From jilloneill at nfais.org Wed May 4 12:05:33 2011 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (Jill O'Neill) Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 12:05:33 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] Portable Devices and Mobile Users Message-ID: <4D9865DE4A5649A289499D3E22F8A0BA@DDPXRT91> NFAIS members may want to be aware that the slides from yesterday's webinar have been posted to the NFAIS web site this morning. You can view them at: http://www.nfais.org/page/309-portable-devices-and-mobile-users Also, there is a bibliography associated with this webinar. Due to the vagaries of spam filters, etc., some of those who have attended the Webinar may not have been able to receive the message with that attachment. If you or one of your colleagues has registered for the event, but not yet received the eight-page bibliography, please contact me directly. We want to be sure that the value of your webinar experience is as full as possible. 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Librarians, faculty, students and researchers expect to have their information needs met through rich and enhanced content, multimedia products, interactive learning tools, mobile access, and sophisticated search and discovery platforms. On May 25th NFAIS will hold a one-day workshop in Philadelphia, PA to take a look at how innovative content providers across all subject disciplines are meeting the information needs on today's academic campuses. Both onsite and virtual registrations are available at a discount until May 16th. Highlights include: . A look at how traditional journal publishers and database producers are re-inventing their content. Speakers include representatives from Alexander Street Press, Thomson Reuters Healthcare & Science, the American Chemical Society/CAS and RIPM Retrospective Index of Music Periodicals 18000-1950. * An overview of e-books, e-textbooks, and the re-invention of the learning experience. Speakers include representatives from Wiley Plus, Pearson, Xplana, and M&C Life Sciences, Inc. * A look at new sophisticated information discovery and delivery platforms such as MindTapT from Cengage Learning and SciVerseR from Elsevier. * A discussion of the role of books in a digital world and the technologies and business models that enable them by Eric Hellman, President, Gluejar, Inc. The program, registration forms, directions to the meeting location, list of nearby hotels, and general information on Philadelphia are available a: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/334-re-inventing-content-discovery-and-deliv ery-for-todayand-8217-s-academic-environment. On-site Attendance: on or before May 16, 2011, NFAIS members pay $385, members of Sister-societies pay $405, and non-members pay $435 (registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and all-day beverages). After April 1, NFAIS members pay $435, members of Sister-societies pay $455, and non-members pay $485. Virtual Attendance: on or before May 16, 2011, NFAIS members pay $335, members of Sister- societies pay $355, and non-members pay $385. After April 1, NFAIS members pay $385, members of Sister-societies pay $405, and non-members pay $435. Unlimited Virtual Attendance: Groups of 3 or more can attend at the following reduced rates: NFAIS members, $995, Sister-society members $1,195, and non-members $1,395. For more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Supporting the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Tue May 10 13:01:38 2011 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (Jill O'Neill) Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 13:01:38 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NISO Announces New Special Interest Group on EBook Message-ID: NISO Launches E-book Special Interest Group New group will foster collaborative work, incubate new initiatives, and provide education The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and its Architecture Committee are pleased to announce the creation of a Special Interest Group focused on E-books (the NISO E-book SIG). Simultaneous with the formation of the group, NISO is issuing a call for participation in the E-book SIG and its associated monitoring group. The E-book SIG will explore a range of industry best practices and standards related to the creation, distribution, discovery, delivery, and preservation of digital book content. The primary responsibilities of the group will be to continuously monitor and review the state of the industry for e-books and to suggest areas for new initiatives within NISO or areas where NISO can engage with other communities on e-book work underway outside of NISO. The group will also host thought leader meetings and commission relevant research to advance the state of the industry. While NISO is best known for shepherding groups focused on a specific problem through the creation and implementation of recommended practices and standards, NISO?s new strategic initiatives seek to widen its outreach within the information industry. Specifically, the NISO Board and Architecture Committee seek to emphasize NISO?s role as a facilitator within the industry, one that can foster cross-community dialogue in a given topical area and provide a place for the incubation of ideas even if no formal standards process within NISO is ever initiated as a result. In line with this strategy, the E-book SIG will explore the larger context in which development initiatives are unfolding, by addressing some of the following foundational questions: ? How can NISO actively facilitate cross-community dialogue in this area, building bridges between what are now separate, sometimes disparate groups? ? How can NISO work collaboratively to provide education and information to assist with this dialogue? ? How can NISO actively foster ?incubation teams? to identify specific pain points in the e-books realm that could be remedied through formal