For a preliminary agenda and workshop registration, visit our Website at http://www.nist.gov/ebook99.

NIST invites you to the second annual workshop on technical innovation and standards for the emerging electronic book industry, sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology -- Information Technology Laboratory (NIST) and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). This workshop is entitled "Electronic Book '99: The Next Chapter," and follows last year's successful workshop, Electronic Book '98. http://www.nist.gov/ebook98.

The workshop will feature topics including, handheld, paperless electronic books, web-based electronic books, new technologies, progress on the Open Electronic Book Standards Committee, electronic rights management issues, and novel applications for electronics books. Speakers will include publishers, display manufacturers, storage developers, authors, end-users, software tool developers, and educators. There will be an evening reception and numerous industry exhibits.