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Tuesday, October 23
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Tea/Coffee Break
Group Photo
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Opening Ceremony
 

U.S.
Jay Jordan – President and CEO, OCLC
Gary Strong – University Librarian, UCLA
Marianne Gaunt – Association of Research Libraries President
Deanna Marcum – Associate Librarian, Library of Congress

CHINA
Chen Shengli – Director, Library Division, Bureau of Social Culture and Libraries, Ministry of Culture of China
Chen Li – Deputy Director, National Library of China
Qiu Xiaowei – Director, Institute of Scientific & Technical Research on Archives, State Archives Administration of China
Zhu Qiang – Deputy Director, Peking University Library

2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Keynote Speakers
 

U.S.
Clifford Lynch – Director, Coalition for Networked Information

CHINA
Chen Li – Deputy Director, National Library of China

5:00 – 5:30 p.m. &
5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Tours of OCLC – Information Center, Computer Room, Usability Lab, Control Room (Bob Murphy, OCLC)  
6:00 – 7:45 p.m. Welcoming Dinner at OCLC (Kilgour Atrium)
Wednesday, October 24th
  Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.  Morning Session I – Opportunities for Convergence: Libraries, Museums and Archives
 

U.S.
Deanna Marcum – Associate Librarian, Library of Congress (paper presented by Hwa-Wei Lee)
Opportunities for Convergence: Libraries, Museums, and Archives

CHINA
Wang Xincai – Deputy Dean, School of Information Management, Wuhan University
The International Cooperation in the field of Archives in China: the Present Situation, Problems and Future

U.S.
Robert Martin – Dean, School of Library & Information Studies, Texas Woman's University
From Cooperation to Collaboration to Convergence: Evolving Perceptions and Realities of Cultural Heritage Resource Agencies

CHINA
Speaker to be announced

Moderator, U.S.: Hwa-Wei Lee – Chief, Asian Division, Library of Congress
Moderator, CHINA: Sun Tan – Deputy Director, National Science Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 – noon  Morning Session II – Research, Teaching and Learning in Academic Libraries – Issues and Trends
 

CHINA
Sun Tan – Deputy Director, National Science Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Towards Building a Federated Institutional Repository for Chinese Scientists

U.S.
Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson – Dean, University of Washington Libraries
Research, Teaching, and Learning: A Fresh Look at the Academic Library

CHINA
Jiang Ying – Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Library
The Development and Status of Social Sciences Data in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

U.S.
James Cheng – Librarian, Harvard-Yenching Library, Harvard University
Opportunities for Cooperation among American and Chinese Libraries

Moderator, CHINA: Shen Xiaojuan – Deputy Director, Digital Library Management Division, National Library of China
Moderator, U.S.: Rush Miller – Hillman University Librarian and Director, University of Pittsburgh

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch at OCLC
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Afternoon Session I – Current Issues of Museums and other Cultural Institutions
 

U.S.
Joyce Ray – Associate Deputy Director for Library Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services
Current Issues of Museums and Intersections with Other Cultural Institutions

CHINA
Qiu Xiaowei – Director, Institute of Scientific & Technical Research on Archives, State Archives Administration of China
The Construction of the Archival Information Resources in the Development of National E-Government and informationization

U.S.
Holly Witchey – Director, New Media Initiatives, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Why We Do Things We Do: A Middle Manager Speaks from the Conference Trenches

CHINA
Xiao Fei – National Museum of China
The Study of Metadata Planning in the National Museum of China — from the Museological Perspective

Moderator, U.S.: Robert Seal – Associate Vice President and Dean, Loyola University Library
Moderator, China: Wang Xincai – Deputy Dean, School of Information Management, Wuhan University

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Coffee/Tea Break
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Session II – Intellectual Property and Global Digital Issues
 

CHINA
Zhu Qiang – Deputy Director, Peking University Library
CADLIS

U.S.
Winston Tabb – Sheridan Director and Dean of University Libraries, Johns Hopkins University
Recent International Developments in Intellectual Property Affecting Libraries

CHINA
Shen Xiaojuan – Deputy Director, Digital Library Management Division, National Library of China
Chinese Digital Collection Development in the National Library of China

U.S.
James Neal – Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, Columbia University
Where Are We Going? Current and Prospective Copyright Developments Affecting Libraries in the United States

Moderator, CHINA: Jiang Ying – Deputy Director, Library of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Moderator, U.S.: Isabel Stirling – Associate University Librarian University of California, Berkeley

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Banquet Dinner (offsite), Columbus Museum of Art
Thursday, October 25th
  Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Morning Session I: Infrastructure Issues for Workforce Planning
 

U.S.
Lorcan Dempsey – Vice President and Chief Strategist, OCLC

CHINA
Speaker to be announced

U.S.
Rush Miller – Hillman University Librarian and Director, University of Pittsburgh
Beyond Merely Surviving: Keeping Libraries Relevant in the Digital Age

CHINA
Speaker to be announced

Moderator, U.S.: Andrew Wang – Vice President, OCLC Asia Pacific
Moderator, CHINA: Qiu Xiaowei – Director, Institute of Scientific & Technical Research on Archives, State Archives Administration of China

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Wrap-Up Speakers
 

CHINA
Wang Dongbo – Director, Operation and Coordination Division, National Library of China

U.S.
Beverly Lynch – Professor and Director Senior Fellows Program, Founding Director California Rare Book School, UCLA

Noon – 1:00 p.m. Boxed lunches available