It is my pleasure to announce that registration for QuasiCon is now open! QuasiCon is a one day FREE student-run conference at the School of Information to be held on *Sat, Feb. 10, 2018, 8:30 am - 3:45 pm* at North Quad. Here is the link to register: http://quasicon-2018.appspot.com/. The registration button is at the top of the page! This year's theme is "Discovery & Distortion," featuring keynote speaker is Jo Angela Oehrli, Learning Librarian & Children’s Literature Librarian at the University of Michigan Libraries The conference will feature two panels, a series of lightning talks, interactive demos, a poster session, and more featuring UMSI students, faculty, and staff! Come and learn about the "discovery & distortion" challenges the information field faces today and see what other exciting and interesting things UMSI students are exploring and presenting! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, contact the QuasiCon planning committee quasicon.planners.2018@umich.edu, or the ALA student chapter officers at alaofficers@umich.edu. Feel free to spread the word to your friends and colleagues! I look forward to seeing you there! All best, Ben Rearick