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Conference programme

The future’s now

21-23 June 2006
Copthorne Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne

Day one | Day two | Day three

Wednesday 21 June

12.00		Registration, Copthorne Hotel
12.30		Lunch, Copthorne Hotel
14.00		Welcome Suzanne Enright, Chair of SCONUL
14.15		Opening keynotes Eugenie Prime, Former Manager Hewlett-Packard, Corporate Libraries, USA Mike Keller, University Librarian, Stanford University
15.30		Tea/coffee
16.00		Workshop sessions Digital repositories Researchers slot/ research enterprise Student expectations Value & impact measurement (Maxine Melling and members of the VAMP project) Changing the physical learning space Technology & libraries Resource Discovery Network (Caroline Williams, Executive Director of RDN, University of Manchester)
17.00		ends
18.00		Transport to Biscuit Factory
18.15		Reception and Biscuit Factory
19.30		coach returns to hotel
20.00		Dinner, Copthorne Hotel

Thursday 22 June

09.00		Keynote from research perspective David Baker, Principal, College of St Mark & St John
09.45		Keynote from learning and teaching perspective Les Watson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Glasgow Caledonian University
10.30		Tea/coffee
11.00		Workshop sessions Digital repositories Researchers slot/ research enterprise Student expectations Value & impact measurement (Maxine Melling and members of the VAMP project) Changing the physical learning space Technology & libraries Resource Discovery Network (Caroline Williams, Executive Director of RDN, University of Manchester)
12.00		Lunch
13.00		AGM & SCONUL strategic updates
13.30		Q&A session with strategic stakeholders i.e RIN, JISC, Leadership Foundation, MLA, HEFCE, HEA (TBC)
14.15		Tea/coffee
14.45		Programme of visits including Seven Stories: National Centre for the Children’s Book BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Local history walk Bede’s world University library tours, Newcastle, Northumbria See Visitor Information for alternative visits or arrange an off-line meeting
19.00		Transport to St James’ Park
19.30		Conference Dinner, New Magpie Room, St James’ Park After dinner speaker Gervase Phinn

Friday 23 June

09.30		Keynote from Resource Discovery background Liz Lyon, Director of UKOLN
10.15		Coffee/tea
11.00		Keynote to sum up inspire and challenge Peter Knight, Vice-Chancellor, University of Central England
11.30		Ask the panel - being the Q&A of the keynotes
12.15		Closing remarks
12.30		Lunch and depart