standards, recommended practices, dissemination of information (e.g., via white papers, educational workshops, professional forums, Thought Leader meetings, etc.) either through NISO or within another agency or in partnership with one or more organizations? Initially, the NISO E-book SIG will identify relevant ongoing or proposed work related to e-books, then begin outreach to the communities within the library, publishing, information system, and scholarly communication communities actively engaged in some aspect of e-book development and support. The NISO Architecture committee is seeking nominations for experts interested in actively participating in the core E-book SIG from all areas of the community. In addition to the core group, a larger monitoring group will also be established to receive updates from the core group and provide feedback. NISO encourages any organization actively engaged in this area to contact the NISO office via email (nisohq at niso.org) to participate. Please indicate if you are interested in the core group or the monitoring group. Jill O'Neill Director, Planning & Communication NFAIS (v) 215-893-1561 (email) jilloneill at nfais.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Mon May 16 12:13:22 2011 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 12:13:22 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] Registration Discount ends today NFAIS Workshop - Re-inventing Content Message-ID: <016001cc13e4$2e18cbf0$8a4a63d0$@org> NFAIS Workshop on Reinventing Content, Discovery and Delivery for Today's Academic Environment. Last day for Registration Discounts. Registration discounts for the NFAIS workshop, Reinventing Content, Discovery and Delivery for Today's Academic Environment, scheduled for May 25th in Philadelphia, PA will end today. If you or someone from your organization might be interested in attending - either onsite or virtually - let us know today and we will honor the discount through the end of the week. This one-day workshop will take a look at how innovative content providers across all subject disciplines are meeting the information needs on today's academic campuses. Highlights include: . A look at how traditional journal publishers and database producers are re-inventing their content. Speakers include representatives from Alexander Street Press, Thomson Reuters Healthcare & Science, the American Chemical Society/CAS and RIPM Retrospective Index of Music Periodicals 1800-1950. * An overview of e-books, e-textbooks, and the re-invention of the learning experience. Speakers include representatives from Wiley Plus, Pearson, Xplana, and M&C Life Sciences, Inc. * A look at new sophisticated information discovery and delivery platforms such as MindTapT from Cengage Learning and SciVerseR from Elsevier. * A discussion of the role of books in a digital world and the technologies and business models that enable them by Eric Hellman, President, Gluejar, Inc. The program, registration forms, directions to the meeting location, list of nearby hotels, and general information on Philadelphia are available a: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/334-re-inventing-content-discovery-and-deliv ery-for-todayand-8217-s-academic-environment. On-site Attendance: on or before May 16, 2011, NFAIS members pay $385, members of Sister-societies pay $405, and non-members pay $435 (registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and all-day beverages). After May 16th, NFAIS members pay $435, members of Sister-societies pay $455, and non-members pay $485. Virtual Attendance: on or before May 16, 2011, NFAIS members pay $335, members of Sister- societies pay $355, and non-members pay $385. After May 16th, NFAIS members pay $385, members of Sister-societies pay $405, and non-members pay $435. Unlimited Virtual Attendance: Groups of 3 or more can attend at the following reduced rates: NFAIS members, $995, Sister-society members $1,195, and non-members $1,395. For more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Supporting the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Mon May 16 12:32:51 2011 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 12:32:51 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] Information Agility in the Social & Mobile Era Message-ID: <017f01cc13e6$e663fca0$b32bf5e0$@org> Sent on behalf of Mark Logic Corporation ? an NFAIS member organization. ****************************************************************************** Media Executive Briefing: Information Agility in the Social & Mobile Era Learn how some of the largest information providers are meeting audience demand for actionable content ? and how they are generating new revenue streams. To truly engage audiences and provide them with information at the point of action, you need a flexible technology infrastructure. Join us for breakfast May 19th in Philadelphia to learn how an agile infrastructure powered by MarkLogic enabled: * Springer Images to aggregate 4 million assets and create 4 apps ? in under 6 months * McGraw-Hill to separate content from delivery, accelerating product development and allowing rapid iteration * American Institute of Physics to build a single platform for Web and mobile, supporting 170 scholarly journals * Xplana.com to use crowdsourcing to build a collaborative education site for students all over the country Details Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011 Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am Place: Hotel Palomar Philadelphia 117 South 17th Street at Liberty Philadelphia, PA Your Hosts Fernando Mesa Principal Technologist MarkLogic Diane Burley Media Industry Consultant MarkLogic Connect to MarkLogic: Copyright ? 