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They also have a Speaker’s Bureau, which two of my co-authors have already joined. I’m working on the paperwork and on making sure that my employer is comfortable with my participation, and expect to be added to the Speaker’s Bureau by the end of the week.

Frankly, I’m really excited about getting to do some public speaking, especially if it helps promote the book. That’s the thing I miss the most about my previous life as a lobbyist. Except for getting stuck in California on September 11, 2001, I loved doing the CIPA Compliance workshops. The very best one was in Massachusetts, where I got to speak to a group of roughly 700 teachers, administrators, and school technology coordinators. But even the smaller ones with only 15-20 people were still fun.

I need to come up with a list of workshops I would be willing to offer. Obviously some sort of overview of privacy law for libraries, and maybe a separate one for school libraries…but I think there are others I could do too. Maybe Lobbying 101? The CIPA compliance issues have changed, so now the big thing school districts have to cope with is mountains of e-rate paperwork. Maybe I could tag-team with Aleck Johnson to revise that.

If you were a librarian or a school media & technology specialist interested in privacy issues, what would you want someone like me to talk about?