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DAISY Today: Mainstreaming DAISY Conference, May 6, 2011
This conference is an excellent opportunity to hear the latest developments in DAISY standard and learn how DAISY is used in digital publishing. The conference will focus on but not be exclusively limited to eReading and the emerging role of the EPUB standards to the DAISY Community. Implementation of the DAISY Online Delivery service in Finland will also be addressed in one of the presentations. During the conference day there will be opportunities to meet vendors and exhibitors. Helsinki City will offer a reception on Thursday evening May 5th, at the Old Court House.
Conference presentations - Click to open / download
Stephen King, RNIB
Maarten Verboom, Dedicon
Betsy Beaumon, BookShare
Kristiina Markkula, FINNMEDIA
Tanja Stevns, RoboBraille
Antti Pakarinen & Timo Tuominen, Helsinki City Library
Maria Finström & Minna von Zansen, FFVI & Celia Library
Registration fee for the DAISY Today Conference is 110 euros. The fee includes the conference program, lunch and coffees and the Helsinki Reception the previous evening. NB. Registration for the conference has ended.
Program
| 8.30-9.30 |
Registration |
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| 9.30-11.00 |
Welcome, Iiro Nummela, Chair of the Finnish DAISY Consortium |
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| Opening address, Riitta Kaivosoja, Director General, Ministry of Education and Culture |
| Keynote speech: George Kerscher, Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium, USA |
| The e-Book Revolution: people with print disabilities are increasingly able to enjoy the same book at the same price and place as everyone else. How is this happening?, Stephen King, Royal National Institute of Blind People, UK |
| 11.00-11.20 |
Coffee break |
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| 11.20-12.30 |
Hybrid books in Dedicon, Maarten Verboom, Dedicon, Netherlands |
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| Latest Developments of HumanWare, Julien Larose, HumanWare Inc., Canada |
| DAISY Online Compatible Players, Hiroaki Mizukami, Shinano Kenshi CO (Plextalk), Japan |
| 12.30-13.45 |
Lunch |
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| 13.45-15.00 |
E-Reading in Book Share, Betsy Beaumon, Benetech, USA |
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| E-Reading Project in Finland, Kristiina Markkula, Federation of the Finnish Media Industry (FINNMEDIA), Finland |
| RoboBraille project, Lars Ballieu Christensen, RoboBraille Consortium, Denmark |
| 15.00-15.30 |
Coffee break |
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| 15.30-16.30 |
E-books and libraries: Rethinking the concept, Antti Pakarinen & Timo Tuominen, Helsinki City Library, Finland |
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| Online delivery of DAISY content to print disabled users without computers, Minna von Zansen, Celia Library & Maria Finström, Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired, Finland |
See more information on the speakers of the conference.
Venue
The DAISY Today Conference will be held at the Iiris Service and Activity Centre for the Visually Impaired People in Helsinki. The accessible Iiris Centre is specifically designed for visually impaired people as well as persons with other physical disabilities. Iiris Centre is located Eastern Centrum, about 10 kilometers from the city centre. The Restaurant Iiris offers lunches and refreshments during the meetings and the conference.
See a Google map of Helsinki with information on the conference venue and other important sites.
Registration
NB. Registration for the conference is closed as of April 8th, 2011.
If you have questions about registration, please contact the local DAISY 2011 secretariat at
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Confedent International Ltd
Porkkalankatu 3, 00180 Helsinki, Finland
Phone: +358 9 5840 9350
Fax: +358 9 5840 9111
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Registration fees
Daisy Today Conference, EUR 110,00 (including VAT 23%)
Cancellation terms
Cancellation of registration fees and accommodation:
- cancellation received before or on 1st April, 2011 a full refund deducted with administrative fee of Eur 50
- cancellation received after 1st April, 2011 no refund will be made
- there will be no refund for no-shows
All cancellations and/or changes in registration and accommodation must be made in writing to the DAISY Helsinki 2011 secretariat c/o Confedent International, Email:
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