PRRLA Digital Initiatives Special Interest Group Programme

You are cordially invited to join the Digital Initiatives programme hosted by PRRLA Digital Initiatives Special Interest Group, led by Ms Athena Jackson, University Librarian, University of California, Los Angeles. This webinar is taking place on the time slots listed below.

• Date:

Thursday 12 November 2026 4:00 p.m. (HST) 6:00 p.m. (PDT) 9:00 p.m. (EDT)

Friday 13 November 2026 9:00 a.m. (WIB; THA) 10:00 a.m. (HKT, BST) 10:00 p.m. (JST, KST) 1:00 p.m. (AEDT)

• Speakerand Biography:
  1. Rina Elster Pantalony: Senior Advisor, Library Policy & Intellectual Property, UCLA Library; OCEAN Faculty, Chair, OCEAN Board of Directors. Rina Elster Pantalony is a copyright lawyer working with cultural heritage institutions in Canada and the US. She served as Copyright Director to the Canadian Heritage Information Network, and then legal counsel to the Library and Archives of Canada. For over ten years, she was faculty in the Moving Image Archive Preservation Program of the Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Rina is the former Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee of the International Council of Museums and now chairs OCEAN’s board. Rina is the author of the WIPO Guide to Managing Intellectual Property for Museums and a co-author of the WIPO Toolkits on Preservation and Access. Rina served as Director, Copyright Advisory Services, Columbia University Libraries from 2014 until May of 2025. She is now Senior Advisor, Library Policy and Intellectual Property, UCLA Library.
  2. Sally M. Yerkovich: Director of Educational Exchange and Special Projects at The American-Scandinavian Foundation, overseeing fellowship and grant programs and leading initiatives that support Scandinavian cultural traditions. An adjunct professor of Museum Anthropology at Columbia University, she is a recognized leader in museum ethics, serving as Chair of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Ethics Committee and author of A Practical Guide to Museum Ethics. With extensive leadership experience at major museums, cultural institutions, and federal arts and humanities agencies, she remains actively engaged in shaping ethical standards and governance in the museum sector through her board and professional service roles.
     
     
• Agenda:
• Welcome and Introduction
• Sharing Session
• Interactive Q&A Session
• Closing Remarks

• Registration: Zoom

We warmly welcome all who are interested in digital initiatives to join this engaging and forward-looking discussion and share insights on bridging local priorities with global innovation.  For inquiries, please contact us via prrla-sec@cuhk.edu.hk. We look forward to your participation and to making this event a great success together!