Received: from localhost by b.cni.org (5.65v4.0/1.1.10.5/13Aug97-0713PM) id AA27484; Tue, 2 Oct 2001 15:03:50 -0400 Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 15:03:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Joan K Lippincott To: CNI-ANNOUNCE List Subject: E-book conference Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 2 This conference sponsored by NISO and NIST will bring you up-to-date on developments related to e-books. Joan Lippincott ********** E-BOOK 2001 -- November 5-7, 2001 Join us November 5-7 in Washington, DC for E-Book 2001. Sponsored by NISO, the National Information Standards Organization and NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, E-Book 2001 brings together the key players in the E-Book world -- the technology experts, the content providers and authors, and the librarians and users -- to examine how this new technology will change the way we think about books. Learn about the federal government's adoption of e-book and e-learning technology which may be the "killer app", as was the case with the introduction into widespread use of the Internet. Featured topics include: Business Models: *From Fiction to Fighting: Will e-books triumph on the "intelligent battlefield?" *E-Learning: The Transformation of Campus and Classroom *Libraries and E-Books: Publishers and Librarians Confront their Differences *Standards and Interoperability: The Only Path to the Digital Future *Digital Rights Management: Who Pays and Who Doesn't? *New Technologies: From Exaggeration to Reality Keynote Speakers include: *James Billington, http://www.loc.gov/ Librarian of Congress *Jack Romanos, http://www.simonsays.com/ Simon & Schuster Along with: *Warren Adler, http://www.warrenadler.com/ Author, "War of the Roses *Leo Dwyer, http://www.rosettabooks.com/ RosettaBooks.com *Ken Goldwasser, http://www.oracle.com/education/ Oracle University *Harold Henke, http://www-3.ibm.com/services/learning/ IBM Learning Services *Bob Miller, http://www.hyperionbooks.com Hyperion *Alberto Vitale, http://www.iebaf.org/ Frankfurt E-Book Don't miss this chance to exchange views with library and industry leaders and exhibitors. For more information see: http://www.nist.gov/ebook2001 -- ************************************