Information Futures Forum - 5 February 2008
Members of the University community were invited to attend the second Information Futures Forum for 2008:
Professor Michael Geist: "Unlocking Access"
11.30 am on Tuesday 5 February 2008
Theatre 3, Level 1, Alan Gilbert Building
The case for open access publishing has become increasingly unassailable as researchers recognise the benefits of wider distribution and greater impact as well as the consequences of funder mandates. This talk will focus on another important aspect of open access - the role it can play in countering restrictive copyright laws and onerous contractual limitations on scholarly research and dissemination.
Dr Michael Geist is the Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees from Cambridge University in the UK and Columbia Law School in New York, and a Doctorate in Law (J.S.D.) from Columbia Law School.
Dr Geist has written numerous academic articles and government reports on the Internet and law. He serves on the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s Expert Advisory Board and maintains privacyinfo.ca, a leading privacy law resource. Dr Geist has served on the director and advisory boards of several Internet and IT law organisations. He is regularly quoted in Canadian national and international media on Internet law issues and has appeared before government committees on e-commerce policy.
Dr Geist is visting Melbourne as a keynote speaker at the VALA 2008 conference. The Information Futures Commission is grateful to VALA for enabling Dr Geist to appear at the University of Melbourne.
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- Michael Geist's weblog
- VALA 2008 conference web site
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