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ARL and CNI announce a one day forum, "E-Research and Supporting Cyberinfrastructure: A Forum to Consider the Implications for Research Libraries & Research Institutions" on Friday, October 15, 2004 at the Westin Grand Hotel in Washington, DC. The forum will address the issues that the shift to e-research and concomitant demands for cyberinfrastructure support raise for research institutions. It will focus particularly on library and information technology strategies and organizations. This is a strategic and non-technical forum intended for senior decision makers in research institutions, including provosts and vice presidents for research and academic affairs, directors of research libraries and senior library managers, CIOs and senior information technology managers. Speakers include: Dan Atkins, chair of the NSF Blue Ribbon Panel on cyberinfrastructure George Djorgovski, Professor of Astronomy at Caltech Paul Courant, Provost at University of Michigan San Kim, Director of Division of Shared Cyberinfrastructure, NSF Registration fee: $150 for ARL and/or CNI members; $250 for non-members Registration deadline: October 7 Additional information and registration form are available at: http://www.arl.org/forum04/ ---------- Joan K. Lippincott, Ph.D. Associate Executive Director Coalition for Networked Information 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 202-296-5098 202-872-0884 (Fax) [log in to unmask] www.cni.org