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A conference, Developing the Marketplace, will be held at University College London on 26 and 27 June 2001. (My apologies for cross-postings; please circulate to interested colleagues.) Organised by Procurement for Libraries (known formerly, and at length, as the National Group on Consortium Purchasing for Academic Libraries), the conference brings together leading representatives of purchasers and suppliers, to discuss how the print and electronic marketplace might be developed to mutual advantage. It will be of interest to information and procurement professionals from all library and information sectors, as well as to publishers, intermediaries and suppliers of printed and electronic information. The programme is given below. Each session begins with a purchaser's view, followed by the views of two suppliers and a discussion. The conference closes with a summary, and a set of proposed actions. The cost of the conference, excluding accommodation but including meals, is GBP100 (+VAT) per person. The number of places is strictly limited. Early booking, particularly of accommodation, is advised. Please register by completing the attached booking form, which includes a list of hotels with reserved accommodation. <<Booking Form1.rtf>> =========================================================================== === DEVELOPING THE MARKETPLACE Day 1, 26 June - Developing market capability 1pm Registration and lunch 14.00 Measuring performance for improvement 14.00-14.25 How and why purchasers measure performance - Susan Wright (SUPC) 14.25-14.50 Performance measurement - book suppliers - George Hammond (Dawson UK) 14.50-15.15 Performance measurement - serials suppliers - Ian Middleton (EBSCO) 15.15-15.30 Discussion 15.30 Tea 15.50 Productive supplier partnerships 15.50-16.15 Developing partnerships (developing new suppliers and products; supply chain management and co-operation) - Tom Chadwick (JPPSG) 16.15-16.40 Breaking into the consortium marketplace - Chris Watkins (B&MBC) 16.40-17.05 Developing supplier co-operation (particularly co-operation between different parts of the chain) - Paul Harwood (SwetsBlackwell) 17.05-17.20 Discussion 18.00 Bar 19.00 Dinner Day 2, 27 June - The electronic marketplace 9am The possibilities and impact of e-commerce 9.00-9.25 Benefits and risks - the purchaser's view - Paul Tomany, Director North West Universities Purchasing Consortium and Chairman of HEDOTCOMM Group 9.25-9.50 e-commerce and books (including e-books) - David Taylor (Swotbooks.com) 9.50-10.15 e-commerce and serials (including e-journals) - Richard Hodson (RoweCom) 10.15-10.30 Discussion 10.30 Coffee 10.50 New purchasing models and dependencies 10.50-11.15 Developing purchasing models (JACC, NESLI, PEAK...) - David Ball (Bournemouth University) 11.15-11.40 Opportunities for publishers - Nancy Gerry/Ian Bannerman (Blackwell Science) 11.40-12.05 The new intermediaries - tbc, Ingenta/Catchword 12.05-12.20 Discussion 12.20-13.00 Conference summary and actions 13.00 Lunch ********************************************* David Ball Associate Head of Academic Services (University Librarian) Bournemouth University Fern Barrow Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB UK Tel.: +44 (0)1202-595044 Fax.: +44 (0)1202-595475 *********************************************