From: Sabia Morrison <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:57:47 +0000 *** Apologies for cross posting *** ALPSP Seminar Aren’t standards a bit dull? Not at all ... join our seminar and find out why Setting the Standard Wednesday 11 November 2015, 09:15 – 16:00 British Dental Association, 64 Wimpole Street, London W1G 8YS Chair: David Sommer, Product Director and Co-founder, Kudos #alpspstandards Standards? Just a bunch of numbers, right? With tedious documentation on how and where to use them? Why should you bother about them? Mark Hester of Aries Systems has given us his thoughts on why he thinks standards are so important and why publishers need to take notice of them. You can read his insightful article on the ALPSP blog http://blog.alpsp.org If we've whet your appetite to learn more, then register for our seminar where high-profile speakers will take an in-depth look at the increasingly important role of standards in journals publishing. Why attend? Attendees will acquire broad, but practical knowledge that will enhance customer experience and improve efficiency within their organization, as well as throughout the journal supply chain. Who should attend? Journal publishing staff, particularly those in Editorial and Production who want to find out more about the standards which are being adopted across the industry and the benefits that they can bring. Topics and speakers: Chair: David Sommer, Product Director and Co-founder, Kudos Content Identifier: Rachael Lammey, Product Manager, CrossRef Institutional Identifiers: Phil Nicolson, Data Manager, Ringgold Individual Identifiers: Laure Haak, Executive Director, ORCID Usage data standards: Lorraine Estelle, Project Director, COUNTER Metrics: Guillaume Rivalle, Manager, Pre-Sales, Thomson Reuters Data exchange and metadata standards: Tim Devenport, Lead Consultant, Serials & Subscriptions Standards, EDItEUR Library focussed standards: Sarah Price, Assistant Director: Collection Management & Development, University of Birmingham Forthcoming standards: Neil Jacobs, Head of Scholarly Communications Support, Jisc For booking and full programme details please go to the ALPSP website – www.alpsp.org Registration Fees (including refreshments and lunch) ALPSP Member: £205.00 excl VAT (£246.00 incl VAT @ 20%) Academic: £230.00 excl VAT (£276.00 incl VAT @ 20%) Non-Member: £340.00 excl VAT (£408.00 incl VAT @ 20%) Sabia Morrison Events & Membership Administrator The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers E: [log in to unmask] T: 01442 864563 W: www.alpsp.org Follow us on Twitter: @alpsp