8:30 - 9:00 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:15 am | Opening Remarks |
| 9:15 - 9:45 am | Keynote Address |
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Peter McKay
Chief Operating Officer
Thomson Scientific
Peter McKay is Managing Director of Derwent Information and Chief Operating Officer of Thomson Scientific. Thomson Scientific is the strategic business unit of the Thomson Corporation that encompasses ISI and Derwent Information. It is focused on serving the scientific information needs of the Corporate, Professional, Academic and Government markets.
Prior to joining Derwent Information in January 2000 he worked for two other Thomson companies in Marketing and General Management roles. Previously he has worked for Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich and Macmillan.
He has served on a wide range of industry committees and work groups focusing particularly on the digital domain. He has served the UK Publishers Association, the Federation of European Publishers and the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers.
Peter is a long time publishing professional having joined the industry in 1977 after a short career as a schoolteacher. He is a graduate of the University of Leeds, England.
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| 9:45 - 10:45 am | Panel 1:
Objectives and Challenges of Disseminating Government Information |
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Over the last several years, the Internet and information technologies have combined to provide new capabilities for government to make available and directly disseminate information. Both the audience for government information and the services that agencies can now provide have expanded far beyond those of the print world. Panelists will discuss some of the emerging models and new initiatives being undertaken by government agencies that are building on years of working to transition from print to electronic.
Participants:
Walter Finch
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
Director, Business Development
Wayne Kelley
Former Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing
Office (GPO)
Kay H. Melvin
Executive for Information Dissemination Services
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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| 10:45 - 11:00 am | Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Panel 2:
Expanding the Boundaries:
Government and Educational Content |
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Beyond the government's traditional role of disseminating public information, new technology and a strong, Federal commitment to improving education are leading agencies to increase their roles in providing access to, and even producing, online educational content and resource materials. Expert panelists will explore opportunities and challenges of new federal government initiatives to advance electronic access to educational content.
Moderator:
Kathleen Fulton
Director for Reinventing Schools
National Commission on Teaching and America's Future
Speakers:
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
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| 12:15 - 1:45 pm | Luncheon & Legislative Perspective |
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Speakers:
Robert D. Atkinson
Vice President, Progressive Policy Institute
Director, Technology & New Economy Project
David McMillen
Government Information Specialist
House Committee on Government Reforn and Oversight
Melissa C. Wojciak
Staff Director
House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy
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| 2:00 - 3:15 pm | Panel 3:
Restricting Access:
Establishing Policies in the Post-September 11th Environment |
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A panel of experts from crucial government agencies discuss how their information activities have altered since the events of last September. How will agencies balance safety and security concerns with the need to keep citizens informed?
Moderator/Speaker:
Dan Duncan
Executive Director
NFAIS
Speakers:
Elliot Christian
U.S. Geological Survey
Sean Moulton
Senior Policy Analyst
OMB Watch
Carlynn Thompson
Director, Research, Development & Acquisition Information Support,
Defense Technical Information Center
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| 3:15 - 3:30 pm | Break |
| 3:30 - 5:00 pm | Panel 4:
Crystal Ball Session:
Assessing the Future of Policy |
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Taking into consideration the dynamics discussed earlier, information policy professionals and policymakers assess the current policy framework for information policy. Panelists will discuss whether current practices are meeting the goals established by policy and how changes brought about by today's electronic environment and changing national priorities should be incorporated into new policies for government information.
Moderator:
Robert S. Willard
Executive Director
U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
Sepakers:
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
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