Onsite Information: O'Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference 2011 - O'Reilly Conferences, February 14

"This conference really is the bleeding edge of the industry. We’re smarter just for having been in the building." —Stephen Solomon, Eleven Learning

"A conference that’s a sort of brainiac party at the intersection of publishing and digital innovation." —Sarah Wendell, Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

"Sold out once again, the TOC's blend of highly technical workshops, business case studies and more conversational panels focused on the new digital publishing paradigm—conducted by a range of digital professionals (and digital superstars)—just seems to work." —Calvin Reid, Publisher's Weekly

"Arguably the world's most important event for publishing innovation." —BOOK SA – News

"...it was well worth it. I love Tools of Change in Publishing because it is, most of the time, a very appealing balance between theoretical, creative thinking and direct, practical application. It’s a full-brain conference." —Sarah Wendell, Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

"All in all, I loved TOC 2010. I signed up for next year before I left the conference center." —Debbie Stier, HarperStudio

"A good conference challenges you to stretch your thinking, and on this count the O'Reilly conferences I've attended (TOC, Web 2.0 Summit, Web 2.0 Expo) have never disappointed." —Mark Coker, Smashwords

"The conference's mission is to help those who create content — whether books, newspapers, or magazine publishers — embrace the new technologies of this fast-changing industry. It's no surprise — the conference sold out." —Rhonda Abrams, USA Today

"...the show's combination of accessible brainy competence and visionary, science fiction-like projections just seems to pack them in." —Calvin Reid, Publishers Weekly

"With more attendees than last year, TOC honed in on the pulse of web publishing, beating steadily and heartily, as ever." —Marisa Peacock, CMS Wire

"What a great conference. TOC was the perfect mix of big picture and focused tech. Thanks for an inspiring three days." —DC Denison, The Boston Globe

"The O'Reilly #TOC conference is great. If you want to discuss business-as-usual, go to another conference. This one is about the future!" —Michael Hyatt on Twitter, President & CEO of Thomas Nelson

"I continue to believe that there's no better place than TOC for publishers to make sense of the changing face of the industry." —Kirk Biglione, kirkbiglione.com

"Significantly, within the book world, O'Reilly is known as a technological leader." —David Rothman, TeleRead

"With all the bad news permeating the publishing world, it will be a welcome change to be immersed in the technology and the vision of people focused on future of publishing." —Mike Rankin, Publicious.net

"I love everything O'Reilly does (I was just reminiscing about one of their early books) and will be attending most of Tools of Change…It's a big agenda, the timing is right, and I will certainly be filing a report or two from this conference." —Levi Asher, Literary Kicks

"TOC has quickly become the leading conference on publishing technology; it has filled the hole left by the demise of the lamented Seybold conferences." —Bill Rosenblatt, Copyright and Technology

"While the economy is bad and companies everywhere are looking to cut expenses, TOC is one of those events that's just too important for publishers to miss." —Kirk Biglione, MediaLoper

"The quality of the presentations was excellent—I can't remember the last time I went to an event where the standard was so consistently high." —George Walkley, Life as a beta geek

"What impressed me the most about this conference was the clear sense of purpose...and the strong point of view..." —David Stack, Digital Media

Speaker Lounge / Check-in Hours

Please stop by the Speaker Lounge to collect your badge, conference materials, and to check in with Shirley Bailes, Speaker Manager. The Speaker Lounge is located in Carnegie East on the 3rd floor.

Speaker Lounge Hours:

Monday: 7:30am - 5:00pm

Tuesday: 7:30am - 6:00pm

Wednesday: 8:00am - 6:00pm

Set Up Your Personal Schedule

Create your own TOC agenda using the personal scheduler function on the TOC website. Mark the sessions, workshops, keynotes, and events you want to attend by clicking the calendar icon next to each listing. Then click on "Personal Schedule" link in the Schedule View page to generate your own customized schedule.

Printed versions of the daily schedule will also be available throughout the conference area.

Online Attendee Directory

Would you like to connect with other conference participants before, during and after the event? Join the online Attendee Directory, which allows you to have a public profile, communicate with other attendees, and manage your contacts. You will need to make sure you are opted-in to the Attendee Directory in order to begin using it.

Once you start participating you'll be able to:

Set up your personal profile and post a photo of yourself

Create a list of people you want to meet

Direct message other TOC attendees

Integrate your Twitter account and share your tweets with others

Rate the Workshops and Sessions You Attend

Rate the sessions, workshops, and keynotes you attend on toccon.com by going to any session description page and clicking on the set of stars in the upper right hand corner. You can also leave comments at the bottom of the description page. Please keep in mind that your comments will be public. Only registered attendees may rate sessions, so if you aren't already logged in, you'll be asked to do so. Your username/email and password are the same ones you used to register for TOC.