From: "Joan K. Lippincott joan@cni.org" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:40:30 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [72.83.184.56] (account joan@cni.org HELO cnijoanmbproi7.fios-router.home) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.7) with ESMTPSA id 37088654 for cni-announce@cni.org; Mon, 14 Sep 2020 08:53:09 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_73C02F14-D3DC-4CA9-93E6-FC86BF9CBCA1" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Subject: USETDA Virtual Conference - Free Registration Available X-Original-Message-Id: <3725028E-958F-4B99-B24F-A89E3D3C7E61@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 08:53:01 -0400 X-Original-To: cni-announce@cni.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) --Apple-Mail=_73C02F14-D3DC-4CA9-93E6-FC86BF9CBCA1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I=E2=80=99m looking forward to keynoting this conference on September = 23. If your institution has an interest in ETDs (electronic theses and = dissertations), this virtual conference will provide lots of good = information. =E2=80=94Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director Emerita, CNI =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The USETDA announces our 10th annual conference=E2=80=94USETDA = 2020=E2=80=94Making Connections: Scholarly Communication in the Digital = Age. In an effort to provide a safe meeting environment as well as to = preserve the work and funding already put into this year=E2=80=99s = conference, we sought new opportunities for outreach and engagement. As = a result, this year we are pleased to announce that the USETDA 2020 = Conference will be held as a free online Virtual Town Hall Meeting, = scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, 2020 from 1:00 =E2=80=93 6:30 pm = (Eastern). Please visit our USETDA 2020 Conference Update =E2=80=93 = COVID-19 Statement = = for complete information about this transition. Registration will close = on September 22nd. Don't miss out, register today! USETDA Conferences are an excellent educational opportunity for ETD = professionals from graduate schools, libraries, academic computing and = others who work with electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). The = conference theme =E2=80=9CMaking Connections =E2=80=93 Scholarly = Communication in the Digital Age=E2=80=9D will focus on the impact and = implications of connecting scholars and research from across the country = and around the world. We will examine the present use and availability = of ETDs and related initiatives while also exploring new and emerging = ETD practices, needs, and influences impacting administrative, graduate = school and library professionals. This year=E2=80=99s program includes keynote speaker Joan Lippincott, = Associate Executive Director Emerita at the Coalition for Networked = Information (CNI). Joan K. Lippincott = is Associate = Executive Director Emerita of the Coalition for Networked Information = (CNI), a joint program of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) = and EDUCAUSE, based in Washington, DC. At CNI, Joan provided leadership = for programs in teaching and learning, learning spaces, digital = scholarship, ETDs, and assessment. She served on the boards of the = Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), the New = Media Consortium (NMC) and on the advisory boards for the Horizon Report = for both higher education and libraries. Joan was the editor of the = EDUCAUSE Review E-Content column, chair of the Association of College & = Research Libraries=E2=80=99 (ACRL) New Publications Board, and served as = a member of the ACRL task force that produced the Framework for = Information Literacy for Higher Education. In addition to serving on the = Advisory Boards of the Learning Spaces Collaboratory and the Learning = Space Toolkit project, Joan has served as a consultant to many academic = libraries for their space renovation projects and has been on the = planning committee for the Designing Libraries for the 21st Century = conference since its inception. In her keynote talk =E2=80=9CMaking Connections: ETDs, Academe, and the = World of Work = =E2= =80=9C, Lippincott will focus on four areas in which we can provide = graduate students with important 21st century skills: ability to employ = digital tools and data management practices most utilized in their field = of study; ability to make choices within the scholarly communications = and intellectual property systems; ability to understand reputation = management; and ability to communicate research findings to the public. = Her presentation will also suggest how professionals who work with ETDs = can accelerate change and offer practical suggestions for how = institutions can provide better support in these areas for graduate = students. Program Highlights The full program includes a keynote presentation, two plenary roundtable = panel discussions, three 20-minute brief breakout presentations, two = live poster presentations and nine 40-minute breakout presentations = including user group meetings as well as a variety of networking = opportunities. Select presentations will be delivered =E2=80=9Clive=E2=80=9D= via Zoom during the virtual conference. You will be able to view all of = the presentations in the Conference Proceedings = . You can view the full program in our USETDA 2020 = Conference-at-a-glance = . Networking Opportunities Image permission courtesy of Creative Commons. You will have the opportunity to participate in a number of structured = as well as informal networking opportunities to discuss a variety of ETD = topics with colleagues and special interest groups including live = presentations delivered via Zoom with virtual audience participation and = discussion options, user=E2=80=99s group meetings and breakout sessions = throughout the conference. Zoom sessions will be recorded and archived. Registration Don=E2=80=99t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn more and = share your experiences with colleagues at USETDA 2020! The conference is = free to all, but you must register for access. To register visit our = registration information = Web page. We hope to see you online at USETDA 2020. Kind Regards, USETDA Conference Organizing Committee --=20 United States Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association (USETDA) 564 Brysen Ave. Toledo, OH 43609 Phone: (304) 290-2516 www.usetda.org/ = --Apple-Mail=_73C02F14-D3DC-4CA9-93E6-FC86BF9CBCA1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

I=E2=80=99m looking forward to keynoting this conference on = September 23. If your institution has an interest in ETDs (electronic = theses and dissertations), this virtual conference will provide lots of = good information.

