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<p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">For its 60th annual conference, NFAIS brings together individuals with diverging views to examine the dynamic changes in information and publishing
technologies that have altered how researchers consume, exchange, interact with, and disseminate their scholarly and research communications. </span></p>
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<b><span style="color: rgb(0, 111, 201);">Cameron Neylon</span></b>, Professor of Research Communications, Centre for Culture and Technology at Curtin University launches the conference with his presentation: Will We Still Recognize Ourselves? Identity and
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<b><span style="color: rgb(0, 111, 201);">Dr. Joris van Rossum</span></b>, Consultant Scholarly and Academic Publishing, Amsterdam, and author of the Blockchain for Research report published by Digital Science looks at the role and impact this technology might
have on the scholarly communications landscape--providing an opportunity, perhaps--to impact not only processes but also roles among stakeholders in the existing ecosystem in areas including cost, accessibility, trust, and privacy.<br>
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During the sessions in between thought-provoking speakers explore:
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<div>The forces impacting our next directions</div>
<div>The players and contributors who are changing global scholarship</div>
<div>How information is transforming to become more open, global and collaborative</div>
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<p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The Hilton Alexandria Old Town, our conference hotel, offers <strong><a href="http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/D/DCAOTHF-FFI-20180225/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG" title="special conference rates" target="_blank">special
discounted rates</a></strong> through <strong>February 7, 2018. </strong> Room inventory is limited, so register early and mention NFAIS to get the conference rate.</span></p>
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Marketing & Communications | </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">NFAIS | </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">bmeyersford@nfais.org</span></p>
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