The goal of the Housing Memory conference was to foster academic discussion & engagement at the iSchool, while cultivating a supportive environment for first-time presenters. We aimed to bridge the student and professional conference worlds and showcase innovative student projects.

Outcomes: 40+ paper submitted for consideration 9 panels, 26 speakers with 200+ attendees Keynote address by Geoffrey Bowker,

Feedback

Presenter: "our panel was truly put together inspirationally, and it was great to have a very meaningful discussion and to meet people of similar interests. " Participant: "It was WONDERFUL -- an unmitigated success. There was such a buzz about the seventh floor and the presentations were bril-liant."

Student-driven initiatives

Unprecedented at the iSchool

Knowledge sharing

Community building

Intellectual engagement

Innovative technologies

FI/Q is a student-run journal, that seeks to create an intellectual space for the Infor-mation community. We aim to publish sub-missions that analyze and critically assess the divergent topics that define the emerging In-formation field, while affording students the opportunity to engage with the publication process

Outcomes: successfully published 3 volumes of the F/

IQ, including the Conference Proceedings of the Housing Memory Conference

excellent reception from professional and academic communities, with plans for ongo-ing growth throughout the upcoming aca-demic year

Faculty of Information Quarterly

Housing Memory Student Conference

The iSchool Podcast is a digital project to disseminate and preserve public lectures at the Faculty of Infor-mation. The project serves two educational goals; edu-cating graduate students in Web 2.0 technologies and making lectures at the University available to those who cannot attend in person. Topics covered in the podcast include book history, informatics education and the state of our information society.

Achievements: 9 Podcast Episodes Published Positive email feedback +1600 Blog Visitors International usage Students have learned: audio production, podcasting,

blogging and wiki software

iSchool Podcast

Defining the Movement: Innovation and Collaboration at the iSchool

Ania Dymarz • Meghan Ecclestone • Bruce Harpham • Monica Rettig