[Sigiii-l] LIBCOM 2003

[Les Pourciau]

Announcement and Call for Papers

LIBCOM-2003

Seventh International Conference and Exhibition "Information Technologies,
Computer Systems and Publications for Libraries"

                                     November 17 - 21, 2003

Conference venue: Yershovo Health Complex, Zvenigorod District, Moscow Region,
Russia

Conference Web site: http://www.gpntb.ru/libcom3/eng/
Conference email: libcom2003 at gpntb.ru, iliac at iliac.org


Organizers:

· Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology
· Ministry of Industry, Science and Technologies of the Russian Federation
· Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
· Russian Foundation for Basic Research
· International Library, Information and Analytical Center
· International Association of Electronic Libraries and New Information
Technologies Users and Developers

The subject scope of the Conference covers the state-of-the-art and prospects of
new information, computer and Internet technologies in library and information
daily routine; library corporations; digital libraries; legal aspects of
libraries and information providers activities.

The Conference program is based on accepted participants' proposals and special
requests for presentations issued by the Organizing Committee to selected
experts in the Conference topics as well as to providers of information,
computer, publishing and Internet products to libraries.

Call for Papers
The Organizing Committee seeks original research and application-oriented
papers, not previously presented elsewhere, which make new contributions to the
conference topics.

You are invited to submit an extended abstract of your proposed paper in the
electronic form (as an attachment to email) according to the following
guidelines:

1. The extended abstract should not exceed 0.75 A4 page in length.
2. The heading should include the title of your paper, followed by names,
affiliations, email of the author(s).
3. The deadline for submitting proposals is October 1, 2003.
4. Full text should not exceed 4, 000 words in length and should be single
spaced.
5. The deadline for submitting full text is October 15, 2003.
6. Proposals for papers to be written and presented in English should be sent to
Dr. Lester Pourciau, Deputy Chair, International Organizing Committee, email:
Pourciau at memphis.edu or Pourciau at alumni.indiana.edu
Abstracts for papers to be written and presented in Russian should be sent to
Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, Chair, International Organizing Committee, and First Deputy
Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, email:
shra at gpntb.ru

Extended abstracts of accepted papers will be published in the LIBCOM conference
proceedings. Full texts will be published on the conference web site.

Exhibition. We are inviting libraries, information agencies, book publishers and
providers of services to participate in the Exhibition in the framework of
LIBCOM 2003. The Exhibition scope includes: application of new computer
technologies to information business and librarianship; Internet technologies;
digital information; CD-ROM products in libraries and information technologies;
book trade; library equipment and materials as well as other related issues.

Conference participants will be offered a social and cultural program, which
includes:

     tours to Savvino-Storozhevsky and New Jerusalemi Monasteries
     a tour to the Armored Troops museum (on preliminary requests)
     a concert
     a banquet on the occasion of the conference closing with musical program.

Conference participants will have a chance to enjoy a pool, gym, and sauna as
well as health treatment services.

Registration and accommodation

The Conference registration fee is $100.00.

Accommodation fee for the whole stay (four days including three meals a day) is
as follows (prices per person):

One-room apartment        Two-room apartment

Double    $150.00               Double    $200.00

Single      $220.00               Single     $340.00


The Exhibition stand rental fee is $150.00.

Payment should be made in US dollars in advance to:
ILIAC (International Library Information and Analytical Center)
1776 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 700, NW, Washington DC, 20036, USA
Bank - Bank of America, 3 Dupont Circle, NW, Washington DC, 20036, USA
ABA/Routing # 054001204, Acct. # 001920698423

For online registration and additional information please see
http://www.gpntb.ru/libcom3/eng/