Dear Colleague -- I hope that by now you are aware of the location and timing of the 1998 TeX User Group conference, TUG'98: Torun, Poland, between 17th and 21st August 1998. I also hope that you will consider proposing a paper, or offering a poster display, for that conference. The theme of the conference is "Integrating TeX with the Surrounding World", and papers which specifically address that theme will be most welcome, although papers on any topic which is relevant to TeX, typography, and/or electronic publishing will be considered. If you are considering proposing a paper or offering a poster session, please be aware that the last date for receipt of proposals is 30th January 1998. Further details are available from the TUG'98 web pages: http://www.tug.org/tug-98/ (general information) http://www.tug.org/tug-98/call.html (call for papers) If for any reason the TUG server is down, the same documents can be found at: http://www.rhbnc.ac.uk/tug-98/ (general information) http://www.rhbnc.ac.uk/tug-98/call.html (call for papers) I look forward to finding many proposals in my mailbox when I return in the New Year! A very merry Christmas and happy New Year to you all. Philip Taylor, Chairman: TUG'98 Programme Committee P.S. Apologies if you receive more than one copy of this message: it is being sent to all known TeX-related lists, and many of you may well be members of more than one such list.