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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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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 Standards that support diversity, equity, and inclusion Room 2Hannah Heckner • Katharina Ruckstuhl • Simon Holt • Trevor Dawes Humanities in the information ecosystem Room 4Maria Stanton • Jeremy Myntti • Anna Neatrour • Ken DiFiore • Paula Krebs • Rachel Wittmann • Amy Kirchhoff • Ellen McClure • Kirt von Daacke

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 Solving problems with standards Room 2Greg Grazevich • Daniel Katz • Melissa Harrison • Charles O'Connor • Bill Kasdorf • Erika Pastrana • Violaine Iglesias • Barbara Chen

12:30pm EST

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

What has 2020 taught us about the information ecosystem? Room 2Robert Boissy • Oya Y. Rieger • Stephanie Dawson • Sandy Hirsh • Mohamed Baessa • Peter Simon • Clarissa West-White • Christopher Chan • C K Ramaiah

10:00am EST

Digital Humanities Room 3Clifford Anderson • Katrina Fenlon • Keith Breckenridge Metrics and measures: the Public Library Data Alliance Room 2Todd Carpenter A focus on accessibility Room 4Suze Kundu • Michael Johnson • Barry Bealer • Rob Smith • Bruce Howell • Solange Santos • Mike Caprara

11:30am EST

Lightning talks: projects and products Room 1Jonathan Clark • Allen Jones • Christina Emery • Jason Priem • Yvonne Campfens • Eleonora Presani Relationship between infrastructure, protocols, standards Room 2Ken Rawson • Adrian Burton • David Crotty • Emma Ganley

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