines.

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CALL FOR PANELS, PRESENTATIONS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS

  No Strings Attached

  <http://www.cwru.edu/nostringsattached>www.cwru.edu/nostringsattached

  A National and Virtual Conference and Showcase on the Application of Wireless
  Technology and Personal Digital Assistants in Higher Education.

  May 1-2, 2002
  Case Western Reserve University
  Cleveland, Ohio

   Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is one of the nation's leading
independent research universities, with programs that are marked with
distinction in health Sciences, law, management, engineering, social work,
and arts and sciences.  In early May, CWRU will be hosting the first annual
conference, No Strings Attached dedicated to an exploration and the
application of wireless technology and personal digital assistants (PDA) in
higher education.

  The conference will be organized around six tracks with the following themes:
       1. Health Science Education
       2. Humanities, Arts, and Applied Social Sciences
       3. Science and Computing
       4. Business and Law
       5. ERP and Administrative University Services
       6. Libraries and Museums
  Each track will consist of three sessions of an hour and a half in
length.  We are actively seeking presenters for each 90-minute session in
any of these tracks.  Presenters may be faculty, staff, or others
associated with a college or university.  If you would like to be
considered for one (or more) of these sessions, please send a one-page
abstract describing your presentation, including name, institutional
affiliation, and relevant contact information to:

  Health Science Education
  Dr. Thomas M. Nosek  [log in to unmask]
  Associate Dean for Biomedical Information Technologies

  Humanities, Arts, and Applied Social Sciences
  Dr. Sharon Scinicariello [log in to unmask]
  Director, Curriculum Support Group

  Science and Computing
  Dr. James Alexander [log in to unmask]
  Professor and Chair of Math

  Business and Law
  Keith J. Barton, Esq.  [log in to unmask]
  IT Director

  Library and Museums
  Tim Robson, [log in to unmask]
  Deputy Director of University Libraries

  ERP and Administrative University Services
  Robert Jefferis [log in to unmask]
  Assistant Director of Database Architecture

  For general inquiries regarding NO STRINGS ATTACHED, please contact:
       John Molnar, Conference Coordinator at [log in to unmask]

  Proceedings, panels, and keynote addresses from No Strings Attached will
be streamed over the Internet. See conference website at
<http://www.cwru.edu/nostringsattached>http://www.cwru.edu/nostringsattached. 
On
May 2nd at 2 pm EST, a national satellite and webcast of the award-winning
Ready2Net broadcast will originate from the No Strings Attached
conference.  Ready2Net
(<http://www.csumb.edu/ready2net>www.csumb.edu/ready2net)  is a joint
collaboration of CSU Monterey Bay, Case Western Reserve University and The
Campus Computing Project.

  For Hotel Accommodations, please contact Glidden House
(<http://www.gliddenhouse.com/>www.gliddenhouse.com) at 216.231.8900
($139/night) or the InterContinental Hotel
(<http://www.cleveland.interconti.com/>www.cleveland.interconti.com) at
216.707.4300 ($169/night). No Strings Attached will take place at the
Thwing Center at Case Western Reserve University. Glidden House is located
on the CWRU campus and is within walking distance of the conference site.
The InterContinental Hotel is on the Cleveland Clinic Campus and is a short
shuttle ride from the conference site.

  NO STRINGS ATTACHED is sponsored by the Case Western Reserve University.
Co-sponsors include The Campus Computing Project and the Northeast Ohio
Council on Higher Education.  Corporate sponsors in include Cisco Systems,
Compaq Computer, Dell Computer, Oracle, and Palm Computing, among others.





-- 
Sharon Scinicariello, Ph.D.--Senior Network Information Specialist
Curriculum Support Group, Information Services
Kelvin Smith Library
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH 44106-7151

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Chi vuol esser lieto, sia: / di doman non c'è certezza.
        --Lorenzo de Medici