Have you never been to an APLA annual conference? Do you want to participate in the APLA Conference but can't afford it? Why not apply for APLA's First Timer's Conference Grant? To eligible, you must be a personal member of APLA, residing in the Atlantic Provinces and interested in attending the APLA annual conferece for the first time. If you would like to make CLA/APLA 2002 in Halifax your first APLA conference, please submit a APLA First Timeer's Conference Grant request. Applications should include name, business address, e-mail and phone number. Funding requests may include all conference- related expenses, conference registration fee, travel expenses such as driving mileage or airfare, and meal expenses. Grants are allocated according to APLA's general expense guidelines. Please specify the minimum level of assistance which would make it possible for you to attend the conference. Applications should be submitted by April 6. (a one-week extension) Please submit a request in writing via fax, mail, or email to: Norine Hanus President, APLA Robertson Library University of Prince Edward Island 550 University Avenue Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3 Fax: (902) 628-4305 email: [log in to unmask] Please Norine Hanus Collections Librarian e-mail: [log in to unmask] phone: (902) 566-0479 fax: (902) 628-4305