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Dear colleagues The closing date for registering to attend the EIPA/EIA conference KEEP AHEAD WITH EUROPEAN INFORMATION is fast approaching.. The conference takes place on the 28 and 29 November 2002 at the European Information of Publication Administration in Maastricht, The Netherlands. The objective of the conference is to highlight all the main developments and trends of the year in European information with authoritative speakers from the key European Institutions, organisations and publishers. In 2002 we are, inevitably, highlighting the European Commission's Communication on a new information and communication strategy for the European Union.. In addition, we have speakers talking about the information dimension of: * Interactive policymaking * the consolidation, codification and recasting of EU legislation, plus the process to translate the acquis communautaire into the languages of the applicant countries * the EULEX project: to access the text of national measures implementing Community Directives * Recent developments and future initiatives at EUR-OP We have a speaker providing an objective comparative analysis of the plus and minus points of the Registers of Documents from the Council, Commission and European Parliament, plus speakers talking about the information activities of DG Justice and Home Affairs and DG Enlargement of the European Commision, plus the information and communication activities of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) Finally, I will also be giving my customary overview of the major European information developments of the year, which this year will be looking, in particular, at the information dimension of the European Commission's new Strategic Planning and Programming Cycle and the increasing trend towards soft law approaches to policy making through such mechanisms as peer review, scoreboards, social dialogue agreements etc. Delegates come from all over Europe and a wide range of organisation, including the EU Instititions, national governments, EU information relays and networks, the commercial sector, etc, which makes for a stimulating and informal mix. Full details can be seen at either http://www.eipa.nl/activities/02/11101_28Nov/en/programme.htm or http://www.eia.org.uk/progkeep02.htm Hope to see you there. Best wishes Ian Ian Thomson Editor, European Access/European Access Plus [http://www.europeanaccess.co.uk] Executive Editor, KnowEurope [http://www.knoweurope.net] Manager, European Documentation Centre, Cardiff University Information Consultant, Wales Euro Info Centre President, European Information Association Contact details: European Documentation Centre The Guest Building PO Box 430 Cardiff University Cardiff CF10 3XT Tel: 029-2087-4262 Fax: 029-2087-4717 Email: [log in to unmask]