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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>NISO Forum: The E-Book Renaissance –
Learn About the Possibilities from Experts in Libraries and Publishing</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>You’ve been hearing about e-books for years and now
the tipping point for users seems to have arrived. How are content providers
and libraries dealing with the challenges that e-books present in availability,
distribution, licensing, discoverability, and access? How are they changing
their processes and business models to incorporate e-books?</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>NISO has assembled a stellar group of speakers for a two-day
forum on <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>The E-Book
Renaissance: Exploring the Possibilities Exposed by Digital Books</span></i></b>,
to be held on October 24-25 in </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Baltimore</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Maryland</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. The
speakers and panels, representing commercial and university publishers, public
and academic libraries, vendors, service providers, and technologists will probe
the key issues surrounding e-books from a variety of industry, library,
scholarly, and consumer viewpoints. NISO educational forums are routinely
praised for their excellent selection of speakers representing a diversity of
viewpoints across the scholarly information community and the small size which
provides opportunities to network with speakers and other attendees.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>SPEAKERS and TOPICS</span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Keynote Presentation: E-books: a
Library and Publisher Partnership</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> - <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Jamie LaRue</span></i> (Director, Douglas
County, Colorado Libraries)</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Panel discussion: Publisher and
Content Provider Issues</span></font></b></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Alex Holzman</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (Director,
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Temple</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>University</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
Press)</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Jennifer Kemp</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (eProduct
Manager, eBooks, Springer)</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Dean Smith</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (Director,
Project </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>MUSE</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>)</span></font></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Libraries, Librarians and E-books</span></font></b></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Kristin Eschenfelder</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (Associate
Professor, </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>School</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> of </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Library</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and
Information Studies, </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>University</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> of </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wisconsin</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Madison</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>)</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Caren Milloy</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (Head
of Projects, JISC Collections)</span></font></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>E-Book Standards</span></font></b></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Beat Barblan</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (Director,
Identifier Services, Bowker)</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Bill Kasdorf</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (Vice
President, Apex Content Solutions)</span></font></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Roundtable Discussions</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> -
Topics from the NISO E-Book Special Interest Group</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Panel discussion: Vendors &
Platform Providers</span></font></b></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Moderator: <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Sue
Polanka</span></i> (Head of Reference & Instruction, </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wright</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>State</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>University</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
Libraries)</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Matt Barnes</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (Vice
President of Marketing, ebrary)</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Ken Breen</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (Senior
Director, E-Book Products, EBSCO Publishing)</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Kari Paulson</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (President,
EBL)</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Rich Rosy</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (Vice
President and General Manager, Ingram Library Services)</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Frank Smith</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (Director,
Books at JSTOR)</span></font></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Users, Patrons and Devices: In the
Hands of Users</span></font></b></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Anne Taylor</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (Director
of Access Technology, National Federation for the Blind)</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Steve Paxhia</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (Director,
Publishing Strategy & Technology Practice, The Gilbane Group)</span></font></li>
</ul>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Closing Keynote</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> - <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Laura Dawson</span></i> (Content Chief,
Firebrand Technologies)</span></font></li>
</ul>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>REGISTRATION</span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Early bird discounts apply through </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>October 12, 2011</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. NISO
members receive additional discounts. A student discount is also available. A
complete agenda, registration, and hotel information are available on the event
webpage: <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/ebooks/"
target="_blank">http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/ebooks/</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jill O'Neill</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Director, Planning & Communication</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>NFAIS</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(v) 215-893-1561</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(email) jilloneill@nfais.org</span></font></p>
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