1:00 – 3:30: Google Books Settlement Plenary

3:30 – 4:00: Wrap-Up

Google Books Settlement Plenary
Hosted by Deb deBruijn, Executive Director, CRKN, this session is targeted to all CRKN members (library directors, librarians, researchers, and university administrators), and anyone with an interest in intellectual property, public policy and open access developments. This session consists of a moderated panel featuring speakers engaged in the issue from different perspectives. They will provide an overview of the Google Book settlement issues, explore implications for Canadian universities, libraries, authors and publishers, and consider international perspectives. The session will conclude with a Q&A with the panel.

Wrap-Up
Hosted by Deb deBrujin, Executive Director, CRKN, this session reports back with highlights and themes from the four-day meeting, and offers concluding remarks. The session ends with and interactive evaluation to capture participant views of the meeting and inform future planning.

Paul joined Vancouver Public Library as City Librarian in June 2003. Paul has served in national, provincial and local leadership positions including President of the Canadian Library Association and the British Columbia Library Association. He currently Chairs the following groups; Library and Archives Canada Council on Access to Information for Print-Disabled Canadians, the Canadian Urban Library Council Copyright Committee, the Copyright Forum, which addresses digital copyright issues with the federal government. Paul is also a resource person to the International Federation of Library Associations Copyright and Other Legal Matters Committee.

In 2002, Paul received the Canadian Library Association's Outstanding Service to Librarianship Award and the British Columbia Library Association President's Award for contributions to the Association. In 2001, he received the University of British Columbia's School of Library, Archival and Information Studies Alumni Service and Leadership Award.

As a Sessional Lecturer, Paul taught graduate courses on public libraries and collection management at UBC's School of Library, Archival and Information Studies from 1983 to 2002.

Paul graduated with a BA from the University of Saskatchewan in 1969 and received his Masters of Library Science from the University of British Columbia in 1974.

Grace Westcott is a commercial lawyer who focuses on copyright, media and the cultural industries. She acts for a number of trade associations and organizations in those industries, as well as for corporate and individual clientele in book publishing, digital publishing and collective management of copyright. She is also Vice-Chair of the Canadian Copyright Institute on whose behalf she has been heavily involved in matters of copyright reform.

Grace Westcott attended the University of Toronto, receiving her BA with great distinction in 1981, and her LLB with honours in the same year. She obtained her LLM from Columbia University School of Law in the City of New York in 1984, where she studied intellectual property, constitutional law and legal philosophy. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1983.

She is the author of numerous articles on copyright matters and is the editor of a reporting service on Canadian copyright reform. Prior to commencing her own practice, Ms. Westcott was a partner in the law firm of Cassels Brock & Blackwell. Her background includes extensive experience in general corporate practice. Ms. Westcott writes and speaks frequently on copyright issues.

The 2009 winner of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) award for Distinguished Service to Research Librarianship, Ms Parent is recognized nationally and internationally for her outstanding contributions to libraries and to the library profession. She has played an active role in developing policies and best practices, particularly in the area of resource access (bibliographic control).

Digitization, including the collection of electronic publications and archival records, the provision of new and efficient digital services, and converting information to digital formats, is an enduring interest for Ms Parent. While with LAC, she co-led the development of national standards and policies for managing digital material, and has made UBC Library's digital plan a top priority.

She has been actively involved in the governance of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) for the past 14 years. Ms Parent is currently serving as the organization's president elect and will serve as president from 2011 through 2013. Within IFLA, Ms Parent has been a strong proponent of freedom of information and the diversity of voices in the world of information.

Her appointment to UBC as University Librarian marks a return to her alma mater, where Ms Parent earned a BA in Honours History in 1970, and a library science degree the following year. After her graduation, she moved to eastern Canada, and held increasingly senior positions, culminating in her role as Assistant Deputy Minister, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Ms Parent is on the Board of Directors with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network as the incoming Treasurer.

Deb is responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing strategy as established by the CRKN Board of Directors; identifying opportunities for site licenses and negotiating, executing and administering the site licenses; ensuring appropriate financial and contract management of CRKN site licenses; promoting CRKN among potential partners and within the academic community; and providing recommendations on policy issues. The Executive Director is also responsible for supervising CRKN staff including overseeing contract, remuneration, performance appraisal and related personnel matters.

Tony Horava is the Collection and Information Resources Coordinator at the University of Ottawa, where he has worked in various roles over many years. He is responsible for the Acquisitions & Electronic resources sector, which oversees collection management functions. He is a member of the CRKN Negotiations Resource Team and a co-chair of the OCUL Ebooks Committee. He chaired an OCUL working group that prepared a report for the OCUL directors on the Google Books Settlement. His interests include scholarly communications, copyright, ebooks, open access, and collection assessment. He is quite intrigued by the huge possibilities and challenges offered by the Google Books Settlement and what it means for libraries, universities, and researchers.