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Nominations for invited speakers /keynotes for Code4Lib 2013. Alphabetical order. Suggestions will close on August 30, 2013, 11:59pm EDT, so all names can be tossed into some type of voting mechanism.
==Tim Berners-Lee==
==Cory Doctorow==
BoingBoing.com, craphound.com. Author of sci-fi, copyright activist, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Doctorow
==Gordon Dunsire==
UK librarian, living in Scotland. He has been heavily involved in vocabulary mapping, and is a real pioneer in demonstrating how that capability supports the Semantic Web and linked data. His presentations can be found on his website http://gordondunsire.com. He presently represents the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) on the Joint Steering Committee for the Development of RDA. He's an excellent speaker and really gets his points across.
==Jeri Ellsworth==
All around badass. "Jeri Ellsworth is an American entrepreneur and self-taught computer chip designer." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeri_Ellsworth
==Leslie Johnston==
Repository development and digital archivist at the Library of Congress.
http://digitalpreservation.gov
==Adam Mayer==
Co-founder of MakerBot
"Adam Mayer spends his time making things, thinking about making things, thinking about things to make, thinking about ways to make things, and thinking about ways to make things better. He believes that people should be always be trusted with tools." (http://wiki.makerbot.com/about-us)
==Jason Scott==
http://digitalcorpora.org/
More info: http://www.digpres.com/
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