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Saturday, June 4, 2005 

6:30-9:30 p.m.
PAM Early Bird Dinner at Messis
Host: Barbara Chu, bchu@physics.utoronto.ca 

Sunday, June 5, 2005 

EXHIBIT HOURS: 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. & 4:00-6:00 p.m.7:30-8:30 a.m.
PAM Division Outgoing Board Meeting
Chair: Cynthia Holt, holt@gwu.edu 

9:30-11 a.m.
PAMWide Roundtable
Moderator: Susan Fingerman, susan.fingerman@jhuapl.edu
Sponsor: ACM

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Newcomers Lunch
Host: Michael Fosmire, fosmire@purdue.edu
Sponsor: Turpion

1:30-3 p.m.
PAM Vendor Update
Moderators: Michiko Tanaka, mtanaka@bnl.gov, and Elaine Adams, ebadams@library.ucla.edu
Sponsor: Thomson Scientific

7-11 p.m.
PAM Open House
Sponsor: AIP

 

Monday, June 6, 2005 

EXHIBIT HOURS: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (1:30-3:00 p.m. No-Conflict time)7:30-9:00 a.m.
PAM Networking Breakfast
Sponsor: SIAM 

9 a.m.-4 p.m.
PAM Suite Daily Retreat
Sponsor: IoP

11:30a.m.-1 p.m.
Computer Science Roundtable
Moderator: John Dupuis, jdupuis@yoku.ca
Sponsor: ACM

Chemistry, Sci-Tech, & PAM Poster Session: Better Understanding Your Users (Chemistry Division lead)
What’s been done to learn about library and information users how and where they find and/or use information/technology,how (if) they use the library, what they think of the library, what technology they use, the role of the library in their studying/teaching/research and daily living, if/when/why they use google and other search engines.
Coordinator: Bill Armstrong, notwwa@lsu.edu

3:30-5 p.m.
Open Access in Developing Countries
Panelists will discuss what the Open Access movement means to developing countries and the challenges and opportunities that it brings.
Panelists: Cornelius Awasom Ngang, University of Yaounde 1, PAM Division International Member Award Winner; Innocent Afuh Awasom, University of Minnesota; Desmond Reaney, IoPP.
Moderators: Debra Bailey, dbailey@rice.edu, and Zari Kamarei, zkamarei@email.unc.edu
Sponsor: AIP

Technology Petting Zoo (IT Division lead)
Join us for this interactive session to learn about the future of smalltechnologies and experience several gadgets and “technology toys.” Some of the latest innovations in computing will be showcased and demonstrated.
Moderator: James E. Manasco, james.manasco@louisville.edu
Sponsor: ACM

7-11 p.m.
PAM Open House
Sponsor: IoP

 

Tuesday, June 7, 2005 

EXHIBIT HOURS: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (3:30-5:00 p.m. No-Conflict time)7:30-9 a.m.
PAM Annual Business Meeting and Breakfast 2005 Meeting Minutes as Approved by the Division
Sponsor: APS 

9 a.m.-4 p.m.
PAM Suite Daily Retreat
Sponsor: IoP

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Mathematics Roundtable
Moderators: Michael Golden, goldenm@umkc.edu, and Nisa Bakkalbasi, nisa.bakkalbasi@purchase.edu
Sponsor: SIAM

1:30-3 p.m.
Open Access: Evaluating Quality and Participation (SciTech Division lead)
OK, we’ve gotten with the program, and we know what Open Access is. Let’s take the next step. How do open access journals perform with citation analysis? How does self-archiving affect readership? How do publishers determine their business models? What are the most effective ways to engage faculty attention and participation in OA publishing?
Moderator: Lynn Berard, Head, Science Libraries, Carnegie Mellon University.
Speakers: George Kendall, Production, Licensing, and Marketing Manager, PNAS; Marie McVeigh, Thomson ISI; Peter Suber, Professor of Philosophy, Earlham College.
Sponsors: Springer Science+Business Media; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA); Thomson Scientific

 

Wednesday, June 8, 2005 

7:30-9 a.m.
PAM Division Incoming Board Meeting (2005 Approved Meeting Minutes)
Chair: Laurel Kristick 

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Physics Roundtable
Moderators: Michael Leach, mrleach@fas.harvard.edu, and Skye Thomsen, libsct@langate.gsu.edu
Sponsor: Thomson Scientific

1:30-3 p.m.
Astronomy Roundtable I
Moderators: Kathleen Robertson, robertson@ifa.hawaii.edu, and Jessica Moy, jmoy@noao.edu

3:30-5 p.m.
Astronomy Roundtable II
Moderators: Kathleen Robertson, robertson@ifa.hawaii.edu, and Jessica Moy, jmoy@noao.edu

8 p.m.
Publisher Liaison Meeting Minutes 2005Publisher Liaison Meeting
Facilitator: Liz Bryson, bryson@cfht.hawaii.edu