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2005 Information
Industry Summit (IIS), February 1 & 2 at Gotham Hall
in New York City.
The Jordan, Edmiston Group
returns as a Gold Sponsor.
Click here
for early bird registration and save $200.
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The Rich
Data Opportunity
- presented by
SIIA & American Business
Media - Come hear senior executives from McGraw Hill,
Thomson, Reed Construction, Scholastic International,
Jobson, Jordan Edmiston, EPS, and American Lawyer Media discuss
how they are integrating their content into their
customer's workflow and other ways they are leveraging
their print assets online - October 13, 2004 | McGraw-Hill HQ, New York, NY
Register here.
¤ MarketMaker -
SIIA MarketMaker arranges introductory meetings for
you with enterprise customers and/or investors. It only
takes a minute to register for MarketMaker, and SIIA
members enter their profiles for free. To be eligible for
meetings at the next SIIA MarketMaker event on November
17, you must register and complete your corporate profile
in MarketMaker now. Register here
¤ Final Chance to Nominate for 2005 Codie Awards
- You cannot win if you do not enter.
Click here to nominate.
¤ A weekly
summary of Information
Industry news is now available in the
SIIA Content Week in Review.
Click here to see the current issue and
click here to subscribe and receive a weekly summary
of the headlines from around the Information Industry.
SIIA
Announcements:
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2005
Information Industry Summit (IIS) - February 1&2
SIIA is pleased to announce the 4th Annual
Information Industry Summit (IIS) will be held on February
1 and 2, 2005 at Gotham Hall in New York City. IIS brings
together executives from throughout the information
industry to discuss the current outlook for the industry,
how they are preparing for the future and their unique
perspectives on the industry today. In 2004, IIS was sold
out as it attracted over 350 industry leaders. Click
here to
ensure your attendance and to save $200 on your registration for IIS 2005.
¤ Content Division Working Groups & Event Planning
Committees - The Content Division board is seeking new
volunteers to form and join working groups to explore
items of particular interest to member companies.
Click
here to see a list of the current working groups.
Please contact
Jeff Cutler if you would like to join a group or
committee.
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Now Accepting Codie Nominations
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The Software &
Information Industry Association is accepting nominations
for the 2005 Codie Awards competition. Based on member
feedback, we have made significant changes to the
categories for the Content Division Codies awards for
2005.
Click here to view the updated category list.
SIIA's Codie Awards provide the opportunity to:
-Gain instant prestige, industry recognition, media
attention and
increased awareness for your company.
-Get products in front of members of the press and
potential
customers and partners.
-Receive extensive exposure to software and
technology
professionals and consumers along with key
media and analysts.
Learn more about the Codie Awards categories and nominate
online at
http://www.siia.net/codies/2005/.
The deadline for all nominations is October 15, 2004.
Finalists will be announced in January, 2005 and the
winners will be revealed in May.
A list of the 2004 Code Award Winners can be found at
http://www.siia.net/codies/2004
Contact Cristina Stensvaag at
cstensvaag@siia.net with
questions.
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SIIA Industry Daily now
available - Receive a free daily email of relevant
software industry news.
Subscribe now.
Industry News &
Member Company News:
Industry news and Member Company News are now available on a weekly basis in the
new newsletter - SIIA Content Week in Review.
Click here to see the current issue and
click here to subscribe and receive a weekly summary
of the headlines from around the Information Industry.
You can also subscribe to the
Industry Daily.
Industry Research & Overviews
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EPS
releases white paper documenting the business case for
digital object identifiers (DOIs) in content distribution
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The
New Aggregation: Models for Success in Creating Content
Value |
Shore
Communications-
Content aggregators face flat or declining
revenues while new players carve out highly profitable
business models for aggregation. The New Aggregation
focuses content and technology suppliers on the
capabilities that best suit the changing needs of content
audiences. Shore President John Blossom defines in detail
how content aggregation can succeed in this changing
marketplace.
¤
Outlook
2004: Issues In The Information Marketplace
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Information
Industry Salary Survey
- SIIA and Outsell's joint study on salary and benefit
practices in the Information Content industry.
www.outsellinc.com/salarysurvey/buy.htm.
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Contracts in the Information Industry IV
| Peter Marx, editor - examples of forms for
content licensing and distribution, web hosting, linking,
database use, web site development, copyright
authorization, branding and marketing, click wraps and
dozens of other relationships. All agreements are also
provided on an enclosed CD -- in Microsoft Word format --
to facilitate your own drafting. (October, 2003)
SIIA Member Price: $50.00,
Non-Member Price: $195.00,
Click here to order
People on the Move:
Please send news about comings
and goings to
Jeff Cutler
ProQuest Company Expands Board,
Announces Two New Board Appointments
John Dodge Joins EDN as
Editor-in-Chief
ClearForest Enhances Management Team
with Addition of Vice Presidents of Sales and Marketing
Wolters Kluwer appoints Dave Lampert
as Senior Vice President of Business Development
Government Affairs/Public Policy
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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 information industry,
particularly with regards to electronic commerce and the
digital marketplace.
¤
Intellectual Property Committee Update
(9/29/04)
Highlights in this Update:
House Passes
Anti-Counterfeiting, Fraudulent Domain Name, and
Anti-Piracy Bills
Induce Act Update
PTO Fee Bill Update
Federal Circuit Holds
No Circumvention under the DMCA Where There is No
Underlying Infringement or Chance of Infringement
USTR To Survey
Companies To Determine China’s Compliance with IPR
Commitments
Proposal Made to
Redirect WIPO Initiatives
October 13th: Attorney General John Ashcroft
tentatively scheduled to speak to SIIA members at the
Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA. [More info on this to
follow]***
Edited by
Jeff Cutler
Comments are welcome!
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