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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'>Blockchain technology is a hot topic, and researchers are exploring its full impact within the community and around the globe. Join the San Jose State University School of Information for its free web conference on blockchain technology’s potential for libraries. <b>Registration is free!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black;background:white'>Event:</span></b><span style='color:black;background:white'> Blockchain Applied: Impact on the Information Profession</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='background:white'>Date:</span></b><span style='background:white'> June 7, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='background:white'>Time:</span></b><span style='background:white'> Noon to 3 p.m. Pacific Time<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='background:white'>Register at:</span></b><span style='background:white'> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/library-2018-blockchain-applied-impact-on-the-information-profession-registration-40098784544">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/library-2018-blockchain-applied-impact-on-the-information-profession-registration-40098784544</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'>Keynote speaker Jason Griffey, an award-winning technology expert, will get the conversation started with an explanation of blockchain. A panel will further the discussion by taking a closer look at standards for library blockchain, legal concerns, security in libraries, and how to use blockchains to authenticate and preserve public discourse.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'>Concurrent sessions will cover applying blockchain technology to the information disciplines, such as healthcare, records management, and librarianship. Specific applications like using blockchain to extend community-based library collections and establish provenance and authenticity in the visual arts will also be discussed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'>The final 30 minutes will help attendees pull it all together and envision the growing possibilities of blockchain technology applications and the impact on the information profession. Pros and concerns of blockchain technology will be addressed, with the keynote panel providing final food for thought. A full list of speakers is available on the <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/blockchain">conference website</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To attend live, please <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/library-2018-blockchain-applied-impact-on-the-information-profession-registration-40098784544">register for the conference</a>. The final conference schedule with links to join the sessions will be emailed to all conference registrants. Those who register in advance will also receive the recording links. Please use #library2018 and #libraryblockchain on your social media posts <span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>leading up to and during the event. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'>The Library 2.018 “Blockchain Applied” conference is part of the <a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about/news/detail/investigation-digs-blockchain-technology-benefits-information-centers">IMLS-funded grant project</a> awarded to the <a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/">SJSU School of Information</a> to investigate the potential uses of blockchain technology for the information profession.</span> It is the second of three <a href="http://www.library20.com/">Library 2.0</a> <span style='background:white'>online <span style='color:black'>conferences planned for 2018. For more information on blockchain technology and resources, visit the <a href="https://ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu/blockchains/">project website</a>. If you have any questions, please send an email to <a href="mailto:ischool@sjsu.edu">ischool@sjsu.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black;background:white'>Mark Your Calendar:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Blockchain National Forum: August 6, 2018, via live stream <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>ALA Blockchain Webinar: September 24, 2018, 12 – 1 p.m. CT<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Library 2.018: Social Crisis Management in a 21<sup>st</sup> Century World, October 17, 2018, 12 – 3 p.m. PT<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nicole Purviance<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Director of Marketing and Communications<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>School of Information<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>San Jose State University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One Washington Square<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>San Jose, CA 95192-0029<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu">nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu">http://ischool.sjsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>