Last call for Registration to SAOIM

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

11th Southern African Online Information Meeting

“Innovation in an Age of Limits”

Sandton Convention Centre, 5-8 June 2012

REGISTER — REGISTER — REGISTER

Registration still OPEN for attending the SAOIM Conference 5-8 June 2012.

Please feel welcome to register for this event. Due to public demand additional seating were arranged and we extended the closing date for registrations.

Book your seat immediately!!!  Looking forward to your participation!

(Regarding payment: If your institution will not be able to conclude payment before the start of the conference please provide us with an order number)

Feel free to contact :

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Registration for the 11th SAOIM

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

11th Southern African Online Information Meeting 

Innovation in an Age of Limits

Sandton Convention Centre, 5-8 June 2012

Registration for the 11th SAOIM is still open.  Please visit the conference website for the detailed programme, conference fees and much more.

In addition to the submitted papers this year’s programme features exceptional keynote and invited speakers as well 5 informative workshops. Be sure not to miss the thought-provoking Richard Mulholland who will be our closing speaker

Don’t miss the opportunity to meet with the conference exhibitors. Book for the product review sessions. We also express gratitude to the conference sponsors.

The evening event will take place in the L’Incontro Ballroom at the Michelangelo Hotel.

Join us for a 5-star dinner and entertainment by Michael de Pinna of ‘Yebo Gogo’ fame.  As many delegates will go directly from the conference venue to the function the dress code for the evening will be smart casual.

Social reporting will play an important role during the event. The following social networking tools are available for comments, discussions and queries:

 

Attention: Pretoria delegates planning to make use of the Gautrain

Pretoria delegates are encouraged to make use of Gautrain as the conference venue is conveniently close to the Sandton station.  Parking in the nearby Sandton City parking garage will be provided free of charge to those delegates preferring to travel by car.

P.S. A number of Pretoria delegates has indicated that they will not attend the evening function as the last train leaves Sandton Station at 20:30. Our evening function at the 2010 conference was a huge success and one of the highlights of the conference.  We would not like our Pretoria colleagues to miss out on this year’s function as it promises to be even better than the previous year’s.

To facilitate attendance of the evening function the organising committee is prepared to arrange a bus back to Hatfield after the evening function should there be sufficient interest.  This will be at no additional costs to the delegates.

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WANTED: Social Reporting Volunteers

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

We want to create a social media buzz at the 11th Southern African Online Information Meeting, and need your help as a social reporting volunteer.

Social reporting is the use of social media to report collectively and live from events in various forms. For instance, you can report via a live Twitter stream (#SAOIM), write a blog post about a session, and include short interviews in video, podcasts or written format.  Social reporting brings a vibrant energy to an event and enables the more active engagement of participants themselves. It also allow people who cannot be at the event to have at the minimum a “line of sight” to the event and possible even a way to interact with people at the event by commenting on material produced from the event.

Social Reporting at the conference will be a collaborative endeavour of a team of volunteers. Any delegate is welcome to apply to become a volunteer – there are 15 spaces available. Just forward your details to Elmi Bester with a short overview of why you would like to be part of this team. Prior social media experience is a bonus, but not a pre-requisite. Social reporters will bring their own laptop/tablet/smart phone, camera or video camera. Wireless connectivity will be available at the venue.

We will be hosting a Social Reporter coaching session on 23 May 2012 at the CSIR Knowledge Commons in Pretoria.

Click here to read more about the purpose and arrangements for Social Reporting at the conference.

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SAOIM 2012: Conference fees

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

11th Southern African Online Information Meeting (SAOIM)
Innovation in an age of limits
5-8 June 2012
 Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa  

             

Conference fees:

  • R1 650 (members) and R2 750 (non-members)
  • One day attendance R1 100 (members), R 1 650 (non-members)
  • Students and pensioners may apply for discount

A 50% discount will be offered to institutions sending 8 or more delegates.  (Discount not applicable to workshops)  

Not a member? Check out the SAOUG, SLIS & OSALL membership pages.

Workshop fees:

  • R500 per half day workshop (No discount if more than 1 workshop is attended)

Have a look at the topics and the facilitators of the workshops. 

Evening function fees:

  • R200 (members and non-members)

Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy good company and to have a fun night.  You will be entertained by a famous South African comedian :)

Product review sessions:

  • Delegates attend product reviews free of charge
For more information, visit the official conference page. 

        

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SAOUG Valentine’s Breakfast: Tuesday, 14 Feb 2012

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

Your are cordially invited to the Southern African Online User Group’s (SAOUG’s) Valentine’s breakfast meeting

  • Date: Tuesday, 14 February 2012
  • Venue: Dainfern Country Club; Dainfern Country Estate, Fourways   www.dainfern.co.za
  • Time: 08:30-10:30
  • Cost: R50 for paid-up members; R250 for non-members

 Programme:

08:30-09:30     Registration / Breakfast

09:30-09:40     Welcome and announcements

09:40-10:30     Change your Words, Change the World – talk by Lawrie Golding

About the talk:

Technology is a rapidly moving beast. And the pressure to move forward, fast, is right there, always. It’s part of our culture, from the advertisements to the neatest, newest, coolest phones and iPad, to the new TV you should have. And then there are those of us in the nonprofit technology community who are constantly on the bleeding edge of the next thing, whether it be hardware, software, or web services, are constantly talking about it, and how it’s going to make it easier/better/faster to change the world.

  • How do we address these changes?
  • How do we stay relevant in this aggressively developing world?
  • How do we cope with all the demands we are facing and still maintain a positive attitude?

“Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.”   – Norman Vincent Peale

Profile:                

Lawrie Golding is currently an executive consultant to the Vodacom Group, involved in the implementation of Strategy, Culture and Transformational Change across the Group as well as facilitation of all internal Management Orientation and Induction programmes. In addition he also assists with Values and Behaviour alignment and skills based interventions. His position is Head Coach.

He is a Physical Education Teacher by trade and graduated from the University of Pietermaritzburg and Natal Teachers Training College in 1972. He also completed the AEP programme through the School of Business Leadership (Unisa), and holds various International Marketing Qualifications from Urwick Orr Management School London, and Chicago Graduate School of Business. Lawrie has extensive experience in the Pharmaceutical and Health Care sector, (Ciba Geigy & Johnson and Johnson), Food and Hospitality (Tiger Brands), Advertising (Grey Phillips Group, &FCB) and Global Event Management Industries having served at Group and Board level. He is also a certified Whole Brain Practitioner.

Please RSVP by Friday 31 January 2012 to Petro van der Berg on:

E-mail: petrob@saonlineinfo.co.za

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11th Southern African Online Information Meeting, June 2012: Announcement

Posted on December 14, 2011 by
11TH SOUTHERN AFRICAN ONLINE INFORMATION MEETING (SAOIM), JUNE 2012
  • The Southern African Online User Group (SAOUG),
  • The Special Library Information Specialists (SLIS) and
  • The Organisation of SA Law Librarians (OSALL) announces with pleasure that the 11th SAOIM will take place during the week of 4-8 June 2012, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

This biennial conference provides a forum for the exchange of information on current developments, applications and opportunities in the expanding field of online information. As with the previous SAOIM conferences, the aim of the 11th SAOIM is to provide insight into the exciting extent of growth and activity taking place in the information industry. Coverage will include not only the traditional online systems and services, but also latest areas of information transfer and exchange.

2012 Conference website 

Keynote speakers:

Stephen Abram
Spotting trends and opportunities: innovation in an age of limits 

Michael Stephens
The hyperlinked library: trends, tools, transparency

Karen Blakeman
Localisation, personalisation and socialisation of search

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