The ETD 2006 U.S. Regional Conference on Electronic Theses and Dissertations is organized by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD).

The NDLTD initiative is an open federation of more than 200 member universities and supporting organizations including research institutions and private companies.

This year's conference will be held October 27-28 in the J.C. Penney Conference Center on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus. See the Travel page for maps and location information.

The ETD 2006 U.S. Regional Conference will provide a forum to:

• Share the secrets of successful ETD programs.
• Learn about new developments related to ETD authoring, archiving and dissemination.
• Meet and discuss ETD challenges and issues with peer participants in your region.
• Build skills that will facilitate ETD implementation at your university.
• Review issues that influence the success of your ETD program.
• Share experiences and research with the ETD community.