From: "Cliff Lynch cliff@cni.org" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:15:00 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [108.51.134.87] (account diane@cni.org HELO cnidianmbproi73.fios-router.home) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.7) with ESMTPSA id 37128024 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:58:50 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_396F5C37-B240-4529-A897-B5FAF2BC6A4F" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.14\)) Subject: Fall 2020 CNI Member Meeting Moving Virtual: Overview of Plans X-Original-Message-Id: <482AD5A9-F9B6-4999-B5A2-E818033087DE@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:58:43 -0400 X-Original-To: "CNI Announce CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.104.14) --Apple-Mail=_396F5C37-B240-4529-A897-B5FAF2BC6A4F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Based on the current public health situation, it=E2=80=99s clear that we = must reluctantly move the December 2020 CNI Member Meeting virtual. I = wish we could meet in person, but this is not going to be feasible, and = I look forward to the time when can gather in person again, hopefully in = 2021.=20 We have designed a virtual meeting for this fall building on what we = (and many other organizations) have learned since we led many of our = peer organizations in March 2020 by making a very late shift online for = our spring member meeting. You=E2=80=99ll note that we=E2=80=99ve = already moved to a more flexible schedule for our overall program, = taking advantage of the online environment to offer a number of events = over the course of the summer and early fall, notably additional = Executive Roundtables, the series on digital scholarship planning hosted = by Associate Director Emerita Joan Lippincott, and our new Hallway = Conversations and Lobby Encounters series. In this message, I want to = briefly outline our plans for the fall virtual meeting. I ask that you continue to hold the original dates of our in-person = meeting: December 14, 3:00-5:00pm EST and December 15, 1:00-5:00pm EST = for plenaries (including my own) and other special programming. We will = announce detailed scheduling for these days later. We=E2=80=99ll hold = our December 2020 Executive Roundtable on December 14, noon-2:30pm EST, = and if there is enough demand for additional roundtable sessions on this = Roundtable topic, we=E2=80=99ll schedule these on December 16 (and, if = necessary, on December 17). We will announce a topic and issue a call = for participation around October 10 for the December Executive = Roundtable. Note that, as we did in the spring, we may offer additional = Executive Roundtable convenings in November 2020 (on a topic distinct = from the December set) if events and the development of our programmatic = work warrants =E2=80=93 Executive Roundtables are now a year-round = option, which we want to feel free to exploit as appropriate.=20 In the weeks leading up to the December dates, we will schedule four = weeks of thematically organized project briefings. Basically, these will = run from Tuesday to Friday each week, with a session on the following = Monday to synthesize and reflect on what we heard the week before. This = schedule will allow Monday participants the opportunity to watch session = recordings from the preceding week if they wish. There are, of course, = some adjustments to accommodate holidays during this period, notably = skipping most of the week of November 24 for Thanksgiving. We=E2=80=99ll = typically schedule sessions during the 1:00-5:00pm EST window. Here is = the rough schedule: =E2=80=A2 Week 1: Content (corresponding to the first of our = program plan themes, https://www.cni.org/program). Briefings = 11/10-11/13; summary session 11/16.=20 =E2=80=A2 Week 2: Organizations and Professions (corresponding to = the second of our program plan themes, https://www.cni.org/program). = Briefings 11/17-11/20; summary session 11/23.=20 =E2=80=A2 Week 3: Technology, Standards and Infrastructure = (corresponding our third program plan theme, = https://www.cni.org/program). Briefings 12/1-12/4; summary session 12/7.=20= =E2=80=A2 Week 4: Emerging Issues and Developments Related to the = Current Crisis. Briefings 12/8-12/10 (sessions will end by 3:00pm EST on = 12/10 due to Hanukkah). There will be no summary session for this week.=20= We will issue a call for project briefing proposals around September 29; = we expect to close submissions for each week about three weeks in = advance, with notification of acceptance about two weeks in advance. We = will offer both 30 and 60-minute slots (details will be in the = announcement) plus the opportunity to pre-record shorter project updates = for asynchronous delivery. This should ensure very timely sessions; we = have always worked on a very short timeline, but the virtual environment = allows us to do even better in this regard! The call for proposals will = include precise dates for everything.=20 Invitations to participate in the fall events will be sent out to member = representatives and guests around the end of September.=20 We expect to make recordings of all of the sessions, except those = project briefings where the speakers don=E2=80=99t want to be recorded, = available to the public. Zoom allows us to do this quite rapidly. Please feel free to reach out to me or to our assistant director, Diane = Goldenberg-Hart (diane@cni.org), if you have any questions on this. I = hope that many of you will be able to participate in these virtual = events. As always, I am grateful for your support and engagement.=20 Clifford Lynch Director, CNI --Apple-Mail=_396F5C37-B240-4529-A897-B5FAF2BC6A4F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Based on the current public health situation, it=E2=80=99s = clear that we must reluctantly move the December 2020 CNI Member Meeting = virtual. I wish we could meet in person, but this is not going to be = feasible, and I look forward to the time when can gather in person = again, hopefully in 2021. 

