Winnipeg Hosts CLA 2013 National Conference and Trade Show
A National Library Event
Library staff from Red River College Library are geared up for the CLA 2013 National Conference and Trade Show taking place May 29 – June 1, 2013. Thousands of library professionals from Canada and the U.S. will gather at the Winnipeg Convention Centre to network and to learn about the latest trends and developments in the world of libraries.
Introducing the CLA 2013 Conference Keynote Speakers…
CORY DOCTOROW
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Cory Doctorow
(http://craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger — the co-editor of Boing Boing (http://boingboing.net) and the author of the bestselling Tor Teen/HarperCollins UK novel LITTLE BROTHER. His latest young adult novel is HOMELAND, his latest novel for adults is RAPTURE OF THE NERDS.
Source: http://craphound.com/bio.php
![photo by Joi [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://blogs.rrc.ca/library/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Rebecca-MacKinnon2.jpg "Rebecca MacKinnon: CLA 2013 Conference Keynote Speaker")
REBECCA MACKINNON
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is a leading voice on issues of privacy, free expression and governance in the digital networks, platforms and services. She is Senior Research Fellow at the (New America Foundation), is involved with Ranking Digital Rights, and co-founder of Global Voices Online, a global citizen media network. Her book, Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom was published in 2012 and received the 2013 Goldsmith Book Prize.
Source:
http://rconversation.blogs.com/
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