2011 MarkLogic Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 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At Apple's recent media event, Steve Jobs announced that Random House is signing on with the store, bringing 17,000 eBooks. Barnes & Noble recently claimed to have 25 percent of the U.S. eBook market. And university presses are moving to eBooks. When looking to migrate legacy content to an eBook format (and you have a few choices), there is always the concern of how well automated tools can perform with negligible clean-up required as a post-conversion activity. This webinar will cover some of the problems encountered with automated conversion to EPUB (the open, public, standard format for eBooks) and MOBI (Amazon's proprietary Kindle format) from different source types; the limitations of automated conversion as well as a suggested approach; and important things to keep in mind for special content such as images, tables, and mathematical formulas. DCL provides conversion services and software to publishers, information aggregators, industry, government, libraries and documentation developers. Our co-sponsor is Information Today, Inc. , publisher of books, eBooks, directories, magazines, and the leading industry newspaper, Information Today. DCL recently completed an eBook project for Information Today, Inc. and Plexus Publishing, Inc. The conversion project created the eBook format of a New York Times bestseller - Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City - in time to coincide with a series it inspired that was produced for HBO by Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter. Title: Reality Check: What to Expect from Automated Conversion to eBook Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT Register now at www.dclab.com/registration.asp After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: WindowsR 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server MacintoshR-based attendees Required: Mac OSR X 10.4.11 (TigerR) or newer Tiffany Tseng DCL Learning Series Coordinator 61-18 190th Street . Suite 205 . Fresh Meadows . New York . 11365 ttseng at dclab.com . (p) 718-307-5701 . (f) 718-357-8776 Sign up for DCL's monthly newsletter 61-18 190th St., 2nd Floor Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 www.dclab.com This email was sent to blawlor at nfais.org. To ensure that you continue receiving our emails, please add us to your address book or safe list. manage your preferences | opt out using TrueRemoveR. Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails. email marketing by Unlimited Priorities Corporation powered by emma -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Fri May 20 12:02:55 2011 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 12:02:55 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] Registration Closing for NFAIS Workshop - Re-inventing Content Message-ID: <003a01cc1707$61fb2280$25f16780$@org> NFAIS Workshop on Reinventing Content, Discovery and Delivery for Today's Academic Environment. Registration Closes at 12:00pm on May 24th. Registration discounts for the NFAIS workshop, Reinventing Content, Discovery and Delivery for Today's Academic Environment, scheduled for May 25th in Philadelphia, PA will close at noon on Tuesday, May 24th. This one-day workshop will take a look at how innovative content providers across all subject disciplines are meeting the information needs on today's academic campuses. Highlights include: . A look at how traditional journal publishers and database producers are re-inventing their content. Speakers include representatives from Alexander Street Press, Thomson Reuters Healthcare & Science, the American Chemical Society/CAS and RIPM Retrospective Index of Music Periodicals 1800-1950. * An overview of e-books, e-textbooks, and the re-invention of the learning experience. Speakers include representatives from Wiley Plus, Pearson, Xplana, and M&C Life Sciences, Inc. * A look at new sophisticated information discovery and delivery platforms such as MindTapT from Cengage Learning and SciVerseR from Elsevier. * A discussion of the role of books in a digital world and the technologies and business models that enable them by Eric Hellman, President, Gluejar, Inc. The program, registration forms, directions to the meeting location, list of nearby hotels, and general information on Philadelphia are available a: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/334-re-inventing-content-discovery-and-deliv ery-for-todayand-8217-s-academic-environment. On-site Attendance:, NFAIS members pay $435, members of Sister-societies pay $455, and non-members pay $485. Virtual Attendance: NFAIS members pay $385, members of Sister-societies pay $405, and non-members pay $435. Unlimited Virtual Attendance: Groups of 3 or more can attend at the following reduced rates: NFAIS members, $995, Sister-society members $1,195, and non-members $1,395. For more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Supporting the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Tue May 24 16:11:53 2011 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 16:11:53 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Webinar: Doing Business in Brazil Message-ID: <022301cc1a4e$d332e100$7998a300$@org> NFAIS Webinar: Doing Business in Brazil: An Information Industry Overview The world economy is growing, but it is China and other emerging economies such as that of Brazil -- not the U.S. and Europe -- that are leading the way. Indeed, Brazil has one of the fastest growing economies and is becoming a major player worldwide. Publishers and database producers cannot afford to ignore the market opportunities that it offers. Want to learn more about the information industry in Brazil? NFAIS has scheduled a webinar ? Doing Business in Brazil: An Information Industry Overview - to be held on June 1, 2011. The presentation will provide insights on the following with regard to the information industry in Brazil: ? Market size ? Fastest growing segments ? Government policies ? Leadership ? Publishing companies ? Number of Universities ? Number of degrees granted ? University spending ? Challenges and opportunities in doing business