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1 I' f Ews2 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY New speaker for Saturd~y's Public Library Awards luncheon 2, 2000 Shift's creator Evan Solomon sparkling replacement for the Hon. Helen Johns on Saturday TODAY'S CHANGES CANCELLATIONS: Thursday: Session #301 withdrawn Session #401 replaced Session #411 withdrawn Session #414 withdrawn ADDITIONS: New Session: Meeting the 21st Century Head On: Librarians Break Through Old Barriers, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto. 6:30 pm, see p. 30 of the Conference Program Replacement: #511Information Studies and the Secondary School Curriculum seep. 50 of Conference Pgm. Session #518- Emerging Technologies, MTCC/205D C onference organizers were officially told on Monday that the Hon. Helen Johns would not be attending this Saturday's Public Library Awards luncheon. On Tuesday, Evan Solomon, the cofounder and executive editor of Shift, the award winning national magazine about media, entertainment and technology. He is also the host of CBC Newsworld's provocative show on print culture, Hot Type, and has received two Gemini nominations as host of the highly rated, Gemini award-winning show Futureworld, which explores the latest developments in culture and technology. Solomon is a regular columnist on the National, CBC's flagship newsmagazine show, and contributes regularly to various other television, radio and print media. Having worked as a journalist in Hong Kong for the South China Morning Post and reported throughout Asia and Europe, Evan has a global perspective on the topics he addresses. He recently pub- lished his first novel., Crossing the Distance. His insightful views dispel many of the myths and hype surrounding the digital world, and present a unique, realistic picture of where things now stand, where they may be headed, and how to best understand the implications these rapid changes are bringing. See also Johns on p. 2. ROOM CHANGES: Session #110- MTCC/205B (limited attendance - ticket only) Session #113- MTCC/205D Session #114- MTCC/201E TICKETED SESSIONS CLOSED: Session 001 Session 110 Session 311 and 311B over 450,000 titles under one roof! PHONE (905) 789-1234 FAX l905) 789-0695