Registration for the NASIG 20th Annual Conference begins today, March 1,
2005.  The 2005 NASIG Conference will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on
the Mississippi River, May 19-22 at the Hilton Minneapolis.  Minneapolis,
and its twin city, St. Paul are two of the most vibrant metropolitan cities
in the Upper Midwest, rich with theaters, art museums, and other cultural
and entertainment venues.  Come for the varied and intriguing conference
program covering hot topics from the serials world today, celebrate NASIG's
20th anniversary, and explore Minneapolis/St. Paul. Visit the Mall of
America, the choice destination for shoppers around the world, enjoy the
Minneapolis skyline, or take a brisk walk over to the Stone Arch Bridge
along the Mississippi riverfront.

Registration for the 2005 NASIG Conference is online only. To register for
the conference, go to: http://www.nasig.org/registration/.  Hotel
reservations may be made online at:
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/private_groups/mspmh_nsg/index.jhtml or
by calling 888-933-5363, but you must use the group code "NSG" to get rooms
at  conference rate.

Northwest, the conference's Preferred Airline, is offering discounts
ranging from
3-15%; details and instructions are available in our conference website
http://www.nasig.org/conference/travel.htm

The NASIG Program Planning Committee has spent many hours putting together
an excellent program for this year's conference.  You can find the complete
Program Guide at: http://www.nasig.org/conference/program_guide.htm.

For questions regarding registration, contact Conference Registrar, Fariha
Grieme, at registrar@nasig.org or by telephone at 612-625-9803.  For
general conference questions contact Conference Planning Committee
Co-Chairs, Linda Hulbert and Sue Zuriff, at
conf-plan@nasig.org.

Register now!  We are looking forward to seeing you in Minneapolis.

Fariha Grieme
NASIG Registrar
University of Minnesota Libraries