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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. BACKGROUND AND GOALS: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. PROGRAM AND SPEAKERS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. GENERAL INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. REGISTRATION FORM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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