Events:
€ Content Forum 2006: Early-bird Registration Ends 4/16
At the SIIA's third annual Content Forum you will join 150 electronic publishing and digital content practitioners to learn the tools, tactics and strategies necessary to build, package, promote and distribute online content. Chris Anderson, Charlene Li, Robert Merry, Geoffrey Moore, and other industry influencers share their thoughts and experiences on the impact technology has had on our industry and how they see it impacting the future. There will also be ample opportunities to network with attendees of the co-located Software and Education Technology conferences as well as at the 21st annual Codie Awards Gala. Early-bird registration ends April 16, save $400 and register today!

€ Brown Bag: Personal Knowledge Management, 4/19, NYC & Webcast
Personal Knowledge Management is engaging individuals with today’s advanced collaborative publishing tools to create groups of people in enterprises and beyond who can communicate far more effectively with one another than ever before. Our panel of experts will explore how Personal Knowledge Management tools are making it easier than ever for people to share knowledge with one another and how publishers will need to adapt their marketing strategies to publishing environments in which personally engaged users are the center of the value equation for content. Further detail on this session -- including registration information -- can be found here.

€ Global Information Industry Summit: Steering Committee Volunteers Needed
Planning is underway for the first annual Global Information Industry Summit, which will be held September 14 - 15, 2006 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Anyone interested in joining the steering committee should contact Ed Keating at +1.860.663.5535. If you are interested in sponsoring the Global Information Industry Summit, please contact Brian Rosenberg at +1.646.415.9362.

€ Regional Events: Plan, Speak, Sponsor
SIIA's Content Division staff is currently planning regional events to be held in Boston, Chicago and Silicon Valley. If you are interested in helping plan these events or would like to participate as a speaker, please contact Ed Keating at 860.663.5535. If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Brian Rosenberg at 646.415.9362.


News:
€ Content Division Board: Nominations Due 4/10, Elections 4/17 - 4/28
The SIIA Content Division Board is a volunteer group of industry leaders from the content industry. The Board directs all activities of SIIA’s Content Division, along with Ed Keating, Division Vice President. A list of current board members can be found here.. Any individual from a Member company interested in running for the SIIA Content Board should send a brief biography and campaign statement (not to exceed 300 words) to Brian McCloskey by April 10th. Elections for the new Board will be held from April 17 - 28.

€ SIIA Brown Bag On Demand Webcast\Podcast Replays
SIIA and ScribeStudio are pleased to announce that podcast and webcast archives of recent Brown Bags are available for download:

      • "Wikis" (March 22nd) Webcast / Podcast
      • "Successfully Implementing New Technology" (January 11th) Webcast / Podcast

Access to this On Demand feature is limited to SIIA Members only. Login using the email address this message was sent to and the password "siia".


€ Government Affairs/Public Policy
SIIA's Government Affairs program aggressively promotes and protects the interests of its member companies in legal and public policy debates by working with state, federal and international policymakers, organizing grassroots activism and participating in landmark legal decisions. SIIA is the leading voice on key issues affecting the software and digital content industry, particularly with regard to electronic commerce and the digital marketplace.

€ Updates
The following updates and commentaries have been posted in the past month:

€ SIIA Urges House Energy & Commerce Committee to Act on H.R. 4127 (March 27)
€ SIIA Privacy Update: Data Security Action in Congress, COPPA Rule Retained, Calf. Junk Fax Law Preempted (March 27)
€ SIIA Letter to House Financial Service Committee on H.R. 3997, the "Financial Data Protection Act of 2005" (March 14)
€ Summary and Analysis of Copyright Office Report on Orphan Works (March 2)


SIIA Member Press Releases:
American Business Media:
• ABM Advanced Leadership Forum 2006 (4/2-4/5)

Answers Corporation:
• Answers.com Files Claim for Patent Infringement

Dialog:
• Dialog's Libby Trudell Elected to SLA Board of Directors
• A DialogLink 5 Exclusive - Simultaneous Chemical Structure Searching in Multiple Drug Pipeline Files

ECNext:
• ECNext executives chosen to speak at three industry conferences

Javien Digital Payment Solutions, Inc.:
• Javien Surpasses One Million Registered Users

The Jordan, Edmiston Group:
• Jupitermedia Sells Its JupiterResearch Division

The McGraw-Hill Companies:
• McGraw-Hill Professional Launches State-of-the-Art Online Genetics Resource
• McGraw-Hill Brings World-Renowned Online Medical Resource to the Spanish-Speaking World

NewsGator:
• NewsGator Announces Synchronization plans between Windows Vista, Internet Explorer 7 and NewsGator family of RSS products

Newstex:
• Newstex to Distribute AFX News Via Content On Demand

Really Strategies:
• Really Strategies Key Partner in Successful Launch of Edweek.org Subscription and Fulfillment Integration Project