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I'm posting the following announcement and call for papers for the
IASSIST program committee.  Please respond to the address below, not
to me or to this list!

IASSIST is of particular interest to those facing issues of providing
services for collections of machine-readable information.  It always
has a wonderfully interesting, useful and fun conference!

jim jacobs
university of califonia, san diego

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International Association for Social Science Information Service and
Technology -- IASSIST -- Annual Conference: 1994

San Francisco, California
May 3-6, 1994

THEME:  BUILDING BRIDGES:  RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGY AND GLOBAL ISSUES

20th annual conference of data archive and data library professionals.

Preliminary announcement and CALL FOR PAPERS

The 1994 IASSIST Conference will feature presentations on a  wide
variety   of  topics  of  interest  to  social  scientists,  data
archivists,  librarians,  information  specialists,  researchers,
programmers,  government  agency  administrators, as well as data
producers.  The Program Committee is  now  soliciting  papers  on
issues relating to acquisition, preservation and dissemination of
machine-readable  numeric,   text  and  image  data.   Papers  of
special  interest  would be those focusing on data related issues
for  research  on  Global  Warming,  AIDS,  poverty,   or   other
comparative  social  research  themes.   Technical  topics  could
include the Uses of the Internet, UNIX Applications in  Archives,
or  Centralized vs Decentralized computing.  Library issues could
cover Bibliographic Access Tools,   Indexing  Standards  or  User
Services.   Also  of  special  interest  would  be discussions on
solutions  to  the  dilemma  raised  in  an  arena  of  expanding
opportunities and diminishing resources.

Conference Location:

Sheraton at Fisherman's Wharf Hotel 2500 Mason Street San Francisco,
CA.  94133

Conference Site:

The prefect setting for a conference, the Sheraton at Fisherman's
Wharf  is located a block form the bay, and just a few steps from
the picturesque sights and sounds of Pier 39, Ghirardelli  Square
and  The Cannery.  Downtown shopping, Chinatown and the ecclectic
North Beach are minutes away via a complimentary hotel limousine.
The  4-story  building  features  525  rooms and spacious suites.
Hotel services include concierge  assistance,  heated  pool,  car
rental/travel  arrangements, hair salon, valet and a health club.
The hotel is easily  reached  from  San  Francisco  International
Airport.

HOTEL AND CONFERENCE RATES

Hotel Rate:  $115 single/double per night

               Member         Non-Member

Conference
only           $175           $225

Conference &
Workshop       $225           $275

Workshop
only           $100           $100

Non-member conference rate includes a 1-year membership in IASSIST.

A late fee of $25 will apply to conference or workshop registration
received after April 9, 1994.

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIRS:

Ilona Einowski
census85@ucbcmsa.berkeley.edu

Jean Stratford
Jsstratford@ucdavis.edu

PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRS:

Martin Pawlocki
Elizabeth Stephenson
iyw6pgm@mvs.oac.ucla.edu

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                   CONFERENCE INTENTIONS FORM

Please return this form by December 15, 1993 to:

IASSIST 1994 PROGRAM COMMITTEE
c/o Pawlocki/Stephenson
Institute for Social Science Research
University of California, Los Angeles
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA  90024-1484
U.S.A.


NAME:


TITLE:


AFFILIATION:


MAILING ADDRESS:


ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE:                    FAX:

Below, check all that apply:

__ I propose to conduct a workshop on the following subject:


__ I intend to submit a paper on the following topic/title:


__ I would like to hold a panel/seminar/roundtable discussion on
   the topic of:


__ I am interesting in mounting the following poster
   session/display:


__ Please send conference information to my colleague:


__ I will be willing to Chair a session.

__ Please keep me on the mailing list.

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