Google's Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist,
Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, to Deliver Opening Keynote Address
 at SLA 2008

Charlie Rose to Interview "Father of the Internet" Live on Stage at
2008 Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO in Seattle

Alexandria, Virginia, 5 December 2007 - The Special Libraries Association (SLA) announced today that Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, vice president and chief Internet evangelist for Google, will be featured as the opening keynote address during the 2008 SLA Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO in Seattle, 15-18 June 2008. Cerf's keynote will be delivered in a new format, with well-known talk-show host Charlie Rose conducting a live interview with Cerf in front of all SLA conference participants on Sunday, 15 June during the SLA 2008 Opening General Session, which is sponsored once again this year by LexisNexis.

"Throughout the last few decades, the evolution of how information professionals and librarians manage and locate information has been transformed by people such as Dr. Cerf, and I am thrilled that such a visionary in the development of technology and internet services is coming to address the SLA conference," said SLA Chief Executive Officer Janice Lachance. "Charlie Rose, as many in the U.S. already know, is a fantastic, engaging interviewer and I am sure his deep-diving interview tactics will produce an inspiring and thought-provoking evening for SLA members."

About Cerf
Vinton G. Cerf is vice president and chief Internet evangelist for Google. In this role, he is responsible for identifying new enabling technologies to support the development of advanced, Internet-based products and services from Google. Cerf is the former senior vice president of technology strategy for MCI, leading a team of architects and engineers to design advanced networking frameworks including Internet-based solutions for delivering a combination of data, information, voice and video services for business and consumer use.

Widely known as one of the "Fathers of the Internet," Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. In December 1997, President Clinton presented the U.S. National Medal of Technology to Cerf and his colleague, Robert E. Kahn, for founding and developing the Internet. In November 2005, President George Bush awarded Cerf and Kahn the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their work. The medal is the highest civilian award given by the United States to its citizens.

About Rose
Emmy award winning journalist Charlie Rose has been praised as "one of America's premier interviewers." He is the host of Charlie Rose, the nightly PBS program that engages America's best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists and other newsmakers. USA Today calls Charlie Rose, "TV's most addictive talk show." New York Newsday says, "Charlie's show is the place to get engaging, literate conversation...Bluntly, he is the best interviewer around today."

About SLA
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners. SLA serves more than 11,000 members in 75 countries in the information profession, including corporate, academic, and government information specialists. SLA promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives. For more information, visit us on the Web at www.sla.org.

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