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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007
From: William Wakeling (Northeastern Univ.) <w.wakeling_at_neu.edu>
Subject: Meeting Announcement
Society for Scholarly Publishing-2007 Annual Meeting and Travel Grants
1) SSP Annual Meeting - June 6-8, 2007
The 29th Annual Meeting for the Society for Scholarly Publishing will be
held June 6-8, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. This year's program,
"Imagining the Future: Scholarly Communication 2.0," promises to be an
exciting and thought-provoking event. Is "Web 2.0" just a buzzword, or
are there real opportunities for scholarly publishing lying beneath the
hype? One of our speakers this year is Tim O'Reilly, who coined the
phrase "Web 2.0." Come find out how evolving Internet strategies and
technologies can empower you and your organization by joining us in San
Francisco!
Additional featured speakers are Larry Sanger (Wikipedia/Citizendium),
Paul Duguid (UC Berkeley), and David Worlock (Outsell, Inc).
Don't miss:
* Pre-meeting seminars (June 6) on hot topics: content licensing,
copyright, business usage data, and society publishing
* Practical and cutting-edge program sessions for publishers, editors,
librarians, scholars, printers, agents, wholesalers, booksellers, and
other participants
* Nationally recognized experts in many aspects of scholarly
communication
* Exhibitors' Marketplace and receptions
* Formal and informal networking opportunities
Preliminary program brochures will be mailed in a few weeks, and the
brochure PDF will be posted on the website. But session abstracts,
speakers, registration rates, and hotel details are available now at
http://www.sspnet.org.
2) SSP Conference Travel Grant Program
If you are a student in a publishing or library/information science
program, or have been working in this field for less than three years,
please consider applying for a grant to attend the SSP Annual Meeting.
If you're not a potential candidate, but know someone who is, please
share this announcement with your colleague or protégé. We welcome
help promoting the Conference Travel Grants.
Following last year's successful inauguration of this program,
students of publishing and information science, and early-career
publishing professionals in the first three years of employment, are
invited to apply for one of 10 grants. The awards will support travel
to and attendance at SSP's 29th Annual Meeting and membership for 2007.
Successful applicants will be granted free registration at the Annual
Meeting and will be eligible for reimbursement of up to $1,000 for
travel and lodging expenses incurred to attend the meeting.
Applications must be completed online (or, for a link to the form, see
the SSP home page at http://www.sspnet.org). The application deadline
is March 17, 2007. Grant awardees will be selected and notified by
March 31, 2007.
The SSP Board has developed several supporting programs that will help
grant awardees optimize their experience. Awardees will be paired with
mentors who hold senior management positions within SSP member
organizations. Mentors will help grantees plug into the educational and
networking opportunities available at the Annual Meeting. Additionally,
the meeting program will offer several opportunities designed to engage
those who are relatively new to the industry.
SSP is a dynamic membership organization, working to advance the
development of members through education and networking.
Will Wakeling
Chair, SSP Grants and Scholarships Committee
Associate Dean, Collections and Technical Services
University Libraries
320 Snell Library
Northeastern University, Boston MA 02115
Tel 617.373.4961
Fax 617.373.5409
Email w.wakeling_at_neu.edu
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