Register by October 12 to receive the early bird discount for NISO's two-day forum on The E-Book Renaissance: Exploring the Possibilities Exposed by Digital Books, to be held on October 24-25 in Baltimore, Maryland. This forum will probe the key issues surrounding e-books from a variety of industry, library, scholarly, and consumer viewpoints. Join us and participate in this community discussion for advancing e-book development, distribution, and use. ABOUT THE FORUM E-books have existed in the library landscape for over a decade, but it is only in the last few years that their use has shifted to finally become the game-changer that all have anticipated for so long. Availability, distribution, licensing, discoverability, current and future access, and usage of e-books all require content providers and libraries to change many of their existing processes and develop new ways to do business. Amidst this confusion is a wealth of opportunities for new collaborations and initiatives. NISO educational forums are routinely praised for their excellent selection of speakers representing a diversity of viewpoints across the scholarly information community and the small size which provides opportunities to network with speakers and other attendees. Planned topics include opening and closing keynotes; panel discussions on publisher and content provider issues and from vendors and platform providers; discussion of libraries, librarians, and e-books; presentations on users, patrons, and devices in the hands of users; a review of e-book standards; roundtable discussions on topics from the new NISO E-book Special Interest Group; and an Ask Anything session for attendees. REGISTRATION Early bird discounts are available through October 12, 2011. NISO members receive additional discounts. A student discount is also available. A complete agenda, registration, and hotel information are available on the event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/ebooks/ Cynthia Hodgson NISO Technical Editor Consultant National Information Standards Organization Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 301-654-2512