2009 SSP 31st Annual Meeting, Marriott Baltimore Waterfront, Baltimore, MD
Concurrent 1B: Society Publishers in Age of Anxiety….
Speakers
During her 30+-year career, Barbara has been active in industry organizations, holding numerous governance positions and being involved in educational programs. A few highlights of her service: one of the founders of SSP and served on its Board of Directors; past President of the Council of Science Editors; serves on the American Diabetes Association Publications Policy Committee; and served on the local chapter Executive Boards of the American Society for Information Science and Technology as well as the Women’s National Book Association. Barbara holds a masters degree in Science, Technology, and Public Policy with a specialty in technology assessment and a bachelors degree in Journalism with an emphasis in science, both from George Washington University where she is now adjunct faculty for the Masters in Publishing program.
Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2003, Mr. Silberg was Senior Vice President and Executive Editor at Medscape from WebMD, the online portal for health and medical professionals worldwide. Mr. Silberg joined Medscape in March after spending 13 years in publishing at the American Medical Association, the last four as Web Editor and Editorial Director for Medical News and New Media at JAMA. Previously, he served as Associate Director for Public Affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals and, prior to that, spent seven years with United Press International as a reporter, editor and bureau chief in Albany, NY; Detroit; Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Eleanore Tapscott has been involved with scientific publishing for over 20 years. As director of publishing for American Society of Hematology for the past 3 years, she is responsible for long-term strategic planning for the society’s publishing program, including content rights licensing. Ms. Tapscott is a graduate of the University of California-Berkeley.