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 -- Ken Reigner Vice President [log in to unmask] Chairman, Technology Committee mailto:[log in to unmask] Washington Independent Writers ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html