Information Today Announces Keynote and Plenary Speakers for National Online Meeting 2000.Business & High Tech Editors NOM 2000 MEDFORD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2000 Information Today, Inc. announced today a prominent lineup of key industry executives speaking at the 21st National Online Meeting, North America's largest electronic information conference and exhibition. David Mirchin of SilverPlatter, author Ben Shneiderman Ben Shneiderman (born August 21, 1947) is an American computer scientist. He provided fundamental research in the field of human–computer interaction, such as with his eight rules of design. and Dr. Scott Plantz of emedicine.com will be keynoting at the 21st National Online Meeting 2000, May 16-18, 2000, at the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Hilton in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The National Online Meeting, a cutting-edge industry event, will highlight a prestigious roster of information industry professionals and pioneers who will share their knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm for electronic information. An Opening Plenary Session Plenary session is a term often used in s to define the part of the conference when all members of all parties are in attendance. These sessions may contain a broad range of content from Keynotes to Panel Discussions and are not necessarily related to a specific style of delivery. will begin each day of the conference and will focus on a specific "hot topic" of particular interest to today's information professional. Starting off the conference on Tuesday, May 16th will be the Opening Plenary Session, which will be followed by keynote speaker David Mirchin, vice president and general counsel for SilverPlatter. Mirchin, a renowned lecturer and author on Internet law topics, will present "Hot Topics in Internet Law: How Do They Impact on Publishers and Users of Information?" In this session Mirchin will explore the current developments in Internet law and the latest breaking news in the field. In addition, he will cover such hot topics as spamming, employee gripe sites, clickwrap An on-screen license agreement that is accepted by the user by clicking a button. Almost all software today uses the clickwrap method, which displays the End User License Agreement (EULA) as one of the first screens of the installation program. licenses, protection of factual databases, and deep-linking and framing. On Wednesday May 17th the Opening Plenary Session will be presented by Ben Shneiderman of the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
The Opening Plenary Session on Thursday, May 18th will feature Scott Plantz, M.D., FAAEM FAAEM Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine , chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of emedicine.com. Plantz's presentation, entitled "Electronic Publishing of an Online Emergency Reference Text and Other Multi-Author Online Medical References," will delve into his cutting-edge Web site [www.emedicine.com] and the ground breaking online Group Publishing System (GPS) used to develop the site. With the print publishing cycle not able keep up with the rapid advancements in medicine, emedicine.com has been created to be a peer-reviewed medical reference free of charge to anyone with Web access. Plantz will discuss both how emedicine.com can be used by the general public and as well as by medical doctors. In addition to this 3-day meeting, for the twelfth year in a row, Integrated Online Library Systems (IOLS IOLS Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (Boy Scouts of America) ) will be a "conference within a conference" at the National Online Meeting. Taking place May 17 and 18, IOLS 2000 will consist of plenary sessions, technical papers, and workshops based around the theme "Beyond the Frontier." The National Online Meeting is sponsored by Information Today, Inc., publisher of Information Today, KMWorld, Link-Up, Searcher, Computers in Libraries, and MultiMedia Schools. For more information please contact Information Today, Inc., at 800-300-9868 (or 609-654-6266), e-mail custserv@infotoday.com, or log onto the ITI (Information Technology Industry Council, Washington, DC, www.itic.org) Formerly the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (CBEMA), founded in 1916. ITI is a membership organization composed of approximately 30 large high-tech companies. Web site at www.infotoday.com. Working Press, Financial Analysts & Researchers should register at http://www.pacificdialogue.com/nol2000_preg.htm |
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