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Jazmin Welch

Simon Fraser University
Master of Publishing Student
Vancouver
Websitefleckcreativestudio.com
I am currently a master of publishing student at SFU. My side hustle is book design through my company Fleck Creative Studio and I am endlessly fascinated with the reading experience of both print and digital texts.
Tuesday, March 19
 

8:30am EDT

Registration & Breakfast Auditorium A (lower level, MaRS)

9:00am EDT

Opening Address Auditorium BC (lower level, MaRS)Shannon Culver • Laura Brady

9:05am EDT

The Past, Present, and Future of Digital Publishing That Hasn't, Isn't, But May Still Meet the Promise of the Web Auditorium BC (lower level, MaRS)Dave Cramer

9:35am EDT

Who Does What to Make Great EPUB? How to Build an Airplane in Mid-Air Auditorium BC (lower level, MaRS)Sabina Iseli-Otto • Shannon Culver

10:35am EDT

Break + Trivia Auditorium A (lower level, MaRS)

10:55am EDT

Pagination in the Browser: Why, What, and How Auditorium BC (lower level, MaRS)Nellie McKesson

11:45am EDT

Building Ebooks That Last Auditorium BC (lower level, MaRS)Teresa Elsey

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Auditorium A (lower level, MaRS)

1:45pm EDT

Cybernetic Ebooks: A Panel on Machine Learning and AI in Book Production Auditorium BC (lower level, MaRS)Monica Landers • Wendy Reid • Joshua Tallent • Jens Tröger

2:50pm EDT

The User's Perspective: Accessibility Features in Action Auditorium BC (lower level, MaRS)Karoline Bourdeau • Daniella Levy-Pinto • Ka Li • Steve Murgaski

3:05pm EDT

Discussion Circles Auditorium BC (lower level, MaRS)

3:50pm EDT

Break + Trivia Auditorium A (lower level, MaRS)

4:10pm EDT

Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World Auditorium BC (lower level, MaRS)Clive Thompson • Penguin Random House Canada

4:55pm EDT

Closing Remarks Auditorium BC (lower level, MaRS)Laura Brady

6:00pm EDT

Tech Forum & ebookcraft Speakers' Hospitality Suite Chelsea Hotel, Toronto

6:30pm EDT

ebookcraft After-Party & Pub Quiz, presented BookNet Canada & eBOUND Canada, sponsored by Scenarex Off-site: Watson's (388 Richmond St. W.)Evan Munday • Scenarex
 
Wednesday, March 20
 

8:00am EDT

Registration & Breakfast Concourse (lower level, MaRS)

9:00am EDT

Opening Address Auditorium (lower level, MaRS)Noah Genner

9:05am EDT

Disrupting Bias: Overcoming Our Discomfort with Differences Auditorium (lower level, MaRS)Ritu Bhasin • Literary Press Group of Canada

10:10am EDT

Fireside Chat: Ritu Bhasin in Conversation Auditorium (lower level, MaRS)Ritu Bhasin • Léonicka Valcius • Literary Press Group of Canada

10:55am EDT

Break + Trivia Concourse (lower level, MaRS)

11:10am EDT

Data-Driven Collections & Patron Management: The New Library Science Auditorium B (lower level, MaRS)Michelle Sawh • Jessie Bach • Maria Cipriano • Janet Horne • Monique Mongeon Finding the Kernel: Data-Driven Sales Tactics to Really Sell Your Book Auditorium A (lower level, MaRS)Jordyn Martinez Keywords and Discoverability on Amazon: A Canadian Context Auditorium C (lower level, MaRS)Shannon Culver • Amanda Lee Speccing the Void: Adventures in the Audiobooks Abyss CR-2 (ground floor, MaRS)Wendy Reid

12:00pm EDT

Case Study: Metadata & the Web at House of Anansi Press Auditorium B (lower level, MaRS)Andrea Lacson • Carolyn McNeillie • Tim Middleton How Publishing is Attacking the Diversity Problem: A Data-Driven Approach CR-3 (ground floor, MaRS)Ashleigh Gardner Inclusivity, Diversity, and Harmonizing the Metadata Supply Chain: Standards at EDItEUR Auditorium C (lower level, MaRS)Chris Saynor Readers are Listening: Best Practices in the Production and Distribution of Audiobooks CR-2 (ground floor, MaRS)Jessica Albert • Brendan Ouellette The Accessibility Supply Chain: Reporting from the Front Lines of Inclusive Ebook Production Auditorium A (lower level, MaRS)Shannon Culver • Sabina Iseli-Otto

12:45pm EDT

Lunch Concourse (lower level, MaRS)

1:45pm EDT

Best Practices for Equity-Driven Acquisitions: Shifting from Gatekeeping to Spacemaking CR-3 (ground floor, MaRS)Léonicka Valcius • Annie Gibson • Scaachi Koul • Bhavna Chauhan • Literary Press Group of Canada How Can AI Champion Great Storytelling? Auditorium A (lower level, MaRS)Mary Brendza • Monica Landers Metadata, Agility, and Consensus: How to Build Excitement, Make Agile Changes, and Consolidate Auditorium B (lower level, MaRS)Brendan Flattery • Keely Kundell New from BookNet Canada: BNC LibraryData & SalesData Auditorium C (lower level, MaRS)Monique Mongeon The Audiobook's Tale CR-2 (ground floor, MaRS)Tricia McCraney

2:15pm EDT

New from BookNet Canada: Loan Stars & Loan Stars Jr. Auditorium C (lower level, MaRS)Elizabeth Barker

2:35pm EDT

Building Bridges, Not Walls: Successful Publishing & Retailing Collaborations Auditorium B (lower level, MaRS)Morgen Young • Chris Hall • Athmika Punja • Megan Byers • Laura Ash • Ruth Linka Project TAMIS: Using AI to Address the Discoverability Challenge Auditorium A (lower level, MaRS)Christian Roy

2:50pm EDT

New from BookNet Canada: BNC BiblioShare Auditorium C (lower level, MaRS)Tim Middleton

3:05pm EDT

#standardsgoals for 2019: Standards & Certification Roundup Auditorium C (lower level, MaRS)Tom Richardson

3:20pm EDT

Break Concourse (lower level, MaRS)

3:35pm EDT

Diversity in Canadian Book Publishing: Findings from the ACP's 2018 Baseline Survey Auditorium (lower level, MaRS)Kate Edwards

3:50pm EDT

State of the Bookselling & Publishing Nation 2019 Auditorium (lower level, MaRS)Noah Genner

4:25pm EDT

A Crisis Management Lens for #MeToo and the Media Industry Auditorium (lower level, MaRS)Melissa Mack

5:10pm EDT

Closing Remarks Auditorium (lower level, MaRS)Noah Genner

5:15pm EDT

Tech Forum & ebookcraft Closing Ceremony Auditorium (lower level, MaRS)Elder Whabagoon

5:30pm EDT

Tech Forum Reception Concourse (lower level, MaRS)