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Date:         Wed, 11 Nov 1992 13:42:24 EST
From:         Comserve Support Staff <SUPPORT@RPIECS.BITNET>
Subject:      Announcements of general interest within the Comserve community
              ...

Four items in this issue:

  1.  ComGrads hotline links communication majors, graduate students
      -- Staff

  2.  Karlyn Kohrs Campbell public colloquium at Rensselaer Polytechnic
      Institute (November 18) -- Teri Harrison

  3.  International Conference on Information Technology and People
      (Moscow, May 93)  --  Ray Thomas

  4.  Contributions sought to establish award for distinguished applied
      communication scholarship -- Gary Kreps

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     ComGrads Hotline Links Communication Majors, Graduate Students

    Comserve's ComGrads hotline provides a link between communication
majors and graduate students.  Initiated by Glenn Getz (University of
Iowa), ComGrads was established during the Spring of 1992 and now
enrolls approximately 150 participants.  Initially supported by the
student division of the Speech Communication Association, ComGrads will
entertain a special conference on professional publication in the first
quarter of 1993.  ComGrads members will have a chance to exchange views
and ask questions of a panel of distinguished current and past editors
of communication journals.  For more information on ComGrads, write to
Glenn Getz at ASTGCGWY@UIAMVS (Bitnet).

    For information about other Comserve hotlines, send this message to
Comserve at the address given at the beginning of this issue:

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the hotline system, send this message to Comserve:

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               Karlyn Kohrs Campbell Public Colloquim at
                    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
          Submitted by Teri Harrison <Harrison@Vm.Ecs.Rpi.Edu>

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Dept. of Language, Literature, &
Communication invites interested faculty and graduate students to attend
a public departmental colloquium:

                         Karlyn Kohrs Campbell
                                presents

                    "Shadow Boxing with Stereotypes:
      Wives of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates"

                      Wednesday, November 18, 1992

                             Sage Hall 2202

                          Refreshments at 3:30
                  Presentation and Discussion at 3:45

    The Dept. of Language, Literature, and Communication is fortunate in
being able to bring to campus noted rhetorical theorist and critic
Karlyn Kohrs Campbell, one of a select group of scholars credited with
stimulating a revival in rhetorical scholarship that has taken place
over the last two decades.  Campbell's early work focused on the
dimensions and scope of rhetorical theory; more recently she has led the
development of a feminist approach to rhetorical studies.  In addition
to numerous other articles, essays, and books, she is author and editor
of the two-volume series "Man Cannot Speak for Her".

    Professor Campbell and RPI faculty and graduate students will dine
at Troy's Italia Restaurant following the colloquium.  Anyone attending
the colloquium is welcome to join us.  If you would like to attend the
dinner contact Teri Harrison (Harrison@Vm.Ecs.Rpi.Edu, Harrison@Rpiecs)
in advance so that reservations can be made.

    CIOS/Comserve Associates can receive a comprehensive bibliography of
Professor Campbell's work by sending this message to Comserve:

               JSearch all author /Campbell/ and /Karlyn/

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     International Conference on Information Technology and People
                               (ITAP '93)
             Submitted by Ray Thomas <R.Thomas@open.ac.uk>

Please note:  This is an abbreviated announcement.  The full
announcement will be available within Comserve's database within a few
days under the name: ITAP93 CONFRNCE

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send this command to Comserve:    Help Topics Database

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND
PEOPLE - ITAP'93
Moscow, Russia
May 24-26, 1993

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
The first ITaP (Information Technology and People) Conference was held in
Milton Keynes in England in April 1991.  The second ITaP Conference will
be held in Moscow on May 24-26th 1993.

You are cordially invited to participate in ITaP'93.

OBJECTIVES AND TARGET AUDIENCES
Information Technology holds out the prospect of rapid improvements in many
areas of human activity - and profound changes in our living and working
conditions.  The conference will address the human dimensions of Information
Technology (IT) developments.  The human dimension has often been overlooked,
but is essential if we are to understand the current and future prospects for
IT.  The aim is not primarily to explore the capabilities of the technology,
but to explore what can be learned for the future from the experiences of
information systems design, implementation and use.

