From: Nawin Gupta <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 20:37:28 -0600

The annual conference of the Association of Subscription Agents and
Intermediaries will be held in London on 25-26 February 2013. Register
by 7th January to take advantage of early-bird discounts.

The conference programme, "The 3 Rs: Reach, Readership and Revenues,"
will cover the publishing value chain from researchers to readers,
featuring presentations from industry leaders who are continuing to
innovate and prevail in a business that is constantly evolving. The
programme is organised around four sessions covering the main stages
of the supply of content from authors to readers: Authoring and
Publishing, Buying and Selling Content, Discovery and Metadata, and
Content Usage and Quality. Also scheduled for the conference is a
panel discussion involving leading figures from the academic content
world which will debate both traditional and open access business
models, trying to answer the question, "Who pays: government,
philanthropists, funders, authors, institutions, libraries or
readers?"

Confirmed speakers include:

AUTHORING AND PUBLISHING
Jeremy Frey, University of Southampton ● Fiona Godlee, British Medical
Journal ● Robert Kiley, Wellcome Trust ● Herman Pabbruwe, Brill

BUYING AND SELLING CONTENT
Dan Ahlskog, Wize Nordic ● Philip Ditchfield, Glaxo Smith-Kline ●
David Myers, DMedia Associates ● Janet Peters, Cardiff University

"WHO PAYS"
Stephen Barr, SAGE ● Terry Bucknell, University of Liverpool ● Ken
Chad, Ken Chad Consulting ● Debbie Dore, Swets ● Robert Kiley,
Wellcome Trust ● Janet Peters, Cardiff University ● Kathryn Spiller,
BioScientifica ● Mark Ware, Mark Ware Consulting

DISCOVERY AND METADATA
Laura Cox, Ringgold ● Ed Pentz, CrossRef ● Keith Webster, Wiley

CONTENT USAGE AND QUALITY
Lorraine Estelle, JISC ● Peter Shepherd, Project COUNTER ● Mark Ware,
Mark Ware Consulting

The ASA conferences underscore ASA members' credo: maintaining the
highest standards of business practice, providing excellence in
service and support, facilitating transfer of knowledge to a growing
global audience, and helping sustain the knowledge economy.  Covering
the hottest topics from publishing, intermediary, library, consortia,
and emerging technologies, the conference is set to continue its
unique and respected tradition of debating and shaping the future of
our industry.

REGISTER NOW
http://subscription-agents.org/conferences/asa-conference-2013-booking-form
Especially discounted rates available for librarians.

FOR A COPY OF THE PROGRAMME
http://subscription-agents.org/conferences/annual-conference-2013-3-rs-reach-readership-and-revenues

For sponsorship opportunities and more information, contact:
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Nawin Gupta
Association of Subscription Agents & Intermediaries
www.subscription-agents.org