CNI-Announce Subscribers:
Here's an update on the NISO/NIST E-Book conference in Washington
on November 5-7.  Registration is still open.  Clifford Lynch will
be one of the speakers.
Joan Lippincott
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EBOOK UPDATE!
Four Thomson/RCA REB1200 eBooks by Gemstar will be given away through a
random drawing of those who have registered for the EBOOK 2001
conference by November 5, 2001. Register NOW to be eligible to win!

Join us November 5-7 in Washington, DC for E-Book 2001 to learn more about
the rapidly evolving E-Book technologies. Sponsored by NISO, the
National Information Standards Organization and NIST, the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, E-Book 2001 brings together
the key players in the E-Book world: the technology experts, the
content providers, and the users to examine how this
new technology can change the way we think about books.

A special day rate of $195.00 is now available for those who know how
important this conference is but only have one day to spare! The conference
has been extended from two and a half days to three full days of thought
provoking presentations. Register now for one day or for the full
conference. Don't miss a chance to exchange views with industry leaders and
exhibitors. For more details see: http://www.nist.gov/ebook2001

This year's conference draws speakers and attendees from the government,
content supplier, library and end-user communities. Featured topics include:

Government Initiatives & New Technologies for E-Books and E-Publishing
Standards and Interoperability
E-Learning
Rights Management for Digital Content
Libraries and E-Books
E-Publishing

Speakers include:
Jack Romanos, http://www.simonsays.com/ Simon & Schuster
Warren Adler, http://www.warrenadler.com/ Author, "War of the Roses
Leo Dwyer, http://www.rosettabooks.com/ RosettaBooks.com
Harold Henke, http://www-3.ibm.com/services/learning/ IBM Learning
Services
Barbara Pope Kline,  http://www.nap.edu/ National Academy Press
Cliff Lynch, http://www.cni.org/ Coalition for Networked Information
James Alexander,
http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/ebook2001/agenda/Adobe Adobe
Alberto Vitale, http://www.iebaf.org/ Frankfurt E-Book


Conference exhibits will feature the top companies supporting E-book
technologies. If you're interested in exhibiting, get more details at:
http://www.niso.org/Ebook-01/html/html or contact October Ivins (email:
oivins@niso.org phone: 781.793.9283)

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