----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Conveners of the Connections '97 Conference are pleased to announce the participation of two nationally prominent guest speakers at this year's conference. Mr. Mark Abel of Intel Corporation will deliver the keynote address, "The Corporate Commitment to the University Research Agenda: Collaborative Innovations for the Next Century" and Prof. Virginia Rezmierski of the University of Michigan will address guests at the opening night dinner with her thoughts on "Ethics and the World of Information." Connections '97, the Third Great Lakes Information Science Conference, will provide a forum for the exchange of research among doctoral students from all information science related fields. Registration materials are now available for Connections '97, a doctoral student conference to be held October 24-25, 1997 at the University of Michigan School of Information in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Registration materials for Connections '97 can be found at our website: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~anoakes/Connections97/ For additional information on the conference, visit our website or write us at: [log in to unmask] Please register soon. Only those registered by October 17 will be eligible to participate in the Opening Night festivities! ============================================================================ Bradley L. Taylor School of Information University of Michigan Connections '97: The Third Great Lakes Information Science Conference University of Michigan School of Information, October 24-25, 1997