Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 14:26:49 +0200
From: TextRelease <info@TEXTRELEASE.COM>
Subject: GL5 Conference  Memorandum  No.1

            GL5 CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM NO.1 - MAY 8, 2003
            International Conference on Grey Literature

"This is the first in a series of conference memoranda compiled by
TextRelease to keep authors, delegates and conference participants
informed of the progress and planning of GL5, the fifth International
Conference on Grey Literature, Amsterdam, 4-5 December 2003."

CONTENTS:
Celebrating GL Conferences 1993-2003 ................................ 1
The Conference Website, your itinerary to GL5 ....................... 2
KNAW Conference Center in the heart of Amsterdam on the Canal Belt .. 3
Recommended Hotels, a choice ranging from 2 to 5-star accommodations. 4
TextRelease, a new initiative in GL and Networked Information ....... 5

1. CELEBRATING GL CONFERENCES 1993-2003

In December 1993, the first International Conference on Grey Literature was
held in the Amsterdam. A decade later, the fifth International Conference
on Grey Literature returns to the Dutch Capital after venues in Luxembourg
in 1997 and in Washington D.C., 1995 and 1999. While the exploitation of
grey literature is not primarily for economic gain, it does augment the
knowledge and information bases in specialized fields, empowers decision
making in local and national government, enables forecasts for business and
industry, and impacts the public opinion of net-citizens. GL5 seeks to focus
on these and other grey matters in the world of networked information.
Your contribution to this program by way of the recent Call-for-Papers is
welcome. http://www.textrelease.com/pages/3

2. THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE, YOUR ITINERARY TO GL5

TextRelease, the GL5 Conference and Organizing Bureau, maintains current and
comprehensive website information in desktop reach of authors, delegates,
conference participants, and other information professionals. The conference
information can be accessed as follows:
* GL5 Conference i.e. Announcement, Conference Venue, Themes, etc.
* Call-for-Papers i.e. Guidelines, Abstracts, Due date, Format, etc.
* GL5 Registration i.e. Registration Form, Conference Center, Hotel, etc.
http://www.textrelease.com/pages/2

3. KNAW CONFERENCE CENTER IN THE HEART OF AMSTERDAM ON THE CANAL BELT

GL5 will be held at the Conference Center of the Royal Netherlands Academy
of Arts and Sciences in Amsterdam. The KNAW Conference Center is situated in
a 17th century canal mansion near the historic Nieuwmarkt and its monumental
weighhouse. The plenary sessions will be held in the Tinbergen Hall named
after two brothers both Nobel Prize recipients. Jan Tinbergen in 1969 for
economics and Niko Tinbergen in 1973 for medicine/physiology.
http://www.knaw.nl/organisation/conference.html

4. RECOMMENDED CANAL HOTELS, RANGING FROM 2 TO 5-STAR ACCOMMODATIONS

Four hotels are recommended to the GL5 conference participant, each
according to ones own budget and personal preference. All four hotels are
within minutes walk from the KNAW Conference Centre located on "the canal
belt" in the heart of Amsterdam. Place your reservation directly with the
hotel of choice. Book in advance in order to guarantee your accommodation.
Proximity, location, and variety are the factors that filter in this
recommendation. http://www.textrelease.com/pages/4

5. TEXTRELEASE, A NEW INITIATIVE IN GL AND NETWORKED INFORMATION
Dr. Dominic John Farace (former Director and Founder of GreyNet) has
returned to the field of grey literature and networked information after a
teaching interval. As of April 2003, Farace has established TextRelease and
issued a Call-for-Papers for GL5; his fifth led International Conference
on Grey Literature. http://www.textrelease.com/pages/5

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