¤ SLA’s 2007 Annual Conference: June 3-6
¤ Global Information Industry Summit, September 5-7
¤ Brown Bag Lunch and Webcast Series
¤ Executive FaceTime Series
¤ Content Division Welcomes Two New Board Members
¤ Congratulations to all CODiE Winners
¤ SIIA Policy Priorities: E-Commerce & Trade
¤ Berlin - Walking Tour Highlights
·SIIA’s
Ed Keating and Eric Fredell look forward to meeting with member companies at
SLA 2007. Hear what’s new and learn how SIIA can help information managers
connect with top information publishers.
·Learn to
navigate the global information marketplace at this 2nd annual Summit.
·Call for
Speakers: Demonstrate your thought-leadership as you share your insights on
competing successfully in a global marketplace. For details, please review the
submission form.
¤ Brown Bag Lunch and Webcast Series
These programs inform, educate and provide updates on topics of interest to the
information industry. Participate in person in New York
City to network with your peers or participate virtually online. If you are
interested in speaking at or hosting a Brown Bag Lunch in your city, please
email your ideas and a brief bio describing how you or your proposed speaker
can add value to the session.
¤ Content
Division Welcomes Two New Board Members The Content Division is pleased to announce that two members have joined
the Content Board to fill vacant seats. Please join us in welcoming:
¤ SIIA on
the Hill The software and digital content industry is at the forefront of
developing and utilizing global e-commerce. SIIA’s E-Commerce & Trade
agenda focuses on the legal, regulatory and policy environment in the U.S.,
Europe and elsewhere with goals that include Removal of Barriers,
Cybersecurity, Trade and Customs Facilitation, European Union Policy,
Accessability (Section 508) and Export Controls.
Learn more!
¤ Discover Berlin!
Kick-off
this year’s Global Information Industry Summit with the Discover Berlin Group
Walking Tour. This three-hour historical tour highlights more than 20 of
Berlin’s
important sights including the Berlin Wall, Hitler's bunker and the Brandenburg
Gate. The guides' superb story-telling skills
weave the themes of Prussian, Imperial, Nazi, Cold War and 21st century Berlin
into a detailed narrative, using the latest historical research. For complete
details, visit
Original Berlin Walks.
Wednesday, September
5, 2007
12:00PM – 3:00PM | Tour begins at Berlin Marriott Hotel There is no cost to attend, but
pre-registration for the conference is required
¤ NEW MEMBERS
CIT, Carol Berman, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, New York, NY
A
leading global commercial and consumer finance company provides clients with
financing and leasing products and advisory services. Founded in 1908, CIT has
more than $74 billion in managed assets and possesses the financial resources,
industry expertise and product knowledge to serve the needs of clients across
approximately 30 industries worldwide. CIT, a Fortune 500 company and a member
of the S&P 500 Index, holds leading positions in vendor financing, factoring,
equipment and transportation financing, Small Business Administration loans, and
asset-based lending. With its global headquarters in New York City, CIT has more
than 7,300 employees in locations throughout North America, Europe, Latin
America, and Asia Pacific.
Inform
is a technology company that is in the business of structuring or organizing
massive amounts of unstructured data. Founded in 2004, Inform has developed a
web-based platform that processes and translates content, with high precision,
into its common semantic elements. The resulting mathematically describable
index enables a faster and more precise searching and navigation experience on
the Web.
¤ GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS / PUBLIC POLICY
SIIA's Government Affairs program aggressively promotes and protects the interests of its member companies in legal and public policy debates by working with state, federal and international policymakers, organizing grassroots activism and participating in landmark legal decisions. SIIA is the leading voice on key issues affecting the software and digital content industry, particularly with regard to electronic commerce and the digital marketplace.
¤ Policy
Updates
The following updates and commentaries have been posted in the past month:
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