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: [log in to unmask] Nawin Gupta Association of Subscription Agents & Intermediaries www.subscription-agents.org