Online registration for the VRD 2004 Conference is now open! This year's
conference is in Cincinnati on November 8 and 9. Register for the early
bird rate until October 8. Note that there are further discounts for OCLC,
OHIONET, INCOLSA, SOLINET, and RUSA Members.
https://www3.oclc.org/institute/VRDC/bin/attendee.asp

We are fortunate to have Eva Miller as our dynamic Keynote speaker on
Monday, November 8. Eva Miller is the Special Projects Librarian from
Multnomah County Library.
http://vrd2004.org/speakers/sp_keynote.cfm

Hotel reservations are also being accepted via the Web site
at:http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/private_groups/cvgnp_vrd/index.jhtml
We have been given a lower rate for the conference, so make sure to
mention you are with the VRD Conference to get the special rate of $109.00
(plus tax) per night.

Workshop registration is also available when you register for the
conference. The pre-conference workshop will be offered by Dr. Charles
McClure, Dr. David Lankes, and Jeffrey Rubin on November 7 from 9:00-4:00,
titled Managing Technology for Digital Reference Services. For more
information, see:
http://www.vrd2004.org/attendees/att_pre_conf.cfm

The post-conference will be in a new format this year. David Lankes and a
team of presenters will be offering both an onsite and virtual workshop on
training and education for library staff (professionals, paraprofessionals
and students) for digital reference. The preliminary workshop schedule is
as follows. Further details will be available later in September.

Day 1: November 10, 2004 1:00-4:00 pm
In Person or via LiveMeeting
NOTE: Afternoon session to allow west coast virtual attendees the
opportunity to participate.

Day 2: December 13, 2004
LiveMeeting

Day 3: December 17, 2004
LiveMeeting

On September 1, check the site again at http://vrd2004.org when the
conference planner will be posted. You'll be able to see all the
presenters and abstracts of sessions.

We look forward to a great conference, and hope to see you there!

The VRD Program Staff


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Virtual Reference Desk
Information Institute of Syracuse
621 Skytop Road, Suite 160
Syracuse, NY  13244-5290
phone: 315 443 3640  fax: 315 443 5448
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