Tuesday May 17
8:00 – 9:00
Conference Registration at Norra Latin
9:00-9:15
Welcome Speech
9:15 – 9:45
Alice Bah Kuhnke, The Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy
Moderated by:
Þóra Sigríður Ingólfsdóttir
9:45-10:45
David Lagercrantz, Author
Moderated by:
Þóra Sigríður Ingólfsdóttir
10:45 – 11:15
Coffee and Networking in the Exhibition halls
11:15 – 12:30
Track: Publishers and vendors doing the right thing
Room: Aulan
Keynote and keynote speaker:
The labor pains of born accessible
Tzviya Siegman
Seminar and seminar speaker:
The Faces Behind Elsevier´s Accessibility Approach, Robert “Tripp” Naurup
Moderated by:
Cristina Mussinelli
Track: Reaching out, attracting and keeping users active
Room: Musiksalen
Keynote and keynote speaker:
The Future of Libraries and e-books: Serving our users in the 21st century
Micah May
Seminar and seminar speaker:
Reaching the unreachable, Ulla Bohman, Communication Officer, MTM
Moderated by:
Minna von Zansen
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:40
Track: Publishers and vendors doing the right thing
Room: Aulan
Keynote and keynote speaker:
Modeling digital textbook influence to EDUPUB and harmonization with accessibility
Yong-Sang Cho
Seminars and seminar speakers:
Mainstream & Specialist Reading Services - A Personal & Professional Perspective, Steve Tyler
Creating accessible content elements in the publishing workflow, Inge de Mönnink
Moderated by:
Cristina Mussinelli/Markus Gylling
Track: Reaching out, attracting and keeping users active
Room: Musiksalen
Keynote and keynote speaker:
If Accessibility is The Step, Capture is The King
Michael Wright
Seminars and seminar speakers:
Bringing Books to Persons with Print Disabilities, Monica Halil Lövblad
A user’s voice: “I can read and understand the textbooks with DAISY!”, Misako Nomura and Hiroshi Kawamura
Moderated by:
Minna von Zansen/Richard Orme
Vendor showcase: Latest developments in accessible reading systems
Room: 357
Humanware, Dominic Labbé
Plextalk, Takuro Shiroki
Bones, Stephan Knecht
Dolphin Computer Access, Mattias Karlsson
Pyxima, Bert Paepen
KNFB Reader, James Gashel
Moderated by:
Joakim Uppsäll-Sjögren
15:40 – 16:10
Coffee and networking break in the exhibition area
16:10 – 17:10
Track: Publishers and vendors doing the right thing
Room: Aulan
Seminars and seminar speakers:
Access in self-publishing, Dave Gunn
Redefine Accessibility - Why We Need to Rethink the Meaning of Accessibility, Fredrik Schill and Jens Halvarsson
Moderated by:
Markus Gylling
Track: Reaching out, attracting and keeping users active
Room: Musiksalen
Seminars and seminar speakers:
Engaging children and adolescents in finding the joy of reading, Leena Holopainen and Minna Katela
Building Suitable Inclusive Publishing Ecosystems for Developing Countries, Dipendra Manocha
Moderated by:
Richard Orme
Vendor showcase: Latest developments in accessible reading systems
Room: 357
Acapela, Paolo Leva
Paul Welham, Cereproc
Pratsam, Daniel Ainasoja
More to be announced
Moderated by:
Joakim Uppsäll-Sjögren
19:00 – 22:00
Gala dinner at Skansen
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