Newsgroups: bit.listserv.commed
Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 22:46:10 EST
From:         Comserve Support Staff <SUPPORT@RPITSVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Announcements of general interest in the Comserve community ...

Five items in this issue:

  1.  Comserve Transition Completed:  Please Note New Net Addresses

  2.  New Journal Launched at University of Queensland's Department
      of Journalism

  3.  Employment Opportunity for Students

  4.  Call for Participants:  1993 Conference on Humor and Laughter

  5.  How to Cancel a Comserve Hotline

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                     Comserve Transition Completed
                       Please note New Addresses

    Comserve has completed the transition to the new mainframe.  Please
note these change in Comserve's addresses:

               Bitnet                      Internet & Generic

   Old      Comserve@RPIECS              Comserve@Vm.Ecs.Rpi.Edu
   New      Comserve@RPITSVM             Comserve@Vm.Its.Rpi.Edu

And for Comserve's staff:

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   New      Support@RPITSVM              Support@Vm.Its.Rpi.Edu

    Hotline addresses have changed as well.  Mail to hotlines should be
sent to the name of the hotline at the new node address.  For example,
mail to the MassComm hotline should be sent to either

           MassComm@Rpitsvm     or    MassComm@vm.its.rpi.edu

New versions of Easycom

    New versions of the Easycom interface program for those accessing
Comserve from Vax/VMS or CMS systems on Bitnet are now available from
Comserve.  To receive a copy of the Vax/VMS version of Easycom, send
this message to Comserve:

    Send Easycom Com

To receive a copy of the IBM/CMS version of Easycom, send this message
to Comserve:

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    Comserve's online documentation continues to reference the obsolete
addresses but will be corrected in the coming months.

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          University of Queensland's Department of Journalism
        Announces New Journal:  Australian Studies in Journalism

     Submitted by: John Henningham  <j.henningham@mailbox.uq.oz.au>


    I'd like to give news of a new journal published by the Department
of Journalism of the University of Queensland, Australia.

    The journal is AUSTRALIAN STUDIES IN JOURNALISM.  It is described as
an interdisciplinary academic journal examining the news media in
Australia.

    The journal is to be published annually.  The first issue (1992)
includes articles on:  US and Australian Gulf War coverage; the
psychological impact on reporters of covering horrific events (case
studies of two urban massacre stories); jailing of journalists for
refusing to disclose sources; impact of computerised news photography;
colonial press history; media effects; newspaper "infotainment"; media
effects; chronicle of news media events.

    Subscription:  US$12 per annum (includes surface postage).  (Add $8
for airmail postage.)

    Orders to Australian Studies in Journalism (Subscriptions),
Department of Journalism, University of Queensland, 4072, Brisbane,
Australia.

    Contact editor for further information about the journal or for
advice to contributors.

Editor:  John Henningham
         Professor of Journalism
         University of Queensland

Telephone:  + 61 7 365 2060
Fax         + 61 7 365 1377

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                  Employment Opportunity for Students
             Submitted by Juanita George <GEORGE@FORDMULC>

This is for all students interested in earning extra cash and FREE Travel

   1) Do you want to travel FREE and earn extra cash?

   2) Are you responsible, dependable, and reliable

    If any of the above apply to you, then you are the person that I am
looking for.  I am presently looking to hire students across the US and
specifically in the New York City area to work part time as travel
assistants for fellow students.  For more information, please email me
or contact me at (212) 724-1641.

    In addition, I will contact all of those who sent me messages
regarding travel by the end of the week via email and for those who
called you will hear from me during the week --please leave both a day
and evening phone number.  I don't have my package information with me
now, but I will make more information available about the trips.

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             International Conference on Humor and Laughter
              Submitted by Larry Sherman <LS8CEDPF@MIAMIU>

  (The full text of this announcement is available from Comserve.  Send
  this command to Comserve to retrieve a copy:

                          Send HUMOR CONFRNCE

  Note:  Be sure to send the command to Comserve explicitly.  Do not
  attempt to send the command by "replying" to this file.)


 +*********************************************************************+
 *                                                                     *
 *                              HUMOR 93                               *
 *                                                                     *
 *          1993 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMOR AND LAUGHTER        *
 *                                                                     *
 * MIAMI UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT LEARNING AND TEACHING *
 *          MIAMI UNIVERSITY JOHN E. DOLIBOIS EUROPEAN CENTER          *
 *               INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HUMOR STUDIES               *
 *                  CENTRE UNIVERSITAIRE DE LUXEMBOURG                 *
 *                                                                     *
 *                   30 September - 3 October, 1993                    *
 *            Luxembourg City, Gr.-D. de Luxembourg, Europe            *
 *                                                                     *
 *                        CALL FOR PARTICIPATION                       *
 *                                                                     *
 *                 Papers   Panels   Posters   Workshops               *
 *                                                                     *
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                              INVITATION
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The 1993 International Conference on Humor and Laughter is an
international conference sponsored by the Center for Human Development,
Learning and Teaching at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, the Miami
University John Dolibois  European Center in Luxembourg, the Centre
Universitaire de Luxembourg, and the International Society for Humor
Studies (ISHS). Each ISHS annual conference serves as an
interdisciplinary form for the dissemination of information on the
research, development, and applications of humor and laughter from
a wide variety of disciplines.

