Conference Details: The Future of the Book Digital Publishing Conference Presented by NDBD

26 August 2010
Conference Details: The Future of the Book Digital Publishing Conference Presented by NDBD

When: 13-14 September 2010
Where: UP-Ayala Technohub in Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City

Below are the activities lined up for the two-day conference. Our earlier announcement may be found here.

DAY 1: September 13
Morning sessions will have the registrations, welcome and keynote messages.

1:00 – 1:40pm
Rights and Licensing amidst Digital Change
Lynette Isabel Owen, OBE
Copyright Director, Pearson Education

1:40 – 2:00pm
Q&A

2:00 – 2:40pm
Rethinking the Role and Funding of Academic Publishing - Christopher Boughton (Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, Cambridge University Press)

3:00 – 3:40pm
The Future of Digital Textbooks II - Dr. Joel Thierstein (Executive Director, Connexions)

3:40 - 4:00pm
Q&A

4:00 – 4:40pm
Ebooks: Formats, Standards, and Business Models - Vee Press

4:40 - 5:00pm
Q&A

5:00 – 5:15pm
Synthesis - Mr. Tony Hidalgo (Ways and Means Committee Chair, Book Development Association of the Philippines)

5:15 - 5:30pm
Closing Remarks - Mr. Lirio Sandoval (President – BDAP)

DAY 2: September 14

8:00 – 8:15am
Welcome Remarks - Hon. Dennis Gonzalez (NBDB)

8:15 – 9:00am
The New Dynamics of Publishing - Johannes Scherer (Executive Director, German Book Association)

Tracks

9:00 – 9:45am
Track 1 Essentials of Digital Books from the Consumer's Point of View - Edgardo Quiros (National Library), Charles Tan, Carl Javier

Track 2 Current E-readers/Test Driving the Digital Reading Experience - Abe Olandres (Yugatech), Cocoy Dayao

10:00 – 10:45am
Track 3 How Independent Publishers Can Thrive in the Digital Age - Angelo Suarez, Paolo Chikiamco, Gerry Alanguilan

Track 4 New Reading Habits, New Distribution Models - Dr. Dina Ocampo (Reading Association of the Philippines) , Dr. Isagani Cruz, Dr. Joel Thierstein (Connexions)

11:00 – 11:45 am
Track 5 Pricing Digital Products - J. Kirby Best (Lightning Source), Johannes Scherer (German Book Association), Christopher Boughton (Cambridge University Press)

Track 6 Rewiring Journalism: Open Source Models, Software and Workflows - JV Rufino (Inquirer), Christine Icamina-Dalusong (Summit), Malou Mangahas (PCIJ)

1:00 – 2:15pm
Track 7 Building Author Pages - Sophia Lucero

Track 8 A Social Media Workshop for the Bookish - Gege Sugue (Flips Flipping Pages), Erwin Oliva (Yahoo! Philippines)

2:30 – 4:30 pm
Copyright in Motion - Lynette Owen (Pearson Education), Louie Andrew C. Calvario (Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines), Jimmy Soriano (Soriano-ph.com), JJ Disini

4:30 – 5:10pm
Closing Keynote: The Future of the Past - Patricia May Jurilla

More information here.
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