<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Apologies for cross posting*</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">After taking a month off in July, our 2020 program of virtual events is starting up again in August, with an open webinar on </span><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2020/08/seamless-access-presents-entity-categories-and-attribute-bundles" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Seamless Access Presents Entity Categories and Attribute Bundles</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, a two-part webinar, </span><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2020/08/two-part-webinar-faculty-and-students-and-open-access-monographs" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">By Faculty and For Students and Open Access Monographs</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (free registration for NISO members), and a virtual conference on </span><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2020/08/transforming-search-what-information-community-can-and-should-build" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Transforming Search: What the Information Community Can and Should Build</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (discounted registration for NISO members). Please use the links below to register or RSVP — and remember, if your organization is a NISO member, you can attend our webinars for free, and our other events at a discount! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2020/08/seamless-access-presents-entity-categories-and-attribute-bundles" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Seamless Access Presents Entity Categories and Attribute Bundles</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">August 10, 10.00am  - 11.00am ET</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Learn about the proposed categories for </span><a href="https://seamlessaccess.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Seamless Access</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> — Authentication Only, Anonymous Authorization, and Pseudonymous Authorization — in this webinar with SeamlessAccess.org Program Director, Heather Flanagan. Together with moderator, Jason Griffey, Director of Strategic Initiatives at NISO, she will review each of these entity categories as part of our efforts to gather community feedback during the public consultation period.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FREE for everyone — RSVP using </span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Aug10-SeamlessAccess" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">this form</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to receive individual joining instructions! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2020/08/two-part-webinar-faculty-and-students-and-open-access-monographs" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Two-Part Webinar: By Faculty and For Students, and Open Access Monographs</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">August 12 and 19, 1.00pm - 2.30pm ET</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Part One: </span><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2020/08/faculty-and-students-supporting-open-educational-resources-part-one" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">By Faculty and For Students: Supporting Open Educational Resources</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (August 12) addresses how and why librarians, faculty, and others can support the creation and use of open textbooks and other resources. Confirmed speakers include </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Perry Collins</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of Florida; </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Anita Walz</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, Assistant Director for Open Education and Scholarly Communication Librarian, Virginia Tech; and </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Apurva Ashok, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Program Manager</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rebus Foundation. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Part Two: </span><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2020/08/open-access-monographs-what-you-need-know-part-two" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Open Access Monographs: What You Need To Know</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (August 19), focuses on who is delivering open access monographs, what business models they are using, and how to improve discoverability. Confirmed speakers include </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Charles Watkinson</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, Director, University of Michigan Press and Associate University Librarian, Publishing, University of Michigan; </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Barbara K. Pope</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, Director, Johns Hopkins University Press; and </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Frances Pinter</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, Executive Chair of the Central European University Press and Founder of Knowledge Unlatched. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Register </span><a href="https://www.cvent.com/events/niso-two-part-webinar-bundle-august-2020/registration-b72d5ddcf2324723ad6381213ed6b2e2.aspx?fqp=true" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for one or both webinars — FREE for NISO members!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2020/08/transforming-search-what-information-community-can-and-should-build" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Transforming Search: What the Information Community Can and Should Build</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">August 26, 12.00pm - 4.00pm ET</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This virtual conference will address how search technologies have progressed as well as discussing emerging issues around discovery and retrieval. Speaker information will be available shortly on the event page. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Register </span><a href="https://www.cvent.com/events/niso-virt-conf-transforming-search-what-the-information-community-can-and-should-build/registration-732d1e40b8274707af3e9e97a5868743.aspx?fqp=true" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> —  unlimited number of attendees from your organization, discount for NISO members! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">COMING SOON!</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">September 9, 1.00pm - 2.30pm ET — Webinar: </span><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2020/09/demonstrating-return-investment-librarys-role-and-contribution" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Demonstrating the Return On Investment: The Library’s Role and Contribution</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (FREE FOR NISO MEMBERS)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">September 16, 12.00pm - 4.00pm ET — Virtual Conference:</span><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2020/06/changes-higher-education-and-information-marketplace" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></a><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2020/09/privacy-age-surveillance-everyones-concern" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Privacy in the Age of Surveillance: Everyone’s Concern</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION FOR NISO MEMBERS)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Starting September 18, 11.00am - 12.30pm — Training Series: </span><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2019/10/assessment-practices-and-metrics-21st-century-2019-niso-training-series" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Assessment Practices and Metrics in a 21st Century Pandemic</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1)</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best wishes</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(66,66,60);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The NISO Team</span></p><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NISO</span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 302</span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Baltimore, MD 21211</span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Phone: 301-654-2512</span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">E-mail: <a href="mailto:nisohq@niso.org" target="_blank">nisohq@niso.org</a></span></div></div>