2013 RPAC Annual Conference

Friday, 03 May 2013

FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013

Association of American Publishers
Rights and Permissions Advisory Committee (RPAC) Presents

The 2013 RPAC Annual Conference

9:00am-4:15pm
The Helen and Martin Kimmel Center
New York University
60 Washington Square South
(Between Thompson Street & LaGuardia Place)
New York, NY 10012

Join RPAC for this full-day event featuring informative and interactive sessions on some of the most relevant topics for rights and permissions professionals, including:

Pre-Conference — 8:00-8:45am
Copyright Basics
Bonus session (optional)
Eric Slater, American Chemical Society

9:00am
Welcome
Bonnie Beacher, McGraw-Hill Education

9:15-10:15am
Common Core State Standards Overview
What is it and what does it mean for publishers?
Carol Jago, Teacher, Author & Editor

10:30-11:15am
Public Domain and Fair Use
Laura Scileppi, Dunnegan & Scileppi LLC

11:15am-12:15pm
Permissions Acquisitions
General overview with Virginia Creeden, Virginia A. Creeden Permissions
Text and literature with Megan Jackson, W.W. Norton & Company
Images with Holly Marshall, Freelance Photo/Media Researcher & Rights Acquisitions Manager

1:30-2:30pm
Digital Products and Rights and Permissions
Jamie Liu, American Chemical Society
Kimberly Potvin, Cengage Learning
Speaker TBD

2:30-3:15pm and 3:30-4:15pm
Litigation and Legislative Updates
In two parts with a 15 minute break in between discussion of litigation and legislation
Allan Adler, Association of American Publishers

Space is limited. Register today!
Registration fee includes continental breakfast and networking luncheon
Registration Form