From: Ken Berlack <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:00:57 +0000 ==================================================================== *59th NFAIS 2017 Annual Conference – The Big Pivot: Re-Engineering Scholarly Communication* *Date*: Sunday-Tuesday, February 26-28, 2017 *Location*: Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 *Registration*: http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc& view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=518882&orgId=nfais&recurringId=0 ==================================================================== *What's Covered:* The scholarly record - the foundation of the ever accumulating body of scholarly research - is undergoing a transformation in how it functions and serves the information and scholarly research communities. The possibilities and challenges confront the information community now. Join your fellow colleagues and information professionals at the NFAIS 2017 Annual Conference, focusing on "The Big Pivot: Re-Engineering Scholarly Communication," February 26-28, in Alexandria, VA. Innovative technical developments are creating new blueprints for optimizing the way users create, access and use data and information more profoundly than ever before. Don't miss being a part of shaping this big pivot - join us at the 2017 NFAIS Annual Conference! For registration, note that our Early Bird rates close on January 9, 2017. Here's a tip - register now and request an invoice to pay early next year. Just commit today and pay in January! The Conference Hotel also offers special discounted rates through February 3, 2017 - but room inventory is limited, so register early! Click here for more conference and hotel information and to register for Early Bird rates: http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc& mcid=72&eventId=518882&orgId=nfais&recurringId=0 See you in Alexandria, VA! *NFAIS is grateful for the support of our sponsors. For information on becoming a sponsor of the NFAIS 2017 Annual Conference, click here: * <http://www.nfais.org/sponsorship-opportunities> *http://www.nfais.org/2017-conference-sponsors* <http://www.nfais.org/2017-conference-sponsors> ____________________________________________________________ _____________________ *NFAIS Members*: Register three or more employees simultaneously on or before January 9, 2017 and pay the Assembly Representative rate. Staff of member organizations who are in the early stages of their career (5 years or less) are eligible for a 50% discount on full/daily rates. *Federal Employees*: Contact Elinda Deans ([log in to unmask]) regarding use of your FEDLINK training account for the NFAIS 2017 Annual Conference. *Contact:* For more information about the NFAIS 2017 Annual Conference or those shown below, please contact Nancy Blair-DeLeon, NFAIS Director of Professional Development, at 443-221-2980 <(443)%20221-2980> ext. 102 or [log in to unmask] *Upcoming NFAIS Events:* December 1, 2016 – Measuring Scholarly Impact: Can One Size Fit All? <http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=517733&orgId=nfais&recurringId=0> December 7, 2016 – NISO-NFAIS Virtual Conference: Making Certain Digital Content is Preserved: Archiving Digital Resources <http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=518745&orgId=nfais&recurringId=0> December 9, 2016 – The Internet of Things: Impacting Scientific Data and Information Flows <http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=515378&orgId=nfais&recurringId=0> December 19, 2016 – Document Delivery in the Information Ecosystem <http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=515201&orgId=nfais&recurringId=0> January 24, 2017 – Lunch & Learn: Achieving Better Visual Communication: Best Practices in Data Visualization <http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=515908&orgId=nfais&recurringId=0> Subscribe <http://multibriefs.com/briefs/nfais/> to *NFAIS Advances* e-newsletter! *NFAIS* www.nfais.org [log in to unmask] @NFAISForum <https://twitter.com/NFAISForum> Ken Berlack Director of Marketing and Communications NFAIS 801 Compass Way, Suite 201 Annapolis, MD 21401 443-221-2980, x103 <(443)%20221-2980> [log in to unmask]