The Categorization of Government Information (CGI) Working Group of the
U.S. Federal Interagency Committee on Government Information is
hosting
a forum on best practices in categorizing government information.  The
forum will be held on Thursday, July 8, 2004 from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.
The event is being hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
at
the EPA Headquarters, East Building, 1201 Constitution Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 20003.  The meeting will be held in room 1153 EPA East.

Please RSVP to Richard Huffine ([log in to unmask]) or (202)
566-0703 by the close of business on July 7.

Planned Agenda

8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am - 9:30 am Welcome and Introductions (Gretchen Schlag, Dept of
Navy, DoD)
9:30 am - 12:00 pm      Vendor Demonstrations (Easy Ask, Autonomy,
Endeca, Verity and Convera)
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm      Lunch
1:15 pm - 4:15 pm Practical Applications
                        Lillian Gassey, Naval Postgraduate School
                        Denise Bedford, WorldBank
                        Jayne Dutra, NASA
                        James King, Naval Research Laboratory, DoD
4:15 - 4:30 pm          Closing remarks and wrap up

Directions:  The EPA West building is at the NW corner of 12th Street
and Constitution Avenue.  The most convenient Metro stop is on the
Blue
line, Federal Triangle stop.  The exit from Federal Triangle is
between
Pennsylvania and Constitution on 12th Street.  Exit the metro and walk
south toward Constitution Avenue, NW.  Turn left toward the American
History Museum, across the street on your left.  The entrance to EPA
East is just to your left in the middle of the building that faces the
American History Museum.  The guards will have a list of RSVPs and
will
admit those with government ID without registration.  Attendees
without
a government ID will be signed in by our host.  The meeting is in the
EPA Great Hall, through the center all and to the right of the
entrance.
Lunch options include the Ronald Reagan Building food court,  Old Post
Office food court, EPA cafeteria in the building and other options in
the Federal Triangle area.

Richard Huffine
Federal Manager, EPA National Library Network
U.S. EPA, Information Access Division
Office of Environmental Information
   Phone:  202-566-0703
   Fax: 202-566-0669