Information Without Borders Conference 2012

Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2012 annual student-led professional conference a success!

This year's theme was Open Access & Closed Content: The Information Dichotomy

Planning for the 2013 Conference is already underway, and we hope it will be another great year. The conference is held at Dalhousie Univerisity in Halifax, NS. If you would like to get involved or are looking for more information contact Madeline Driscoll at iwb@dal.ca

Missed the 2012 IWB Conference? Want to hear the keynote presentations again?

Below you can find streaming video of Keynote presentations.

Morning Keynote Speaker: Jeff Shelstad, CEO of Flat World Knowledge.

Speaking On: Flat World Knowledge: A New Model for Open, Accessible, and Affordable Higher Education Content

Afternoon Keynote Speaker: Leslie Chan, U of T, Director for new media studies and international development program, Senior Lecturer, Associate Director of Bioline International.

Speaking On: Open Access and the Global Knowledge Commons: Opportunities and Challenges

Purpose of the annual IWB conference

The Information Without Borders Conference is a student-led initiative by the School of Information Management at Dalhousie University. This one-day event provides a forum for interdisciplinary discussion on a central topic affecting all professions represented at Dalhousie's Faculty of Management.

IWB was designed to:

• facilitate networking and communication among students, faculty, and professionals;
• provide a forum for information pertaining to this year's conference topic;
• promote interaction among schools in the Faculty of Management and other Dalhousie departments;
• allow students to develop skills;
• encourage students to present their current research.

Still curious about the Information Without Borders Conference? Check out some of the past conferences in our archives. In the archive you will also find the podcasts from the 2010 conference.

Poster Competition

Academic posters are being accepted for a competition to be held during lunch on the conference day. For more information or to submit a poster proposal, please contact us at iwb@dal.ca.

Silent Auction

This year we hosted a silent auction featuring beautiful locally made products. Throughout the conference day attendees will be able to bid on the auction items until the end of the lunch break (2:15pm). Winners will be announced during the final break of the day (3:15) before the last keynote speaker Leslie Chan.

Auction items include: handmade Afghan blanket, Quarrelsome Yeti T-Shirt M, hand spun, hand knit scarf, and Sara Bonnyman Pottery.

Interested in donating an item to the auction? Contact iwb@dal.ca with Silent Auction in the subject line by February 3, 2012. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your talent all the while supporting a worthy cause. There will be ample table space for featured pieces, as well as accompanying short write-ups and/or business cards.