Sirsi SuperConference 2005

Sunday, February 27
9:00-9:45 Tennessee CDE	Opening General Session Patrick Sommers, Sirsi Chief Executive Officer
10:00-11:00 Tennessee CDE	Keynote David Baldacci: Literacy: Local & Global Impact New York Times best-selling author David Baldacci shares his insights regarding the crucial implications of literacy on both a local and global scale. As a highly successful author of numerous best-selling books, Baldacci has an investment in and unique perspective on literacy and its impacts on society. Don't miss a great new perspective for library professionals as well as an opportunity to get a signed copy of Baldacci's latest novel!
11:00-Noon Bayou E	Executive Track Introduction Patrick Sommers, Sirsi Chief Executive Officer Executive Track Opening Keynote Converging Technologies & Their Impact on Libraries Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet and American Life Project Rainie discusses his project's current findings about how people use the Internet and related technologies. He discusses the profound impact ubiquitous connectivity will have on the way people interact, participate in groups, and influence their surroundings.
Noon-1:00 Bayou C/D	Executive Lunch
1:00-2:00 Bayou E	Content Integration & the Information World Joshua Duhl, Research Director, Content Management & Rich Media, IDC Due to proprietary information this presentation PDF is viewable only and can not be printed. Content integration means different things to different people, yet it is emerging as increasingly critical to organizational effectiveness and productive business processes. This session examines what is meant by the term "content integration" and explores different alternatives, with examples from the information world, and discusses the pros, cons, benefits and more.
2:00-3:00 Bayou E	Learning from Major Search Engines: Trends & Ideas Chris Sherman, Associate Editor, Search Engine Watch Our expert on search engines provides a unique perspective on lessons we can learn from search engines with respect to the future directions of search, information discovery and mining, as well as the next generation of information consumers. In addition, Sherman shares the new features of searching in the local community that can be immediately applied to our communities.
3:00-4:00 Bayou E	Wireless Communities: The Big Issues Rich Wiggins, Senior Information Technologist, Computer Laboratory, Michigan State University Our Wi-Fi expert looks at the management issues related to wireless: the different emerging standards, why some campuses/communities are now upgrading from what they originally put into place, security priorities, bandwidth issues, and policies regarding use (guests, free, authenticated).
4:00-5:30 Bayou E Foyer	Executive Networking Reception
6:30-10:30	Sirsi Party at Wild Horse Saloon Bus leaves for the Wild Horse Saloon from the Presidential Portico of the Opryland Hotel at 6:00 p.m.
Monday, February 28
8:30-9:15 Tennessee CDE	Opening General Session Bridging the Gap: What Information Providers Need to Know about Information Use Mary Lee Kennedy, Executive Director, Harvard Business School Library Our forward-thinking information professional provides a unique view from her experiences in the corporate and academic worlds. Based on her current role at Harvard University, as well as her previous role as director of the Knowledge Network Group for Microsoft Corporation, she is positioned her to address this topic with authority and to provide some creative strategies for future success in the information world.
9:15-10:00 Tennessee Lobby	Networking break & no-conflict exhibit viewing time
10:00-11:00 Bayou E	Planning for the Future Christie Koontz, Ph.D., Research Associate & Director, GeoLib Program, Florida State University Today's competitive environment demands that businesses know who and where their customers are. Our speaker reviews terms such as customers vs. users, products vs. library services, product prices vs. library costs, as well as retail vs. library facility location. Geographic data is processed and facilitated through Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technology that allows marketers to determine the socioeconomic and demographic profile of a geographic area and the surrounding regional population, as well as create geographic market areas. This session is full of ideas from business as well as geographical and marketing data for information professionals to use in their future business decision-making.
11:00-Noon Bayou E	Sparking Ideas! Stephen Abram, Sirsi Vice President of Innovation Facilitated discussion of questions/themes developed throughout Executive Track by industry thought leader Stephen Abram.
Noon-1:30 Bayou C/D	Executive Lunch

SC2005 Executive Track Program

Information Consumers & Technology