Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Final Program

Sunday             Monday

Links to speaker presentations (where permission to post has been granted) appear next to the individual speaker's name.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

8:00am - 12:00pm: Registration, Foyer, Grand Ballroom, Concourse Level

7:45am - 8:30am: Continental Breakfast, Foyer, Grand Ballroom, Concourse Level

Sponsored by Thomson Scientific

8:30am - 10:00am: The Web as an Information Platform: Today's Technologies

The born-digital generation views the Web as their information resource of choice. If they can't find it on the Web, it doesn't exist. And if they do find it, and it lacks the features and functionalities that they have come to expect, it is ignored.  Rapid response to change is key to success. This session will provide an overview of the web technologies widely embraced by the user community, wikis, blogs, RSS feeds, folksonomies, etc. Examples of how Web 2.0 is changing the desktop, search and information sharing will also be explored.

Moderated by: John Law, Director Strategic Alliances and Platform Management, ProQuest Information & Learning

Speakers:

• Dave Kellogg, President & CEO, Mark Logic Corporation;

  Title:  Web 2.0 -- Reshaping the Face of Online Publishing

  In my session, I will discuss technologies and methodologies that are enabling publishers to build both content applications and Web 2.0 services as never before. These technologies include: XML, enrichment, XQuery, content servers, and next generation portals. The methodologies include: agile development and contextual design. I’ll conclude that publishers should be creating XML repositories managed by content servers as their development platform and then using contextual design and agile development methodologies to quickly build and deploy with a wide variety of new information products, content applications and Web 2.0 services. Ultimately, when we are unsure of what the future holds our smartest investment is one that allows us to experiment quickly. Such agility is the promise of this approach.

• T.J. Kang, CEO, ThinkFree;

  Title: The Online Office -- A Paradigm Shift

  Web 2.0 is about combining the functionality of the desktop with the connected power of the Internet. It offers a transformation about how we interact with technology and with each other. With that transformation we have an opportunity to provide not just online alternatives to desktop applications but a solution that reframes the method of how we work. If Web 2.0 applications merely mimic desktop applications, there will not be enough impetus to move people into the online world. Conversely, if online solutions do not offer users enough of what they are used to, people will not feel comfortable in the new space.

  When paradigms shift, new opportunities arise. Yet, it is not just about cutting the cord and freeing people from the desktop so that they can access the files and applications anywhere, anytime from any connected computer. Integration with other web services and web communities, collaboration with colleagues and friends, sharing with your family, and publishing to the world provide an opening to transform the dominant status quo.  TJ Kang, ThinkFree CEO, explores empowering users, combining AJAX, Java, Flash and other technologies to not just replace the desktop but create new opportunities
  
  

• Jonathan Mendez, Managing Partner and Chief Strategy Officer, OTTO Digital.

  Title: Maximizing Content and the User Search Experience

  In this presentation, Mendez will provide an overview of how Web 2.0 technology is changing the way users receive and search for information and how this technology helps facilitate the improved delivery of relevant information.

  There will be a focus on how to optimize the message and content based on what we know about searcher behavior and goals.

10:00am - 10:30am: Break and Networking Opportunity

Sponsored by CrossRef and ProQuest

10:30am - 12:30pm: The Web as the Information Platform: The Wireless Future.

There is an increasing expectation that communication and information access should be available anytime and anyplace -- without the need to be tied to a computer or any other device! The Web provides the foundation to meet this expectation. Emerging technologies provide the infrastructure. Come and learn how the wireless future will integrate the Web even further into our daily lives and how to prepare your content and services for access in a tetherless world. Are you prepared to make the most of what technology has to offer?

Moderated by: Boe Horton, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, CSA

Speakers:

• Dr. James A. Hendler, Senior Constellation Professor, Tetherless World Research Constellation, Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute     [Slides]

  Title: The Tetherless Web

  The future of the Web involves more information able to flow to many different kinds of devices and platforms in a smooth and effortless way. For this to happen, rather than having a Web designer plan for every possible viewer, the Web infrastructure must support more context sensitive technology and the information publisher will exploit this new computing base.
  
  

• Richard Killmer, Founder, InfoEther, Inc.

  Title: Pervasive Social Networks

  We often hear that "Content is King". The last several years of Internet use have shown us a very different truth. People are King. This talk will focus on the rise of social networks and the importance of technologies that allow people to connect to friends, families, co-workers and other social groups. Substantial valuations have been created by organizations that have leveraged individuals to act not simply as information consumers, but information producers of the content and services that establish their value.  Social networks also bring with them interesting questions regarding individual privacy and ownership and in some cases personal safety. As the use of social systems becomes more pervasive and mobile, the questions of privacy and safety become dramatically more important to an ever more educated public.  How to balance this will be key for organizations seeking to leverage social systems in their product and service offerings. 
  
  

• William M. Detmer, M.D., President and CEO, Unbound Medicine

  Title of Presentation: Mobile Content for Professionals: A Case Study in Medicine

  Emerging mobile technologies are helping professionals work more efficiently while on the move.  First generation mobile applications have focused on general communication, particularly in the areas of telephony and email.  The next generation of applications is targeted at specific information needs of the professional user.  Is the information industry ready to respond?

  In this presentation, the opportunities and obstacles for delivering need-to-know information to mobile professionals are discussed using the field of medicine as an example.  Lessons learned from developing and deploying mobile products to professionals will be shared, including ways to overcome content, technology, organizational and financial challenges.
  
  

• David Barnes, Program Director, IBM Emerging Internet Technologies 

  Title: Preparing for Disruption in Information Technology

  Changes in information technology are happening more quickly than ever before -- so quickly that disruption is becoming a way of life. Preparing for change and moving quickly to adopt and adapt is essential to survival; embracing the change is essential to growth. In this session you will learn how to prepare your data and infrastructure so that you can quickly capitalize on (rather than suffer from) the unforeseeen changes the expanding Web will bring.

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm: Final Kenote: The Future of Information Technology

Moderated by: Iris Hanney, Founder and President, Unlimited Priorities Corporation

 Speaker: Dr. Tony Hey, Corporate Vice President for Technical Computing, Microsoft, Inc.

e-Research and Scholarly Communication

The rapid changes in information technology and the equally rapid adoption of those technologies by information seekers are transforming communication and information access. But what level of transformation can we realistically expect to see in the next five years? How will the workplace be impacted? Will there be new capabilities for handling and accessing content? What new web applications can be expected? Will the collaborative potential offered by Web 2.0 transform the creation, access and sharing of content? Come and learn what the future of computing technologies holds for you.

1:30 - 3:00 pm:  Members-Only Luncheon Event

Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
(Meet book co-author Anthony D. Williams. Attendees recieve a free copy of the book)

Petite Ballroom, Second Floor (Mezzanine Level)

Tuesday's AudioVisual Technology Sponsored in part by The J. Paul Getty Trust and OCLC, Inc.

3:15pm - 3:45pm: NFAIS Board Meeting, Arden Board Room, Mezzanine Level (Second Floor)
 

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