We have designed a virtual meeting for = this fall building on what we (and many other organizations) have = learned since we led many of our peer organizations in March 2020 by = making a very late shift online for our spring member meeting. You=E2=80=99= ll note that we=E2=80=99ve already moved to a more flexible schedule for = our overall program, taking advantage of the online environment to offer = a number of events over the course of the summer and early fall, notably = additional Executive Roundtables, the series on digital scholarship = planning hosted by Associate Director Emerita Joan Lippincott, and our = new Hallway Conversations and Lobby Encounters series. In this message, = I want to briefly outline our plans for the fall virtual = meeting.

I ask = that you continue to hold the original dates of our in-person meeting: = December 14, 3:00-5:00pm EST and December 15, 1:00-5:00pm = EST for plenaries (including my own) and other special programming. = We will announce detailed scheduling for these days later. We=E2=80=99ll = hold our December 2020 Executive Roundtable on December = 14, noon-2:30pm EST, and if there is enough demand for additional = roundtable sessions on this Roundtable topic, we=E2=80=99ll schedule = these on December 16 (and, if necessary, on December 17). We will = announce a topic and issue a call for participation around October 10 = for the December Executive Roundtable. Note that, as we did in the = spring, we may offer additional Executive Roundtable convenings in = November 2020 (on a topic distinct from the December set) if events and = the development of our programmatic work warrants =E2=80=93 Executive = Roundtables are now a year-round option, which we want to feel free to = exploit as appropriate. 

In the weeks leading up to the December = dates, we will schedule four weeks of thematically organized project = briefings. Basically, these will run from Tuesday to Friday each week, = with a session on the following Monday to synthesize and reflect on what = we heard the week before. This schedule will allow Monday participants = the opportunity to watch session recordings from the preceding week if = they wish. There are, of course, some adjustments to accommodate = holidays during this period, notably skipping most of the week of = November 24 for Thanksgiving. We=E2=80=99ll typically schedule sessions = during the 1:00-5:00pm EST window. Here is the rough schedule:

=E2=80=A2 Week = 1: Content (corresponding to the first of = our program plan themes, https://www.cni.org/program). Briefings = 11/10-11/13; summary session 11/16. 

=E2=80=A2 Week 2: = Organizations and Professions (corresponding to the second of our program plan themes, https://www.cni.org/program). Briefings = 11/17-11/20; summary session 11/23. 

=E2=80=A2 Week 3: = Technology, Standards and Infrastructure (corresponding our third program plan theme, https://www.cni.org/program). Briefings = 12/1-12/4; summary session 12/7. 

=E2=80=A2 Week 4: = Emerging Issues and Developments Related to the Current Crisis. Briefings 12/8-12/10 (sessions will end by 3:00pm EST on = 12/10 due to Hanukkah). There will be no summary session for this = week. 

We = will issue a call for project briefing proposals around September 29; we = expect to close submissions for each week about three weeks in advance, = with notification of acceptance about two weeks in advance. We will = offer both 30 and 60-minute slots (details will be in the announcement) = plus the opportunity to pre-record shorter project updates for = asynchronous delivery. This should ensure very timely sessions; we have = always worked on a very short timeline, but the virtual environment = allows us to do even better in this regard! The call for proposals will = include precise dates for everything. 

Invitations to participate in the fall = events will be sent out to member representatives and guests around the = end of September. 

We expect to make recordings of all of the sessions, except = those project briefings where the speakers don=E2=80=99t want to be = recorded, available to the public. Zoom allows us to do this quite = rapidly.

Please = feel free to reach out to me or to our assistant director, Diane = Goldenberg-Hart (diane@cni.org), if you have any questions on this. I hope = that many of you will be able to participate in these virtual events. As = always, I am grateful for your support and engagement. 

Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI


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