Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) 2011 Annual Meeting

["Janet Fisher" <jfisher@pcgplus.com>]

Many of you may be interested in this upcoming meeting in Boston.

Janet Fisher
Publishers Communication Group
SSP Communications Committee

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Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Announces Its 2011 Annual 
Meeting

Wheat Ridge, CO (February 28, 2011) -- The Society for Scholarly 
Publishing (SSP) is holding its annual meeting June 1-3, 2011 at 
the Westin Copley Place in Boston, MA.  The timely conference 
theme: "It's What Counts: How Data Transforms Our World."

The SSP Annual Meeting is a recognized and welcoming gathering 
place for those in publishing, libraries, and related 
organizations to convene and discuss areas of common interest 
within scholarly communication.  The conference's concurrent 
sessions include cutting edge information from recognized 
authorities, the premeeting seminars allow attendees to gain 
in-depth knowledge on important topics, and the Exhibitor's 
Marketplace includes vendors with up-to-date information on 
relevant services and products.  Previous attendees consistently 
report that the plentiful opportunities for informal networking 
are one of the highlights.

The Opening Keynote presenter is  Jon Orwant, Director of 
Engineering at Google Books, and author of Quantitative Analysis 
of Culture Using Millions of Digitized Books.  John Palfrey will 
present the Plenary Address.  Dr. Palfrey, Professor of Law at 
Harvard University, is the co-author of Born Digital, 
Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives.

Concurrent sessions include speakers knowledgeable about e-books, 
preserving and curating research data, usability testing, a 
"start-ups" showcase, single sign-on technology, and 
presentations to appeal especially to smaller publishers.

This year's pre-meeting seminars are relevant to the wide range 
of interests among SSP members and include:

* Repositioning Journal and Working Paper Content in a New Book 
Series

* Linking Data to Publications: Where Next?

* Open Access Comes of Age: Case Studies from a New Reality in 
Publishing

* Analytic Systems: Google Analytics and Beyond

Registration for the conference will open in early March 2011. 
The SSP website will be updated regularly with additional 
information about the conference, so be sure to visit 
http://www.sspnet.org for current information about the 
conference and about SSP's other activities.