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Begin forwarded message:</div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Jonathan Levitt <<a href="mailto:jonathan@levitt.net">jonathan@levitt.net</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">17 februari 2012 08.10.58 CET</span></div>
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SUBMISSIONS & FOR PARTICIPATION<br>
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Doctoral Forum Quantitative Research in Information Science<br>
12-13 April 2012, University of Wolverhampton, UK.<br>
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We are very pleased to announce a doctoral forum on quantitative research in
Information Science to be held on 12-13 April at the University of
Wolverhampton, UK.<br>
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The Doctoral Forum will begin with short introductory presentations by Prof
Mike Thelwall and Dr Jonathan Levitt on the application of quantitative methods
to Information Science.<span> </span>However, its
main emphasis is on the students presenting and receiving feedback on their
research and on meeting other doctoral students. Doctoral students who are
either using, or considering using, quantitative methods in at least part of
their doctoral research are encouraged to apply.<br>
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The Doctoral Forum is open to all interested parties, including those who don't
present.<br>
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Submissions & intent to participate<br>
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If you wish to present your research at the Doctoral Forum please submit a
description of your research project and how you are using or are proposing to
use quantitative methods (totalling a maximum of 150 words) and key related
references. If you wish to attend the event and not present, please submit a
description of your relevant experiences and reasons for wanting to attend the
conference (totalling a maximum of 150 words).<br>
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Submissions need to be emailed to the Conference organiser Dr. Jonathan Levitt,
<a href="mailto:j.levitt@lboro.ac.uk">j.levitt@lboro.ac.uk</a>) and the Program manager (Prof. Mike Thelwall,
<a href="mailto:m.thelwall@wlv.ac.uk">m.thelwall@wlv.ac.uk</a>) as soon as possible. If you have any queries, please
email Dr. Levitt (<a href="mailto:j.levitt@lboro.ac.uk">j.levitt@lboro.ac.uk</a>) and Prof. Thelwall
(<a href="mailto:m.thelwall@wlv.ac.uk">m.thelwall@wlv.ac.uk</a>).<br>
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Registration & accommodation<br>
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The cost of the event is 50 pounds per person, to cover the cost of<br>
- four coffee/tea refreshment breaks,<br>
- two sandwich lunch breaks and<br>
- one buffet dinner.<br>
Details of the registration procedure will be published on this Web-page closer
to the event.<br>
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Three low price hotels are located within easy walking distance of the venue,
MC building, City Campus, University of Wolverhampton<br>
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nearby hotels and the option of reserving accommodation. We particularly
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</font></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <div style="height: 0px;font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contenteditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Isto Huvila <<a href="mailto:isto.huvila@abo.fi">isto.huvila@abo.fi</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:eurchap@asis.org">eurchap@asis.org</a>; <a href="mailto:students-l@asis.org">students-l@asis.org</a>; <a href="mailto:Euro_Student_ASIST@yahoogroups.com">Euro_Student_ASIST@yahoogroups.com</a> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 27 December 2011, 10:42<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Students-l] Fwd: Doctoral Forum Quantitative Research in Information Science. 12-13 April 2012 Wolverhampton<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv1701893540"><div><div><div><br></div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="yiv1701893540Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica";font-size: medium;"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica";font-size: medium;">Fidelia Ibekwe <<a href="mailto:fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan@univ-lyon3.fr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan@univ-lyon3.fr">fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan@univ-lyon3.fr</a>><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica";font-size: medium;"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica";font-size: medium;">December 24, 2011 20:18:15 GMT+01:00<br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica";font-size: medium;"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica";font-size: medium;"><b>Doctoral Forum Quantitative Research in
Information Science. 12-13 April 2012 Wolverhampton</b></span></div><br>
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Information Science </a> </h2><div class="yiv1701893540metadata"><b>12-13 April 2012, </b><b>University
of Wolverhampton, UK<br>
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<div class="yiv1701893540content yiv1701893540entry-content yiv1701893540clearfix"><div>We are very pleased to announce a <b>Doctoral Forum</b>,
specialising in quantitative research in Information
Science to be held <b>on 12-13 April 2012 in England
at the University of Wolverhampton</b>.</div><div>This Doctoral Forum will begin with short introductory
presentations by Prof Mike Thelwall and Dr Jonathan Levitt
on the application of quantitative methods to Information
Science. However, its main emphasis is on the students
presenting and receiving feedback on their research and on
meeting other doctoral students. Doctoral students who
are either using, or considering using, quantitative
methods in at least part of their doctoral research are
encouraged to apply.</div><div>The venue, at the University of Wolverhampton, is located
in Wolverhampton City Centre and is very close to
Wolverhampton train station. Wolverhampton is a thirty
minute train journey from Birmingham International
airport. The event finishes on Friday afternoon, enabling
participants to see something of England over the weekend;
from Wolverhampton, Wales can be reached by train in
thirty minutes and London can be reached by train in two
hours.</div><div>This event, endorsed by the European Chapter of the
American Society for Information Science and Technology
(ASIST), is the first of two events that the European
Chapter is endorsing, in celebration of the 75<sup>th</sup>
anniversary of ASIST. The European Chapter is also
endorsing Libraries In The Digital Age (LIDA) to be held
on 18 – 22 June 2012 in Zadar, Croatia.</div><div>This Doctoral Forum is open to all interested parties,
including those who don’t present. If you wish to present
your research at the Doctoral Forum please submit: a
description of your research project and how you are using
or are proposing to use quantitative methods (totalling a
maximum of 150 words) and key related references. If you
wish to attend the event and not present, please submit a
description of your relevant experiences and reasons for
wanting to attend the conference (totalling a maximum of
150 words).</div><div>Submissions need to be emailed to the Conference
organiser <br>
Dr. Jonathan Levitt, <a class="yiv1701893540moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:j.levitt@lboro.ac.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:j.levitt@lboro.ac.uk">j.levitt@lboro.ac.uk</a>) <br>
and the Program manager (Prof. Mike Thelwall,
<a class="yiv1701893540moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:m.thelwall@wlv.ac.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:m.thelwall@wlv.ac.uk">m.thelwall@wlv.ac.uk</a>) by mid-night UK-time on Sunday, <b>February
12, 2012.</b> <br>
If you have any queries, please email Dr. Levitt
(<a class="yiv1701893540moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:j.levitt@lboro.ac.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:j.levitt@lboro.ac.uk">j.levitt@lboro.ac.uk</a>) and Prof. Thelwall
(<a class="yiv1701893540moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:m.thelwall@wlv.ac.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:m.thelwall@wlv.ac.uk">m.thelwall@wlv.ac.uk</a>).<br>
</div><div>The cost of the event is £50 per person, to cover the
cost of four coffee/tea refreshment breaks, two sandwich
lunch breaks and one buffet dinner. <br>
Three low price hotels are located within easy walking
distance of the venue, MC building, City Campus,
University of Wolverhampton
(<a class="yiv1701893540moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.worldflicks.org/mc_building.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wiki.worldflicks.org/mc_building.html</a>). <br>
LateRooms (<a class="yiv1701893540moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.laterooms.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.laterooms.com</a>) and Travelodge
(<a class="yiv1701893540moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www2.travelodge.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www2.travelodge.co.uk</a>) provide descriptions of
nearby hotels and the option of reserving accommodation.<br>
Website: <a class="yiv1701893540moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.asis.org/Chapters/europe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.asis.org/Chapters/europe/</a><br>
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