DAY ONE – Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Forum Introduction

• Shirley Amore, City Librarian, Denver Public Library
• Larry Reger, President, Heritage Preservation
• Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services

Kick-off Speech

Francie Alexander, Senior Vice President of Scholastic Education and Chief Academic Officer of Scholastic Inc.

What To Do First – Getting Started With Digitization

Moderator: Marsha Semmel, Deputy Director for Museum Services and Strategic Initiatives, Institute of Museum and Library Services
• Bernard F. Reilly, President, The Center for Research Libraries
• Nancy Allen, Dean and Director, Penrose Library, University of Denver

Taking Control of Collections

Moderator: Joyce Ray, Associate Deputy Director for Library Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services
• Susan Chun, Cultural Heritage Consultant
• Priscilla Caplan, Florida Center for Library Automation
• Christina Olsen, Program Officer, Getty Foundation
• Mary MacNaughton, Director, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College

Keynote Address

Dr. Lewis Sharp, Director, Denver Art Museum
Mayor John Hickenlooper, Denver, Colorado
Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services
Bruce Cole, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities
Adair Margo, Chairman, President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities
Keynote address: Elizabeth Broun, The Margaret and Terry Stent Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum

DAY TWO – Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Remarks

Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services
Edward C. Nichols, President and CEO, Colorado Historical Society
Max Marmor, President, Kress Foundation

Getting Help

Moderator – Mary Chute, Deputy Director, Library Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services
• Gayle Palmer, Digital & Preservation Services Manager, OCLC Western Service Center
• Tom Clareson, Program Director, New Initiatives, PALINET
• Toby Graham, Director Digital Library of Georgia

Connecting to the Public and Funders

Moderator: Mamie Bitner, Deputy Director, Policy, Planning, Research, and Communications, Institute of Museum and Library Services
Facilitator: Leigh Grinstead, Project Coordinator for the Collaborative Digitization Project
• Emily Gore, Digital Collections Librarian, Clemson University and Assistant Director for Upstate, South Carolina Digital Library
• Anna Lookabill Scott, Archivist, Aspen Historical Society
• Ira Revels, Project Manager, HBCU Library Alliance Digital Library
• Janice Franklin, Dean, Alabama State University