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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.

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Michelle Lee

Georgia State University Library
Library Assistant (Interlibrary Loan)
Atlanta, GA

ILL assistant at GSU. MLIS student at VSU. Interested in interlibrary loan, digital humanities projects, diversity and accessibility, research, anthropology, and archaeology.

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

12:00pm EST

Accessibility and ebooks - strategies for ensuring it is done well Room 3Clarissa West-White • Marisa DeMeglio • Laurent Le Meur Linked data and the future of information sharing Room 1Ana Heredia • Shelley Stall • Christian Herzog

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

8:00pm EST

Research data: describing, sharing, protecting, saving Room 1Shelley Stall • Patricia Feeney • Iain Hrynaszkiewicz • Rosemary Farmer

9:30pm EST

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

10:00am EST

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

11:00am EST

Innovative forms of scholarly publishing Room 3Robert Boissy • Kath Burton • Stephanie Dawson • Sara Jo Cohen The future of intellectual property: Al and machine learning Room 1Bohyun Kim • Nancy Sims • Roy Kaufman

12:30pm EST

Discoverability in an AI world Room 1Christine Stohn • Andromeda Yelton • Karim Boughida

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

9:30pm EST

Privacy: global perspectives Room 1Christopher Chan • Andrew Cormack • Christine Suver • Judy Bai Preservation of new media - roles and responsibilities Room 2Wendy Queen • Mark Graham • Heather Staines

10:00am EST

A focus on accessibility Room 4Suze Kundu • Michael Johnson • Barry Bealer • Rob Smith • Bruce Howell • Solange Santos • Mike Caprara

11:30am EST

The importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the information ecosystem Room 3Suze Kundu • Allen Jones • Judith Fraenkel • Rebecca McLeod

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

10:00am EST

The essential nature of digital preservation Room 3Clarissa West-White • Oya Y. Rieger • Paul Stokes

11:30am EST

Misinformation and truth: from fake news to retractions to preprints Room 1Carolina Tanigushi • Caitlin Bakker • Jodi Schneider • Randy Townsend • Michele Avissar-Whiting • Hannah Heckner • Charles Letaillieur • Sylvain MASSIP

1:00pm EST

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

2:00pm EST

Conference closing Plenary