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The TEI Consortium second annual members meeting at the
Newberry Library, Chicago, October 11-12, 2002.
http://www.tei-c.org/Publicity/chicago.html
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Members and non-members alike are welcome to attend the first day of the meeting, which will include a rich programme of technical briefings and presentations about the full variety of TEI applications. The second day will be for members and subscribers only, and will contain further technical briefings as well as a business meeting. The chief business to be transacted at this Annual General Meeting, aside from financial and editorial reports, will be elections to the Board and to the TEI Council, and a discussion of new work-items for the Council and its appointed work-groups.
Registration
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Pre-registration is essential! All participants need to preregistered for the TEI Annual Members Meeting by sending an email to [log in to unmask] by September 12.

There is no registration fee for existing TEI subscribers, or for persons representing existing TEI member institutions, but anyone interested in the work of the TEI is very welcome to attend. Non-members and non-subscribers will be charged a $50 registration fee at the door, but this fee will give you subscriber benefits up to the end of 2002 as well as admission to the Member's Meeting.

Lodging
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We have made a block booking for participants in the TEI Annual Members Meeting at the Claridge Hotel (http://www.claridgehotel.com/). The hotel is about six minutes from the Newberry Library, and the special rate available for TEI members is $149 (single or double room occupancy) plus taxes. To take advantage of this special price, you must send your reservation directly by email to the hotel's Reservations Manager, Russell McCarthy [log in to unmask] or phone the hotel at +1 800-245-1258. Remember to mention that you are asking for the TEI Consortium group rate, and remember that your booking must be made before September 12 to get this special rate.

Programme
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As at last year's meeting, the formal business meeting will be preceded by a full day of invited presentations, members reports, and technical updates from TEI workgroups and editors.

Confirmed invited speakers include:
* John Price-Wilkin (University of Michigan)
* Bill Kretschmar (University of Georgia)
* Mark Olsen (University of Chicago)
* Wendell Piez (Mulberry Technologies)

See the full announcement on the TEI website at http://www.tei-c.org/Publicity/chicago.html for further details and updates.
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Yours sincerely,
Tone Merete Bruvik

TEI Office, http://www.tei-c.org
The HIT Centre, University of Bergen, Allégaten 27, N-5007 Bergen, Norway, phone: +47 55584222