INFuture2009: ?Digital Resources and Knowledge Sharing?

Department of Information Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
and
IBM Croatia
INVITE YOU TO ATTEND
The 2 nd International Conference
The Future of Information Sciences (INFuture)
with this year's topic
INFuture2009: “Digital Resources
and Knowledge Sharing”
Hotel Palace and
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Zagreb, 4-6 November 2009
http://infoz.ffzg.hr/INFuture
INFuture2009: “Digital Resources and Knowledge Sharing” is the second in a series of
INFuture conferences focusing on creation, sharing and reuse of digital resources. The objective
of the conference is to provide a platform for discussing both theoretical and practical
issues.
The scope of the Conference includes, but is not limited to the following topics:
• Virtual environment in education
• Using open-source solutions in cultural heritage
• Knowledge management
• Using information resources in research, education and presentation
• Digitization and preservation
• Language technologies
• E-services, e-government and business applications
More than 80 accepted paper submissions were peer reviewed by the international reviewers.
The accepted papers cover human-computer interaction, multimedia, virtual learning environments,
e-learning, cultural heritage management, document management, record management,
digitization of cultural heritage materials, digitization projects, digital preservation planning,
long-term preservation of electronic materials, repositories, mobile communication etc.
Official language of the conference is English.
All submitted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and DVD-ROM and
will be available at the conference.

Conference organizing committee:
David Bawden (University College London), Aida Slavić (UDC Consortium), Jože Urbania
(Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana), Jadranka Lasić-Lazić (Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences, Zagreb), Miroslav Tuđman (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb),
Damir Boras (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb), Tomislav Šola (Faculty
of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb), Sanja Seljan (Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences, Zagreb), Hrvoje Stančić (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb).
Registration rates:
Early Registration
(Up to 1 July)
or 1 day registration
(anytime)
Standard
Registration
(From 2 July to
30 September)
Late Registration
(From 1 October to
6 November)
Full rate 200 € 250 € 275 €
Student* 75 € 100 € 125 €
Accompanying
50 € 75 € 100 €
(not co-author)
Members of Heritage
Professional
Associations**
150 € 175 € 200 €
* Discounted Rate for Students
To qualify for discounted registration rates, include a copy of a valid full-time student
identification card with the registration form.
Student registration does not include a hardcopy of the Proceedings volume. Instead, a DVD-
ROM copy will be provided.
** Heritage Professional Associations’ Members Fees
To qualify for discounted fee, include a copy of a valid Association’s identification with the
registration form.
Information on previous INFuture2007: “Digital Information and Heritage” can be found on
http://infoz.ffzg.hr/INFuture
Web: http://infoz.ffzg.hr/INFuture
Contact: infuture@infoz.ffzg.hr
Pre-events:
Two workshops will be held on 3 November 2009. Attendees of the conference has 50%
discount on the workshop fee. Separate registrations needed.
Knowledge: Making it Work
Workshop leader: Bob Bater, Independent consultant in information and knowledge
management, United Kingdom, London
http://infoz.ffzg.hr/infuture/Workshop1.aspx
The use of Web 2.0 Tools in the Design and Implementation of Pedagogical Activities for
e-Learning
11 different lecturers/trainers
http://infoz.ffzg.hr/infuture/Workshop2.aspx