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>CONFERENCE DEADLINE REMINDER
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>Early bird registration ends AUGUST 1, 2000 for the Virtual Reference Desk
>Conference, "The Facets of Digital Reference." Please see the registration
>form online at: http://www.vrd.org/conferences/VRD2000/registration1.html
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>DATE: October 16-17, 2000
>LOCATION: The Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers, Seattle, WA
>TOPICS: Real-time technologies for digital reference; e-reference
>management issues; evaluation; case studies, and much more!
>SPEAKERS:
>   * Michael B. Eisenberg, Director of the School of Library and
>     Information Science, University of Washington (Keynote Speaker)
>   * Charles R. McClure, Francis Eppes Professor, School of Information
>     Studies, Florida State University, and Director, Information Use
>     Management and Policy Institute (Keynote Speaker)
>   * R. David Lankes, Director of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information
>     & Technology.
>   * Representatives from Ask Jeeves, the Library of Congress, the
>     Central Intelligence Agency, AskMe.com, Internet Public Library,
>     Cornell University, National Agricultural Library, and many others.
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>"The Facets of Digital Reference" conference will highlight digital
>reference service in all contexts: libraries and information centers,
>education, intranets, the commercial sector, government, and more.
>Building on the success of the sold-out VRD 1999 Digital Reference
>Conference with attendees from across the globe, this conference will
>explore the nature of Internet-based, human-mediated information service
>in all areas, as well as examine issues in providing digital reference and
>expert information service. Digital reference training workshops and
>courses will also be offered on October 15 and 18 at the University of
>Washington.
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>DEADLINES AND FEES
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>**August 1** - Early Bird Registration ($220) for 2-day conference
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>* Regular Rate: $250.00.
>* Groups of Ten or More: $200.00. Must be submitted together along with
>   payment.
>* AskA Consortium Members: $200.00 (must be a member at time of
>   registration)
>* Student Rate: $150.00. Registration form must include a letter from your
>   department head attesting to your full-time student status and a copy of
>   your student ID.
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>Please note that no on-site conference registration is available, and that
>seating is limited. Last year's conference was sold out, so please
>register early.
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>ACCOMMODATIONS
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>Please book your room early. October is a very busy time in Seattle, and
>rooms are limited. VRD has reserved a block of rooms at The Sheraton
>Seattle Hotel & Towers, the location of the VRD 2000 Conference. The
>Sheraton is situated in the heart of downtown Seattle, adjacent to the
>Washington State Convention Center at 1400 Sixth Avenue. Please indicate
>that you are reserving under the VRD block. The toll free number is: 800
>204 6100. Room rates are $169.00/single, $189.00/double and an additional
>person is $20.00.
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>IMPORTANT URLs AND NUMBERS
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>"Facets of Digital Reference" online conference registration form:
>http://www.vrd.org/conferences/VRD2000/registration1.html
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>General conference information:
>< http://vrd.org/conferences/VRD2000/index.html>
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>AskA Consortium information:
>< http://vrd.org/AskA/>
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>Contact Marilyn Schick at 800-464-9107 with any questions
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