Fyi, from LINGUIST-L comes announcement of SALT conference in Feb.; From
RACE-POL, in re:
Cyber-Society
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>Date:  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 15:32:43 -0700 (PDT)
>From:  Cher Bergeon <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:  Semantics and Linguistic Theory
>
>
>                SALT 9 - Second Call for Papers
>
>                Semantics and Linguistic Theory
>                     Ninth Annual Meeting
>             University of California, Santa Cruz
>                     February 19-21, 1999
>
>                     *****************
>                     Invited Speakers:
>
>         Henriette de Swart (University of Utrecht)
>            Beth Levin (Northwestern University)
>     Terence D. Parsons (University of California, Irvine)
>
>                     ****************
>SALT 9 invites submissions for 30-minute presentations (with
>10 additional minutes for discussion) on any topic in the
>semantic analysis of natural language emphasizing the connection
>to linguistic theory. Authors should submit 10 copies of
>abstracts, no more than 2 pages (1000 words) long.  Authors' names,
>address, affiliation, status (faculty/student), phone number
>and e-mail address, paper title, and list of prior or planned
>presentations at other conferences should accompany the abstracts
>on a 3x5 card. E-mail and fax submissions cannot be accepted.
>
>Deadline for receipt of abstracts is Monday, November 2, 1998.
>The program will be announced in December 1998.
>
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>Guidelines:
>
>SALT does not accept papers that by the time of the conference have
>appeared or have been accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed
>journal.
>
>Preference will be given to presentations not duplicated at
>other major conferences (including LSA, NELS, WCCFL, etc.).
>Authors are asked to indicate prior or planned presentations
>of their papers on the abstract submission card.
>
>Any person can submit at most one abstract as sole author and
>a second abstract as co-author or two abstracts as co-author.
>- -------------
>
>Send abstracts to:
>
>SALT 9 Organizing Committee
>Department of Linguistics
>University of California, Santa Cruz
>1156 High Street
>Santa Cruz, CA  95064
>USA
>
>Further announcements will be made as the conference approaches.
>
>Inquiries are welcome to the address above, or e-mail to
>[log in to unmask]
>
>The Conference Web Site is accessible at
>http://ling.ucsc.edu/salt9.html
>
>Proceedings of SALT are in general available from
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>For the Proceedings of SALT 2, write to [log in to unmask]
>
>
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Subject: Exploring Cyber Society Conference '99
>
>Dear Colleagues,
>
>Please find below a Call For Papers for a conference that I am
>involved in organizing. I am willing to take questions and
>queries from anyone considering participating in the *Cyber
>Economics* stream since I am responsible for it. Apologies in advance
>for cross postings.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Joanne Roberts.
>[log in to unmask]
>
>=========================================================
> ***CALL FOR PAPERS***
>
> *EXPLORING CYBER SOCIETY*
>
> Social, Political, Economic and Cultural Issues
>
> An International Conference at the School of Social, Political
> and Economic Sciences, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK.
>
> 5th-7th July 1999
>
>What is Cyber Society? What are its social, political, economic and
>cultural dimensions? What are its theoretical and policy implications
>for the 21st century?
>
>New Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) now touch on
>almost every aspect of our lives. No serious discussions of society,
>politics, economics or culture can be complete without their
>consideration. This interdisciplinary conference will assemble
>theorists and practitioners from the social sciences, the humanities
>and the arts, to explore the emergence of Cyber Society. Both the
>rhetoric and reality of Cyber Society will be addressed at a regional,
>national and international level. The conference will provide a forum
>for the critical evaluation of the impact of ICTs on individuals,
>communities, the state, economy, and culture.
>
>*CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS*:
>
>Professor James Der Derian, Centre for European Studies,
>Harvard University, USA.
>
>Professor William Dutton, Annenberg School for Communication,
>University of Southern California, USA.
>
>Professor Ian Miles, Centre for Research on Innovation and
>Competition, and PREST, University of Manchester, UK.
>
>Professor Kevin Robins, Centre for Urban and Regional Development
>Studies, University of Newcastle, UK
>
>Professor Frank Webster, University of Birmingham (From January
>1999), UK.
