"Joanne M. Perry" <[log in to unmask]> I wanted to alert and/or remind map librarians that NACIS (North American Cartographic Information Society) will be meeting on October 9-13, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio at the Adams Mark Hotel. The Call for Participation has gone out with abstracts due to the program chair, Gordon Kennedy, by May 31, 2002. I hope that map librarians will respond to the Call so that we can have a map librarianship session this year. Last year there were no papers offered that were library focused which was a shame as this is a wonderful venue for library PR. This is a place where elusive cartographers and GIS professionals (teaching faculty, commercial, state and federal employees) get together to talk shop -- if we take the time to talk, they will attend and listen. I am hoping to moderate the session, so if you wish to speak to me before submitting an abstract to Gordon, feel free to do so (814/865-0139 or [log in to unmask]). NACIS has existed for about 22 years and is an organization of librarians, teaching faculty, cartographers and GIS professionals (city, state, county, federal, corporate, free-lance). Annual membership is $42.00/year, registration costs at the annual conference run about $125 (includes significant amounts of food; workshops and fieldtrips extra and optional) and there is a journal (Cartographic Perspectives) as well as a Web site: WWW.NACIS.ORG. This is a great organization and each year the conference gets better. I invite anyone who has an interest in cartography, digital or otherwise, to consider joining us. "Joanne M. Perry" <[log in to unmask]>