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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.

Wendy Robertson (she/her)

University of Iowa
Institutional Repository and Metadata Librarian
University of Iowa

Wendy Robertson, Institutional Repository & Metadata Librarian has worked as a librarian at The University of Iowa Libraries since 2001. Her previous work positions include Electronic Resources Systems Librarian in Enterprise Applications, Electronic Resources Management Unit Head in Technical Services, and Electronic Resources Technical Services Librarian in Serials, and Digital Scholarship Librarian in the Digital Scholarship &Publishing Studio. She holds an MLS from The University of Iowa.

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 Standards that support diversity, equity, and inclusion Room 2Hannah Heckner • Katharina Ruckstuhl • Simon Holt • Trevor Dawes

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 The values and challenges of the CRediT taxonomy Room 2Todd Digby • Liz Allen • Richard Wynne • Alex Holcombe

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

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

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 Standards in open research infrastructure: challenges and perspectives for global adoption Room 2Natasha Simons • Ian Duncan • Arianna Becerril-García • Daniel Bangert

9:30pm EST

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

10:00am EST

Identifiers, metadata, and connections Room 1Jonathan Clark • Rachael Lammey • Helena Cousijn • Maria Gould • Donald Samulack • Dario Rodighiero • Gabriela Mejias • Deborah Wyatt Quality and reliability of preprints Room 2Jabin White • Kathryn Funk • Abel Packer • Joy Owango

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