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The InSITE 2011 conference is being held in Novi Sad (New Garden), Serbia this June. Submissions are due in November at http://InSITE.nu <http://insite.nu/> . Please volunteer (at http://volunteer.InSITE.nu <http://volunteer.insite.nu/> ) to review. Why Novi Sad? Novi Sad is known as the cultural capital of Serbia because of the variety of museums, galleries, and events. Its center has a large pedestrian zone, filled with shops and outdoor cafés. It is safe to walk any time of day or night. The city is on the banks of the Danube, and is renowned as having the second best river beach in Europe; many restaurants overlooking the river. The conference banquet will be held at one of these restaurants. In addition to the paper sessions, we are offering a day trip to Belgrade, a day trip to the area around Novi Sad, and a half-day walking tour of the city. The conference host and co-organizer, the Higher Education Technical School of Professional Studies, Novi Sad, is dedicated to continuing the InSITE tradition of a collegial, supportive atmosphere in which to share your research and network with other delegates from around the world. The school is in the city center, a short walk from the conference hotels. We have obtained substantial discounts at three hotels on the pedestrian zone of the city center. (Please see below.) Novi Sad is about an hour drive from the Belgrade airport, and we have arranged for frequent transportation from the airport to your hotel for $15 per person each way. Novi Sad can also be reached by bus or train from many cities, as well as by car. Please submit a paper by November 30 and join us in Novi Sad this June. Please also share information about the conference with your colleagues. The call for papers can be downloaded from http://www.InSITE.nu/docs/2011CFP.pdf, details about the conference are on the web at http://insite.nu/. Paper submissions are accepted now through November 30, 2010. Papers typically undergo blind review by 4 or more reviewers. All accepted papers will be published in the proceedings. Selected papers will be fast-tracked for publication in the journals Informing Science, Journal of Information Technology Education, Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Interdisciplinary Journal of Doctoral Studies, Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management, or the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology. Affordable Fees and Hotel Prices. InSITE endeavors to make its conference affordable. Here are some preliminary pricing for those making their budget requests now. . Accommodations: The conference discounted room rates start at 25 Euros per night for a single room with breakfast. We have secured rooms at three hotels that range from 3-star to 4-star and can provide contacts for a five-star hotel. . Conference Fee: The conference provides three discounts: for authors of accepted paper, for conference reviewers who complete the reviews, and for paying the registration fee by March 15. (Regular faculty of Serbian institutions receive yet one more discount.) The total fee for authors who also review and pay their conference fee by March 15 for the entire six day conference is expected to be just $425 USD after discounts. This fee includes five lunches, one banquet, two receptions, and six coffee breaks. (Breakfasts are included in all hotels prices.) The price without including InSITE: Connect is just $300 USD. Join the International Board of Reviewers. If you have not already done so this year, please volunteer to review three conference papers in December and early January. Reviewers receive a $50 discount in their conference registration fee as well as a certificate suitable for framing. Please see http://Volunteer.InSITE.nu <http://volunteer.insite.nu/> for full details on how to sign up as a reviewer for this year's conference submissions. Join the Informing Science Institute. For just $25 USD a year, you too can be a member and support the work of the hundreds of volunteers around the world who make up the Informing Science Institute (http://InformingScience.org <http://informingscience.org/> ). Become a member for the 2010-2011 academic year and see your name listed as a member at http://informingscience.org/members.php and all our journal sites. -eli Betty Božo Ljiljana Eli Cohen & Elizabeth Boyd Božo Nikolić & Ljiljana Ruzic-Dimitrijevic Informing Science Institute Higher Education Technical School of Professional Studies, Novi Sad)