Dear Colleagues,

We are very pleased to announce the Sunday night Convocation keynote speaker:

Google Cultural Institute's Piotr Adamczyk

Mr. Adamczyk has been exploring the possibilities for exchange between practices in the sciences and evaluation techniques from the arts. With a background in Mathematics and Computer Science, Piotr holds graduate degrees in Human Factors and Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Starting with an analyst position with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, as the Data Lead for the Google Art Project, and now on the Content Team of the Google Cultural Institute, Piotr's work is focused on the use of open/linked data in cultural heritage institutions.

He will speak about Google's partnerships and work with the cultural sector and the role that library, archival and museum practices and standards play in bringing projects to fruition. He will share reactions to the work they have accomplished so far and will present Google's latest attempts to do more with cultural heritage online.

For more information about his talk and Convocation please see the online program.