<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">September is a very busy month at NISO. There’s an exciting event almost every week. See below for specifics on events discussing artificial intelligence, preservation of audio and visual materials, and establishing sustainability for Open Science and OER.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2019/09/implementing-fair-data-people-and-machines-impacts-and-implications" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Implementing FAIR Data for People and Machines: Impacts and Implications</span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Jointly Sponsored by CENDI, NISO/NFAIS, RDA-USA and NAS</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Wednesday, September 11, 2019,  9:00 am – 4:00 pm.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="color:black">Venue:</span></i></b><span style="color:black"> National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Room 100<br>500 5th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20001 USA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">This special one-day workshop for data and information professionals, is focused on the wave of activities related to making data “FAIR” (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable). <br><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The one-day event focuses on the implementations, ultimate impacts, and implications, especially as data is made FAIR for people and machines.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">A complete agenda with the full roster of confirmed speakers for the day may be viewed</span></b><span style="color:black"> </span><a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/implementing-fair-data-for-people-and-machines-impacts-and-implications/agenda-dfffd8e3f51447c2a807829c6677c55c.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">here</span></b></a><span style="color:black">.  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br><span style="color:black">For additional details, visit the </span><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2019/09/implementing-fair-data-people-and-machines-impacts-and-implications" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">event page</span></a><span style="color:black"> on the NISO web site. </span><a href="https://www.cvent.com/events/implementing-fair-data-for-people-and-machines-impacts-and-implications/registration-dfffd8e3f51447c2a807829c6677c55c.aspx?fqp=true" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Register online</span></a><span style="color:black">!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><b>Note: This is an on-site event <i>only</i>. Online registration will close Friday, September 6 at 3 pm (Eastern).</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NISO Webinar</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2019/09/preservation-and-archiving-digital-media" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><i><b>Preservation and Archiving of Digital Media</b></i></a><b><i></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 1:00pm – 2:30pm (US, Eastern)</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Libraries have long collected audio and video content in varying formats housing those materials in special archives and collections. However, unlike the static documents that have been digitized for purposes of enabling Web access by users, some collections of audio and video content may not have received the appropriate attention and resources that ensure long-term preservation. This session will look at a variety of such collections and associated archiving initiatives focused on what is an increasingly at-risk set of materials.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Confirmed speakers for this event include: <b>Kira M. Sobers</b>, Digital Media Coordinator, Smithsonian Institution Archives; <b>Clifford B. Anderson</b>, Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning, Vanderbilt University; <b>Edward M. Corrado</b>, Associate University, Naval Postgraduate School.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>NOTE: Library Standards Alliance Members of NISO automatically receive sign-on credentials for this event as a member benefit. There is no need to register separately.</b> Check your institutional membership status <b><a href="https://www.niso.org/what-we-do/directory/member-organizations" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">here</a><span style="color:blue">. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Paying online by credit card? Use<span style="color:rgb(0,43,73)"> <b><a href="https://www.cvent.com/events/niso-webinar-preservation-and-archiving-of-digital-media/registration-e09dfc0b461e4e818d4442c9c2e71551.aspx?fqp=true" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">this form.</a></b></span></p><h1 style="margin:1.2pt 0in 0.05in;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:24pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Need to use another form of payment? Use </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.niso.org/sites/default/files/events/2019-01/2019%20Webinar%20Registration%20Form_7.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">this form.</a></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NISO Virtual Conference</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2019/09/sustaining-openness-ensuring-long-term-viability-open-science-oer-and-more" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><i><b>Sustaining Openness: Ensuring the Long-Term Viability of Open Science, OER, and More</b></i></a><b><i></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 12:00 Noon – 4:00pm (US, Eastern)</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Current thinking is that scientific research should be readily reproducible, discoverable, and openly accessible. There is also significant drive to develop open educational resources in the interests of easing economic burdens on student populations. The challenge then for libraries, content providers and platform providers is how best to implement strategies, technologies and practices in support of those concerns.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">But there are questions that must be addressed in discussing open science, open educational resources, open access monographs, etc. What supports are necessary in bringing this open approach into reality? What may be feasible in building an inclusive and collaborative knowledge infrastructure in this environment? What are key elements or best practices? What fiscal models or arrangements might be needed to ensure sustainability? Which sector (academic, government/public, commercial, etc.) is best positioned to muster the necessary resources?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Confirmed speakers for this event include among others <b>Mark Hahnel</b>, CEO and Founder, Figshare; <b>Kathy Essmiller</b>, Visiting Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University; <b>Mike Taylor</b>, Head of Metrics Development, Digital Science; <b>Judy Ruttenberg</b>, ARL Program Director, Association of Research Libraries.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Paying online by credit card? Use<span style="color:rgb(0,43,73)"> <b><a href="https://www.cvent.com/events/niso-virt-conf-sustaining-openness-ensuring-the-long-term-viability-of-open-science-oer-and-more/registration-3c9c7b75c85d499b870f27628f84f3a9.aspx?fqp=true" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">this form.</a></b></span><b></b></p><h1 style="margin:1.2pt 0in 0.05in;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:24pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Need to use another form of payment? Use </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.niso.org/sites/default/files/events/2018-11/2019%20Virtual%20Conference%20Registration%20Form_4.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">this form.</a></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Got Questions? Get in Touch:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NISO</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">3600 Clipper Mill Road</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Suite 302</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Baltimore, MD 21211-1948</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Phone: +1.301.654.2512</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Email: <a href="mailto:nisohq@niso.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">nisohq@niso.org</a></p></div>