Virtual Meeting

2017 SSP 39th Annual Meeting

Schedule

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TRACK TOPICS

	PRE-MEETING SEMINAR		KEYNOTE/PLENARY PRESENTATIONS
	TECHNOLOGY		RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
	PRODUCT STRATEGY		PRACTICAL SKILLS/PUBLISHING 101
	STAKEHOLDER VOICES		INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

Can’t join us in person in Boston? Then the SSP Virtual Meeting is for you! This year we are offering a virtual attendance registration option that provides the perfect opportunity for industry professionals who are unable to travel to the SSP 39th Annual Meeting in Boston to view selected sessions in real-time throughout the three-day event. Virtual attendees can access critical educational content to enhance their professional development and stay current on the latest industry topics without the time and expense of travel. While there is no substitute for attending the SSP Annual Meeting in person, we recognize that not everyone has the opportunity or flexibility to travel, and offer this alternative to ensure the widest possible dissemination of our programming.

The SSP Virtual Meeting will be streamed live in real-time May 31-June 2, 2017. In addition to all keynote and plenary sessions, virtual attendees will be able to participate in six additional sessions specially selected by the Annual Meeting Program Committee. Virtual attendees are invited to submit questions to speakers during these sessions via a live chat facilitator. A video stream of both the speaker and any slides will be broadcast so you’ll feel like you’re right in the room! Participants can also chat in real-time with other virtual attendees for online networking via the virtual meeting platform.

If interruptions pull you away from your desk during an important session, you can revisit a missed session at a more convenient time up to 60 days after the meeting. Recordings will be posted within a few days. Below is the schedule and description of the sessions offered for the 2017 SSP Virtual Meeting.

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Opening Keynote: Paula Stephan

4:00pm to 5:00pm

	Keynote: Jeffrey Mervis 9:00am to 10:00am MORE
	Virtual Session 1A: The 100% Solution: Using Data to Make Better Business Decisions in Scholarly Communication 10:30am to 12:00pm MORE
	Virtual Session 2B: Finding our voices: Strategies for Publisher Outreach to the Research Community 2:00pm to 3:30pm MORE
	Virtual Session 3C: The Future of Content and its “Containers” 4:00pm to 5:30pm MORE

Friday, June 2, 2017

	Previews Session: New and Noteworthy Product Presentations 9:00am to 10:30am MORE
	Virtual Session 4D: Better Leveraging Technology in Publishing to Solve the Scientific Reproducibility Crisis 11:00am to 11:45am MORE
	Virtual Session 5E: Who’s Faster, a Pirate or a Librarian? Sci-Hub, #icanhazPDF, Alternative Access Methods, and the Lessons for Publishers and their Customers 1:30pm to 2:15pm MORE
	Virtual Session 6F: Improving Access to Scholarly Resources from Anywhere on any Device 2:30pm to 3:15pm MORE
	Closing Plenary: Closing Plenary: Dessert Course: A Debate with the Scholarly Kitchen Chefs 3:30pm to 4:30pm MORE

Registration Information

The SSP Virtual Meeting is substantial value when you consider the savings of travel, lodging and the reduced registration rate. An affordable group rate is available for organizations that wish to host an SSP Annual Meeting viewing party! Early Bird rates are available through April 20, 2017.

Virtual Meeting	EARLY Member	REGULAR Member	EARLY Non-member	REGULAR Non-member
Regular	$354	$398	$434	$488
Group (Unlimited Viewers via Single Login)	$708	$795	$868	$975
Librarians/Students/Retired	$205	$231	$252	$283

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A regular or librarian/student/retired registration entitles one individual at a single location to participate in the Virtual Annual Meeting. Registered participants can access the virtual meeting content on a variety of devices up to 60 days after the meeting. Each registrant has a unique username and password and only one username session can be active at the same time.

A group registration entitles unlimited viewers at a single location to participate in the Virtual Annual Meeting. A single username and password will be provided and only one username session can be active at the same time. The username and password will remain active for 60 days after the meeting for continued viewing on a variety of devices. Group registrants may not additionally charge viewers to participate in the SSP Annual Meeting at their location.

Technology Requirements
The online meeting platform used as part of the SSP Virtual Meeting is designed to work with both PC and Macintosh computers as well as mobile devices with an Internet connection. Headphones or speakers are needed to hear the live session audio.

End‐user login technical support is available for Virtual Meeting attendees who experience problems logging into the site, Monday through Friday between 8:00am ‐ 8:00pm U.S. Eastern.