Dear Colleagues:

      Tomorrow is the deadline for advance registration for the Washington
Independent Writers (WIW) Technology Conference, which will be held this
coming Saturday, October 21, in Washington, D.C.

      Information about the conference is available on WIW's Web site at <a
href="http://www.washwriter.org/events/techconf.htm">
<http://www.washwriter.org/events/techconf.htm> </a>.

      Former Rep. Patricia Schroeder (D-Colo.) will be the featured
luncheon speaker at the conference, which is entitled "Writers, Technology
and the Internet: Opportunities in the New Millennium." The conference will
run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the University Club, 1135 16th St. NW, in
Washington.

      Schroeder, president of the Association of American Publishers, will
speak about ways writers can benefit from what the publishing industry is
doing to meet the challenges of electronic publishing. She will be
appearing the day after her return to Washington from the International
Publishers Association Frankfurt Book Fair. She will report to the WIW
conference on what happened at that event.

      WIW conference attendees will hear from several other specialists,
from publishing, academia, the media and high-tech organizations, who will
discuss ways writers can deal with the problems and opportunities presented
by the Internet and new computer technology.

      To register for the conference, see the registration form at <a
href=http://www.washwriter.org/events/techreg.htm>
<http://www.washwriter.org/events/techreg.htm> </a>.

      For additional details, contact the WIW office, Dept. SCR, 733 15th
St. NW, Suite 220, Washington, D.C. 20005, voice (202) 347-4973, fax (202)
628-0298, <a href="mailto:[log in to unmask]"> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
([log in to unmask]) </a>. Information about WIW is available at <a
href="http://www.washwriter.org"> <http://www.washwriter.org> </a>.

      Washington Independent Writers is a non-profit professional
organization based in Washington, D.C., for independent writers, editors
and journalists. Founded in 1975, WIW is the largest regional writers'
group in the United States, with approximately 1,500 members.

      WIW also sponsors a Listserv e-mail discussion list called WIW-L. For
a free WIW-L subscription, send an e-mail message to <a
href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">
<[log in to unmask]></a>, and in the body of the message, type
"subscribe WIW-L YourFirstName YourLastName" (without the quotation marks).

                               Sincerely,

                               Ken Reigner

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Ken Reigner                                           Vice President
[log in to unmask]                Chairman, Technology Committee
mailto:[log in to unmask]         Washington Independent Writers

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