*Register Now for this NISO Virtual Conference! * *Research Information Systems: The Connections Enabling Collaboration* <http://www.niso.org/news/events/2017/2017_virtconf/aug16_virtconf/> *Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2017* *Time: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Eastern)* *About Registration:* Purchase of a single registration entitles you to gather an *unlimited* number of staff from your organization/institution in a class- or conference-room setting to view the event on the day of the live broadcast. It also includes access to an archived recording of the event to allow those with conflicting obligations to still benefit from the day’s content. To register online, please use this form <https://www.regonline.com/registration/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1918011>. Presentation titles and speakers appear below. For the day’s schedule and speaker abstracts, please see the NISO event page <http://www.niso.org/news/events/2017/2017_virtconf/aug16_virtconf/>*.* *Making Sense of the Confusing World of Research* *Information Management* *Rebecca Bryant*, *Senior Program Officer, OCLC Research, OCLC* *Creating a Culture of Research Reputation through Research Information Management Systems Scott Warren*, *Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship, Syracuse University Libraries*, and *Anne Rauh*, *Collection Development and Analysis Librarian, Syracuse University Libraries, Syracuse University* *Enabling and Encouraging Use of the RIS/CRIS System* *Christine Gillis Bilton, **Manager, Research Information Systems, University of Waterloo* *VIVO (Open Source RIS Tools)* *Muhammad Javed, **Ph.D., Ontology Engineer/Tech. Lead (Scholars@Cornell), Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University* *Commercial RIS Systems: Benefits, Costs, and Considerations of Use* *Daniel Calto*, *Director of Solution Services, Research Intelligence, Elsevier* *The RIS as a Part of a Larger Environment of Systems* *Andi Ogier, **Director for Data Services, Virginia Tech, **Virginia (Ginny) Pannabecker**, Associate Director, Research Collaboration and Engagement, Virginia Tech University Libraries, *and *Peggy Layne**, Assistant Provost for Faculty Development, Virginia Tech* *Case Study I: GTScholar: Lessons learned in RIM/CRIS implementation* *Marlee Givens*, *Librarian for Modern Languages and Library Learning Consultant, Georgia Tech* *Case Study II: From Researcher Profiling to System of Record* *Jan Fransen*, *Service Lead for Researcher and Discovery Systems, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities* *About Registration:* Purchase of a single registration entitles you to gather an *unlimited* number of staff from your organization/institution in a class- or conference-room setting to view the event on the day of the live broadcast. It also includes access to an archived recording of the event to allow those with conflicting obligations to still benefit from the day’s content. To register using a credit card, please use this form <https://www.regonline.com/registration/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1918011>. For other registration options, please contact NISO Headquarters directly: NISO 3600 Clipper Mill Road Suite 302 Baltimore, MD 21211-1948 Phone: +1.301.654.2512 <(301)%20654-2512> Email: [log in to unmask] Email secured by Check Point