*Volunteer for the VRD 2001 Conference and Receive Free Registration* The Virtual Reference Desk Project seeks volunteers for the VRD 2001 Digital Reference Conference, "Setting Standards and Making It Real," to be held November 12-13 in Orlando, Florida. The conference explores issues in delivering effective digital reference service in a variety of contexts, as well as setting standards to ensure quality. Approximately 800 people are expected to participate in this year's conference at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando. Attendees come from a wide variety of organizations, including libraries and information centers, government, education, and industry. Volunteers receive free registration to the 2-day conference, and are welcome to attend the VRD Awards Reception on Monday evening, November 12. For more information and to apply for a volunteer position, please seehttp://www.vrd.org/conferences/VRD2001/volunteerform.shtml. More information on the VRD 2001 Conference is available at http://vrd.org/conferences/VRD2001/ ************************************************************************ Abby Kasowitz Coordinator, Virtual Reference Desk Project [log in to unmask] www.vrd.org ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology/ Information Institute of Syracuse 315-443-3640 1-800-464-9107 *********************************************************************** ************************************************************************ VRD 2001 Conference: Setting Standards and Making it Real November 11-13, Orlando, FL http://vrd.org/conferences/VRD2001/ ************************************************************************ __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]