----------------------------Original message---------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION GEOGRAPHY & MAP DIVISION ANNUAL CONFERENCE MONTREAL, CANADA JUNE 10-15, 1995 The theme for the Montreal conference is "The Power of Information:Transformin g the World."Itchallenges us to explore information's power to change us and the world we live in. The theme is international, reflecting the Association's meetingplace in Montreal, Canada. Interested persons are encouraged to submit papers for consideration on the following themes: Mapping Canada--from Native American to Satellite Imagery; GIS transforming our world--Standards for reference service; New technologies and geography/map librarianship. Suggestions about papers and activities at this conference are welcomed. Oral presentations should be prepared not to exceed twenty minutes, although papers themselves may be longer. A single page abstract of proposed papers must be submitted to the Program Planner no later than September 15, 1994. Authors of accepted papers will be notified shortly thereafter. Send all proposals, information requests, and suggestions to: Alice Hudson Chief, Map Division, NYPL 5th Avenue & 42d Street New York, NY 10018 Phone 212-930-0589; email: [log in to unmask]; Fax 212-921-2546. Carol Marley at McGill University is the local arrangements contact in Montreal and has worked hard on this program; Elaine Clement, of Penn State Un iversity, is chair-elect of the Geography & Map Division. Please contact them also if you need information, but all program coordination will be here at my old desk at NYPL! So let us hear from you, and we hope to see lots of you in Montreal next summer.