GreyWorks'96 Ann Ercelawn 30 May 1996 13:54 UTC

Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 09:10:51 +0200
From: Dominic Farace <dfarace@SOLAIR1.INTER.NL.NET>
Subject: GreyWorks'96

               "Information Forecasts and Grey Literature"

               THE SECOND U.S. WORKSHOP ON GREY LITERATURE

                              GreyWorks'96

                           November 18, 1996

                     The Inn and Conference Center
              University of Maryland University College
                      College Park, Maryland, USA

   Content:
                 1. Background and Goals of the Workshop
                 2. Program and Speakers
                 3. General Information
                 4. Registration Form

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1.  BACKGROUND AND GOALS:
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In September 1993, the first U.S. Workshop on Grey Literature was held in
Crystal City, Virginia. In other countries seminars and symposia have also
been organised on this topic. Since 1993, two International Conferences
have dealt with the complexities of this expanding field of information.

The goal of GreyWorks'96, the Second U.S. Workshop on Grey Literature
is threefold:

(1.) To synthesize the (meta)information generated in this field and
     present it in a state-of-the-art review,
(2.) To reverse the premise that "information transfer is a prerequisite to
     knowledge transfer", and use the knowledge that has already been
     generated in this field in order to explore new parameters for grey
     literature, and
(3.) to encounter firsthand, examples of resources, methods, and policies
     that successfully exploit grey literature.

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2.  PROGRAM AND SPEAKERS
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9:00  Arrival and Registration

9:30  Welcome: R.D. Steele, OSS, Inc.

OPENING ADDRESS:

        "Grey Literature in an Internet Worked World"
         B.C. Carroll; J. McDonnell, IIA, Inc.

SESSION ONE
        "Main Issues, Continued Challenges, and New Directions in this
         Field of Information"
         D.J. Farace, GreyNet

SESSION TWO
        Medium and Mode of Scientific and Technical Communication

        B. Bartenbach, Engineering Information
        Networked Information and Grey Literature as seen by Publishers

        D.H. Smith, CIS, Inc.
        Emerging Forms of Grey Literature and their Corporate Authors

SESSION THREE
        Valuable Resources for Public and Private Enterprise

        M.M.K. Hlava, Access Innovations, Inc.
        In the Spirit of Private Enterprise Grey Literature becomes a
        Real Commodity

12:30-13:30  Lunch

        D. Johnson, NTIS
        An Awakening of the Public Sector to the Information Resources
        within its Domain

SESSION FOUR
        Who uses this Information and for What Purposes?

        T.E. Pinelli, NASA Langley Research
        The Results of Research can provide us with reliable User Profiles

        B. Dessy, National Library of Education
        Education and Training for Academicians and Practitioners

SESSION FIVE
        Panel Discussion and Open Forum

5:00    Close

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3.  GENERAL INFORMATION
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WORKSHOP DATE:

Monday, November 18th 1996, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

VENUE:

The Inn and Conference Center University of Maryland University College
University Boulevard at Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland, USA

The Center is situated about 20 miles from Union Station - Washington D.C.
and about 2 miles from College Park Metro on the Green Line. This Center
is professionally managed by the Marriott Corp.

REGISTRATION AND CANCELLATION:

Confirmation is final upon receipt of the attached Form and Fee. If a
participant is unable to attend, a replacement may be designated. No cash
refunds will be made, unless the workshop is cancelled.

WORKSHOP ORGANISER:

TransAtlantic/GreyNet
Grey Literature Network Service
Koninginneweg 201, 1075 CR Amsterdam, Holland
Tel: 31-20-671.1818   Fax: 31-20-671.1818
Email: greynet@inter.nl.net

FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PROGRAM, PLEASE CONSULT THE INTERNET.
OUR URLS ARE:

http://www.konbib.nl/infolev/greynet/home.html
gopher://gopher.konbib.nl/11/greynet/

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4.  REGISTRATION FORM
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The registration fee includes attendance at the workshop, a copy of the
GreyWorks'96 Program and the Grey Literature Workshop Notebook.
Also included is the participant badge, lunch, beverage service, and
parking.

Check one of the boxes below:

[ ] US$ 275       Payment  before  Sept. 15, 1996

[ ] US$ 300       Payment   after   Sept. 15, 1996

A 15% discount is offered those who hold either an Individual or Group
Subscription to GreyNet. Registration is confirmed upon receipt of the fee.

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Check one of the boxes below:

[ ]     Bank or Personal check enclosed and payable to TransAtlantic.
        With reference to GreyWorks'96 & the participant's name.
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        Credit card No._______________________________________________.
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        not that of the participant, print the name that appears on the
        card, here ___________________________________________________.

Please mail or fax this signed form to:

TransAtlantic| GreyNet
Grey Literature Network Service
Koninginneweg 201, 1075 CR Amsterdam, Holland
Tel/Fax: 31-20-671.1818 GreyNet@inter.nl.net

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