ISIC 2020

🍷We hope you enjoyed the Virtual Wine Tasting!🍷

If you are interested in buying some of these wines, please view the list of outlets at http://www.isic2020.co.za/index.php/2020/09/19/virtual-wine-tasting/

Virtual wine tasting – ISIC 2020 – University of Pretoria Virtual wine tasting Anika Meyer 19th Sep 2020 No Comments We are very happy to announce that a South African award winning winery, Bouchard and Finlayson, agreed to host a virtual wine tasting at the end of our conference – approximately 20:30 pm South African time on Thursday, 1 October 2020...

If you missed the ASIS&T African chapter's session yesterday, please watch the recording at https://livealbany-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/arorissa_albany_edu/EU-zbf_fRFdBlLk5aVljkPIBVohKJtnuqPPVFhMXDR2VVQ?e=D1u49Y

For more information on becoming an ASIST&T African chapter member, please visit their website at https://www.asist.org/chapters/africa/welcome-to-asist-africa-chapter/

Welcome to ASIS&T Africa Chapter - Association for Information Science and Technology | ASIS&T Announcement Scholarship to Attend the Virtual 83rd ASIS&T Annual Meeting (October 22 to November 01, 2020) – for African Scholars, Professionals and Students Click Here Webinar! Webinar!! Webinar!!! Information Science in Africa: Past, Present, & Future Thursday, October 8, 2020, @ 9 am EST (3 pm...

We cannot believe that this is the last day of the conference! However, stay logged in! We still have a full day of the conference with very interesting sessions.

Are you ready for the second day of the conference?

The second ISIC2020 pre-conference workshop organised by Prof Valerie Nesset and J. Brice Bible. Thank you for your participation.

I would like to introduce our IT support team for the conference: Mr Sahesh Gounden and Mr Fezile Nkosi.

If you experience IT related issues during the conference, please email them at [email protected]

ISIC 2020 is finally here!
Welcome to the first day of the conference. The Local Organising Committee: University of Pretoria, Department of Information Science, is ready to commence with the first day of presentation.

Are you as excited as we are?

❗️ Reminder ❗️

We know you have connected with us on our ISIC2020 page already, but now we would like to encourage you to also join our Facebook GROUP called ISIC2020CONNECT. We have created some interesting facts about South Africa, that we know you will enjoy accordingly. This is a PRIVATE group only available for all ISIC2020 delegates, thus please make sure you Like and Follow and feel free to comment. Our team is at your service to make this a special experience!

Our first ISIC2020 pre-conference workshop is already in progress and is organised by Prof Elke Greifeneder and Dr Maria Gade.

It is a beautiful day in Pretoria and we have started with the pre-conference workshops today! Are you part of these pre-conference workshops? Share your experiences with us!!

🎉We have very exciting news!!🎉

Our CONNECT SOCIAL LOUNGE is now live. Visit our Social Lounge at www.isic2020connect.co.za to register for a get together called: E-Meet fellow Delegates! It is ideal for First-Timers to ISIC. We will be offering sessions across the different time zones, BUT we will be keeping the group session intimate and small, no more than 20 people in a group, so don't delay, register TODAY to ensure you are part of the greater ISIC2020 community!

ISIC 2020 updated their business hours.

‼️Virtual wine tasting‼️

We are very happy to announce that a South African award winning winery, Bouchard and Finlayson, agreed to host a virtual wine tasting at the end of our conference – approximately 20:30 pm South African time on Thursday, 1 October 2020. See this link for more details http://www.isic2020.co.za/index.php/2020/09/19/virtual-wine-tasting/

Virtual wine tasting – ISIC 2020 – University of Pretoria Virtual wine tasting Anika Meyer 19th Sep 2020 No Comments We are very happy to announce that a South African award winning winery, Bouchard and Finlayson, agreed to host a virtual wine tasting at the end of our conference – approximately 20:30 pm South African time on Thursday, 1 October 2020. We...

We have accepted two exciting workshops. Please follow this link for more details on these workshops: http://www.isic2020.co.za/index.php/workshop-details/

REGISTER NOW! DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

Workshop details – ISIC 2020 – University of Pretoria If you register, please remember to register for the workshops as well, listed under Extras. If you want to attend a workshop and have already registered and paid, please write to Ina Fourie: [email protected] or [email protected]. We will add your name to a list and when we close conference r...

