The TxETDA 2012 Organizing Committee has released a formal invitation for participation in the 2012 TxETDA Conference on Thursday, February 23 and Friday, February 24 at the University of North Texas in Denton.
Our theme this year is “Beyond the Boundaries” to celebrate the lively arts community of Denton, Texas, as well as our desire to reach beyond the borders of Texas to ETD colleagues in neighboring states. While TxETDA focuses on the needs of ETD professionals within the state of Texas, we welcome the participation of anyone interested in the field of ETDs from across the nation, whether they are inside or outside academia.
Also, while you are in Denton, be sure to check out local events in the community, taking advantage of the great nightlife and venues.
A tentative program schedule is available online. If you would like to submit a session proposal to address one or more of these topics, or have a topic idea of your own, please contact Ginger Dickens by January 6, 2012. She can be reached at dickens@uta.edu. A formal call for presentation and poster sessions will be forthcoming.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Martin Halbert is Dean of Libraries and Associate Professor at the University of North Texas. He also currently serves as President of the MetaArchive Cooperative, a growing international digital preservation alliance of cultural memory organizations that was one of the founding partners of the US National Digital Preservation Program.
He has served as principal investigator for grants and contracts totaling more than $6 M during the past six years, funding more than a dozen large scale collaborative projects among many educational institutions. His doctoral research and subsequent projects have focused on exploring the future of research library services.
For further conference details see the TxETDA 2012 webpage.
