NFAIS Offers Seminar on The
Information Industry in China: What You Want and Need to Know. ; Registration Discount
Available Through May 23rd. ;
NFAIS is organizing a one-day seminar - The Information Industry in China: What
You Want and Need to Know - to be held on June 13, 2008 at PALINET
Headquarters, in Philadelphia, PA, from 9:00am to 4:30pm. This highly interactive
seminar will provide an informal and intimate venue in which you can learn more
about the opportunities and challenges offered by the Information Industry in China and how to
protect your intellectual property in a geographic arena with a reputation for
piracy.
The main speaker will be Dr. James Chan, President, Asia Marketing
and Management. Born in China, Dr. Chan started his independent
consulting practice in 1983 after having served as China Area Manager and
International Promotion Manager for Academic Press, Inc. Based upon his
extensive knowledge and first-hand experience in dealing with the information
market in China, he will provide details and practical advice on a range of
topics – from current trends in the Chinese Information Industry, its
challenges and opportunities, requirements for success, fighting piracy and
more. In addition, Dr. Chan will address areas of interest and specific
questions that were submitted to him earlier this year (Click here
to see the list). All registrants will receive a written copy of Dr. Chan's
answers prior to the seminar in order to provide fuel for even more questions
during the session. Dr. Chan was rated as the top speaker by attendees of
the 2008 NFAIS Annual Conference, so this is an opportunity you will not want
to miss!
Our second speaker will be Jennifer Young, an International Trade Specialist
from the Office of Intellectual Property (IP) at the U.S. Department of
Commerce. Recently returned from a three-month stay at the U. S. Embassy
in Beijing, China where she worked on a range of IP protection and enforcement
concerns, Ms. Young will provide attendees with practical advice on the
protection of intellectual property in China and an overview of the resources
available to content providers for IP protection and enforcement. She regularly
leads webinars on the topic for her U.S. Government
colleagues and will be an invaluable resource for your IP questions.
China cannot be
ignored. It is predicted that by the year 2050 it will have the world's
largest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and could
surpass the U.S. as early as
2039. The percentage of Chinese-language articles and patents is already
increasing while the percentage of similar English language documents is in
decline. And the China online
service, Baidu.com, Inc., has 5.2% of the worldwide search engine market -
third only to Google and Yahoo!
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What does this mean for you as an information or information technology
provider or even as a librarian or information professional who has to provide
access to the world's key information? Take this opportunity to learn more on China from
experts in the field in this small, interactive venue. And as an added
bonus, there may be a third speaker - an expert on the Internet and online
environment in China - who will
teleconference in from the field specifically to answer your questions.
The program, registration form, directions to the meeting location, list of
nearby hotels and general Philadelphia information
is available at: http://www.nfais.org/events/event_details.cfm?id=50.
Register early, as seating is limited to 50 attendees. Before May 23, 2008, NFAIS members pay
$375 and non-members pay $450 (registration fee includes continental breakfast,
a box lunch and an afternoon refreshment break). After May 23, 2008 NFAIS
members pay $420 and non-members pay $495. ; For more
information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and
Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto: mailto: jilloneill
nfais.org" target="_blank">jilloneillnfais.org.
Founded in 1958, NFAIS is a premier membership organization of more than 60 of
the world's leading producers of databases, information services, and
information technology in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, business,
and the arts and humanities.
We Thank Elsevier for their
sponsorship of this meeting.
Jill
O'Neill
Director,
Planning & Communication
NFAIS
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215-893-1561
(email)
jilloneillnfais.org