The conference will address the social, economic and organizational
implications of IT, covering a range of technologies and their use
in many different activities and industries including  manufacturing,
government, and services.   The key themes for papers and discussion
will include - the relationship between technological and
organizational change, the changing nature of work,  IT and government,
IT in education and training, ITaP in manufacturing, new dimensions
of communication, IT in less-developed nations, using IT for business
development, IT and the "global community", IT and the quality of life,
the cultural impact of  IT, and IT in the home and the community.

The conference will be of interest to three main groups of people:
- 	to social scientists concerned with information technology developments,
- 	to managers and other professional workers whose responsibilities are
	affected by information technology developments, and
- 	to computer, telecommunications, and information technology
	professionals concerned with the wider implications of their work.

TOPICS WHICH MAY BE COVERED
There is no clear boundary to the range of topics which might be covered
within the objectives and key themes of ITaP'93, as identified above.
Contributions to the conference may fall within topics of the following
kinds:

IT and changing society, Strategic implications of IT, The
revolution in the media, IT and quality of life, IT in the home, IT's
impact on working life and skills, IT in retail distribution and
banking, Health and safety conditions - implications of IT, IT and
disabled people, Electronic social and cultural information, Computer
networks and human-to-human interaction, Barriers to communication,
Social protocol and social machines, Interactive experience,
Creative/innovative lifestyles and IT, Intellectual property, Human and
organizational factors in information technology uptake, The economic
and social implications of technical standards, The economic and social
implications of convergence, ITaP in manufacturing, IT in business
development, IT and the 'Global Community', IT in developing nations.

CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS
Submissions for papers and poster sessions are invited in the form of
abstracts of about 500 words to be sent by email OR FAX to the
conference secretaries before 15th December 1992
(enir@ccic.icsti.msk.su or FAX No (7095)943-00-89, and
m.allott@open.ac.uk or FAX No (44)998 653744).

Each submission should state whether for paper or poster session, it
should identify a topic area to which it is addressed, and any
supporting facilities required. Submissions should include name(s)
of authors, postal and email addresses, and a list of keywords.
After review by the Programme Committee acceptance/rejection
of papers and posters will be notified by January 28th 1992.
Paper and poster abstracts will be distributed at the conference
in English and Russian.

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       Award for Distinguished Applied Communication Scholarship
                 Submitted by Gary Kreps <TM0GLK1@NIU>

    I am proud to announce the introduction of the GERALD M. PHILLIPS
AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED APPLIED COMMUNICATION SCHOLARSHIP.  This award,
which has been planned for several years, was recently approved by the
Speech Communication Association, following closely Professor Phillips'
premature retirement and well-deserved appointment as Professor-Emeritus
of Speech Communication at Penn State University.  The award is designed
to recognize and reward the production and dissemination of
communication research and creative scholarship that demonstrates the
value of communication knowledge by addressing significant social
issues, which is epitomized by Professor Phillips' prolific program of
research and publication conducted to enhance public, interpersonal,
group, organizational, educational, and health communication.

    To begin offering this award a minimum financial endowment of $5,000
must be established.  The Speech Communication Association has
graciously agreed to match the first $2,500 of donations to the
endowment to initiate the award.  I proudly kick-off fund raising for
this award with my personal donation of $350.  My friend and respected
colleague, Dr.  Buddy Goodall, has agreed to match my $350 donation.
The authors and editors of five of the first ten books being published
by the SCA Applied Communication Publication Series (Dennis Gouran,
Sandra Herndon, Dan O'Hair, Lynne Kelly, Gary Kreps, Scott Kuehn, Gerald
Phillips, and Julia Wood) have generously agreed to donate the royalties
from their books to the award endowment (to provide continuing financial
support for the award).  I encourage you to also support this award by
sending a tax-deductible check or moneyorder made out to the
"SCA-PHILLIPS AWARD" to the:  Speech Communication Association,
Attention:  Dr.  Jim Gaudino, Ececutive Director; 5105 Backlick Road,
#E; Annandale, Virginia 22003.

    Thank you in advance for your generous support for this important
award.  I am hopeful that the award will promote the institutional
legitimacy of applied communication scholarship, illustrate the value of
applied communication research, and honor the many contributions of
Professor Phillips to the advancement of communication knowledge.  If
you have any questions or suggestions concerning this award endowment
please feel free to contact me directly (e-mail:  TM0GLK1@NIU;
telephone:  815-753-7105).

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