>
>*FOUR CONFERENCE THEMES*:
>
>*Cyber Society* - Cyber communities; Cyberspace and everyday life;
>Cyberfeminism; The virtual class; Cyber ethnicities and identities;
>The cyber classroom; Cyber medicine; Research methods .
>
>*Cyber Politics & Policy* - Information age government and public
>administration; Power and control; Geopolitics; Net politics and
>activism; Censorship, Privacy; Regulation and surveillance; Access;
>Interactivity; Democracy; Cyberwarfare; Cybercrime.
>
>*Cyber Economics* - Cyber markets, industries and corporations;
>Internet and Intranet economics; Electronic commerce; Information
>services; R&D; Cyber employment; Globalization of information and
>networks; Intellectual property rights.
>
>*Cyber Culture* - Theory; Posthumanism; Cloning; Cinema; Intelligent
>TV and video; Post-photography; Digital architecture; Cybernetic art;
>Literature; Performance; Cultures of the Internet.
>
>*CALL FOR PAPERS*
>
>Papers related to the above themes are welcome. Abstracts (150 - 300
>words) should be sent to the conference secretary (see below)
>stating the theme under which the paper should be considered.
>
>Deadlines for papers:
>31.1.99 - Submission of abstracts
>31.3.99 - Notification of acceptance
>31.5.99 - Submission of full papers
>
>All papers will be published in conference proceedings. A selection of
>papers will be published in edited volumes. Professor Manuel Castells,
>University of California, Berkeley, (Author of the three volume 'The
>Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture') has agreed to
>contribute a commentary to one of these conference volumes.
>
>*PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME*
>
>The programme and timetable for the call for papers and conference
>bookings are subject to change and will be updated as details are
>finalised. The latest information will be available soon at our web
>site: http://www.unn.ac.uk/corporate/cybersociety
>
>Monday 5th July 1999
>Registration 11.30am - welcome, plenary session, lunch. Afternoon -
>parallel paper sessions, plenary session. Evening - dinner.
>
>Tuesday 6th July 1999
>Morning - plenary session, parallel paper
>sessions, lunch. Afternoon - plenary session, parallel paper
>sessions. Evening - conference dinner.
>
>Wednesday 7th July 1999
>Morning - plenary sessions, parallel paper session, closing
>comments, lunch.
>
>*BOOKING FORM*
>
>(Please print off and complete)
>
>Name:............................................................
>Institution/Affiliation:.......................................
>Address:..............................................................
>.....................................................................
>.....................................................................
>................................................................
>Postcode:..................................................... Tel No.
>(including STD code).................................. Fax No.
>(including STD code)................................. Email
>.............................................................
>
>FEE
>
>(Please tick as appropriate)
>
>Including accommodation stlg285
>
>Without accommodation stlg255
>
>stlg20 Reduction for booking by 1.3.99
>
>stlg20 Reduction for paper presenters
>
>Accommodation consists of bed and breakfast in the Claude
>Gibb Halls of Residence at the University of Northumbria at
>Newcastle. For those wishing to arrange their own accommodation a list
>of hotels can be obtained from the conference secretary or our web
>site.The Conference fee includes all meals and timetabled
>refreshments. Please state any special requirements (diet, disability
>etc.):...............................................................
>.....................................................................
>
>I enclose a cheque (payable to the University of
>Northumbria) for the sum of stlg................................
>
>Travel details, maps of the city of Newcastle and the campus of the
>University of Northumbria, and an acknowledgement of payment slip will
>be sent to delegates on receipt of this booking form and payment of
>the appropriate fee.
>
>Closing date for booking: 31st May 1999.
>
>COMPLETED BOOKING FORMS, PAPER SUBMISSIONS,
>AND GENERAL ENQUIRES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:
>
>Lorna Kennedy,
>Conference Secretary,
>School of Social, Political and Economic Sciences,
>University of Northumbria at Newcastle,
>Room 143,
>Northumberland Building, Newcastle Upon Tyne. NE1 8ST. UK.
>
>Tel: +44 (0)191 227 4937.
>Fax: +44 (0)191 227 4515
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>Further details will be available shortly from the Cyber Society
>web site:
>
>http://www.unn.ac.uk/corporate/cybersociety
>
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>
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