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NYSHEI Libraries and the New York State Economy

Program for Monday, June 2nd

8:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Regency Ballroom Lobby
9:00
Welcome
Suzanne Thorin, Syracuse University
Opening Remarks
Gary Thompson, Siena College, NYSHEI Board Chair
9:15

Conference Addresses:

New York State Governmental and Economic Trends
EJ McMahon, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute of Public Policy [Bio]
Academic Entrepreneurship
Bruce Kingma, Economist, Associate Provost, Syracuse University [Bio]
11:00
Facilitated Networking & Vendor Demonstrations
Library Spaces: Design, Reuse & Greening
Statewide Digital Initiatives: Common Portals
Library Instruction & Pedagogy: Assessments & Tools
Open Access Scholarly Communication
Networking in Regency Ballroom
Vendors Demonstrations in Harrison and Adams Rooms
 
12:00 p.m.
Lunch & Business Meeting
Separate Agenda
1:00

Keynote Address:

Academic and Industry Partnerships for an “Innovation Economy”
Karen De Jarnette, Director of Workforce Development, Empire State Development [Bio]
2:00
Academic Research Information Access: Evolution and Progress
E. Chris Filstrup, Stony Brook University, NYSHEI Board Chair-elect
Jason Kramer, NYSHEI Executive Director
3:00

Panel Discussion:

Campus role in work force development
Panelists:
Chuck Caples, Workforce Development Director, Monroe Community College & Chair of the Continuing Education Association of New York [Bio]
Assemblyman Jack Quinn (R,C,I-Blasdell), Ranking Member Judiciary Committee, Task Force on Young New Yorkers [Bio]
David Shaffer, Senior Fellow, Rockefeller Institute [Bio]
4:00
Farewell
Chris Filstrup, Stony Brook University, NYSHEI Board Chair

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