I'd like to thank everyone for the amazing response to the call for abstracts. With still a couple of days to go to the deadline, over 60 have landed in our electronic intray! It is good to see that they have come from all UK countries as well as the Republic of Ireland. This is significantly higher than the submissions for Edinburgh (44 if I recall correctly) A small group of us will be reviewing these in Mid January & we will get back to all those of you who have submitted by the end of January at the latest. Details of how to register for the conference with associated costs etc will be made available early in February. It promises to be an excellent event, thanks largely to so many of you who have submitted content. So, here's to Belfast 2004, and in the meantime, a happy new year to one and all! Steve Steve Rose Head of Health Care Libraries Cairns Library University of Oxford The John Radcliffe Headington Oxford OX3 9DU Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: 01865 221950 Fax: 01865 220792