Academic Publishing: Charleston Conference Opens Its Digital Hub

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The digital program, Charleston Hub, is just getting underway, with video available after the week, too.

By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson

All Programming Available After the Fact
A reminder here that the Charleston digital conference in academic programming opens today (November 17). If you’ve missed today’s kickoff or will miss more sessions, your registration will give you access to the material.

The keynote address has been offered by Frances Pinter, director of academic relations for Central European University Press and the founder of Knowledge Unlatched.

Conference Highlights:

  • Opening keynote from Lorcan Dempsey, librarian, consultant, writer, advisor

  • Francis Pinter

    Leading During Times of Crisis: a plenary panel moderated by Jim O’Donnell, university librarian, Arizona State University; featured participants include Xan Arch, dean of the University Library, Portland State University; Del Hornbuckle, executive director, University Libraries, Howard University; and Judith Russell, dean of University Libraries, University of Florida (retired).

  • Long Arm of the Law: a  panel moderated by Ann Okerson, Director, Offline Internet Consortium; featured participants include Paul Rosensweig, Professorial Lecturer in Law, George Washington University, and Nancy Weiss, Senior Policy Fellow, American University Washington College of Law.

Registration Includes

  • Full access to the in-person conference in Charleston, South Carolina, November 3-7 and the digital conference November 17-21.

  • All sessions, vendor showcase, networking opportunities, and special events such as the welcome reception and the conference reception at the South Carolina Aquarium.

  • Group discounts (15 precent off for four or more people from the same organization), scholarships, and volunteer opportunities are available (including special opportunities for MLIS students).

Registration and information can be found here.

The digital program, Charleston Hub, is just getting undersway, with video available after the week, too. Information and registration are here.

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Porter Anderson

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Porter Anderson has been named International Trade Press Journalist of the Year in London Book Fair's International Excellence Awards. He is Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives. He formerly was Associate Editor for The FutureBook at London's The Bookseller. Anderson was for more than a decade a senior producer and anchor with CNN.com, CNN International, and CNN USA. As an arts critic (Fellow, National Critics Institute), he was with The Village Voice, the Dallas Times Herald, and the Tampa Tribune, now the Tampa Bay Times. He co-founded The Hot Sheet, a newsletter for authors, which now is owned and operated by Jane Friedman.

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