[Web4lib] WiLSWorld Conference

[Tom Zillner]

 (With apologies for duplication)

Hi all,

Registration is now open for WiLSWorld 2008.  It will take place here in
Madison, Wisconsin on July 23-24.  We have a great lineup of plenary and
breakout speakers.  There's something for everyone.  See more information
and register here <http://www.wils.wisc.edu/events/wworld08/>.

Roy Tennant is our opening day keynote.  Roy is a Senior Program Officer for
OCLC Programs and Research. He is the owner of the Web4Lib and XML4Lib
electronic discussions, and the creator and editor of Current Cites, a
current awareness newsletter published every month since 1990. His books
include Managing the Digital Library (2004), XML in Libraries (2002),
Practical HTML: A Self-Paced Tutorial (1996), and Crossing the Internet
Threshold: An Instructional Handbook (1993).

John Blyberg will be our first-day afternoon plenary speaker.  John is
currently the Head of Technology and Digital Initiatives at Darien Library
in Connecticut. He was formerly the System Administrator and Lead Developer
for the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) in Michigan.  At AADL, John was
responsible for rebuilding the IT infrastructure and numerous software
development products such as a custom session management system, RFID
circulation client, WiFi registration system, and point-of-sale (POS)
software. He is most well-known for his work on AADL's award winning website
and social OPAC (SOPAC).

R David Lankes will be delivering the second day keynote.  David Lankes is
director of the Information Institute of Syracuse, and an associate
professor in Syracuse University's School of Information Studies. Lankes has
always been interested in combining theory and practice to create active
research projects that make a difference. Past projects include the ERIC
Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, the Gateway to Education
Materials, AskERIC and the Virtual Reference Desk. Lankes' more recent work
involves how participatory concepts can reshape libraries and credibility.
This work expands his ongoing work to understand the integration of human
expertise in information systems.

Among the breakouts are:

--Conversations with Roy Tennant and David Lankes
--"Open Source Library Automation" by Joshua Ferraro of LibLime, a company
that assists with Koha implementations
--"WorldCat Local at the University of Washington"
--Aeon (special collections management)  and Ares (reserves management) from
Atlas Systems, Inc.
--"Leveraging the WorldCat Grid" by Roy Tennant.  The WorldCat Grid is a set
of application program interfaces (APIs) that access a number of OCLC-based
services.
--Using Second Life to offer library support to courses at UW-Oshkosh, by
Debbi Duncan
--"Public Access: We Lobbied For It, Now Let's Make It Work"  Julie
Schneider, UW-Madison.  A discussion of the UW-Madison Scholarly
Communication and Publishing Committee's work to engage researchers in broad
discussions of public access to information.

There will be an opening-day reception and a second-day breakfast, both
included in the registration fee.

Join us for a useful and educational conference.  You'll also get a chance
to schmooze with your colleagues and have some fun!

Thanks,
Tom

-- 
Tom Zillner        Telephone: 608/262-0047 (Voice)
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