Tech Forum 2020: Grid

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Registration & Breakfast 8:15am - 8:45am

Tech Forum 2020 opening ceremony

Collaboration Centre Café available for independent work/meetings 9:00am - 5:00pm

Lunch 12:30pm - 1:20pm

Discussion circles 3:10pm - 4:10pm

ONIX Intensive: The International Standard Name... 9:05am - 9:50am

ONIX Intensive: Thema 9:55am - 10:40am

ONIX Intensive: Block updates 10:55am - 11:40am

ONIX Intensive: Open Access 11:45am - 12:30pm

ONIX Intensive: Marketing material in ONIX 1:20pm - 2:05pm

ONIX Intensive: Using ONIX to express complex pr... 2:10pm - 2:55pm

International accessible publishing meet & greet 3:10pm - 4:10pm

ONIX Intensive: ONIX, Thema, and ISNI Q&A 4:15pm - 5:00pm

Update from Down Under on inclusive publishing 9:05am - 9:50am

Making Brazilian literature accessible 9:55am - 10:40am

Reading needs and preferences among Canadians wi... 10:55am - 11:40am

Towards an accessible digital publishing ecosyst... 11:45am - 12:30pm

Accessible ebooks for small publishers and creators 1:20pm - 2:55pm

ONIX Intensive: Accessibility metadata in ONIX 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Introducing best practices for accessible workfl... 4:15pm - 5:00pm

Tech Forum Welcome Party & Board Game Night 6:00pm - 9:00pm

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Registration & Breakfast 8:15am - 9:00am

The Testaments: A sales, marketing, and supply c... 9:05am - 9:50am

How to sell books in 100+ countries 9:55am - 10:40am

Metadata tips and tricks: A deep dive into mastering your metadata for Amazon and Indigo (and others!... 11:00am - 12:35pm

Home field advantage: Using your website to conn... 1:30pm - 2:15pm

A new way of looking at content: Kobo Originals 2:20pm - 3:05pm

Recommendation systems in publishing: An interactive workshop 3:25pm - 5:00pm

Audiobook accessibility 9:05am - 9:50am

Presenting the most enjoyable audiobook in the w... 9:55am - 10:40am

Better problem solving through scripting: How to think through your #eprdctn roadblocks and script yo... 11:00am - 12:35pm

Audiobook metadata in ONIX 1:30pm - 2:15pm

The value of digital in public libraries 2:20pm - 3:05pm

Readers are listening: Audiobook research from B... 3:25pm - 4:10pm

Case study: Brazilian audiobooks 4:15pm - 5:00pm

The role of the e-reader in reading to understan... 9:05am - 9:50am

Checking up on EPUBCheck 9:55am - 10:40am

Getting started with audio: Podcasting for begin... 11:00am - 11:45am

Getting started with audio: Audio engineering fo... 11:50am - 12:35pm

#eprdctn tools & tips round-up 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Discussion circles 2:20pm - 3:05pm

State of the #EbookCraft nation: #eprdctn & #a11... 3:25pm - 4:10pm

Augmented reality in children’s non-fiction book... 4:15pm - 5:00pm

Speakers' Dinner 6:30pm - 9:30pm

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Book industry state of the nation 2020 9:10am - 9:55am

Don’t believe everything you think: How to spot... 10:00am - 10:45am

Kahoot Trivia 1:20pm - 1:35pm

Towards a shared understanding:... 3:40pm - 4:10pm

Does your supply chain measure UP? 4:10pm - 4:55pm

Tech Forum 2020 closing ceremony

Measuring the impact of metadata on sales: An em... 11:05am - 11:50am

Building a consortium to benefit creators 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Expanding the literary world with Kickstarter Pu... 1:45pm - 2:30pm

Why are women always talking to men in novels? A... 2:40pm - 3:25pm

Pre-publication trends: Using early data to refi... 11:05am - 11:50am

Are we there yet? Selling digital content in 202... 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Conquering your metadata challenges: Increasing... 1:45pm - 2:30pm

Building a better publishing workflow: Recommend... 2:40pm - 3:25pm

Using Thema and ONIX to boost discoverability an... 11:05am - 11:50am

What is quality in metadata? 12:00pm - 12:45pm

New from BookNet Canada: BNC SalesData

New from BookNet Canada: BNC LibraryData

New from BookNet Canada: Loan Stars

New from BookNet Canada: BNC CataList

New from BookNet Canada: BNC BiblioShare

#standardsgoals for 2020: Standards & certificat...

CR-2 available for independent work/meetings 9:00am - 10:45am

Diversity auditing rural Canadian libraries 11:05am - 11:50am

The art and science of working with emerging wri... 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Be seen, be heard: A workshop to help you reclai... 1:45pm - 2:30pm

Advocacy over apathy: Speak up and drive organiz... 2:40pm - 3:25pm

CR-2 available for independent work/meetings 3:25pm - 5:00pm

CR-3 available for independent work/meetings 9:00am - 10:45am

Moving from diversity to inclusion in the Canadian publishing workforce 11:05am - 12:45pm

Creating caring spaces: A panel about sustainabl... 1:45pm - 2:30pm

The power and necessity of author care in today’... 2:40pm - 3:25pm

CR-3 available for independent work/meetings 3:25pm - 5:00pm

Reception 5:00pm - 6:00pm