[Eril-l] NISO Upcoming Events for March

[NISO Announce]

**Apologies for cross posting**


The NISO Plus 2023 conference may have wrapped up last week, but this
year’s event schedule has more in store for you! March happenings address
timely and important issues in the information community and include our
monthly roundtable, covering Implementing Inclusive Metadata
<https://www.niso.org/events/implementing-inclusive-metadata>, an open
teleconference on NISO’s Standards-Specific Ontology Standard (SSOS)
<https://www.niso.org/events/2023/03/opentelecon-ssos>, and our first
Virtual Conference of 2023, on Accessibility
<https://www.niso.org/events/accessibility>.



MONTHLY ROUNDTABLE WEBINAR - FREE FOR NISO MEMBERS

Implementing Inclusive Metadata
<https://www.niso.org/events/implementing-inclusive-metadata>

Wednesday, March 8, 11.00 am - 12.30pm EST (US/Canada)

Inclusive terminology in metadata and its associated descriptors is
essential for the successful discovery of relevant materials. As cultural
shifts in the use of language occur, collaboration by content providers,
platform providers, and librarians can make a major contribution to
developing a fully inclusive information environment. This roundtable
discussion will bring together stakeholders from across the information
community for a cross-sector discussion of how metadata, controlled
vocabularies, and other key elements of automated search can be improved in
support of diversity and inclusion—both of users and of the information
they seek. What guidance is there? What tools exist? How can changes be
introduced with minimal disruption to systems constantly in use?

Confirmed Speakers include Jennifer Baxmeyer, Assistant University
Librarian for Metadata Services, Princeton University Library; Lisa Gavell,
Metadata Librarian & Product Liaison, ITHAKA; and a representative from the
Metadata Best Practices for Trans and Gender Diverse Resources project
(others to be confirmed).



NISO members - no registration needed

Non-NISO members, please register here
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/niso-webinar-implementing-inclusive-metadata-registration-440523897837>
(includes unlimited attendees from your organization)

The recording will be shared with all registered attendees

OPEN TELECONFERENCE

SSOS: Standards-Specific Ontology Standard
<https://www.niso.org/events/2023/03/opentelecon-ssos>

March 13, 2023 11:00 am–12:00 pm

The Standards-Specific Ontology Standard (SSOS) provides a high-level
generic ontology which describes the life cycle of consensus-based
standardization projects and published standardization deliverables, i.e.,
standards. Developers, publishers, distributors, and users of standards,
including national standards bodies, regional and international standards
bodies, standards development organizations, and business can use SSOS to
better structure the life cycle information of their own standards or to
better structure and automatically analyze and compare development stages
of standardization activities and the life cycle of standards publications.

SSOS Working Group co-chairs Robert Wheeler (ASME) and Cord Wischhöfer
(DIN) will join NISO Associate Executive Director Nettie Lagace to talk
about how this work can improve the future of standards and information
exchange in general. We anticipate that SSOS will be a newly-published
ANSI/NISO standard by the time of our discussion!

Confirmed Speakers: Robert Wheeler, Director, Publishing Technologies,
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and Cord Wischhöfer, CEO,
DIN Software GmbH

Open teleconferences are free and open to all. See our event page
<https://www.niso.org/events/2023/03/opentelecon-ssos> for info on how to
join.



VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Accessibility <https://www.niso.org/events/accessibility>

March 29, 2023 12:00–4:00 pm EDT (US/Canada)

It can be all too easy to forget that the final letter “A” in DEIA is for
accessibility. However, it is critical—and in many cases, a legal
requirement—to ensure that the information we create, curate, and
disseminate is accessible to all. This four-hour event will cover the
perspectives and expertise needed to ensure that products and services meet
required accessibility specifications. Whatever the product or interface,
coordinating efforts between users, developers, administrators, information
professionals, and others key stakeholders and service providers is
essential. What are the stumbling blocks, and what are some of the emerging
solutions—whether technological or standards-based? Attendees will come
away with a greater understanding of what is needed and what is possible.

Confirmed Speakers include, Caroline Desrosiers, Founder & CEO, Scribely; Bill
Kasdorf, Principal Kasdorf & Associates, LLC; Mark McCallum, Business
Development Director for UK and Europe, codemantra; Stacy Scott,
Accessibility Officer, Taylor & Francis; Tzviya Siegman, Information
Standards Lead, Wiley; and Neil Soiffer, Chief Listening Office, Talking
Cat Software.



Register here
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/niso-virtual-conference-accessibility-registration-440967635067>.
Discounts available for NISO Voting/LSA members and NASIG members;
full-time students, and unemployed/retired registrants.


We hope you can join us next month for this valuable programming! Please
see our events page <https://www.niso.org/events> for more information,
including updates on confirmed speakers,


Best Wishes,

The NISO Team


NISO

3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 302

Baltimore, MD 21211

Phone: 301.654.2512

E-mail: nisohq at niso.org
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