A reminder for US and other interested readers: the Third Conference on Partnership Opportunities for Federally Associated Collections will be held on November 13-15, 2000 in Austin, Texas, with pre-conference workshops Nov. 11-12. (One of these workshops will focus on Federal and international scientific permits.) For more information on the program and registration, go to http://www.io.com/~tam/doicontents.html . Cheers, Sally Sally Y. Shelton Collections Officer National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC 20560-0107 phone (202) 786-2601, FAX (202) 786-2328 email [log in to unmask] List owner, PERMIT-L ========================================================Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).