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9:05am EDT

Update from Down Under on inclusive publishing CR3 (ground floor)Sarah Runcie • House of Anansi • eBOUND Canada

9:55am EDT

ONIX Intensive: Thema CR2 (ground floor)Chris Saynor

10:55am EDT

ONIX Intensive: Block updates CR2 (ground floor)Chris Saynor Reading needs and preferences among Canadians with print disabilities: ebooks & audiobooks CR3 (ground floor)Karoline Bourdeau • Ka Li • Mélissa Castilloux • Daniella Levy-Pinto • House of Anansi • eBOUND Canada

11:45am EDT

ONIX Intensive: Open Access CR2 (ground floor)Chris Saynor

1:20pm EDT

ONIX Intensive: Marketing material in ONIX CR2 (ground floor)Chris Saynor Accessible ebooks for small publishers and creators CR3 (ground floor)Jessica Albert • House of Anansi • eBOUND Canada

2:10pm EDT

ONIX Intensive: Using ONIX to express complex pricing CR2 (ground floor)Chris Saynor

3:10pm EDT

ONIX Intensive: Accessibility metadata in ONIX CR3 (ground floor)Chris Saynor

4:15pm EDT

ONIX Intensive: ONIX, Thema, and ISNI Q&A CR2 (ground floor)Chris Saynor

9:05am EDT

The role of the e-reader in reading to understand CR3 (ground floor)Harry Hutton • House of Anansi • eBOUND Canada The Testaments: A sales, marketing, and supply chain case study Collaboration Centre Cafe (ground floor)Athmika Punja • Sarah Howland • Erin Kelly

9:55am EDT

Checking up on EPUBCheck CR3 (ground floor)Romain Deltour • Tzviya Siegman • House of Anansi • eBOUND Canada How to sell books in 100+ countries Collaboration Centre Cafe (ground floor)Cristina Mendes

11:00am EDT

Metadata tips and tricks: A deep dive into mastering your metadata for Amazon and Indigo (and others!) Collaboration Centre Cafe (ground floor)Joshua Tallent

11:50am EDT

Getting started with audio: Audio engineering for publishing professionals CR3 (ground floor)Kevin Bonnici

1:30pm EDT

Home field advantage: Using your website to connect directly with readers Collaboration Centre Cafe (ground floor)Blake Sproule • Murray Tong • Leigh Nash • Craig Riggs

2:20pm EDT

A new way of looking at content: Kobo Originals Collaboration Centre Cafe (ground floor)Michelle Kaatz The value of digital in public libraries CR2 (ground floor)Brad Rose • House of Anansi • eBOUND Canada

3:25pm EDT

Recommendation systems in publishing: An interactive workshop Collaboration Centre Cafe (ground floor)Camille Grange • Viêt Cao

4:15pm EDT

Augmented reality in children’s non-fiction books: A case study CR3 (ground floor)Kris Tomes • House of Anansi • eBOUND Canada

11:05am EDT

Measuring the impact of metadata on sales: An empirical analysis Auditorium A (lower level)Patrick Joly Pre-publication trends: Using early data to refine launch strategies Auditorium B (lower level)Kristina Radke • Jennifer Gauthier Moving from diversity to inclusion in the Canadian publishing workforce CR3 (ground floor)Max Arambulo • Jael Richardson • Jazz Cook • Anita Chong • Aeman Ansari • Hana El Niwairi • Bianca Spence

12:00pm EDT

Are we there yet? Selling digital content in 2020 Auditorium B (lower level)Jordyn Martinez • Noah Genner • David Caron • Karen Brochu Building a consortium to benefit creators Auditorium A (lower level)Roanie Levy The art and science of working with emerging writers CR2 (ground floor)Dani Zacarias

1:45pm EDT

Creating caring spaces: A panel about sustainable community care in publishing CR3 (ground floor)Cynara Geissler • Julia Horel • Jas Der • Jessica Johns • Chelene Knight Expanding the literary world with Kickstarter Publishing Auditorium A (lower level)Margot Atwell • S. Bear Bergman

2:40pm EDT

Advocacy over apathy: Speak up and drive organizational change CR2 (ground floor)Jas Der

3:40pm EDT

Towards a shared understanding: Libraries in 2020 Auditorium (lower level)Mary W. Ghikas • Susan Caron

4:10pm EDT

Does your supply chain measure UP? Auditorium (lower level)Annette Danek-Akey