Throughout the three days of DIS 2000 you'll be hearing from a number of leading thinkers and practitioners in the world of digital information management and design. Everyday, interactive design firms wrestle with and explore the very issues that will be discussed during the conference. We invite you to visit a number of these firms during DIS 2000 Design Open House in Manhattan.

The "Delirious" Open House will be held on Thursday, August 17, from 6 to 9 p.m. Eight firms around Manhattan will open their doors to conference participants, and will offer, throughout the evening, brief presentations about themselves and their specialties. At each location, employees from the participating firms will be on hand to answer questions. We encourage you to take advantage of this program and visit more than one agency to get a sense of the breadth and depth of work being done in New York today.

We'll give you tour tickets that can be stamped by the firms you visit and you'll have a chance to win some simple prizes, including tickets to NY's hottest off-Broadway show.

Participating companies include Agency.com, iXL, Organic, Plumb Design, Rare Medium, Razorfish, Scient, and Siegelgale.

You can sign up for the tours when you pick up your conference materials on-site. On the evening of the Open House, there will be volunteers in the Brooklyn Marriott lobby to direct you to the nearby subway station, and the hotel concierge will be able to give you maps, if needed.

We hope you'll take advantage of the DIS 2000 "Delirious" Design Open House in Manhattan. We think it will be a great complement to the Conference's lectures, panels, and demonstrations.