[nfais-l] NFAIS Workshop Registrations Closing

[Bonnie Lawlor]

Registrations Close on November 21 for the NFAIS Workshop on Open Access to
Published Research: Current Status and Future Directions (Onsite and Virtual
registrations available; Onsite registrations limited due to space
restrictions)

 

Onsite and virtual registrations will close at 12:00pm EST on Thursday,
November 21, 2013 for the NFAIS workshop, Open Access to Published Research:
Current Status and Future Directions that is scheduled to take place on
November 22nd from 9:00am - 5: EST. The meeting will take a look at the
current state of open access to published research and the significant
social, financial, technical and legislative forces that are driving it and
includes a closing keynote on the future of open access by Tony Hey, Vice
President, Microsoft Research Center. Onsite registrations are limited due
to space so if you want to interact personally with the speakers during the
breaks and at lunch please register as soon as possible!

 

Why attend? The workshop will attempt to answer the following questions:

 

*         What is the current status of Open Access to published research in
the U.S.?  

             Richard Huffine, Senior Director, Federal Government Market,
ProQuest

 

*         Why do researchers care about Open Access and what tools do they
use? 

            Jean-Claude Bradley, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Drexel
University

 

*         What policies have been established by the U.S. Government to meet
researchers' needs and how will those policies impact government agencies
and publishers?  

             Amy Friedlander, Staff Associate, National Science Foundation
and Alan Thornhill, Director of the Office of Science Quality and Integrity,
U.S. Geological Survey

 

*         Where do new initiatives such as CHORUS and SHARE fit in? 

            Judy Ruttenberg, Program Director for Transforming Research
Libraries, Association of Research Libraries and Scott Delman, Director of
Group Publishing, Association for Computing Machinery

 

*         What is the perspective of traditional publishers with regard to
the open access movement and recent government mandates? 

             Mark Cassar, Publisher, American Institute of Physics 

 

*         Why was the Public Library of Science established, how has it
expanded, and what is its perspective on the future of open access to
published research? 

             Helen Atkins, Director, Publishing Services, Public Library of
Science

 

*         What role does copyright play in an open access environment? 

              Chuck Hemenway, Director, Business Development, The Copyright
Clearance Center

 

*         Open Access and Research Communication:  The Perspective of
Force11

Maryanne Martone, Executive Director, Force11

 

*         What is the future of open access to published research, how it is
being adopted around the world, and what are the challenges still to be
faced in order to meet the needs of both researchers and publishers? 

Tony Hey, Vice President, Microsoft Corporation

 

Click here to see the full agenda and confirmed speakers:
http://nfais.org/event?eventID=534.

 

Both onsite and virtual registrations are available for individuals and for
groups of three or more from the same organization.  Group registrations can
be a mix of onsite and virtual attendees, with a small food charge added for
those attending onsite. Members of Sister Societies (CENDI, ISCTI, AAUP,
NISO, ASIS&T, SSP, AAP/PSP, and LYRASIS) are eligible for discounts (see
registration form at http://nfais.org/event?eventID=534).

 

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/.

 

 

 

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