Welcome Reception at the Pitt Cathedral of Learning
Pitt Provost James Maher, WVU Provost Jane Martin

The Open Access Movement: Integrating Universities' ETD-Deposit and Research-Deposit Mandates, Repositories and Metrics

Perspectives on Open Access, ETDs and Scholarly Communications, The Digital Axis of Communications

Knowledge: Scholarly Communications in the Digital Millennium

Publishing, Open Access and ETDs, A Panel Session on Student, Faculty and Publisher Perspectives

Platforms / Demos: 1) OpenThesis.org: A Universal ETD Database with Search, Organization, Collaboration and Print Capabilities 2) NDLTD Union Catalog / VTLS Visualizer 3) Topical Categorization of Large Collections of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

New Trends: 1) The Semantic Electronic Scientific Thesis 2) ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Database User Survey: The first large-scale survey of dissertation information seeking behavior 3) Students as Advocates

Beyond the Great Wall: Experiences with ETDs and Open Access in China and South East Asia

Global Outreach - Bridging the Knowledge Divide: Expanding Global Open Access: 1) OceanDocs and Open Science Directory: two facets of the information policy of UNESCO/IOC-IODE 2) World Digital Library 3) Developing Nations Access Initiative (JSTOR)

Bridging the Knowledge Divide: Expanding Global Open Access Success and Challenges for ETD Programs: An Open Conversation

Future Plans and Events: Closing Session: ETD2010, ETD2011 and Beyond