[Asis-l] 2018 NFAIS Blockchain For Scholarly Publishing Conference

[Benjamin Maverick Turley]

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 2018 NFAIS Blockchain For Schlarly Publishing Conference

Date: May 15 - 16, 2018

Location: Embassy Suites Old Town Alexandria

Link: https://nfais.memberclicks.net/blockchain-call-for-presenters

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The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) invites the entire information services community to come together in Old Town Alexandria on May 15 - 16, 2018 to explore blockchain's potential application for scholarly publishing.  Our lineup of esteemed experts have been asked to address the following:

  *   What changes can be expected of existing architectures and business models?
  *   How will horizontal access between publishers change discovery?
  *   What impact will blockchain have on existing workflow tools?
  *   What type of investment should libraries, publishers, and discovery services anticipate?
  *   What new skills will your staff require?
  *   What roles might funders play?
  *   How will different stakeholders come together to achieve interoperability of a decentralized system?
These are just some of the questions we'll answer so you can begin to build your strategy.

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Meet our experts:

  *   Christopher E. Wilmer, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, and Managing Editor of Ledger, University of Pittsburgh
  *   Sönke Bartling, Founder, Blockchain for Science
  *   Petr Novotny, Research Staff Member, Thomas J. Watson Research Center
  *   Lambert Heller, Head of Open Science Lab, TIB Hannover
  *   Jason Barkeloo, Founder and Chair, Knowbella Tech



CLICK HERE<https://nfais.memberclicks.net/2018-blockchain-program> FOR AGENDA

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Still confused about blockchain and need an introductory course? All registered attendees of the NFAIS Blockchain for Scholarly Research Conference will receive a free registration to the NFAIS webinar, Blockchain 101: What it is and what it's not<https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=544991>, on Tuesday, April 24 at 12:00 - 12:45 pm EDT.  Click here<https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=544991> for more information or to register.
NFAIS partners with the CAS Innovation Lab to provide a primer on blockchain technology in advance of the May 15-16, 2018 Blockchain for Scholarly Publishing Conference<https://clicks.memberclicks-mail.net/wf/click?upn=8Cevf6VcjoH-2FQiPZS5m18aI0XcC3ia4udmcTjgr-2BSMfZIzhb2RBPPwMyDmz98cAuvOXqGev2YDdxmF1xQkwUm258ClAQEzxHmYEoeIe-2BijnohbxuiAwgh-2BzYq1-2B1Lbk7_sRz-2Bh9G4kiUDKiMtIOUgfljx5IiAPIRgLOuvjRPJ3oO1QIKR9SSbjUELXzL1d1olRml9HM9DyO0y9xAItbzstK9YVhopdWYXGUrY9kKjmgMTFrxbq-2FaS8e4SvwKo-2BGWFlIz81g2GvUL80mQ9vyA7QCxwdTOzVvae8ThgwNMZGFkrpzpTDMrpD9TzMUFI-2FdGDjyxW75-2FzZI5quQgOCu7IHKKT5TXF1llGNoDUBhNDoNIKDui2dOjWOzAfRg-2Bgg3voF-2Fh9KYqYte9MYe9wZGWhWJEP7fVvWgpzm88zmm2KqeU62WjcUV1eT2bQ7aEw68DHdDRNsS8fOwxxSDZrf7r1Ig-3D-3D> being hosted by NFAIS. If you're new to or curious about blockchain, NFAIS and CAS provide a safe space to gain a basic understanding of blockchain, bitcoin and hashes.
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NFAIS would like to thank the following sponsor of this event:

ATLA<https://www.atla.com/Pages/default.aspx>

For information about becoming a sponsor, contact Benjamin "Maverick" Turley at bturley at nfais.org<mailto:bturley at nfais.org> or call 443-221-2980 ext. 103

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