NISO Plus 2021 has ended

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NISO Plus 2021

NISO Plus 2021 is going to be a global virtual event, happening literally around the world February 22-25, 2021. Building on the wonderful response to NISO Plus 2020, we’re bringing the same quality of content and conversation to this born-digital event, with dozens of amazing speakers and keynotes from across the globe. Scheduled to maximize attendance from as many timezones as possible, there will be things for you to see and do around the clock if you wish...or, pick and choose to make the experience perfect for your interests.

Marisa DeMeglio

DAISY Consortium
Software Developer
Los Angeles, USA

https://daisy.org

Marisa DeMeglio is a software developer for the DAISY Consortium. She has spent the past two decades working in the field of accessibility and ebooks, with projects ranging from alternate interface design and desktop reading software, to production chain format converters, to systems to facilitate formal accessibility testing. In addition to writing software, she is active in standards work and chairs the W3C Synchronized Media for Publications Community Group, in addition to participating in other standards efforts such as EPUB and Audiobooks.

10:30am EST

Conference opening PlenaryTodd Carpenter • Jason Griffey

11:00am EST

Keynote: The day of the comet: what trustbusting means for digital manipulation PlenaryCory Doctorow

1:30pm EST

An introduction to NISO Room 2Rhonda Ross • Nettie Lagace • Todd Carpenter

6:30pm EST

Jeopardy: NISO Edition - and networking TBDRaymond Pun • Gabriela Mejias

9:30pm EST

Publishing with meaning: which vocabularies are you using to enhance discovery and description? Room 1Natasha Simons • Simon Cox • Arofan Gregory • Lesley Wyborn

10:00am EST

Keynote: Connecting the World Through Local Indigenous Knowledge PlenaryMargaret Sraku-Lartey, PhD

12:30pm EST

What has 2020 taught us about the information ecosystem? Room 3Jabin White • Christopher Chan • Sandra Hirsh • Mohamed Baessa • Peter Simon • Clarissa West-White • C K Ramaiah • Oya Y. Rieger • Stephanie Dawson

2:00pm EST

NISO update Room 1Peter Simon • Stephen Laverick • Noah Levin • Andree J. Rathemacher • Stephanie Doellinger • Athena Hoeppner • Robert Heaton • Tony Alves

6:30pm EST

Social Hour: Art and Conversation Gather.TownKimberly Graham • Jason Griffey

8:00pm EST

AI, metadata creation, and historical bias Room 1Karim Boughida • Dominique Luster • Michelle Urberg • Joris van Rossum

11:30am EST

The importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the information ecosystem Room 3Suze Kundu • Allen Jones • Judith Fraenkel • Rebecca McLeod Metadata and discovery Room 4Peter Murray • Diane Pennington • Ken Varnum • Geoff Morse • Emma Booth

1:00pm EST

NISO Awards PlenaryTodd Carpenter

1:30pm EST

Miles Conrad Award PlenaryHeather Joseph

2:45pm EST

Virtual cocktails/mocktails social hour Gather.Town

8:00pm EST

An introduction to NISO Room 3Nettie Lagace • Todd Carpenter

9:30pm EST

Keynote: The Japan Science & Technology Agency's Moonshot Goal 1 PlenaryDr Norihiro Hagita

1:00pm EST

Keynote: What Does the Pandemic Teach us About Trust, Reliability and Information? PlenaryZeynep Tufekci

2:00pm EST

Conference closing Plenary