DIGITAL BOOK 2009:
An eBook Stimulus Plan for Publishing

Conference Agenda
(as of 05/08/09)

 
 

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

The McGraw-Hill Auditorium, 2nd Floor
1221 Avenue of the Americas - New York City


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8:00 - 8:45 am.   Registration and Free Continental Breakfast
     
     
8:45 - 9:00 am.   Greetings & Opening Remarks
     
    Michael Smith: IDPF, Executive Director
    Steve Potash: IDPF, President; OverDrive, CEO
     
9:00 - 10:00 am.   EPUB Update: Best Practices and Case Studies for Publishers and Service Bureaus Utilizing XML Workflows
     
    Dave Cramer: TexTech, Inc., XML Architect
    Lisa McCloy-Kelley: Random House, VP Director, Content Management Group
    Bob Carlton: LibreDigital, Vice President Marketing
    Sandeep Dhawan: Aptara, Vice President and Practice Lead
     
10:00 - 11:00 am.   Panel: Channels for EPUB eBook Sales and Distribution
     
    Bob LiVolsi: BooksOnBoard, President & CEO
    Erica Lazzaro: OverDrive, Inc, General Counsel
    Andrew Weinstein: Ingram Digital , VP and General Manager, Retail Solutions
     
     
11:00 - 11:30 am.   Networking Break & Exhibits: Sponsored by Sony
     
     
11:30 am - 11:45 pm.   Update on IDPF Standards
     
    Garth Conboy: eBook Technologies Inc., President
     
11:45 am - 12:15 pm   Featured Presentation:        Adam Smith, Director Product Management,
                                                                Google Book Search
     
     
12:15 - 1:15 pm.   Lunch and Networking Session in Exhibit Area (free with registration)
    Sponsored by Ingram Digital
     
1:15 - 2:15 pm.   Panel: Emerging eBook Business Models...and the Role of DRM
     
    Andrew Savikas: O'Reilly Media, Vice President of Digital Initiatives
    Angela James: Samhain Publishing, Executive Editor
    Sameer Shariff: Impelsys, Inc., Founder and CEO
    Susan Danziger: DailyLit, President and Publisher
     
2:15 - 2:45 pm.   Featured Presentation: Robert Nell, Director Business Development, Sony Electronics
     
     
2:45 - 3:15 pm.   Networking Break & Exhibits: Sponsored by Sony
     
     
3:15 - 4:00 pm.   Panel: Confessions of an eReadaholic - What Consumers Really Want
     
    Sarah Wendell: Smart Bitches Trashy Novels, Co-creator and co-author
    Malle Vallik: Harlequin, Director Digital Content & Interactivity
    Michael Santangelo: Brooklyn Public Library, Electronic Resources Specialist
     
4:00 - 4:45 pm.   Panel: Update on eReading Devices and Software
     
    Nick Bogaty: Adobe, Sr. Business Development Manager, Digital Publishing
    Jordan Christensen: Shortcovers, Product Manager
    Neelan Choksi: Lexcycle, Chief Operating Officer
     
4:45 - 5:00 pm.   Closing Remarks
     

 

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