REMINDER: NISO/PALINET Licensing Forum -- Early Bird Discount Expires May 21

["Cynthia Hodgson" <chodgson@niso.org>]

Only 15 spaces are available for the June 11 NISO/PALINET forum, 
Traversing the Licensing Terrain: Emerging Issues and Innovative 
Solutions. Register before May 21 and get the Early Bird 
discount. NISO and PALINET members qualify for additional 
discounts.

The forum to be held at the PALINET offices in Philadelphia, 
features licensing experts from the legal, service- and 
content-provider, and library communities with discussions and 
presentations on:

*	Licensing: A State-of-the-Art Review
*	Licensing & Legal Issues
*	Licensing: New Times, New Models
*	Serials, E-books, Multimedia, Games, and More - How Formats Impact
 	Licensing
*	Standards: Providing a Solution for License Management Issues
*	Panel Discussion / Q&A: What Next?

Speakers include Ivy Anderson (Director of Collection Development 
and Management, California Digital Library), Kevin Smith 
(Scholarly Communications Officer, Perkins Library, Duke 
University), Celeste Feather (Electronic Resources Librarian and 
Assistant Professor, University Libraries, Ohio State 
University), Katherine Duff (Licensing & Permissions Manager, 
Journals Division, The University of Chicago Press), Judy Luther 
(President, Informed Strategies), Christine Martire (Director of 
Strategic Partnerships, PALINET), Eric Lazzaro (Senior Content 
Acquisition and Licensing Counsel, OverDrive, Inc.), Ted Koppel 
(Verde Product Manager, Ex Libris), Jennifer Weintraub (Digital 
Collections Specialist, Yale University Library), and Trisha L. 
Davis (Rights Management Coordinator and Head, Serials & 
E-Resources Department Chair, Ohio State University Libraries).

Registration includes breakfast, lunch, and a reception sponsored by Swets.
To register online, obtain hotel and travel information, and get updates on
the agenda, visit the event webpage
(http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/LicenseIssues-07-seminar.html).

Cynthia Hodgson
National Information Standards Organization
Email: chodgson@niso.org
Phone: 301-654-2512