=E2=80=94Joan Lippincott, Associate = Executive Director Emerita, CNI
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The= USETDA announces our 10th annual conference=E2=80=94USETDA = 2020=E2=80=94Making=20 Connections: Scholarly Communication in the Digital Age. In an effort to provide a safe meeting environment as well as to preserve the work and=20= funding already put into this year=E2=80=99s conference, we sought new=20= opportunities for outreach and engagement. As a result, this year we are pleased to announce that the USETDA 2020 Conference will be held as = a free online Virtual Town Hall Meeting, scheduled for = Wednesday, September 23, 2020 from 1:00 =E2=80=93 6:30 pm (Eastern). = Please visit our USETDA 2020 Conference Update =E2=80=93 COVID-19 = Statement for complete information about this = transition. Registration will close on September = 22nd. Don't miss out, register today!

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USETDA Conferences are an excellent educational opportunity for ETD=20 professionals from graduate schools, libraries, academic computing and=20= others who work with electronic theses and dissertations = (ETDs). The=20 conference theme =E2=80=9CMaking Connections =E2=80=93 Scholarly = Communication in the=20 Digital Age=E2=80=9D will focus on the impact and implications of = connecting=20 scholars and research from across the country and around the world. We=20= will examine the present use and availability of ETDs and related=20 initiatives while also exploring new and emerging ETD practices, needs,=20= and influences impacting administrative, graduate school and library=20 professionals.

3D""This year=E2=80=99s program includes keynote speaker Joan = Lippincott, Associate=20 Executive Director Emerita at the Coalition for Networked Information=20 (CNI).

Joan K. = Lippincott is Associate Executive Director Emerita of the Coalition for Networked=20 Information (CNI), a joint program of the Association of Research=20 Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE, based in Washington, DC. At CNI, Joan=20 provided leadership for programs in teaching and learning, learning=20 spaces, digital scholarship, ETDs, and assessment. She served=20 on the boards of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and=20 Dissertations (NDLTD), the New Media Consortium (NMC) and on the=20 advisory boards for the Horizon Report for = both higher education and libraries. Joan was = the editor of the EDUCAUSE = Review E-Content column, chair of the Association of College & Research Libraries=E2=80= =99=20 (ACRL) New Publications Board, and served as a member of the ACRL task=20= force that produced the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher=20 Education. In addition to serving on the Advisory Boards of the Learning Spaces Collaboratory and the Learning Space Toolkit project, Joan has=20= served as a consultant to many academic libraries for their space=20 renovation projects and has been on the planning committee for = the Designing Libraries for the 21st = Century conference since its inception.

In her keynote talk =E2=80=9CMaking Connections: ETDs, Academe, and the World of = Work=E2=80=9C, Lippincott will focus on four areas in which we can provide graduate=20 students with important 21st century skills: ability to employ digital=20= tools and data management practices most utilized in their field of=20 study; ability to make choices within the scholarly communications and=20= intellectual property systems; ability to understand reputation=20 management; and ability to communicate research findings to the public.=20= Her presentation will also suggest how professionals who work with ETDs=20= can accelerate change and offer practical suggestions for how=20 institutions can provide better support in these areas for graduate=20 students.

Program = Highlights

The full program includes a keynote presentation, two plenary roundtable=20 panel discussions, three 20-minute brief breakout presentations, two=20 live poster presentations and nine 40-minute breakout presentations=20 including user group meetings as well as a variety of networking=20 opportunities. Select presentations will be delivered =E2=80=9Clive=E2=80=9D= via Zoom=20 during the virtual conference. You will be able to view all of the=20 presentations in the Conference Proceedings. You can view the full program = in our USETDA 2020 = Conference-at-a-glance.

Networking = Opportunities

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Image permission courtesy of Creative Commons.

You will have the opportunity to participate in a number of structured as=20= well as informal networking opportunities to discuss a variety of ETD=20 topics with colleagues and special interest groups including live=20 presentations delivered via Zoom with virtual audience participation and discussion options, user=E2=80=99s group meetings and breakout sessions=20= throughout the conference. Zoom sessions will be recorded and = archived.

Registration

Don=E2=80=99t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn more and share your=20 experiences with colleagues at USETDA 2020! The conference is free to=20 all, but you must register for access. To register visit our registration information Web page.

We hope = to see you online at USETDA 2020.

Kind Regards,
USETDA Conference Organizing Committee


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United States = Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association (USETDA)
564 Brysen Ave.
Toledo, = OH 43609

Phone: (304) 290-2516

www.usetda.org/
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