WASHINGTON -- The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) and the National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS) announced today the complete composition of experts to speak at the Information Policy Summit: Government & the Digital Content Era on October 2, 2002, at the University Club in Washington, DC.
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Participants will hear the government's leading policy makers deliver critical insight into the policy framework driving the Government's information practices, and examine the need for new or revised policies.
"These are the key players in the information policy debate," explained Ken Wasch, SIIA's President. "This event will address the critical opportunities and challenges that the Internet and electronic information dissemination have created for the Government, and the private sector. In examining the role of the Government in the digital content era, this event will combine valuable recent experiences with expert analysis and predictions for the future."
Luncheon speakers will represent both a legislative and regulatory perspective and include:
Robert D. Atkinson, Vice President, Progressive Policy Institute, Director, Technology & New Economy Project David McMillen, Government Information Specialist, House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight Melissa C. Wojciak, Staff Director, House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy
In addition, this event will help to identify how current and pending policies and practices affect the ability of private sector information companies to provide digital information products and to access valuable government information resources.
Industry leader Peter McKay, Chief Operating Officer of Thomson Scientific, will kick-off the conference as the opening keynote speaker. Other Key Topics and Presenters include:
Objectives and Challenges of Disseminating Government Information Walter Finch, Director, Program Planning, National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Wayne Kelley, Former Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) Kay H. Melvin, Executive for Customer Information Services, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Expanding the Boundaries: Government and Educational Content Lawrence K. Grossman, Co-Founder, Digital Promise, Former president of NBC News and PBS Larry Snowhite, Vice President, Government Relations, Houghton Mifflin Company Lee L. Zia, National Science Foundation, Program Director, National Science Digital Library Restricting Access: Establishing Policies in the Post-September 11th Environment Dan Duncan, Executive Director, NFAIS Carlynn Thompson, Director, Research, Development & Acquisition Information Support, Defense Technical Information Center Elliot Christian, U.S. Geological Survey Crystal Ball Session: Assessing the Future of Info. Policy Mary Alice Baish, Assistant Washington Affairs Representative, American Association of Law Libraries Linda Koontz, Director, Information Management Issues, General Accounting Office David LeDuc, Director, Public Policy, SIIA Robert S. Willard, Executive Director, U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
For details on the program, the speakers or how to register for the SIIA 2002 Information Industry Summit, visit http://www.siia.net/policysummit/ or call David LeDuc, at (202) 789-4443.
About SIIA
SIIA is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies. For further information, http://www.siia.net/ .
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