There are many hotels in Frisco not far from the symposium venue. If you will not have a car, you may want to choose a hotel that offers free shuttle service to locations nearby, including to the venue. Here are some that we are aware of:
Attendees of the Open Access Symposium 2017 may take advantage of UNT's relationship with Camp Fire Child Care Network for referrals to licensed, trained child-care providers available while attending the symposium. Simply call +1 817 831 5060 and mention that you will be attending a conference at UNT.
As the Director of the Texas Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Hope Shimabuku carries out the strategic direction of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, and is responsible for leading the Texas regional office. Focusing on the region and actively engaging with th
Dan has served as Director of the Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library at the University of North Texas Health Science Center since September of 2009 and Director of the regional office of the National Library of Medicine (Regional Medical Library, South Central Region, National Network of Libraries of Medicine) since May of 2016. Prior to coming to Fort Worth, Dan held librarian positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Oklahoma State University in Stillwater and served as an intelligence analyst for the United States Army.
Cheryl Abbot is Regional Economist with the Southwest Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). As Chief of the Information Unit, she is responsible for regional data analysis, publication of news releases, and public outreach in the five-state region. Through interactions with the press, researchers, business and labor organizations, and the general public, she promotes a better understanding of BLS data and its potential impact on day-to-day life. Ms. Abbot began her BLS career as a Field Economist working in the Atlanta Regional Office in 1980.
Michael Rondelli joined the University of North Texas in December, 2015 as the Associate Vice President of Innovation and Commercialization. In this role, he is responsible for managing the technology transfer function within UNT as well as other projects related to intellectual property negotiations, development of new research clusters, and developing entrepreneurial activities on campus.
Kathy joined Rice University's Fondren Library in 2015 as Head of the Kelley Center for Government Information, Data and Geospatial Services. The Kelley Center is a select federal government publications depository with the USGPO's FDLP and a member of the USPTO Patent and Trademark Resource Center and a member of the LOCKSS-USDOCS program. Kathy serves on Rice University's Research Data Management Team which provides training and support for data management plans, data
