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After Parties / Networking
Intensives: Accessibility (March 23)
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accessibility
Main Day Plenary Sessions (March 25)
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keynote
libraries
research
supply chain
Main Day Track: Diversity. Equity. Inclusion (March 25)
All
content
equity & inclusion
workflows
Main Day Track: Metadata & BookNet Canada Updates (March 25)
All
metadata
new from BookNet Canada
standards
Main Day Track: New Models & Tech (March 25)
All
content
equity & inclusion
metadata
Main Day Track: Sales Strategies & Workflows (March 25)
All
marketing
metadata
workflows
Meals / Breaks / Independent Working
ONIX Intensive (March 23)
All
metadata
standards
Opening & Closing Ceremonies
Workshops: Audiobooks (March 24)
All
accessibility
marketing
metadata
research
workflows
Workshops: ebookcraft (March 24)
All
#eprdctn
accessibility
children's books
libraries
Workshops: Sales / Data / Marketing (March 24)
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content
discoverability
marketing
metadata
Topic
Equity & Inclusion
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Monday
, March 23
Collaboration Centre Cafe (ground floor)
8:15am •
Registration & Breakfast
8:45am •
Tech Forum 2020 opening ceremony
9:00am •
Collaboration Centre Café available for independent work/meetings
12:30pm •
Lunch
3:10pm •
Discussion circles
CR2 (ground floor)
9:05am •
ONIX Intensive: The International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI)
9:55am •
ONIX Intensive: Thema
10:55am •
ONIX Intensive: Block updates
11:45am •
ONIX Intensive: Open Access
1:20pm •
ONIX Intensive: Marketing material in ONIX
2:10pm •
ONIX Intensive: Using ONIX to express complex pricing
3:10pm •
International accessible publishing meet & greet
4:15pm •
ONIX Intensive: ONIX, Thema, and ISNI Q&A
CR3 (ground floor)
9:05am •
Update from Down Under on inclusive publishing
9:55am •
Making Brazilian literature accessible
10:55am •
Reading needs and preferences among Canadians with print disabilities: ebooks & audiobooks
11:45am •
Towards an accessible digital publishing ecosystem
1:20pm •
Accessible ebooks for small publishers and creators
3:10pm •
ONIX Intensive: Accessibility metadata in ONIX
4:15pm •
Introducing best practices for accessible workflows into the publishing cycle
Paintbox Bistro
6:00pm •
Tech Forum Welcome Party & Board Game Night
Tuesday
, March 24
Collaboration Centre Cafe (ground floor)
8:15am •
Registration & Breakfast
9:05am •
The Testaments: A sales, marketing, and supply chain case study
9:55am •
How to sell books in 100+ countries
11:00am •
Metadata tips and tricks: A deep dive into mastering your metadata for Amazon and Indigo (and others!)
1:30pm •
Home field advantage: Using your website to connect directly with readers
2:20pm •
A new way of looking at content: Kobo Originals
3:25pm •
Recommendation systems in publishing: An interactive workshop
CR2 (ground floor)
9:05am •
Audiobook accessibility
9:55am •
Presenting the most enjoyable audiobook in the world
11:00am •
Better problem solving through scripting: How to think through your #eprdctn roadblocks and script your way to efficiency
1:30pm •
Audiobook metadata in ONIX
2:20pm •
The value of digital in public libraries
3:25pm •
Readers are listening: Audiobook research from BookNet Canada
4:15pm •
Case study: Brazilian audiobooks
CR3 (ground floor)
9:05am •
The role of the e-reader in reading to understand
9:55am •
Checking up on EPUBCheck
11:00am •
Getting started with audio: Podcasting for beginners
11:50am •
Getting started with audio: Audio engineering for publishing professionals
1:30pm •
#eprdctn tools & tips round-up
2:20pm •
Discussion circles
3:25pm •
State of the #EbookCraft nation: #eprdctn & #a11y in 2020
4:15pm •
Augmented reality in children’s non-fiction books: A case study
Off-site
6:30pm •
Speakers' Dinner
Wednesday
, March 25
Auditorium (lower level)
9:10am •
Book industry state of the nation 2020
10:00am •
Don’t believe everything you think: How to spot and overcome your hidden biases at work
1:20pm •
Kahoot Trivia
3:40pm •
Towards a shared understanding: Libraries in 2020
4:10pm •
Does your supply chain measure UP?
4:55pm •
Tech Forum 2020 closing ceremony
Auditorium A (lower level)
11:05am •
Measuring the impact of metadata on sales: An empirical analysis
12:00pm •
Building a consortium to benefit creators
1:45pm •
Expanding the literary world with Kickstarter Publishing
2:40pm •
Why are women always talking to men in novels? A conversation about debiasing books using data analytics
Auditorium B (lower level)
11:05am •
Pre-publication trends: Using early data to refine launch strategies
12:00pm •
Are we there yet? Selling digital content in 2020
1:45pm •
Conquering your metadata challenges: Increasing sales with better data
2:40pm •
Building a better publishing workflow: Recommendations from the BISG
Auditorium C (lower level)
11:05am •
Using Thema and ONIX to boost discoverability and visibility
12:00pm •
What is quality in metadata?
1:45pm •
New from BookNet Canada: BNC SalesData
2:00pm •
New from BookNet Canada: BNC LibraryData
2:15pm •
New from BookNet Canada: Loan Stars
2:40pm •
New from BookNet Canada: BNC CataList
2:55pm •
New from BookNet Canada: BNC BiblioShare
3:10pm •
#standardsgoals for 2020: Standards & certification roundup
CR2 (ground floor)
9:00am •
CR-2 available for independent work/meetings
11:05am •
Diversity auditing rural Canadian libraries
12:00pm •
The art and science of working with emerging writers
1:45pm •
Be seen, be heard: A workshop to help you reclaim power in your career
2:40pm •
Advocacy over apathy: Speak up and drive organizational change
3:25pm •
CR-2 available for independent work/meetings
CR3 (ground floor)
9:00am •
CR-3 available for independent work/meetings
11:05am •
Moving from diversity to inclusion in the Canadian publishing workforce
1:45pm •
Creating caring spaces: A panel about sustainable community care in publishing
2:40pm •
The power and necessity of author care in today’s publishing climate
3:25pm •
CR-3 available for independent work/meetings
Lower Level Concourse
5:00pm •
Reception
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After Parties / Networking
Intensives: Accessibility (March 23)
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accessibility
Main Day Plenary Sessions (March 25)
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keynote
libraries
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Main Day Track: Diversity. Equity. Inclusion (March 25)
All
content
equity & inclusion
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Main Day Track: Metadata & BookNet Canada Updates (March 25)
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metadata
new from BookNet Canada
standards
Main Day Track: New Models & Tech (March 25)
All
content
equity & inclusion
metadata
Main Day Track: Sales Strategies & Workflows (March 25)
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marketing
metadata
workflows
Meals / Breaks / Independent Working
ONIX Intensive (March 23)
All
metadata
standards
Opening & Closing Ceremonies
Workshops: Audiobooks (March 24)
All
accessibility
marketing
metadata
research
workflows
Workshops: ebookcraft (March 24)
All
#eprdctn
accessibility
children's books
libraries
Workshops: Sales / Data / Marketing (March 24)
All
content
discoverability
marketing
metadata
Topic
Equity & Inclusion
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