{"id":9,"date":"2016-10-20T10:42:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T15:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/?p=9"},"modified":"2016-11-23T11:43:29","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T16:43:29","slug":"taking-asist-2016-by-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/2016\/10\/20\/taking-asist-2016-by-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking ASIST 2016 by Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered what it&#8217;s like to attend a major information science conference? Want to know what happened when a group of InfoSeekers traveled to Copenhagen to present their research? This post is your chance to find out.<\/p>\n<p>ASIST&#8211;or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Association for Information Science and Technology<\/a>&#8211;held its 2016 conference in Copenhagen this past October. Former and current InfoSeekers attended the conference to present their research, network with both students and prominent data scientists, and even accept some well-deserved awards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10\" src=\"http:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14731177_1152332594835657_775928969462003821_n-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"14731177_1152332594835657_775928969462003821_n\" width=\"534\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14731177_1152332594835657_775928969462003821_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14731177_1152332594835657_775928969462003821_n.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had quite a few Seekers present their work during the President&#8217;s Reception Featuring Posters. Everyone worked especially hard to create visually pleasing, informative posters and &#8220;pitch&#8221; their research to other attendees. Topics included accessibility for visually impaired persons, conquering information seeking barriers, social media, collaborative information retrieval, and more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-13\" src=\"http:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_2398-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"img_2398\" width=\"479\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_2398-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_2398-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_2398-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_2398-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_2398-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_2398.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lab members Yiwei Wang and Manasa Rath also each received $500 student travel awards during the SIG USE Symposium.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-11\" src=\"http:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14720585_1153943471341236_5942371074948409452_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14720585_1153943471341236_5942371074948409452_n\" width=\"481\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14720585_1153943471341236_5942371074948409452_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14720585_1153943471341236_5942371074948409452_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14720585_1153943471341236_5942371074948409452_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And it wasn&#8217;t all work and no play! Past and present InfoSeekers were able to get together and enjoy a fun evening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-12\" src=\"http:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14718635_1153240904744826_8547835897845754310_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14718635_1153240904744826_8547835897845754310_n\" width=\"562\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14718635_1153240904744826_8547835897845754310_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14718635_1153240904744826_8547835897845754310_n.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll soon show you what happens at the next conference, but until then, feel free to read more about these and other accomplishments on <a href=\"http:\/\/infoseeking.org\/accomplishments.php\" target=\"_blank\">our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered what it&#8217;s like to attend a major information science conference? Want to know what happened when a group of InfoSeekers traveled to Copenhagen to present their research? This post is your chance to find out. ASIST&#8211;or the Association for Information Science and Technology&#8211;held its 2016 conference in Copenhagen this past October. Former and current InfoSeekers attended the conference to present their research, network with both students and prominent data scientists, and even accept some well-deserved awards. 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