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***Apologies for cross-posting*** An invitation to attend Leadership in an Information-Rich Society Conference The Students of Dalhousie University's School of Information Management invite you to attend a one-day conference examining the challenges facing leaders in an information-rich world. Speakers will discuss access to information, privacy, information enterprise, knowledge-building, and leadership in general. Dr. Amir Attaran (associate professor at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law and Canadian Research Chair for the Institute of Population Health) will deliver the opening keynote address "Prometheus Shrugged: The Technology and Information Enterprise and the Persistence of Global Poverty." Panelists Dr. Gudrun Curri, Darce Fardy, David Fraser, Mark Leggott, and Linda McKarney will discuss "Privacy and Access: Necessary Leadership on Both Sides of the Issue" and "Growing a Knowledge Society: Leadership in Government, Education and the Private Sector." Dr. Elizabeth Kelley from Dalhousie University's School of Business Administration will deliver the closing keynote address. Dr. Kelley's address will be the inaugural Dalhousie-Horrocks Leadership Lecture, in honour of Dr. Norman Horrocks. Conference details: Date: Saturday, March 3, 2007 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Location: Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building 6100 University Avenue, Main floor Halifax, Nova Scotia Registration: The registration fee of $75 (students $30) covers breaks, lunch, and the closing reception sponsored by the School of Information Management (fee does not include alcoholic beverages). For more information and to register online, go to http://iwbconference.informationmanagement.dal.ca Early registrants are eligible to win a free night's stay at our host hotel, the Lord Nelson Hotel & Suites. Contact Pamela Maher, Conference Co-Executive Tel. 902-494-6206 Fax: 902-494-2451 Email: [log in to unmask] Mailing Address: Information Without Borders c/o School of Information Management 4th Floor- 6100 University Avenue Halifax, NS B3H 3J5 Website: http://iwbconference.informationmanagement.dal.ca