With apologies for cross-postings ======================== Dear Colleague Subject: UCISA-MIS Group Conference '99, 'MIS Without Walls' I am delighted to take this opportunity to invite you to the premier event in the University MIS calendar. This year, the Annual Conference is taking place at The Imperial Hotel on the North Promenade, Blackpool. The event runs from Wednesday November 10th to Friday November 12th. This invitation is to ensure that you fix these dates into your diary, and consider making an on-line booking for the event. Places are limited, and available on a first-come, first-served basis. The closing date for bookings is Friday October 15th, 1999 This year's conference will be of the highest quality with a range of excellent and informed presenters, and an expanded exhibition of suppliers to the MIS market place. We are pleased to welcome speakers from within the sector, practitioners from our own ranks, and executive supplier representatives. A Conference website has been established at: http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/MISG/events.htm which provides a general introduction, summary of speakers and session titles, together with a list of exhibitors. In addition, the Annual General Meeting of the Group takes place at Conference. You will find the AGM papers at the Conference website, including a link to an elections nomination form. The MIS Group is reliant on volunteer effort to organise its various activities through the year, and provide a representative voice at a national level in related initiatives. We therefore seek nominations to the Committee. If you would like to discuss this with an existing member of the committee, contact details can be found at: http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/MISG/contact.htm If you have any questions or queries about the event please contact the UCISA Administration team in Oxford. Their contact details are as follows: Sue Peacock or Sam Westwood Tel: +44 (0)1865 283425 Fax: +44 (0)1865 283426 Email: [log in to unmask] I look forward to meeting you at Blackpool in November, Yours sincerely Graham Hill Chair, UCISA MIS Group on behalf of the Conference Organising Committee %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%