NASIG 27th Annual Conference Registration OPEN publicist 06 Mar 2012 21:27 UTC
Join NASIG in Nashville, Music City USA, for its 27th Annual Conference June 7-10, 2012 Registration for the North American Serials Interest Groups 27th Annual Conference is now open! Register before Friday, May 4, 2012, 5 p.m. (EST) and be entered into a drawing for $100! In addition to great conference programs, four exciting and valuable per-conferences are also offered: Learn more about Drupal with Amanda Yesilbas who will lead participants through the development and creation of a Drupal website to manage and track database licenses. Join Micheleine Westfall, Kay Johnson, and Molly Royse for valuable insights into being successful as a manager. Marielle Veve and Wanda Kosinksi will give practical hands-on experience in creating original MARC records for e-books using the RDA and the AACR2 content standards. Want to know more about RDA and serials? Join Judy Kuhagen as she talks about the theoretical and practical aspects of RDA and serials with hands on creation of different kinds of serial records. For more information about all of the programs, check out the conference website: (http://www.nasig.org/conference_registration.cfm). On Thursday afternoon, be sure to attend the Vendor Expo from 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., and stay to enjoy the company of fellow attendees Thursday evening at the hotel reception. Dont miss Friday evening's reception at one of Nashvilles premier attractions: the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. A reminder for music lovers: Nashville will be hosting the CMAs Music Festival. If you are within driving distance, having a car will give you additional flexibility to attend a performance. If you plan to fly, book your flights early! Special Note for Wednesday night arrivals: We have filled our room block for Wednesday night at the Sheraton Music City Hotel. Arrangements have been made for a block of rooms for Tuesday night (6/5), and Wednesday night (6/6) at the nearby Holiday Inn Opryland/Airport (details below). There are still plenty of rooms available at the Sheraton Music City Hotel for Thursday through Sunday (6/7-6/10). Holiday Inn Opryland/Airport, 2200 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN 37214 Toll free phone number for reservations: 1-866-871-1171 http://www.hinashville.com/hotel/index.html Group Code for reservations is: NAS Room rate is $109 per night, plus tax, if you use the Group Code. The Holiday Inn is approximately 1 mile from the Sheraton Music City. It has a complimentary airport shuttle that can take you to the Sheraton as scheduling permits, and the Sheraton airport shuttle is available on request to take you back to the Holiday Inn. You may also consider taking a taxi. Both hotels offer free parking. Established in 1985, the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc. is an independent organization that promotes communication and sharing of ideas among all members of the serials information chain anyone working with or concerned about serial publications. For more information about NASIG, please visit http://www.nasig.org/. Amanda N. Price Publicist, NASIG, Inc. akn.price@gmail.com