The deadline for getting the early rates for the ASIST Annual meeting is September 25, 2009. The deadline for Hotel reservations at the preferential rate is October 17. Dick Hill ---------- The preliminary program for the ASIST Annual Meeting, Thriving on Diversity - Information Opportunities in a Pluralistic World, November 6-11, 2009, Hyatt Regency Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is now available and registration is open at http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM09/ - 45 contributed papers - 44 reviewed panel sessions -105 posters. New feature: An Industry Session on Monday morning comprises two parts: the first, �Eyes on the Future: Trends in Information Technology�, presents a panel of leaders from industry; the second, �A Glimpse of the Cutting Edge in Information Applications,� will focus on product demonstrations. - Opening Plenary Session on Sunday afternoon is Tim Bray, currently Director of Web Technologies at Sun Microsystems. - Wednesday plenary will be a Pecha Kucha session, �Diversity in Digital Information Environments: Opportunity or Chaos?� with Grant Campbell, Andrew Dillon, Allison Druin, Gary Marchionini, Cathy Marshall, Candy Schwartz and Elaine Toms. Pre-conference seminars are Fri, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7. http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM09/seminars.html See you in Vancouver! Dick Hill Richard Hill Executive Director American Society for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900