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Bell & Howell session during NASIG conference

Forwarded by the NASIG executive to readers of liblicense-l.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
May 17, 2001

Unfortunately several of you have just received notice of a focus group
which Bell & Howell intends to sponsor next Thursday at a hotel during
NASIG conference time.  This is not in any way connected with or supported
by NASIG.  We apologize for this direct violation of our non-commercial
policy and for the direct conflict of scheduling with our programming
time.  We have been in contact with Bell & Howell for a month or so
regarding their request and had told them that they could use the user
meeting time after the conference for a group meeting if they so chose.
They were told that they could not have a meeting during the networking
node period for product-oriented purposes.  We also explained the informal
networking benefits of NASIG and encouraged them to pursue that avenue by
simply enjoying the NASIG experience first to discover what the conference
is all about and have a better understanding of our purposes.  NASIG'S
non-commercial level playing field policy was clearly explained several
times.

We do not know how they got individual names of NASIG members or to whom
the message was sent, but we will try to post a disclaimer on any other
lists we find.  If you see this announcement on any other lists (other
than liblicense-l), please contact me.  I have contacted B&H but at this
time have no other information from them regarding our extreme surprise
and request for them to amend their plans.  We did want the membership to
know immediately of this distressing situation and that we are trying to
resolve it in an agreeable manner.  I hope that you understand our concern
and will be patient as we work through this.

Thank you

Connie Foster, NASIG President
Professor/Serials Coordinator
http://www.nasig.org
Western Kentucky University Libraries
1 Big Red Way
Bowling Green KY 42101-3576

email: connie.foster@wku.edu  phone: 270-745-6160  fax: 270-745-3958
http://www.wku.edu