The School of Continuing Studies of The University of the West Indies will hold the British Virgin Islands Conference from May 26-28, 2005 in the British Virgin Islands. The British Virgin Islands Conference is a multi-disciplinary conference focusing on issues relevant to the islands. This is the tenth conference in the school’s country conference series. The conference will be open to the public and will provide a forum for the discussion of local issues. Abstracts are invited from persons with a research interest in the British Virgin Islands. The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is March 25, 2005. Further information may be obtained from Simone Augier at simone.augier @uwimona.edu.jm