We are excited to announce the preliminary programme for the ISIC2020 conference. Please click on this link to view the programme: http://www.isic2020.co.za/index.php/2020/08/25/preliminary-isic2020-programme/

Preliminary ISIC2020 programme – ISIC 2020 – University of Pretoria Preliminary ISIC2020 programme Anika Meyer 25th Aug 2020 No Comments We are delighted to announce the preliminary list of accepted papers for the ISIC2020 conference. Please click on this link to view the list http://www.isic2020.co.za/index.php/preliminary-list-of-accepted-papers/

We are excited to announce that some of the leaders in information behaviour research and members of the initial steering committees of ISIC will join us for ISIC2020. Tom Wilson, Carol Kuhlthau, Elena Macevičiūtė and Louise Limberg will present viewpoint papers. Reijo Savolainen will participate in the audience and Pertti Vakkari might also join us.

Dear ISIC community. You can now register for the ISIC2020 conference at http://www.isic2020.co.za/index.php/registration/

Don't wait any longer. Register now! 😀

Registration – ISIC 2020 – University of Pretoria Registration date options • Registration (opening): 1 April 2020 • Early registration: 1 May – 15 June 2020 • Normal registration: 16 June – 28 August 2020 • Late registration: 29 August – 14 September 2020

We are delighted to share the preliminary list of accepted papers. Click this link to view:
http://www.isic2020.co.za/index.php/preliminary-list-of-accepted-papers/

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We are excited to announce that the Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa, will be hosting the first virtual ISIC conference on 28 Sept to 1 Oct 2020.

Dear ISIC community. Unfortunately, Professor Lynn Westbrook had to withdraw as keynote speaker due to unforeseen circumstances. Professor Gunilla Widén will act as the keynote speaker in Professor Lynn Westbrook’s place. Please refer to this link for further details: http://www.isic2020.co.za/index.php/speakers/

Speakers – ISIC 2020 – University of Pretoria

Dear ISIC community. Please refer to the important announcement on the ISIC2020 website at http://www.isic2020.co.za/index.php/2020/03/31/announcement-of-isic2020-as-virtual-conference-very-modest-registration-fees/

Announcement of ISIC2020 as virtual conference – very modest registration fees – ISIC 2020 – University of Pretoria Announcement of ISIC2020 as virtual conference – very modest registration fees Anika Meyer 31st Mar 2020 No Comments In light of the recent global health crisis, we have taken the decision to cancel the physical (face-to-face) ISIC2020 conference and replace it with a virtual conference. We have b...

Thank you to all the authors who submitted proposals. We communicated decisions and are now waiting for the revisions to what might become a very interesting programme. In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and global developments, the local organising committee and the ISIC2020 Steering Committee, currently need to closely monitor developments. If the need arises we will inform you of any decisions. For the moment we encourage all authors to work on their revisions and to contact us if you have any questions: [email protected]

Best wishes,
Ina Fourie (Chair: ISIC2020 Local Organising Committee; Secretary: ISIC Steering Committee)

Are you curious about the ISIC keynote speeches? We have just released details on our local keynote speaker, Professor Archie L Dick, keynote speech, titled: South Africa’s Long Walk to Information Freedom.
Refer to the website for further details: http://www.isic2020.co.za/index.php/2020/03/13/local-keynote-speaker-professor-archie-l-dick-south-africas-long-walk-to-information-freedom/

Local keynote speaker: Professor Archie L Dick. South Africa’s Long Walk to Information Freedom – ISIC 2020 – University of Pretoria Local keynote speaker: Professor Archie L Dick. South Africa’s Long Walk to Information Freedom Anika Meyer 13th Mar 2020 No Comments It was a librarian that informed the United States ambassador in South Africa about Nelson Mandela’s imminent release. This led to a telephone call from George Bu...

We encourage you to experience our capital city, Pretoria, and the rest of the country – especially Cape Town. View this video for exciting experiences awaiting you!

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Thank you for submitting to ISIC 2020. Submissions are closed. The review process has begun. 😀

Please remember that there is only one week left to submit papers, panel discussions, posters and Doctoral workshop proposals. Deadline is 31 January 2020.

Please take note that all Doctoral Workshop proposals should be submitted electronically to [email protected].

Click the link for more details: http://www.isic2020.co.za/index.php/doctoral-workshop-2/

Doctoral workshop – ISIC 2020 – University of Pretoria ISIC 2020 Doctoral Workshop Doctoral students are invited to submit an application to participate in the Doctoral Workshop to be held in conjunction with the Information Behavior Conference ISIC2020 in Pretoria South Africa, 28th September to 2nd October 2020. During the Doctoral Workshop, scheduled...