Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 16:56:36 -0800
From: Diane Grover <grover@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
Subject: NASIG CONFERENCE

The 9th Annual NASIG (North American Serials Interest Group)
Conference is just around the corner.  If you are a NASIG member, you
should have received your conference brochure and registration forms by
now.  If you are not a member or missed the mailing, read on!

        NORTH AMERICAN SERIALS INTEREST GROUP
                   Ninth Annual Conference

        University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
                        June 2-5, 1994

        A KALEIDOSCOPE OF CHOICES: RESHAPING ROLES AND
                OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERIALISTS

        Registration and meals (full conference):
                $200 (U.S.)     $265 (CDN)

        Pre-conference
                $35 (U.S.)      $45 (CDN)

        Daily rates available

        Accommodations: available at Walter Gage Complex on the UBC
campus, room reservations handled separately.

DEADLINES:  Registration deadline May 2, 1994.  Registration open to
non-NASIG members after April 1.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Brochures and registration forms: Diane Grover (University of
Washington, Seattle, WA)
Internet: grover@u.washington.edu, Tel: 206-543-4786; Fax: 206-685-8743

NASIG membership information: Susan Davis (SUNY, Buffalo, NY), NASIG
Secretary,
Internet: unlsdb@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu, Tel: 716-645-2784, Fax: 604-645-
5955
NASIG membership is open to individuals; membership rates are $20 (U.S.)
$25 (CDN), Mexico $20 (U.S.) and $30 outside North America.

Conference registration: Katy Nelson (University of Victoria,
BC, Canada), NASIG Registrar, Internet: knelson@sol.uvic.ca, Tel:
604-721-8272, Fax: 604-721-8215

UBC Accomodation (Walter Gage Complex): Reservations Office, UBC
Conference Centre, Tel: 604-822-1010, Fax: 604-822-1001

Other UBC Conference information: Kat McGrath (UBC), Chair, Local
Arrangements Committee, Internet: kmcgrath@unixg.ubc.ca, Tel: 604-822-
5476, Fax: 604-822-3201

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Tourism Vancouver: 604-683-2772 (in Canada)
                   800-888-8835 (U.S. only)
              Fax: 604-683-2601

A TASTE OF THE PROGRAM: This year's program promises to be one of our best
yet.  It begins with a preconference on using the Internet.  The first
plenary session opens with four speakers who will examine the scope of
change in the serials, publishing and information community.  The second
plenary shifts the focus from the societal to the personal and sets the
stage for five concurrent sessions, which address the human impact of
change in multiple contexts.  These sessions will be repeated, allowing
delegates to attend two.  The third plenary session will twist the
kaleidoscope another notch to a third perspective, that of users, and will
present two exciting projects.  The final speaker will display another
dazzling pattern by revisiting change and the choices that confront us as
individuals and as a community.

In addition, NASIG workshops are a perennial favorite conference
feature, offering opportunities to learn about and discuss everyday
challenges.  Two sets of nine workshops will be repeated twice, offering
delegates a choice of four workshops.  We have selected a wide range of
topics, attempting to find something for everyone in the serials
information chain.

DETAILED PROGRAM INFORMATION TO FOLLOW IN SECOND POSTING