Save the Date: Tools of Change for Publishing Conference 2/13-15

Tools of Change for Publishing Conference in NYC

Save the Date! TOC 2012 will happen February 13-15, 2012 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square. The call for participation will open this summer.

ABOUT the Tools of Change Conference:

Driven by the Internet, technology is fundamentally transforming publishing. Creation, development, production, distribution, and consumption have all been touched by the changes and challenges that have accompanied the greatest shifts in publishing since the printing press. Which technologies are important? Which provide exciting business opportunities? And what are the strategic questions you need to consider in adopting new models?

O'Reilly's Tools of Change for Publishing conference connects the people, companies, and organizations asking and answering the questions that will define the future of publishing. (TOC is a nod to the term publishing vets will recognize as referring to the Table of Contents of a book—a deliberate choice signaling our intent to set the agenda for the future of publishing.)
Experience TOC

Now in its fifth year, the O'Reilly TOC Conference features:

• Keynote presentations that frame the visions of publishing's future into a meaningful picture
• Focused, expert-led breakout sessions covering both analysis and practical advice
• Half-day tutorials that dive deep into necessary skills and tools
• A relevant Exhibit Hall connecting attendees with the projects, products, and services shaping industry change
• Networking events and hallway conversations designed to help all participants connect with like minds
• Who Attends TOC

TOC brings together publishing professionals of all kinds, including:

• Publishers
• Editors
• CxOs (CEO, CIO, CFO, CMO, etc.)
• Marketing and Sales Professionals
• Production managers
• Digital content managers
• Authors and agents
• Business managers in publishing
• Librarians
• Content-centric programmers and developers
• Publishing industry innovators
• Information suppliers
• Publishing consultants from companies of any size
• IT and Technical Managers
• Consultants
• Booksellers
• Freelance editors and designers
• Researchers, analysts, and business strategists
• Publishing industry start-ups
• VCs and entrepreneurs
• Vendors and suppliers in the publishing ecosystem

TOC 2010 brought together representatives from companies and organizations like: Adobe, American Bible Society, American Booksellers Association, Apple Inc., Association of Canadian Publishers, Barnes & Noble.com, Beacon Press, Publishers Weekly, BookIndustry Study Group, British Standards Institution, Cambridge University Press, Cengage Learning, CFA Institute, Christian Book Distributors, Chronicle Books, Cisco Systems, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, DC Comics, Department of State, DK Publishing, Duke University press, EffectiveUI, Elsevier, Emerald Group Publishing, Ernst & Young Electronic Publishing Services Inc., F+W Media, Fidelity, Frankfurt Book Fair, Georgetown University Press, Globe Pequot Press, Google, Inc., Harlequin Enterprises Ltd., Harper Collins, Harvard University Press, Hewlett Packard Co., Huffington Post, Ingram Content Group, Intel Corp., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Kaplan Publishing, Lonely Planet, Loyola Press, MacMillan, Magazine Publishers of America, Mark Logic, Marvell. McGraw-Hill Professional, Microsoft Press, New Harbinger Publications, New York Public Library, Nielsen BookScan, Oxford University Press, Pearson, Penguin Group US, R R Bowker, RAND Corporation, Random House, Safari Books Online, SAS Institute Inc, Scientific Publishing Services, Simon & Schuster, Sony Electronics Inc., The Museum of Modern Art, The New York Post, The New York Times, Thomas Nelson, Wiley Publishing Inc., and Yale University

TOC 2010 sponsors and exhibitors included: Ingram Content group Inc., Qualcomm, Copia, Impelsys, Innodata Isogen, Adobe, Aptara, Baker & Taylor, Blackboard, Bowker, codeMantra, Connotate, Google, HP, LibreDigital, MagMe, Malloy, Mark Logic, oXygen XML Editor, Chuckwalla, Foxit Software, Jacquette Consulting, Jouve North America, The Media Services Group, PubServ, Safari Books Online, Semedica, Virtusales, Vitrium Systems, and Smashwords.

Visit the TOC website for more information.


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