NASIG 27th Annual Conference Registration OPEN publicist 06 Mar 2012 21:27 UTC

Join NASIG in Nashville, Music City USA, for its 27th Annual
Conference
June 7-10, 2012

Registration for the North American Serials Interest
Group’s 27th Annual Conference is now open!

Register before Friday, May 4, 2012, 5 p.m. (EST) and be
entered into a drawing for $100!

In addition to great conference programs, four exciting and
valuable per-conferences are also offered:

• Learn more about Drupal with Amanda Yesilbas who will
lead participants through the development and creation of a
Drupal website to manage and track database licenses.

• Join Micheleine Westfall, Kay Johnson, and Molly Royse
for valuable insights into being successful as a manager.

• Marielle Veve and Wanda Kosinksi will give practical
hands-on experience in creating original MARC records for
e-books using the RDA and the AACR2 content standards.

• Want to know more about RDA and serials? Join Judy
Kuhagen as she talks about the theoretical and practical
aspects of RDA and serials with hands on creation of
different kinds of serial records.

For more information about all of the programs, check out
the conference website:
(http://www.nasig.org/conference_registration.cfm).

On Thursday afternoon, be sure to attend the Vendor Expo
from 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., and stay to enjoy the company of
fellow attendees Thursday evening at the hotel reception.
Don’t miss Friday evening's reception at one of
Nashville’s premier attractions: the Country Music Hall of
Fame® and Museum.

A reminder for music lovers: Nashville will be hosting the
CMA’s Music Festival. If you are within driving distance,
having a car will give you additional flexibility to attend
a performance. If you plan to fly, book your flights early!

Special Note for Wednesday night arrivals:

We have filled our room block for Wednesday night at the
Sheraton Music City Hotel. Arrangements have been made for a
block of rooms for Tuesday night (6/5), and Wednesday night
(6/6) at the nearby Holiday Inn Opryland/Airport (details
below). There are still plenty of rooms available at the
Sheraton Music City Hotel for Thursday through Sunday
(6/7-6/10).

Holiday Inn Opryland/Airport, 2200 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville,
TN 37214
Toll free phone number for reservations: 1-866-871-1171
http://www.hinashville.com/hotel/index.html
Group Code for reservations is: NAS
Room rate is $109 per night, plus tax, if you use the Group
Code.

The Holiday Inn is approximately 1 mile from the Sheraton
Music City. It has a complimentary airport shuttle that can
take you to the Sheraton as scheduling permits, and the
Sheraton airport shuttle is available on request to take you
back to the Holiday Inn. You may also consider taking a
taxi. Both hotels offer free parking.

Established in 1985, the North American Serials Interest
Group, Inc. is an independent organization that promotes
communication and sharing of ideas among all members of the
serials information chain – anyone working with or
concerned about serial publications.  For more information
about NASIG, please visit http://www.nasig.org/.

Amanda N. Price
Publicist, NASIG, Inc.
akn.price@gmail.com