CRIMEA/97 Fourth International Conference, Call for Papers Les Pourciau at UMem 21 Jan 1997 14:26 UTC
***WITH ALL APOLOGIES FOR POSTINGS TO MULTIPLE LISTS*** PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY January 1997 FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS Fourth International Conference "Crimea 97" "Libraries and Associations in the Transient World: New Technologies and New Forms of Cooperation" Sudak, Republic of Crimea, Ukraine Holiday Home "Sudak" June 7-15, 1997 (Professional Program - June 9-13) Three previous "Crimea" conferences have contributed to the solution of important intergovernmental problems of information exchange. They have promoted the establishment of new, and the strengthening of existing cultural and scientific contacts, and have furthered the advancement of libraries and information technology in the global environment. The "Crimea '94" and "Crimea '95" Conferences took place in Eupatory, and the "Crimea '96" Conference was held in Foros, Republic of Crimea. Each of these conferences has demonstrated the growing interest of library and information specialists in this international forum. Illustrative of this interest is the increased growth in attendance and participation from 1994 through 1996: Participants Countries Papers Sections, Exhibitors represented Presented Workshops, etc. CRIMEA'94 230 15 100 6 15 CRIMEA'95 637 30 250 20 21 CRIMEA'96 665 30 304 39 21 The Fourth International Conference will be held in Sudak, a beautiful and tranquil locale on the Crimean Black Sea coast. The history of Sudak dates to antiquity. It is a small Crimean town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with picturesque ruins of the medieval Genoa fortress. The Conference venue, the Sudak Holiday Home, is a complex of seven modern buildings in a garden setting. The adjacent beach, some two kilometres long, might well be the the best in the Crimea. Both the beach, restaurants, and shops are within east walking distance from the Sudak Holiday Home. CALL FOR PAPERS The Organizing Committee seeks original research and application oriented papers, not previously presented or published elsewhere. You are invited to submit an abstract of your proposed paper for consideration by the Conference Program Committee. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is February 25, 1997. A complete Conference Announcement/Call for Papers is available from Pourciau@cc.memphis.edu. From: Les Pourciau at UMem <POURCIAU@MSUVX1.MEMPHIS.EDU>