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CILIP has worked closely with the BIC/CILIP RFID in Libraries Group to produce a cutting-edge conference programme with the theme Identifying and exploiting the full potential of RFID . Book your place now.

Programme

9.30   Registration and coffee

10.00   Chairman's introduction

Session 1 – The impact of RFID on libraries

10.10    Keynote presentation: Setting the Scene

           John Dolan, Head of Library Policy,

           The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

10.30    EXCLUSIVE: CILIP's survey into UK RFID         

              implementation

            John Woolley, Managing Director,

            CILIP Enterprises

            David Haynes, Independent Library & Information

            Consultant

10.50    Efficiency impacts of RFID in Libraries

              Damien Riley, Project Manager Government                    and Public Sector, PriceWaterhouseCooper

11.10    Discussion session

11.15    Refreshment break sponsored by Intrepid

              Security Solutions 

Session 2 – RFID and change management

11.45    CASE STUDY: Managing staff and working

              practices

             Diana Edmonds , Head of Service, Haringey

           Libraries

12.05    Change management in a dynamic library

              sector

              Mark Baxter, Director, Q2 Limited

12.25    Now or later? When is it best to implement

              RFID?

              Andrew Garland , 3M Library Systems, 3M UK

12.45   Discussion session

13.00    Pre-lunch drinks and RFID demonstrations

13.30   LUNCH

Session 3 - RFID in action

14.30    Starting out: what needs to be considered?

           Jo Aitkins , Head of Public Services,

           University of Leicester

14.50    Expanding an RFID network: getting value

              from the investment

             Martin Palmer , Strategic Manager:

           Transformation & Resources, Essex County

           Council Library

15.10    A view from the academic sector

           Mike Berrington , Deputy University Librarian

           (Customer  Services), Nottingham Trent      

           University, The Boots Library

15.30    What role for library suppliers as RFID takes

              off?

               Heather Sherman, Service Development

            Manager, Dawson Books

15.45    Refreshment break sponsored by Intrepid

              Security Solutions

Session 4 – The wider picture

16.15      SPECIAL PRESENTATION

               Prospects for interoperability of tags and

               systems

               Brian Green, EDItEUR

16.35      RFID: a US perspective

             Jim Lichtenberg, President, Lightspeed, LLC

16.55      Learning from retail experience of RFID

              Ronald Janssen, Senior Manager ICT,

             Centraal Boekhuis

17.10      Open Forum discussion

 

Conference closes and reception sponsored by Intellident

CILIP reserves the right to change programme topics and speakers to reflect latest market developments.