NISO Plus Forum 2022

2000 Florida Avenue Northwest,Washington DC 20009

20 September, 2022

Description

The NISO Plus Forum is an opportunity to continue some of the conversations we started at the last NISO Plus conference and connect them to the next one in concrete and meaningful ways. With thanks to the American Geophysical Union for their support, this year’s conference will be held at the AGU headquarters in Washington, DC on September 20, 2022, and the theme is Metadata: Structures, Exchange, Identifiers. Benefits of attending include:In-person networking — the opportunity to share your perspectives with a diverse group of colleagues from across the information industry, and to better understand theirsA focus on practical work in small groups, to help shape the focus of the NISO Plus conference and NISO’s standards development priorities more generallyUpdates on concrete outcomes from previous NISO Plus conferences and other relevant existing and potential NISO standards and recommended practices The 2022 NISO Plus Forum is intended for information professionals with an interest in metadata, who have enough seniority to understand the external challenges and opportunities and enough functional expertise to understand challenges and opportunities specific to their organization. This includes product managers, community managers, department directors, heads of functional units, and others—from publishers, libraries, vendors, government agencies, and more. Registration will open for NISO members on June 29th, and for non-members a week later, on July 6th. Tickets are $199 for members and $249 for non-members. Registrations are strictly limited to a maximum of 100 attendees. We are delighted to offer registrants the option to support the SSP Generations Fund, by also purchasing a ticket for a fundraising event taking place on AGU’s rooftop terrace immediately after the NISO Plus Forum. A maximum of 25 tickets are available to NISO Plus attendees on a first come, first served basis—just check the box on the registration page. To make a donation instead of attending the event, visit the Generations Fund website—and thank you for supporting SSP as they work to ensure diverse, inclusive, and equitable leadership in scholarly publishing. PLEASE NOTE: The NISO Plus Forum is our first in-person meeting since the start of the pandemic, and we want to make it safe and welcoming for all. We will therefore be requiring all attendees to provide proof of vaccination or a negative covid test result (taken within 48 hours of the event) on arrival at the venue. Masks must be worn indoors other than during breaks and lunch. We will be monitoring the situation closely and we reserve the right to alter or update these requirements, including to require additional precautions, including - but not limited to - rapid tests for all attendees. We will advise all registered attendees of these requirements no less than two weeks before the event. Cancellations: You can cancel your registration at any time up to two weeks before the NISO Plus Forum and we will refund you in full (less a $25 administration fee). After that, no refunds will be made, however, you are welcome to transfer your registration to another colleague at any time up to and including the day of the event.