The article provides information on the Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) Conference that was held at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, from 19-21 July 2006. Various interesting papers were presented at the symposium which focused on information theory. One of the sessions focused on rural communities. Theresa Anderson from the University of Technology Systems and Chun Wei Choo from the University of Toronto were two of the speakers among the several who presented their papers.
The article provides information on the Collections Council of Australia Ltd Digital Collections Summit which was held in Adelaide, Australia from 16-17 August 2006. Almost 200 delegates from collecting institutions attended the summit. The papers discussed focused on the various digitization and digital access programs underway across the country. One of the speakers included Tom Kennedy, former chair of the Internet Industry.