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Tools of Change in Publishing 2012 Conference (New York)
Monday, February 13, 2012 - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - New York City, USA
O'Reilly's TOC Conference is the place where leading practitioners from the publishing and tech industries converge to explore ideas, share what they're learned from their successes (and their failures), and navigate the profound changes affecting the publishing industry. Each year, TOC provides a mix of the practical and the visionary to give attendees the tools and guidance they need to succeed—and the inspiration to lead change. More information can be found on the TOC in Publishing 2012 Conference website.
DAISY Consortium Workshop - Pipeline 2 Web Service: Integration and Interoperability
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - Friday, February 17, 2012 - Peterborough, UK
The main goal of the workshop is to share information on how to integrate the DAISY Pipeline 2 in an external production workflow via its RESTful web service API. More information can be found in the DAISY Pipeline 2 Project area.
The 27th Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference
Monday, February 27, 2012 - Saturday, March 3, 2012 - San Diego, California, USA
More information will be available on the CSUN 2012 Conference website.
28th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity "Living to Our Complete Potential"
Monday, March 26, 2012 - Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - Honolulu, HI
The 28th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity (Pac Rim) will bring together a diverse international gathering of academics, community leaders, self-advocates, specialists and officials. The conference aims to inspire, educate and illuminate - with over 18 topic areas, 200 presentations and several institutes, the conference program presents fertile ground for dialogue and exchange while 'pushing the envelope' to ensure all human beings can live to their complete potential. More information is provided on the 28th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity website.
6th European eAccessibility Forum Embedded eAccessibility at the Core of Information Systems
Monday, March 26, 2012 - Paris, France
e-Accessibility is the degree to which information and communication technologies can be used by as many people as possible, including persons with disabilities. As of today, there are more than 600 million people with disabilities in the world, almost 100 million in Europe.
BrailleNet is the organizer of the 6th European eAccessibility Forum. It will focus on embedded eAccessibility at the core of information systems.
W4A 2012: 9th International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility
Monday, April 16, 2012 - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - Lyon, France
Technical, Communications, Challenge, Student Submissions - all close February 4th, 2012. More information can be found on the W4A 2012 Conference website.
American Foundation for the Blind Leadership Conference 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012 - Saturday, May 5, 2012 - St. Pete Beach, Florida
More information is provided on the AFB Leadership Conference website.
IDPF Digital Book 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012 - Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - Jacob K. Javits Center, New York City
At IDPF Digital Book 2012 you'll hear about the latest business and technical developments in the rapidly evolving digital publishing industry.
This two-day conference will feature insightful keynote sessions and three parallel tracks of targeted in-depth content designed to be directly applicable to addressing the current challenges faced by technologists, marketers, and publishing executives, both in the U.S and internationally. eBooks, tablet apps, multimedia, social integration, content clouds… what's next on the horizon and how do we get there? More information is provided on the IDPF website.
DAISY Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - Thursday, June 7, 2012 - Washington DC, USA
The eBook Industry and Their Audience: Access for People with Print Disabilities
Friday, June 8, 2012 - Saturday, June 9, 2012 - National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, USA
AHEAD 2012 Conference
Monday, July 9, 2012 - Saturday, July 14, 2012 - New Orleans, Lousiana
“AHEAD envisions educational and societal environments that value disability and embody equality of opportunity.” More information about the conference can be found on the AHEAD 2012 Conference website.
ICCHP 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - Friday, July 13, 2012 - University of Linz, Austria
Preconference: July 9 - 10, 2012
Check http://www.icchp.org regularly for calls & updates!
30th Annual Closing The Gap Conference
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - Friday, October 19, 2012 - Minneapolis, MN, USA
Topics will cover a broad spectrum of technology as it is being applied to all disabilities and age groups in education, rehabilitation, vocation and independent living. More information is provided on the 30th Annual Closing The Gap Conference website.
DAISY Board meeting
Sunday, November 18, 2012 - Monday, November 19, 2012 - Bangkok, Thailand
