The Future of Wikipedia - SLA Sierra Nevada Membership Mtg

Date view	Thread view	Subject view	Author view	Attachment view

From: Goldman, Ava (Ava_Goldman@CalPERS.CA.GOV)
Date: Thu Jan 05 2006 - 07:19:27 PST

Next message: Hardy.Rosemary@epamail.epa.gov: "duplicate titles available from EPA Region 9 Library, 01/05/2006"
Previous message: Emily Bergfeld: "Seeking Volunteer Opportunity"

Subject: The Future of Wikipedia - SLA Sierra Nevada Membership Mtg
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 07:19:27 -0800
Message-ID: <781B30BA0EB0904F8203EC15339A3B6908EBB020@hqk110.calpers.ca.gov>
From: "Goldman, Ava" <Ava_Goldman@CalPERS.CA.GOV>

cross-posted by request....

Ava Goldman
Senior Librarian, CalPERS Human Resources, All Staff Training &
Development, 916-795-1533

<http://rs6.net/on.jsp?t=1101171477803.0.1100673049618.1510&o=http://ui.
constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif>
<http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif>
<http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif>

The Future of Wikipedia - speaker Phoebe Ayers

* Dinner Meeting Details
Dear Ava,

Please join us on Thursday February 9th for dinner and a presentation by
Phoebe Ayers, Computer Science Librarian at UC Davis and an editor of
Wikipedia content who will be speaking on the future of Wikipedia.

Sincerely,

Coral Henning,
Director of Publicity
Dinner Meeting Details
<http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif>
_____

<http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif>
Dinner Location
Andiamo Restaurant's Tuscan Room,
3145 Folsom Blvd,
Sacramento, CA
Directions
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ljt5orbab.0.yynvtrbab.sazttcbab.1510&p=http%3A%
2F%2Fwww.sacandiamo.com%2Fdirections.html>

Wikipedia has come under fire in the media recently as an information
source because it invites their users to interact by creating and
editing entries. Ms. Ayers is an editor of Wikipedia content and will
speak on the future of Wikipedia including an overview of how content is
created focusing on the role that information professionals can play and
how to get involved. In addition, she will touch on what research is
being done and what things we can tell our patrons about Wikipedia.

5:30p.m. - Social hour - no host bar
6:00p.m. - dinner
7:00p.m. - Speaker Phoebe Ayers

Appetizers included (for all): Antipasto misto; proscuitto; salami, and
assorted meats; grilled eggplant; fresh mozzarella; roasted sweet bell
peppers, cambozola and marinated olives; roasted mushrooms served with
crostini and assorted crackers.

Meal Choices:
Green Salad with Italian vinaigrette is included with each dinner

* Penne Rigate: Italian sausage mushrooms and baby spinach in an
herbed marinara sauce
* Pasta Primavera: tossed with fresh steamed vegetables and a
light parmesan cream sauce
* Chicken Piccata: on a bed of fettuccini with lemon caper sauce
and steamed vegetables

RSVP by February 2, 2006

Send checks and meal choices to:

Gabriel McAuliffe
Sierra Research
1801 J St.
Sacramento, CA 95914

$25 SLA members and non-members
$20 Students

Make checks payable to SLA

-<http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif>
-<http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif> RSVP by
Feburary 2, 2006!

Name:__________________________________

Organization:____________________________

Phone: _________________________________

Email:__________________________________

$20 Students
$25 SLA Members and Non-members

Circle your meal choice: