Mark your calendars now and plan to join us at the Hotel Providence in Providence, RI on September 23-25, 2009, for the first IN Meeting.

Interact, Inspire, Innovate: This brief but intensive conference will be a must for anyone working in the scholarly publishing content environment who wants some fresh approaches and networking opportunities.

Watch for the program theme and many more details over the coming months as we put together a dynamite, interactive program where attendees will leave with tangible, practical information to apply in their own organizations.

The next in the popular series of SSP/AAUP web seminars will focus on Open Access. On July 14, Phil Davis of Cornell University will present new data on the impact of Open Access and expert interpretation of what we can learn. A panel of commentators from across the continuum of scholarly communications will discuss the data presented, and offer their own stimulating perspectives. There will be ample time for questions and discussion.

Is Open Access working as first imagined (or feared) or are the realities of today very different from the original aims of the movement? The practical consequences of Open Access on areas such as publishers' business models, collection development and preservation within the library, and authors' publishing habits are starting to be felt. Join us online on July 14 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm EST if you want to understand what effect Open Access legislation has had on publishers over the last ten years, learn about the data available for understanding the impact, and review your own publishing policy in preparation for future Open Access initiatives.

Under a special arrangement, members of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) receive the same $99 member rate as SSP members. To register for this exciting event, please click here.

SSP Annual Meeting a great success!  More than 600 attend meeting at Marriott Baltimore Waterfront in Baltimore.

Review the conference tweets on Twitter - #SSP09.

Here's just a sampling of session topics:

• Keynote: Media Rearchitecting Science: A New Vision and Framework for STM in the 21st Century, Adam Bly, Seed Media Group
• Market Big, Spend Small
• Brave Adventures: New Publishing Models for the "Now" World
• Now on the Horizon Start-Ups and Scholarly Apps That Can Change Your World

A fantastic group of 115 registrants (many sharing their registration with colleagues using projectors and conference phones) attended the recent SSP/AAUP web seminar on "Improving the Copyediting Workflow," held on May 7. Ably hosted by Greg Suprock of Cadmus, the seminar featured two case studies: University of Chicago Press was a leader in moving to an all- SGML workflow, and John Muenning of UCP led participants through this elegant machine. This was followed by a presentation of the Columbia University Press system by Michael Haskell and Scott Beebe (now at Oxford University Press). While the final output is XML, the Columbia system is based around Word and InDesign. Michael and Scott bravely presented a live demonstration of the system at work on a real manuscript. The panel discussion that ended the seminar focused on practical issues raised by the participants. Questions were honestly addressed by the presenters. After 90 minutes of intense and productive learning, participants stretched their legs and returned to their afternoon work, refreshed and inspired. More web seminars are being planned.

Extra! Extra! SSPnet.org is your portal into the dynamic world of the Society for Scholarly Publishing! Don't miss these exciting features:

• Be among the first to advertise and share information about Scholarly Communications Internships with this new service from SSP's Professional Development group!
• Hot off the presses! Check out the latest Publishing Professional Profile.
• The April 2009 issue of Learned Publishing has been published! Use the SSP Member Center to access your online subscription.
• Advertise your next conference or browse the industry's latest events on the SSP Calendar.
• Exciting new publishing job openings are posted everyday on the SSP Job Bank - find your next career move here!