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Society for Scholarly Publishing—2007 Annual Meeting and Travel Grants

1) SSP Annual Meeting - June 6-8, 2007

The 29th Annual Meeting for the Society for Scholarly Publishing will be
held June 6-8, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. This year's program,
"Imagining the Future: Scholarly Communication 2.0," promises to be an
exciting and thought-provoking event. Is "Web 2.0" just a buzzword, or are
there real opportunities for scholarly publishing lying beneath the hype?
One of our speakers this year is Tim O'Reilly, who coined the phrase "Web
2.0." Come find out how evolving Internet strategies and technologies can
empower you and your organization by joining us in San Francisco!

Additional featured speakers are Larry Sanger (Wikipedia/Citizendium), Paul
Duguid (UC Berkeley), and David Worlock (Outsell, Inc).

Don't miss:
* Pre-meeting seminars (June 6) on hot topics: content licensing,
copyright, business usage data, and society publishing
* Practical and cutting-edge program sessions for publishers, editors,
librarians, scholars, printers, agents, wholesalers, booksellers, and other
participants
* Nationally recognized experts in many aspects of scholarly communication
* Exhibitors' Marketplace and receptions
* Formal and informal networking opportunities

Preliminary program brochures will be mailed in a few weeks, and the
brochure PDF will be posted on the website. But session abstracts,
speakers, registration rates, and hotel details are available now at
http://www.sspnet.org.

2) SSP Conference Travel Grant Program

If you are a student in a publishing or library/information science
program, or have been working in this field for less than three years,
please consider applying for a grant to attend the SSP Annual Meeting.  If
you’re not a potential candidate, but know someone who is, please share
this announcement with your colleague or protégé.  We welcome help
promoting the Conference Travel Grants.

Following last year’s successful inauguration of this program, students of
publishing and information science, and early-career publishing
professionals in the first three years of employment, are invited to apply
for one of 10 grants. The awards will support travel to and attendance at
SSP’s 29th Annual Meeting and membership for 2007.

Successful applicants will be granted free registration at the Annual
Meeting and will be eligible for reimbursement of up to $1,000 for travel
and lodging expenses incurred to attend the meeting. Applications must be
completed online (or, for a link to the form, see the SSP home page at
http://www.sspnet.org). The application deadline is March 17, 2007. Grant
awardees will be selected and notified by March 31, 2007.

The SSP Board has developed several supporting programs that will help
grant awardees optimize their experience. Awardees will be paired with
mentors who hold senior management positions within SSP member
organizations. Mentors will help grantees plug into the educational and
networking opportunities available at the Annual Meeting.  Additionally,
the meeting program will offer several opportunities designed to engage
those who are relatively new to the industry.

SSP is a dynamic membership organization, working to advance the
development of members through education and networking.

Will Wakeling
Chair, SSP Grants and Scholarships Committee
Associate Dean, Collections and Technical Services
University Libraries
320 Snell Library
Northeastern University, Boston MA 02115
Tel 617.373.4961
Fax 617.373.5409
Email w.wakeling@neu.edu