ALA 2010 Annual Conference Program and Exhibit Directory

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new horizon. Eppo will give an enormous positive
boost to your mindset on how to cope with that
future. High paced, smart, funny and touching, he
will reach you where people should reach each
other; in your heart.
An inspirational speaker, Eppo van Nispen’s vision
on the future of media and libraries is highly
acclaimed by world leaders and visionaries. After
a successful career in broadcasting, where he was
among the first to work on interactive formats,
he decided to dedicate his knowledge of media
and how people use media to work on the future
for libraries. Eppo started the DOK Library Concept
Center in Delft, a small city near Amsterdam (the
Netherlands) with one of the best technical
universities in the world. DOK’s mission is to build
the world’s most modern library. In 2008, DOK
was designated by international experts as the
worldwide number one library in innovation. In
2009, they were appointed as the best library of
the Netherlands.
This summer, Eppo will become the CEO of the
national board for the (Dutch) book, known as the
CPNB. The CPNB is funded by publishers,
booksellers, government and libraries and is lauded