The following message has been posted by the Outreach Committee of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC). If you have any questions, please click on one of the links or the e-mail address below. Please do not hit REPLY or post further messages to this list. --- 2006 ARSC CONFERENCE: EARLY-REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHING --- The 40th annual ARSC Conference will be held at the Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in Seattle, Washington, May 17-20. April 24 is the deadline for discounted rates: 1. Full Conference Registration -- $120 for ARSC members, $150 for non-members, and $60 for students. 2. Single-Day Registration (for those wishing to attend only one day) -- $35 for ARSC members, $45 for non-members, and $25 for students. 3. Pre-Conference Workshop Registration -- $70 for ARSC members, $80 for non-members, and $30 for students. To qualify for the discounted prices, your registration must be postmarked by April 24. After that date, registration fees increase. April 24 is also the last day to reserve a room at the Red Lion Hotel at the special conference rate of $139 per night, single or double; $149 triple; and $159 quad. To reserve a room, visit http://www.redlion5thavenue.com/. On the Reservations page, click on "Change rate types" in the "Rate types" section, and enter 0000784000 in the "Group block" box. Call the hotel at 206-971-8000, if you have questions about or problems with your reservation. For more information about the conference, check out our recently updated website at: http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference2006.html. Session abstracts have been posted at the website. For details about each talk or presentation, click on the "Session Abstracts [pdf]" link on the conference home page. Questions about the conference should be directed to the Conference Manager, Kurt Nauck, at [log in to unmask] Anna-Maria Manuel ARSC Outreach Committee Chair