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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-image: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 111, 201);">Research and scholarly information services are changing at record speed. Don't miss hearing the latest about how information continues to be transformed at </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 111, 201);">t</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 111, 201);">he
NFAIS 2018 </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 111, 201);">Annual Conference, February 28 - March 2</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 111, 201);">.</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The theme for the NFAIS 60th annual conference is “Information Transformation: Open. Global. Collaborative.” Experts with diverging views will examine the dynamic changes in information and publishing technologies which have altered
how researchers consume, exchange, interact with, and disseminate their scholarly and research communications. Thought-provoking presenters and keynote speakers plan to explore with attendees:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Hilton Alexandria Old Town, our conference hotel, also offers </span><a href="http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/D/DCAOTHF-FFI-20180225/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="special conference rates"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 111, 201);">special
discounted rates</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 111, 201);"> </span>through <b>February 7, 2018</b> - but room inventory is limited, so register early and mention NFAIS!</span></p>
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