Dear Colleagues **Early Bird registration ends 27th of May** First International Conference on e-Social Science Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester, UK 22nd – 24th June 2005 Please note that “Early Bird” registration for the First International Conference on e-Social Science ends this FRIDAY 27th of MAY. To take advantage of the reduced registration fees please ensure that you register by this date. Please remember that there are a number of registration options available including half price rates for students. The conference will consist of a day of workshops followed by two days of papers including sessions on Social Aspects of Scientific Collaboration, Metadata Standards, Social Shaping and Social Science Research Tools. There is also a FREE Agenda Setting Workshop on the 21st of June which is open to everyone including those not attending the conference. The workshop is entitled “Collaboration, Co-Laboratories and e-Research” and full details can be found on our website. Full details of the conference are available from http://www.ncess.ac.uk/events/conference/ I hope to see you in Manchester next month. Best wishes Gillian Sinclair Dr Gillian Sinclair Programme Manager ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science (NCeSS) University of Manchester Dover Street Building Dover Street Manchester UK M13 9PL Email: [log in to unmask] Website: http://www.ncess.ac.uk News mailing list: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/E-SOCIAL-SCIENCE-NEWS