**Apologies for cross posting**

The theme of this year’s annual NFAIS Forethought Strategic Summit is Transforming Content Through Transformed Systems. This two-day virtual conference on June 16-17 will focus on the critical issue of developing systems that continue to add value to scholarly communication.

The conference will feature talks by some of the information community’s leading experts, who will share their experience and knowledge with attendees. For more information, please visit the event page, where you will find full details of the program, including abstracts for each session.

Highlights include:

DAY 1 (June 16, 10.15am-2.30pm Eastern Time Canada/USA)

• John Shaw, SAGE Publishing—Why Publishing Systems and Platforms Require Re-Engineering

• Lauren Kane, Morressier—The Past is Prologue: Managing Change to Support an Expanding Research Ecosystem

• Cindi Blyberg, OCLC—Re-Thinking Products and Systems

• Chris Iannicello, Optical Society of America—Planning: Engaging with Management and IT

DAY 2 (June 17, 10.15am-1.45pm Eastern Time Canada/USA)

• Chris Shillum, ORCID—Building for the Future: Interoperability

• Daniel Ayala, Secratic—Managing the Risks

• Mark Gross, Data Conversion Laboratory—Future Proofing the System

Registration is open through June 15 and includes an unlimited number of attendees from your organization (with reduced rates for NISO and NASIG members), as well as a recording of the event which you are welcome to download and share within your organization. So please sign up now!

Best wishes

The NISO Team