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Speakers

Distinguished speakers during the 2008 Symposium come from business, the non-profit sector, and academia, as well as from law schools, libraries, and public interest advocacy organizations. This year's roster of scholars and practitioners currently includes the following individuals. **Check back for updates, as the list of confirmed speakers expands.**

Pat Aufderheide Pat Aufderheide
Professor and Director, Center for Social Media, School of Communication, American University
Julia Blixrud Julia Blixrud
Assistant Director, Public Programs, Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC); Assistant Executive Director, External Relations, Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
Kimberly Bonner Kimberly Bonner
Executive Director, Center for Intellectual Property, University of Maryland University College
James Boyle James Boyle
Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law;
Co-Founder, Center for the Study of the Public Domain
photonotavailable Mariann Burright
Librarian for the School of Public Health,
University of Maryland Libraries
William Carney William Carney
Content Manager, Business Development, Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC)
Laura Gasaway Laura Gasaway
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor of Law, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
karla hahn Karla Hahn
Director, Office of Scholarly Communication, Association for Research Libraries (ARL)
Kenneth Hamma Kenneth Hamma
Executive Director for Digital Policy, J. Paul Getty Trust
Georgia Harper Georgia Harper
Scholarly Communications Advisor, University of Texas at Austin Libraries
Paul Jaeger Paul Jaeger
Director, Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government and Assistant Professor, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Larry Johnson

Laurence Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, New Media Consortium

Arnold Lutzker Arnold Lutzker
Attorney, Lutzker & Lutzker LLP

Mary Madden Mary Madden
Senior Research Specialist, Pew Internet & American Life Project

photonotavailable Oliver Metzger
Policy Planning Advisor, Office of Policy & International Affairs, U.S. Copyright Office

lateef mtima Lateef Mtima
Professor of Law & Founder/Director, Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ), Howard University School of Law

Michael Neuman Michael Neuman
Senior Associate for Scholarly Information Initiatives, Georgetown University
PhotoNotAvailable Jon Orwant
Engineering Manager, Google Book Search, Google, Inc.
Patrick Ross Patrick Ross
Executive Director, Copyright Alliance
Carrie Russell Carrie Russell
Copyright Specialist, Office for Information Technology Policy, American Library Association
photonotavailable Robert Samors
Associcate Vice President for Research and Science Policy & Director of Technology Policy, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC)
Stuart Shieber Stuart Shieber
Professor of Computer Science & Director of the Center for Research on Computation and Society, Harvard University
Gigi Sohn Gigi Sohn
President & Co-Founder, Public Knowledge
Dru Zuretti Dru Zuretti
Client Relationship and Education Manager, Copyright Clearance Center


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