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2008 Information without Borders Conference Schedule

The following is a tentative schedule for the 2008 Information without Borders conference.  Click here for speaker biographies.

Date	Time	Location	Event
Saturday, March 15, 2008	8:00-9:00	Rowe Atrium	Registration
	9:00-10:00	Potter Auditorium	Conference Welcome Opening remarks Opening Keynote: Stephen Abram
	10:00-10:15	Rowe Atrium	Break (coffee)
	10:15-11:45	Potter Auditorium	Panel discussion I: Sustainable Structures
	11:45-1:00	Rowe Atrium	Lunch
	1:00-2:30	Potter Auditorium	Panel discussion II: Sustainable Living in a Digital World
	2:30-2:45	Rowe Atrium	Break (coffee)
	2:45-4:15	Potter Auditorium	Panel discussion III: Library Sustainability and Partnership
	4:15-4:30	Rowe Atrium	Break (coffee)
	4:30-5:30	Potter Auditorium	Closing Remarks Closing Keynote: Eric Stackhouse
	5:30-?	Rowe Atrium	Closing Mixer Event

Panel Information

Panel discussion I: Sustainable Structures: Greening Libraries

An examination of current initiatives working toward making library practice and physical structures more sustainable through adoption of LEED Standards, recycled paper or paper-free initiatives, and other administrative practices.

Panel Members

Talbot Sweetapple, architect, MacKay-Lyons, Sweetapple Architects Limited
Eric Stackhouse, Chief Librarian, Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
Sarah Wenning, Branch Manager, Keshen Goodman Library, Halifax Public Libraries

Panel discussion II: Sustainable Living in a Digital World

An exploration in sustainability through digital and electronic initiatives, such as computer training to marginalised people, the Slow Library movement, Open Source Software, and other opportunities.

Panel Members

Ryan Deschamps, Manager, e-learning, Halifax Public Libraries
Mark Leggott, University Librarian, University of Prince Edward Island
Stephen Abram, Current SLA President, Vice President Innovation for SirsiDynix

Panel discussion III: Library Sustainability and Partnership

An examination of how libraries play a role in strengthening human, social and cultural capital in a sustainable community, including partnerships with local community groups and the local and regional government.

Panel Members

Ken Willimet, Community Development Manager, Halifax Public Libraries and Working Together Project
Karen Dahl, Regional Manager, Youth Services, Halifax Public Libraries
Donna Bourne-Tyson, University Librarian, Mount Saint Vincent University

Read about the keynote speakers or go to the registration page.