[Asis-l] Colleges, Code and Copyright, June 10-11, 2004

[Olga Francois]

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you for your consideration. -Olga Francois, CIP-UMUC
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            ANNOUNCEMENT AND INVITATION
         The Center for Intellectual Property
   at the University of Maryland University College
          is hosting its 2004 symposium titled
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           COLLEGES, CODE AND COPYRIGHT
    The impact of digital networks and technological 
      controls on copyright and the dissemination 
       of information in higher education
                June 10-11, 2004 
   Inn and Conference Center, Adelphi, Maryland
      http://www.umuc.edu/odell/cip/symposium/

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Clifford A. Lynch, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked
Information

Presenters and panelist also include:
~  Miriam M. Nisbet, Legislative Counsel, American Library Association
~  Bryan Pfaffenberger, Professor, Technology, Culture, and
Communication (TCC), University of Virginia
~  Mark A. Luker, Vice President, EDUCAUSE
~  Julia Blixrud, Assistant Executive Director, External Relations ARL
and Assistant Director for Public Programs for SPARC, the Scholarly
Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
~  Matt Jackson, Assistant Professor of Communications, College of
Communications Penn State University
~  David E. Green, Vice President and Counsel, Technology and New Media,
Motion Picture Association of America
~  David Lombard Harrison, Associate Vice President for Legal Affairs,
University of North Carolina
~  Kenneth Saloman, Dow, Lohnes, & Albertson, PLLC
~  Donna Ferullo, Dir., University Copyright Office, Purdue University
~  Keith Winstein, Graduate student, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology

Please see the web site for a complete listing of speakers:
http://www.umuc.edu/odell/cip/symposium/speakers.html

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Higher education institutions are facing complex issues involved in the
use of campus computer networks, the delivery of scholarly materials to
faculty and students, and securing information disseminated on campus.
This symposium will focus on these and other issues that affect the
delivery of quality, copyrighted content in higher education, including:

-	The impact of the rising costs of scholarly materials
-	Peer-to-peer file sharing over university networks
-	The impact of digital rights management systems
-	Current legislation impacting copyright and higher education
-	Other provocative topics pertinent to the symposium subject

The symposium has a two-day format that will frame the pertinent issues
on the first day then present and discuss possible solutions the second
day.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
University provosts, deans, program directors, faculty, counsel, and
librarians; University Provosts * College and University Faculty *
College and University Librarians * Distance Learning Librarians and
Information Professionals * Academic and Intellectual Property Attorneys
* Directors and Managers of Distance Learning Programs * Knowledge
Management Leaders * Information Technology Managers * Web-based
Training Specialists * E-commerce Directors * Instructional Designers *
Deans and Directors of College & University Academic and Professional
Programs

REGISTRATION:
Please register early since space is very limited. Early registration
ends May 10, 2004.

          For additional information 
            call 301-985-7777 OR 
            visit our Web site at
  http://www.umuc.edu/odell/cip/symposium/

[Please excuse the inevitable duplication of this notice.]