[Eril-l] Register by tomorrow, January 10, for early bird rates to NISO Plus Baltimore!

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**Apologies for cross posting**

The early bird registration deadline for our NISO Plus 2025 meeting in
Baltimore <https://niso.plus/niso-plus-2025-baltimore/> (February 10–12) is
almost here! Sign up by end of day Friday, January 10 (ET)
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/niso-plus-baltimore-2025-tickets-1038096132477>
for the best rates to the conference that hosts the conversations leading
to new ideas, projects, and standards in the information community.


Program highlights <https://nisoplusbaltimore25.sched.com> include keynotes
from Cindy Hohl
<https://niso.plus/2024/11/cindy-hohl-to-give-opening-keynote-at-np25baltimore/>,
director of operations and policy analysis at the Kansas City Library and
president of the American Library Association, and Dr. Timnit Gemru
<https://niso.plus/2024/12/dr-timnit-gebru-to-receive-the-2025-miles-conrad-award/>,
our 2025 Miles Conrad Award winner. The February 10 pre-conference program
includes a deep dive into AI tools in scholarly communications
<https://nisoplusbaltimore25.sched.com/event/1olMR/pre-conference-artificial-intelligence-in-scholarship-and-research>
and a workshop on developing best practices and guidelines for assessing
usage of OA eBooks
<https://nisoplusbaltimore25.sched.com/event/1olMU/pre-conference-assessing-oa-book-usage-can-we-find-a-shared-set-of-standards>.
And for the first time, JATS-Con
<https://jats.nlm.nih.gov/jats-con/2025/schedule2025.html>, the user
conference for the Journal Article Tag Suite standard, will also be held as
a full-day pre-conference.

Our pre-conference day is followed by two days of collaborative sessions
addressing some of the biggest issues and trends in scholarly
communications:


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   Research integrity is at the forefront of many of our minds as the
   community works to combat growing levels of fraud and the rapid spread of
   disinformation. At NISO Plus, speakers will explore how to better support
   research integrity, including verifying researcher identity, communicating
   retraction information to users, and the adoption of research stacks.
   -

   User access, privacy, and cybersecurity are covered in sessions on
   Seamless Access, upcoming browser changes, protecting patron privacy, and
   maintaining the delicate balance between ensuring broad access and keeping
   systems and data secure.
   -

   Open research and open access remain topics for discussion and debate in
   sessions covering OA models (and how best to evaluate them) and user
   metrics for OA content. The program also features sessions on open data
   repositories and the global community’s need for more equitable OA models
   and structures.
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    Artificial intelligence—its use and impact as well as related ethical
   concerns—will also figure prominently in the NISO Plus Baltimore program.
   Speakers will share highlights from a report on how generative AI
   technology is currently used in higher education, explore best practices
   for transparency in the use of AI, and provide case studies on using  AI to
   enhance metadata and discoverability.


Finally, In the tradition of NISO Plus, participants can also attend our NISO
standards updates, in which they’ll hear the latest from NISO Working Group
members on current projects like Open Access Business Processes and
Accessibility Remediation Metadata.

Additional discounts are available for NISO members and groups
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/niso-plus-baltimore-2025-tickets-1038096132477?aff=oddtdtcreator>,
and thanks to our generous sponsors—ASME <https://www.asme.org/>, Bowker
<http://www.bowker.com/>, CHORUS <https://www.chorusaccess.org/>, Clarivate
<http://clarivate.com>, EBSCO <http://ebsco.com>, OpenAthens
<https://www.openathens.net/>, the Open Science Framework
<https://www.cos.io/products/osf>, Project MUSE <https://muse.jhu.edu/>,
Silverchair <https://www.silverchair.com> and SPIE Digital Library
<http://spie.org>—even deeper discounts are available for retirees,
students, and anyone currently unemployed. Register by tomorrow, January 10
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/niso-plus-baltimore-2025-tickets-1038096132477?aff=oddtdtcreator>
for early bird rates, and book your hotel room
<https://book.passkey.com/gt/220392010?gtid=ac8b1234f6fb2badbe3db6b556ad3d81>
soon!

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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