in Brazil ? Opportunities for publishers ? Current trends The webinar will have two speakers. First, James Locke, CEO of Enosis Global (http://enosisglobal.com/). Locke helps companies enter or expand their business in the United States and in Brazil, leveraging his international experiences to help companies with location selection, marketing and branding, routes to market, organizational structure, business development, and government relations. He also helps both international and domestic companies with strategic planning, project management, alliance strategies, and business and trade development. Mr. Locke earned a BBA in Business Administration from Universidade de S?o Paulo, Brazil and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. The second speaker will be Mark S. Langevin, Ph.D., Director of BrazilWorks (www.brazilworks.org), Adjunct Associate Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland-University College, and Associate Researcher at the Centro Universit?rio de Brasilia (UniCEUB) in Brasilia, Brazil. If you or your staff want to learn more about publishing developments and doing business in Brazil ,register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $75, Sister Society members pay $85, and non-members pay $95. An unlimited number of staff from an NFAIS member organization can participate for a group fee of $225. The group fee for an unlimited number of staff from any Sister Society is $255, and for staff of non-member organizations is $285. The registration form is available at: http://www.nfais.org/page/332-doing-business-in-brazil-june-1-2011. An NFAIS webinar on doing business in China was held scheduled on April 7, 2011. The recording is now available for viewing. Registration information is available at: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/324-china-april-7-2011-webinar. Register for both and get a 10% discount ! For more information contact: Jill O?Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Thu May 26 11:39:59 2011 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 11:39:59 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] Robert F. Asleson Memorial ALA Conference Grant Awarded Message-ID: <01bc01cc1bbb$2c5d7b60$85187220$@org> Posted on Behalf of Unlimited Priorities Corporation, an NFAIS member Organization. ********************************************* Robert F. Asleson Memorial ALA Conference Grant Initial Winner is Announced University of Illinois Student to Attend 2011 ALA Annual Conference Cape Coral, FL, May 26, 2011 - The board of directors of the Robert F. Asleson Memorial ALA Conference Grant has announced this year's award recipient. The winning essay was submitted by Catherine Larson, a student in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ms. Larson will receive a $1,500.00 grant to help defray the cost of attending ALA's 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana in June. The Robert F. Asleson Memorial ALA Conference Grant was established by friends and colleagues within the information industry to honor the memory of Bob Asleson, late founder and president of The Redalen Group, for his countless contributions to the library community. An advisor and guide to countless members of the profession, Bob's 50-year career spanned both traditional and innovative technologies, from reference materials to CD-ROMs to online databases. He held presidential positions at several leading industry companies and served on numerous industry organization boards. The grant's monetary awards subsidize attendance at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting and the Annual Conference for deserving Master of Library Science degree candidates. Successful applicants are selected based on economic need and the quality of an essay based on criteria set by the board. Scheduled to graduate in 2012, Catherine Larson lives in Chicago and attends school on a half-time basis while she works to pay her tuition. She serves as a volunteer on the publications committee for MARS: Emerging Technologies Reference Section of RUSA, requiring her attendance at ALA conferences for the next two years. Her winning essay will be posted on the grant's website. In awarding the grant Iris Hanney, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said, "I am thrilled that Bob Asleson's memory continues to be honored through this award, and am extremely pleased to present it to Catherine Larson. She submitted an outstanding essay discussing the impact of the electronic consumer market on library services and spaces. We wish her the best of luck in her future career!" The board of directors continues to seek both corporate and individual donations in support of the Robert F. Asleson Memorial ALA Conference Grant. It believes that exposure to the programs, seminars, contacts and other conference benefits will foster an on-going love of and dedication to the cause of librarianship in students who otherwise would be unable to attend, reflecting the values exhibited by Bob Asleson throughout his life and long professional career. Complete details of the grant, including information on donation participation, are available on the website at www.aslesongrant.org. Several levels of support are available, and all donations are fully tax-deductible. Additional information may be obtained by contacting: Iris L. Hanney, Chairman of the Board Robert F. Asleson Memorial ALA Conference Grant 1930 SW 48th Lane Cape Coral, FL 33914 239-549-23842 239 549-3168 Fax info at aslesongrant.