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2020 Keynote Speakers Nominations

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"Karen Sandler is the executive director of the Software Freedom Conservancy, former executive director of the GNOME Foundation, an attorney, and former general counsel of the Software Freedom Law Center." (per [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Sandler wikipedia]) She's known for advocacy on copyleft and other copyright issues as well as on free software more generally; notably, e.g., because proprietary software means she cannot audit the implantable medical device that keeps her alive ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcWlD2Y6HNM OSCON talk]). The [https://sfconservancy.org/about/ Software Freedom Conservancy] is a fiscal sponsor, copyright holder & advocate, etc. for open source software projects. Sandler also co-organizes Outreachy, a paid internship program that particularly encourages people from underrepresented genders and races to contribute to FOSS, and was formerly on the advisory board of the Ada Initiative. She teaches entertainment law at Columbia from a copyright-rebel perspective.
 
kms47@columbia.edu
==Leo Lo ==
*[https://twitter.com/nobleackerson Twitter Account]
*[https://nobles.page/ Noble's Website]
 
== Keith Webster ==
 
Keith Webster is the Dean of Carnegie Mellon University Libraries and the Director of Emerging and Integrative Media Initiatives at CMU. He also has a courtesy academic appointment at the University’s H. John Heinz III College. He is a Chartered Fellow and an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (UK), and has served on government advisory boards, journal editorial boards, and as an officer in professional and learned societies around the world. He is currently Chair of the National Information Standards Organization.
 
Previously, Keith served as Vice President and Director of Academic Relations and Strategy for the global publishing company John Wiley and Sons. He was formerly Dean of Libraries and University Librarian at the University of Queensland in Australia, Earlier positions include University Librarian at Victoria University in New Zealand, Head of Information Policy at HM Treasury, London, and Director of Information Services at the School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London. Keith has held professorships in information science at Victoria University of Wellington and City University, London.
 
Keith’s professional interests include research evaluation, learning space design, and examining trends in scholarly communication. He is an engaging speaker who is well-known for his keynotes and other presentations on the future of research libraries and the impact of the open science movement on publishing and libraries.
 
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-webster-a7aa2b3b LinkedIn]
*[https://kilthub.cmu.edu/authors/Keith_Webster/3888904 Kilthub]
*[https://twitter.com/CMKeithW @CMKeithW Twitter Account]

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