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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear SIGCIS,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Those of you coming to the annual SHOT meeting, starting Thursday evening, please remember to scour your shelves before you leave for the airport and throw in a book or two relevant to the interests of our members. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve been asked by Andy Russell, the current SIGCIS chair, to reprise my traditional role as book auctioneer to raise money to fund our graduate student travel awards. So bring a nice wad of cash with which to bid generously on the books donated by others. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The auction will take place during the SIGCIS lunch meeting which I’ve been able to confirm is as usual on Friday. Some of the SHOT program is online at <a href="http://www.historyoftechnology.org/media/ABQ/2015_schedule_of_sessions.pdf">http://www.historyoftechnology.org/media/ABQ/2015_schedule_of_sessions.pdf</a> but there is apparently a deliberate policy not to put the complete program with locations, SIG events, etc. online to deter freeloaders. I don’t think the meeting website information even tells you when and where to register to get the real program! Fortunately there is an overview schedule of sessions hiding inside the newsletter PDF at <a href="http://www.historyoftechnology.org/media/newsletters/SHOT_2015_newsletter.pdf">http://www.historyoftechnology.org/media/newsletters/SHOT_2015_newsletter.pdf</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Details of the SIGCIS workshop, all day Sunday, are at <a href="http://www.sigcis.org/workshop15">http://www.sigcis.org/workshop15</a>. I note that the SHOT online program claims that the workshop starts at 8am, but our own website promises a much less scary 9am start. In this case, trust SIGCIS.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>