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HYATT REGENCY and the GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER'S BATTELLE HALL
Columbus, Ohio
OCTOBER 5-7, 2005
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OPENING GENERAL SESSION
Wednesday, October 5
1:30 - 3:00 pm
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| Stephen Abram, President, Canadian Library Association and Vice President of Innovation for Sirsi Corporation |
| Stephen Abram is a leading international librarian and lighthouse thinker in the North American library community. He leverages his extensive experience in library technology and trend forecasting, new product conceptualization, and market development to create products and services that meet the needs of library directors, library staff, and library users. He is a frequent keynote speaker on issues that affect libraries, their communities, and librarians, telling his audiences to prepare for a future in which the “dominance of educated persons who decode and internalize text well is ending.” Abram was named by Library Journal in 2004 as one of the key people who are influencing the future of libraries and librarianship. |
THURSDAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Thursday, October 6
10:00 - 11:00 am
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| Omar Wasow, Cyberspace Pioneer, NBC Internet Analyst, and BlackPlanet.com Founder |
Omar Wasow has honed his high-tech skills for more than two decades, accumulating unique experiences and insights about the nature of the Internet. He launched BlackPlanet.com in 1999 and has overseen its phenomenal growth to become the leading site for African-Americans and one of the most heavily trafficked sites on the Internet. He is the weekend technology correspondent for cable TV's MSNBC and a regular contributor to the Op-Ed column in USA Today. Wasow is both literally and figuratively bringing a new face to the Internet. His keen insider's perspective, sharp wit, and anecdotal style make him the perfect kick-off speaker for this year's unique conference track, “Endless Possibilities.”
Mr. Wasow's appearance at the 2005 Ohio Library Council Annual Conference is made possible in part by the generosity of OHIONET, OPLIN (Ohio Public Library Information Network), KentState University and the State Library of Ohio. |
FRIDAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Friday, October 7
8:00 - 9:00 am
 Photo by Charles Register
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| Susan Nutter, Library Journal's 2005 Librarian of the Year |
Susan Nutter, the 2005 Library Journal's Librarian of the Year, is the Vice Provost and Director of Libraries at North Carolina State University who, according to the award citation “has taken a middling library and made it into a model for the entire profession.” In Nutter's view, the most important factor in building a library is the people. “It isn't what you are going to do," she says, “but who is going to be your staff, that is important.” Her unfailing commitment to hire the best people and devote care and attention to their continuing professional development reflects her core belief that staff development is the most effective management tool for library building. She is an optimistic advocate of the future of libraries “If we act and don't allow ourselves to think that we have some entitlement to what we do.” |
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