Sponsor Invitation

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Sponsor Invitation
Eighth International Conference on Grey Literature
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From TextRelease GL8 Program and Conference
Bureau
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International Conference Center New Orleans,
Louisiana USA December 4-5, 2006
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Introduction
TextRelease, the Program and Organizing Bureau
for the International Conference Series on Grey
Literature is currently in the process of
identifying GL8 Sponsors. Last years conference
was held at INIST-CNRS in Nancy, France, where
delegates from 16 countries worldwide
participated. This years conference will return
to the United States, where it will be held at
the Lindy C. Boggs International Conference
Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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International Conference Center New Orleans,
Louisiana USA December 4-5, 2006
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Grey Literature and the Business Sector
GL8 will seek to address the under-representation
of business and industry in the field of grey
literature. Only 5 of the respondents from an
online survey carried out in 2004 were from this
sector.
Grey Literature Information produced on all
levels of government, academics, business and
industry in electronic and print formats not
controlled by commercial publishing i.e. where
publishing is not the primary activity of the
producing body." (Luxembourg, 1997 - Expanded in
New York, 2004)
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Conferences in the GL-Series

• Next conference in this series
• GL8 scheduled at the Lindy C. Boggs
  International Conference Center, 4-5 December
  2006, New Orleans, Louisiana USA
  http//www.textrelease.com/gl8program.html
• Recent conferences in this series
• GL7 hosted at INIST-CNRS Conference Center, 5-6
  December 2005 in Nancy, France
• GL6 hosted at NYAM Conference Center, 6-7
  December 2004, New York, NY USA
• GL5 hosted at KNAW Conference Center, 4-5
  December 2003, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Further conferences in this series
• GL99 hosted at Kellogg Conference Center, 4-5
  October 1999, Washington, DC USA
• GL97 hosted at EU Jean Monnet Building, 13-14
  November 1997, Luxembourg
• GL95 hosted at CUA Conference Center, 2-3
  November 1995, Washington, DC USA
• GL93 hosted at RAI Conference Center, 13-15
  December 1993, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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International Conference Center New Orleans,
Louisiana USA December 4-5, 2006
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Previous GL Conference Sponsors
City of Amsterdam
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International Conference Center New Orleans,
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Characteristics of the GL Series

• A unique relationship between the Sponsors and
  the Program and Organizing Bureau
• Its transatlantic character - alternating between
  venues in North America and Europe.
• Its international character evident in its
  content contributions, sponsorship, and
  participant organizations.
• Based on a Call-for-Papers, the Hallmark of the
  GL Conference Series
• A dedicated core Program Committee with new and
  intermittent members
• An experienced and specialized Program and
  Planning Bureau
• Published results of conference research in print
  and electronic formats
• (Post) conference information services provided
  by GreyNet

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Unique Relationship between theSponsors and the
Conference Bureau
The sound management of an international
conference is the guarantee to all stakeholders
that their investment in time, money, and human
resources is worthwhile. It is the pivotal force
for such an event. To date, each and every
conference in the GL-Series has relied upon clear
negotiations between Sponsor Organizations and
the Program and Conference Bureau. Once these
negotiations are agreed upon the benefits for the
Conference Sponsor become immediate.
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International Conference Center New Orleans,
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Its Transatlantic Character
Results from a recent survey carried out by
GreyNet show that 85 of the organisations
actively involved in the field of grey literature
are in North America and Europe. GreyNet
maintains contacts in over 50 countries
worldwide, however, the growth and development of
this field of information on any scale has been
and still is transatlantic.
but every bit International!
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International Conference Center New Orleans,
Louisiana USA December 4-5, 2006
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Hallmark of the GL Conference Series
Since its onset 13 years ago, this international
Conference Series is based on a Call-for-Papers.
In the '90s, the event took place every other
year averaging 28 content submissions per
conference. With the relaunch of the conference
series in 2003, it has become an annual event
with the same average number of content
submissions. Hence, a 100 increase in RD
activities in the field of grey literature, since
the turn of this century.
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GL8 Program Committee Organizations
NYAM (chair) New York Academy of
Medicine USA CNR National Research
Council Italy GreyNet Grey Literature Network
Service Netherlands INIST-CNRS National
Institute for ST Information France JST Japan
Science and Technology Agency Japan NYU New York
University Medical Center USAOSTI-DOE Office of
Scientific Technical Information USA UCI Univers
ity of California, Irvine USA UiB University of
Bergen Norway
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GL Program and Conference Bureau
Experienced and Specialized in the field of grey
literature and networked information
Dr. Dominic J. Farace, Founder of GreyNet and
Conference Director since 1992
Jerry Frantzen B.A., Freelance Design and
Technical Editor since 1996
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Publication of Research Results
Originating in the GL Conference Series

• Conference Program and Abstract Book ISSN
  1385-2308
• Conference Proceedings ISSN 1386-2316
• The Grey Journal (TGJ) with EBSCO as full-text
  licensing agent
• Publishing Research Quarterly (PRQ), a
  cooperative agreement
• Abstracting and Indexing Services via CSA,
  EBSCO, etc.
• Document Supply Centres via BL (UK), INIST (FR),
  KB (NL)
• Websites www.GreyNet.org
  www.TextRelease.com

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Grey Literature Network Service
GreyNet is a corporate author and major
stakeholder in the content of grey literature.
The goal of GreyNet is to facilitate dialog,
research, and communication between persons and
organisations in this field of information.
GreyNet further seeks to identify and distribute
information on and about grey literature in
networked environments. Its main activities
include the International Conference Series on
Grey Literature, the creation and maintenance of
web-based resources, a moderated Listserv, a
combined Distribution List, The Grey Journal
(TGJ), RD projects, etc.
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Sponsor Benefits

• Sponsor logo placed on the conference website and
  hyperlinked to your own website
• Sponsor Name and logo on the covers of both the
  GL8 Conference Program Book and Conference
  Proceedings
• A full-page advertisement in both of the above
  publications
• A full-page advertisement in The Grey Journal,
  TGJ
• Sponsor inserts of up to 250 grams in the
  Conference pouches
• Two Conference-passes
• Two personal invitations to the GreyNet Award
  Dinner 2006
• 8. And, limited space available for display and
  exhibits

Sponsorship Fee
Sponsor benefits commence upon receipt of the US
2500 fee
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Conference Structure
GL8 will provide the RD community with a variety
of settings in the presentation of their research
results. These range from plenary and parallel
sessions to roundtables.
Topics and Themes

1. Collection Development, Collection Policies, and
   Collection Rescue
2. Metadata schemes, Repositories and Software,
   Standards and Quality Assessment
3. Economics of grey, funding sources, production
   costs, pricing, and investment issues
4. Mapping grey resources for costal and aquatic
   environments

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Thanks for your consideration!
I certainly look forward to your reply as well as
to any questions that you may have at this time.
Dr. Dominic J. Farace, Program and Conference
Director TextRelease GL8 Program and Conference
Bureau Javastraat 194-HS 1095 CP Amsterdam The
Netherlands T/F 31-(0) 20-331.2420 Email
dominic.farace_at_textrelease.com Url
www.textrelease.com Url www.greynet.org
HARNESSING THE POWER OF GREY Lindy C. Boggs
International Conference Center New Orleans,
Louisiana USA December 4-5, 2006