SCOPE
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The Conference welcomes research, development and application proposal
submissions on all topics related to humor and laughter from scholars
of all disciplines.  We invite you to participate in the Humor 93
Conference by submitting proposals for papers, workshops, panels, and
demonstrations/posters. All proposals are reviewed for inclusion in the
conference program.

CONFERENCE HISTORY
------------------
The international humor conferences tie together a number of strands
of activities that have been present since the 1st conference in 1976,
held in Cardiff, Wales, and other subsequent conferences: Los Angeles;
Washington, D.C.; Tel Aviv, Israel; Cork, Ireland; Phoenix, Arizona;
West Lafayette, Indiana; Sheffield, England; St. Catharines, Ontario,
Canada; and the most recent conference in Paris, France, in 1992.

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                      SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
                      =======================

The Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities
designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.  The
program includes invited talks, paper presentations, poster sessions,
workshops, and panel discussions.

PAPERS (approximately 25 minutes long)
--------------------------------------
Papers present reports of significant work or integrative reviews in
research, development, and applications related to humor studies.
Submissions: Papers should include a cover page and an extended
abstract of at least 300 words.  The cover page should include the
title of the paper with presenter names, affiliations, complete
addresses, phone numbers, and E-mail address of the principal
presenter. Papers may be submitted in hard copy, printed form (send 5
copies) or in electronic form via E-mail. Electronic proposals are
preferred and must be in ASCII format. Final papers must be submitted
in photo-reproducible form according to specifications made available
upon acceptance. Each 25-minute session should include 5 minutes for
discussion.  Each proposal must state what AV equipment is needed.

PANELS/SYMPOSIA (1 or 1.5 hours)
--------------------------------
A panel offers an opportunity for 3-5 people to present their views or
results on a common theme, issue, or question.  Panels should cover
timely topics related to the conference areas of interest. Panel
selection will be based on the importance, originality, focus, and
timeliness of the topic, as well as the potential for informative (and
even controversial) discussion.  Panels should have no more than 5
members, including the chair, and should be planned for 1 or 1.5 hours
in length.

Submissions: Panel proposals should include 1) A description of the
panel topic, including why this topic is important to ISHS Conference
attendees; no more than 1 page; and 2) a brief position statement of
each panelist; no more than 1 page each.  A cover sheet should include
the panel title, panelists' names and affiliations, and the panel
organizer's name, affiliation, address, E-mail address and phone
number. Indicate tHe panel time required. Electronic proposals are
preferred and must be in ASCII format.

DEMONSTRATIONS/POSTERS (1 hour)
-------------------------------
Demonstration/Poster sessions enable researchers to demonstrate and
discuss their latest results and development in progress in order to
gain feedback and to establish contact with similar projects.
Demonstration/Poster sessions do not involve a formal presentation.

Submissions: Demonstration/Poster proposals should include a 3-page or
less written description of the planned demonstration/poster and should
emphasize the problem; what was done; and why the work is important.
It should be clear from the proposal the advantages of presenting the
material in the form of a demonstration/poster rather than a paper. The
cover page should include the title of the session with presenter
names, affiliations, complete addresses, phone numbers, and E-mail
address of the principal presenter. Electronic proposals are preferred
and must be in ASCII format.

WORKSHOPS (approximately 3 hours or less)
------------------------
Workshops are intended to enhance the skills and broaden the
perspective of their attendees.  Workshops should be designed to
provide advanced technical training in an area or to introduce a
rigorous framework for learning a new area.  Workshops will be selected
on the basis of the instructors' qualifications for teaching the
proposed workshop and the contribution of the workshop to the overall
conference program.

Submissions: Proposals should include a clear description of the
workshop objectives, the intended audience, the length (eg., 3 hours)
a 200-word abstract, a 1-page topical outline of the workshop content,
and a description of the instructor's qualifications for teaching the
proposed workshop. Each proposal must state what AV equipment is
needed. Electronic proposals are preferred and must be in ASCII format.


INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPATION
-----------------------------
- All communication will be with the proposal's principal presenter.

  This person is responsible for communicating with the presenters of

  that session.
- The conference will attempt to secure all equipment needed for
  presenters.  However, where special equipment is needed, presenters
  may be asked to bring their own equipment.

All submissions should be sent to:

     Lawrence W. Sherman, President
     International Society of Humor Studies
     Department of Educational Psychology
     120 McGuffey Hall,
     Miami University
     Oxford, Ohio 45056 USA
     E-mail: LS8CEDPF @MIAMIU.BITNET, (513) 529-6642,
     Fax: (513) 529-7270

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