1:00 pm – 30-minute presentation, 20-minute Q&A, 10-minute break
Moderator: Marj Atkinson
Presenter: Jack Plunkett, CEO, Plunkett Research, Ltd. www.plunkettresearch.com
Everything will Change: Covid 19’s Key Effects on Lifestyles, Consumers and Business for the Future
The Coronavirus pandemic is not only dynamically changing the world today—it is creating changes that will endure for the long-term. Some of these changes are subtle, some may be brutal.
Please join Jack Plunkett, CEO of Plunkett Research, Ltd., for an informal and no-holds-barred discussion of technologies, households, consumers, and business sectors such as retailing, real estate and health care. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Plunkett speak about:
- Consumers, their income and how they will spend their money
- Business and Industry: lasting changes in key business sectors
- Lasting changes in lifestyles
2:00 pm - 30-minute presentation, 20-minute Q&A, 10-minute break
Moderator: Tina Budzise-Weaver
Presenter: Amanda Thomas, User Experience / Public Services Librarian/Psychology Librarian, Rice University, Fondren Library
Our library during the pandemic: the view from the UX office
Fondren Library at Rice responded to the pandemic as many other libraries did, but not every academic library has a UX office with the same tasks and challenges as ours. This talk will cover a few of our efforts during the onset of the pandemic, including collaboration with our student advisory groups, standard UX testing, and the UX of library voter outreach.
3:00 pm – 1 hour presentation, 30 minutes to 1 hour Q&A (last session)
Think Outside the Norm
Could I do that? Learn from experienced information professionals about jobs available in different industries, and how they have developed their successful careers. Join us online for this fast-paced, moderated panel discussion, introducing four information professionals that have a variety of backgrounds, ranging from the world of vendors, law firms, corporations, think tanks, and financials. Speakers will also discuss how their day-to-day has been affected by the pandemic.
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