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jillmwo at gmail.com Thu May 26 14:50:44 2011 From: jillmwo at gmail.com (Jill O'Neill) Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 14:50:44 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NISO Recommended Practice on Single Sign-On Authentication - Seeking Public Comment Message-ID: *NISO Recommended Practice on Single Sign-On Authentication Available for Public Comment* *Identifies Needed Improvements for Users Authenticating to Licensed Electronic Resources* The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announces the availability of*ESPReSSO: Establishing Suggested Practices Regarding Single Sign-On* (NISO RP-11-201x) for a thirty day public comment period ending on June 22, 2011. ESPReSSO identifies practical solutions for improving the use of single sign-on authentication technologies to ensure a seamless experience for the user. Currently a hybrid environment of authentication practices exists, including older methods of userid/password, IP authentication, or proxy servers along with newer federated authentication protocols such as Athens and Shibboleth. This recommended practice identifies changes that can be made immediately to improve the authentication experience for the user, even in a hybrid situation, while encouraging both publishers/service providers and libraries to transition to the newer Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)-based authentication, such as Shibboleth. ?With the growing use of mobile devices and remote access, the older authentication methods are not manageable for either the content provider or the library,? explains Steve Carmody, IT Architect, Computing and Information Services, at Brown University and co-chair of the NISO ESPReSSO Working Group. ?The ESPReSSO recommendations will help bridge the transition to more robust authentication methods that better match the needs of today?s users and eliminate the need for multiple identities.? ?Libraries are very concerned about protecting the privacy of their patrons,? states Harry Kaplanian, Director of Technology, Serials Solutions, Inc., and co-chair of the NISO ESPReSSO Working Group. ?These recommendations identify methods that can be used to maintain privacy while still offering users advanced functionality, such as saving searches between sessions.? ?NISO is testing various methods for identifying issues in our community where NISO can provide leadership in developing solutions,? states Todd Carpenter, Managing Director of NISO. ?The ESPReSSO recommended practice is the first outcome of a Chair?s Initiative project, where the NISO Board of Directors Chair (then Oliver Pesch from EBSCO Information Services) identifies a specific issue that would benefit from study and the development of a recommended practice or standard.? The draft Recommended Practice and an online comment form are available at: www.niso.org/workrooms/sso/. Publishers and distributors of licensed content as well as licensing organizations, such as libraries, are all encouraged to review and comment on the document. -- Jill O'Neill jillmwo at gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/jilloneill -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Tue May 31 14:39:59 2011 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 14:39:59 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS webinar - Registration closes today Message-ID: <02f801cc1fc2$2541d690$6fc583b0$@org> NFAIS Webinar: Doing Business in Brazil: An Information Industry Overview Registration closes at 5:00pm today The world economy is growing, but it is China and other emerging economies such as that of Brazil -- not the U.S. and Europe -- that are leading the way. Indeed, Brazil has one of the fastest growing economies and is becoming a major player worldwide. Publishers and database producers cannot afford to ignore the market opportunities that it offers. Want to learn more about the information industry in Brazil? NFAIS has scheduled a webinar ? Doing Business in Brazil: An Information Industry Overview - to be held on June 1, 2011. The presentation will provide insights on the following with regard to the information industry in Brazil: ? Market size ? Fastest growing segments ? Government policies ? Leadership ? Publishing companies ? Number of Universities ? Number of degrees granted ? University spending ? Challenges and opportunities in doing business in Brazil ? Opportunities for publishers ? Current trends The webinar will have two speakers. First, James Locke, CEO of Enosis Global (http://enosisglobal.com/). Locke helps companies enter or expand their business in the United States and in Brazil, leveraging his international experiences to help companies with location selection, marketing and branding, routes to market, organizational structure, business development, and government relations. He also helps both international and domestic companies with strategic planning, project management, alliance strategies, and business and trade development. Mr. Locke earned a BBA in Business Administration from Universidade de S?o Paulo, Brazil and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. The second speaker will be Mark S. Langevin, Ph.D., Director of BrazilWorks (www.brazilworks.org), Adjunct Associate Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland-University College, and Associate Researcher at the Centro Universit?rio de Brasilia (UniCEUB) in Brasilia, Brazil. If you or your staff want to learn more about publishing developments and doing business in Brazil ,register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $75, Sister Society members pay $85, and non-members pay $95. An unlimited number of staff from an NFAIS member organization can participate for a group fee of $225. The group fee for an unlimited number of staff from any Sister Society is $255, and for staff of non-member organizations is $285. The registration form is available at: http://www.nfais.org/page/332-doing-business-in-brazil-june-1-2011. An NFAIS webinar on doing business in China was held scheduled on April 7, 2011. The recording is now available for viewing. Registration information is available at: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/324-china-april-7-2011-webinar. Register for both and get a 10% discount ! 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