Martin - At TRW Automotive, we subscribe to a service called Teltech out of Minneapolis. If you are looking for information on a certain subject, they can do a literature search and send, or download, abstracts of the documents to you. Then you can decide which papers you want to have in full. Rather than purchase all the proceedings from all the conferences, this is a little easier. This is an interactive search, so you can work with a specialist to find the types of papers you really are looking for. I have found it very helpful in researching several subjects. [I have, however, found it more useful to find cutting edge information on the Internet and Technet, in particular. A lot of the information from conference proceedings can be a year old by the time they come out.] Teltech also provides an expert network service. If you are looking for answers to technical questions, they can find an expert on the subject within 24 hours (you will be charged for their time, though). They can do vendor searches (again, I have found the Internet to be better). And they can do something called the Sentry Intelligence Update. If you want to be updated on a subject whenever anything new comes out on paper, this service notifies you to see if you want the report sent to you. Since the company subscribes to this service, I can't tell you much about pricing, but Teltech's number is 1-800-367-8358. Hope this helps, Steve Murphy TRW Automotive Electronics Group >>> Martin N Mason <[log in to unmask]> 05/01/96 12:42pm >>> Help! Could anyone tell me how I go about obtaining the reports and proceedings of trade shows such as Nepcon West etc. Thanks