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2012 Schedule

Open Access and Closed Content
The Information Dichotomy
February 9, 2012
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:15 Welcome & Introduction
Peggy Cunningham, Dean of Dalhousie University's Faculty of Management
9:15-10:15 Jeff Shelstad
Flat World Knowledge

Flat World Knowledge: A New Model for Open, Accessible, and Affordable Higher Education Content
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:30 Harlan Onsrud
University of Maine
(Web-based session)
Mark Leggott
University of Prince Edward Island
11:30-11:45 break
11:45-12:45 Intellectual Property Law: Trends and Implications
Darrell Varga (NSCAD, Professor and film maker)
Marc Belliveau (Stewart McKelvey, Partner)
Anne-Marie Monteith (Industry Canada)
Mark McHale (Student moderator, MLIS)
Information Sharing Across and Within Organizations
Sandra Cascadden (NS Gov't, CHIO)
Dwight Fischer (Dalhousie University, CIO)
David Fraser (McInnes Cooper, Partner)
Michael Cestnik (Student moderator, MPA)
12:45-2:15 Lunch
Poster Session
Silent Auction
2:15-3:15 Debate: Be it resolved that since information is becoming universally accessible, information management is no longer needed.

Bertrum Macdonald (Moderator, SIM)
Gillian Byrne (CAUL-CBUA)
Peter Webster (SMU)
Ian Colford (DAL)
Bruce Gorman (HPL)
Tanja Harrison (NSCAD)
Ken Williment (HPL)
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30-4:45 Leslie Chan
U of T, Director for new media studies and international development program, Senior Lecturer, Associate Director of Bioline International,

Open Access and the Global Knowledge Commons: Opportunities and Challenges
4:45-5:30 Reception

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