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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2" color="#212121"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>59th NFAIS 2017 Annual Conference – The Big Pivot: Re-Engineering Scholarly Communication</b></span></font></div>
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<div>With a new administration having just taken the reins of government, there is a degree of flux and uncertainty in regard to key issues that impact information service, such as federal R&D appropriations, open access to federally funded research, copyright
protection and many related issues. </div>
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<div>At the same time, the scholarly record is undergoing a transformation - or "big pivot" - in how it functions and serves the information and research communities. Never before has there been such a high degree of opportunity and challenge surrounding the
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<div>With this dynamic in play, there's no better time than now to join with your colleagues and peers to engage in the urgent task of setting the future course of information services.
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Register now for the NFAIS 2017 Annual Conference</a>, focusing on "The Big Pivot: Re-Engineering Scholarly Communication," February 26-28, in Alexandria, VA. </div>
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<div>The NFAIS Annual Conference agenda this year is all about the "big pivot" underway in information services and scholarly research and communications:</div>
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<li>The University of Florida's Dean of University Libraries, Judith Russell, will deliver the 2017 Miles Conrad Memorial Lecture<br>
</li><li>Our Keynote speaker, Dr. David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, FCPP, <a href="http://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2015/#/healthcare">
named by </a><i><a href="http://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2015/#/healthcare">Forbes</a>
</i>as one of the top 30 young scientists changing the world<br>
</li><li>Our new Breakout Session/Group Discussion in which attendees problem-solve with colleagues on industry challenges and opportunities<br>
</li><li>Delta Think's latest research on the Open Access Market to help organizations navigate market dynamics, trends and drivers<br>
</li><li>Our annual "Startup Shootout" featuring a set of information industry startup companies which will pitch their ideas and business models to a panel of expert judges<br>
</li><li>Previews of emerging solutions and new technologies shaping the scholarly record, researcher behavior and discovery</li></ul>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Please note, with the conference right around the corner, our Conference Hotel, the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, offers a special discounted rate of $165 per night through
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