Newsgroups: bit.listserv.commed
Date:         Sat, 12 Sep 1992 18:16:04 EDT
From:         Comserve Support Staff <SUPPORT@RPIECS.BITNET>
Subject:      Announcements of general interest to the Comserve community ...

Four items in this issue:

  1.  Use InterCom to distribute announcements of general interest to
      5,000 Comserve hotline subscribers; Multiple submission to
      individual hotlines is discouraged

  2.  Comserve's other news services:  CommJobs, NewBooks, & Newsline

  3.  Call for papers in advertising and public relations

  4.  How to cancel a hotline subscription

NOTE:  Please do not use a "reply" function to respond to an item in
this file.  If you wish to respond, leave your mail reading software and
address your message explicitly.  For example, if you wish to send a
command to Comserve, leave the environment of your mail reading software
and address your message by hand to Comserve@Rpiecs (Bitnet) or
Comserve@Vm.Ecs.Rpi.Edu (Internet).
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             InterCom Interconnects All Comserve Hotlines,
                    Provides An Efficient Method for
             Distributing Announcements of General Interest

1.  Structure of Comserve's Hotline System

    Comserve's hotline system consists of (1) a suite of more than 25
public hotlines providing free discussion in areas of communication
scholarship and education, (2) four one-way news channels (see
description below), and (3) a dozen private hotlines.  The private
hotlines are used by small groups of scholars for a variety of purposes.
For example, private hotlines are being used at present to coordinate
production of an edited book, to provide a means for conducting a number
of online courses involving students and faculty from different
countries and institutions, to provide a channel of communication for a
group of researchers coordinating a joint research project, and to
provide channels of communication for several groups of scholars
discussing focused issues in communication.

2.  Use InterCom to Distribute Announcements of General Interest

    The InterCom channel ties together all public and private Comserve
hotlines providing a way to reach most of Comserve's user community with
a single note.  InterCom mail reaches approximately 5,000 individuals.
If you wish to announce a conference, issue a call for papers, or
distribute other information that might be of general interest, send it
to Comserve's staff at Support@Rpiecs (Bitnet) or Support@Vm.Ecs.Rpi.Edu
(Internet) and request that it be distributed over InterCom.

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    ** Please do not submit multiple copies of an announcement to **
    ** individual Comserve hotlines.                              **
    ** ********************************************************** **

    The average Comserve user subscribes to five hotlines.  Therefore,
many users are likely to be inconvenienced if copies of an announcement
are sent to multiple hotline addresses.

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                     CommJobs, NewBooks & Newsline:
         Comserve News Hotlines Deliver Specialized Information

1.  CommJobs

    Comserve's CommJobs hotline carries announcements of position
advertisements in communication.  CommJobs is a one-way channel.  If you
would like to submit a position announcement, send it as e-mail to
Support@Rpiecs (Bitnet) or Support@Vm.Ecs.Rpi.Edu (Internet).
Currently, CommJobs announcements reach approximately 1,000 subscribers
and are rebroadcast by several other network systems.  Position
announcements distributed over CommJobs reach their audience an average
of six weeks sooner than they appear in traditional print media.

2.  NewBooks

    NewBooks delivers announcements of new books and other scholarly
media of interest to the communication field.  If you would like to
announce a new book or software product of relevance to the
communication discipline, send your announcement to Comserve's staff at
the address given above.

3.  Newsline

    Newsline delivers information about enhancements or changes in the
way Comserve works and provides descriptions of new items that are
available through Comserve's database.  Newsline is issued four times
per year, with updates and extras when appropriate.

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          Call for Papers in Advertising and Public Relations

                   Submitted by: Richard Alan Nelson
                                  <RANELSON@KSUVM>


           The International Academy of Business Disciplines

FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING     April 8-11, 1993
SUBMISSION DEADLINE      November 27, 1992

             TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT:  A GLOBAL CHALLENGE

The International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD) announces
its fifth annual conference to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana at
the DoubleTree Hotel.  The conference will focus on the general
theme of "TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT."   Proposals for paper
presentations, symposia, tutorials, and workshops are invited.
Please submit paper and panel proposals in advertising and public
relations to the track chair listed below.

"ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS" TRACK CHAIR:
Richard Alan Nelson, Ph.D., APR
A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications
105 Kedzie Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS  66506-1501 USA
Phone: 913-532-6890
Fax:  913-532-7309

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
November 27, 1992

PROCEDURES FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS
Papers will be double-blind reviewed.  Authors should avoid
revealing their identities or affiliation within the body or
references of the paper.  Following the referee process, accepted
papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings.

You are invited to submit papers and panel proposals using the
following guidelines:
1.  Submit three (3) double-spaced copies of each paper or proposal;
2.  Maximum length is seventeen pages;
3.  Submissions must be entirely original, not under concurrent
consideration or scheduled for presentation elsewhere.  They must
not have been previously published;
4.  No participant is allowed to be included as an author, other
participant, presenter, session chair, discussant, or any other role,
in more than three submissions;
5.  Each submitted paper should include a self-addressed stamped
postcard;
6.  The title page should include the name(s), affiliation(s),
professional title/academic rank(s), address(es), and phone number(s)
of the author(s);
7.  At least one of the authors must certify his/her intention to
register for and attend the conference to present the paper if it is
accepted;
8.  Symposiums or other proposals must include a 2-3 page overview
and a signed statement from each intended participant showing
agreement to participate; and
9.  The authors of accepted papers etc. must be registered within
two weeks after receiving the acceptance letter to insure inclusion
in the proceedings.  Before February 15, 1993 the registration fee
(which includes annual membership) is $90.  Late registration is $110.
  Please send check to IABD-Secretary/Treasurer, Dr. Robert Boldin,
Indiana University of PA, 202 McElhaney Hall, Indiana, PA 15705,
Telephone (412) 357-2465.


SYMPOSIA, TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS
Proposals are invited in all of the business disciplines, including
advertising and public relations.  Please provide a description of
the activity as well as the names of panel members and chairperson.

PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
Those willing to chair sessions or serve as discussants should submit
a request to the relevant track chairperson by November 1, 1992.

REVIEWERS
Persons interested in serving as reviewers must write to track chairs
by November 1, 1992.  Reviewers will be acknowledged in the Proceedings.

INQUIRIES AND OTHER MATERIAL(S) NOT CATEGORIZED BY THE ABOVE CAN BE
MAILED TO:

Abbass Alkhafaji, Asst. Program Chair
(412) 738-2060 or 2588
Department of Management & Marketing
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA  16057

CONFERENCE LOCATION:
DoubleTree Hotel
Telephone (504) 581-1300
300 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA  70140

CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSONS:

Rogene Buchholz (504) 865-2789 (chair)
Loyola University
College of Business
6363 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA  70118

Charles Chekwa (504) 483-7505 (co-chair)
Xavier University
Dept. of Business and Economics
New Orleans, LA  70125
Donald Thompson (912) 681-5655 (co-chair)
Department of Marketing
School of Business
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA  30460-8152

CO-SPONSORED BY:

The IABD wishes to acknowledge the sponsorship of the following
Schools: Georgia Southern University, Xavier University and Loyola
University.  In addition the IABD would like to thank the following
Schools for their continuous support:  Howard University, Indiana
University of Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University, University of
Houston-Victoria, University of Scranton and Virginia State
University.

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             How to Cancel a Comserve Hotline Subscription

    The Comserve system governs access to more than 25 public hotlines
(e.g., MassComm, PolComm, Ethno, CMC, Magazine, Interper, InterCul,
Gender, Rhetoric, Orgcomm, etc.) and provides special commands and
facilities to make it possible to treat these hotlines as divisions
within a coherent service.

    To review the status of your subscriptions, send this command to
Comserve:

                            Show subscriptions

    To cancel one hotline subscription, send this command to Comserve:

                   Dropout place_name_of_hotline_here

     for example:

                            Dropout InterPer

    To cancel all your subscriptions at once, send this command to
    Comserve:

                              Dropout All

    For more information about commands and functions related to
    Comserve's hotline system, send this message to Comserve:

                          Help Topics Hotlines

    Remember: Do not use a "reply" function to send these messages to
              Comserve.  Address your message explicitly.  Comserve's
              address was given at the start of this issue.

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                             Did You Know?

    Did you know that whenever the Comserve system receives a command
from you (e.g., Help Topics, Show Subscriptions, Search, etc.), it
checks the database of files to see if it should notify you of any new
items that have been added since the last time you sent a command?  If
you want to stay up to date with additions to the database, such as
bibliographies, newsletters, syllabi, and other research and educational
materials, check in once a week.

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