From: Cynthia Hodgson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:51:57 -0400 Virtual conferences are new type of educational event that NISO is offering this year. These 5-6 hour conferences are held online in webinar-like formats, with occasional breaks in the schedule for participants. The longer length allows the depth of coverage of a conference coupled with the convenience of a webinar. Date: April 17, 2013 Time: 11:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/epub3 ABOUT THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE EPUB3 is a standard for interoperable e-books that is rapidly being adopted by the publishing and device manufacturing community. It has the promise of allowing publishers to create a single file format that can be rendered on any reading device, such as an e-reader, tablet, laptop, smartphone, etc. This will be a critical component of a library's e-book services, since libraries must be in a position to serve patrons who come in with a range of devices, not simply from one particular supplier. Understanding the e-book files and why EPUB will allow a broader range of fulfilling patron needs is something that both publishers and librarians need to understand. Join us for a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of EPUB3, suggested tools for implementation, barrier issues on the horizon, and the significant improvements in accessibility with EPUB. SPEAKERS AND TOPICS Keynote Speaker - Sue Polanka, Head, Reference & Instruction, Wright State University Libraries EPUB3: What, How, and Why o NISO/DAISY Interchange Format - speaker TBA o EPUB and Metadata - Bill Kasdorf, Vice President, Apex o Annotation of E-books: A NISO standard in development - Dan Whaley, Founder, hypothesis.is o Identification of E-books - Laura Dawson, Product Manager, Bowker Implementation and Implications o BISG EPUB 3 Support Grid - Angela Bole, Deputy Executive Director, BISG o Implementing an E-book System - Joanne M. Budler, State Librarian, State Library of Kansas o Digital Rights Management (DRM) - Jim Dovey, Digital Content Formats Evangelist, Kobo . Future of EPUB - George Kerscher, Secretary General DAISY Consortium, and President, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) . Roundtable Discussion - Moderated by Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO REGISTRATION Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern on April 16 (the day before the virtual conference). Discounts are available for NISO members and students. All virtual conference registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year. Visit the event webpage to register and for more information: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/epub3 Cynthia Hodgson Technical Editor / Consultant National Information Standards Organization [log in to unmask]