[PADG:1451] Ebook Conference Update

["Marilyn Geller" <marilyn.geller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

UPDATE!!!

A special day rate of $195.00 is now available for those who know how
important this conference is but only have one day to spare!  The conference
has been extended from two and a half days to three full days of thought
provoking presentations.  Register now for one day or for the full
conference.  Don't miss a chance to exchange views with industry leaders and
exhibitors.  For more details see: http://www.nist.gov/ebook2001

Join us November 5-7 in Washington, DC for E-Book 2001 to learn more about
how to incorporate E-Book technology into your life, your work, or your
organization.  You?ll find much to think about at the 4th Electronic Book
Conference.  Sponsored by NISO, the National Information Standards
Organization and NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
E-Book 2001 brings together the key players in the E-Book world: the
technology experts, the content providers, and the users to examine how this
new technology can change the way we think about books.

New technologies are becoming part of the daily life of publishing, creating
broad new vistas and new opportunities, and overcoming earlier
disappointment created by unrealistic expectations.  The Federal
Government's adoption of e-book and e-learning technology may turn out to be
a "killer app", as was the case with the introduction of the Internet and
the widespread use of PCs.

This year's conference draws speakers and attendees from the government,
content supplier, library and end-user communities, featuring topics such
as:

Government Initiatives & New Technologies for E-Books and E-Publishing
Standards and Interoperability
E-Learning
Rights Management for Digital Content
Libraries and E-Books
E-Publishing

Speakers include:
James Billington, http://www.loc.gov/ Librarian of Congress
Jack Romanos, http://www.simonsays.com/ Simon & Schuster
Warren Adler, http://www.warrenadler.com/ Author, "War of the Roses
Leo Dwyer, http://www.rosettabooks.com/ RosettaBooks.com
Ken Goldwasser, http://www.oracle.com/education/ Oracle University
Harold Henke, http://www-3.ibm.com/services/learning/ IBM Learning
Services
Bob Miller, http://www.hyperionbooks.com Hyperion
James Alexander,
http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/ebook2001/agenda/Adobe Adobe
Alberto Vitale, http://www.iebaf.org/ Frankfurt E-Book


Conference exhibits will feature the top companies supporting E-book
technologies.  If you?re interested in exhibiting, get more details at:
http://www.niso.org/Ebook-01/html/html or contact October Ivins (email:
oivins@xxxxxxxx  phone: 781.793.9283)