Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 14, No. 372.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
<http://www.princeton.edu/~mccarty/humanist/>
<http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/humanist/>
[1] From: Geoffrey Rockwell <grockwel@mcmaster.ca> (25)
Subject: Symposium
[2] From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi@statistik.uni- (93)
dortmund.de>
Subject: CONFERENCE on "NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF GENDER" at
University of California, Santa Cruz..seems..important
[3] From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi@statistik.uni- (46)
dortmund.de>
Subject: [event by Joseph Nechvatal]Opening of "ec-satyricOn
2000 (enhanced)+ bodies in the bit-stream (compliant)"
[4] From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org> (292)
Subject: National Academies Research on Intellectual Property
Issues
[5] From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org> (55)
Subject: WORLD WIDE WEB CONFERENCE 2001
[6] From: jason.mann@vanderbilt.edu (48)
Subject: Asynchronous Learning Networks Conference and ALN Talk
On-Line Discussions
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Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 09:43:45 +0100
From: Geoffrey Rockwell <grockwel@mcmaster.ca>
Subject: Symposium
Dear Humanists,
The School of Art, Drama and Music at McMaster University is pleased to
announce a one day symposium entitled 'Theatre and New Media: the meeting of
two communications worlds'. The symposium is being held on November 17, 2000
in Room 201 of Togo Salmon Hall at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
This event has been planned to coincide with a preview of a production by
the Drama program of Shakespeare's Pericles, which will involve multimedia
and with the visit to the University of the eminent London theatre designer,
Chris Dyer. The aim of the symposium is to draw attention to the increasing
influence of new media on theatre and theatre on new media. In particular
the impact of new media on theatrical research and on the teaching of
theatre practice will be examined. A range of concrete examples in these two
areas will be demonstrated.
This event is open to anyone who would like to attend but space is limited
so please return the registration form which is available on the web page as
soon as possible.
The program for the afternoon and the registration form are available at
http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~hamiltr/newmedia.html.
For further information please contact
Dr. Christie Carson:
School of Art, Drama & Music
1280 Main St. West
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Phone: (905) 525-9140 Ext.27954
Email: carsonc@mcmaster.ca.
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Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 10:01:46 +0100
From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi@statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
Subject: CONFERENCE on "NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF GENDER" at University
of California, Santa Cruz..seems..important
Greetings Humanist Groups,
[On behalf of Townsend Listserv of UCB and Institute for Humanities
Research & The Center for Cultural Studies, Oakes College, UC Santa Cruz,
California..I would like to invite you to participate in the interesting
conference..which would be studded by keynote speaker, "Donna Haraway" who
has taught feminist theory in the History of Consciousness and Women's
Studies departments at UCSC since 1980. Professor Haraway's books include
_Crystals, Fabrics and Fields: Metaphors of Organicism in Twentieth-Century
Developmental Biology_ (Yale University Press, 1976); _Primate Visions:
Gender, Race, and Nature in (Routledge, 1997). With homage to her ancestors,
her current book project is called _Birth of the Kennel_. Many more
magnificent
works are done. Other scholars/philosophers will also be presenting their
works..such as, Judith Halberstam, a Professor of Literature at the University
of California, San Diego, where she teaches queer studies, gender studies,
film and literature. She is the author of _Skin Shows: Gothic Horror and
the Technology of Monsters_ (Duke University Press,1995); and Prof. James
Higginbotham (University of Oxford, University of Southern California) will be
speaking on "Language and Reason". Professor Higginbotham is a philosopher
who has worked in the border areas between philosophy and linguistics
for many years..thank you..Best Wishes.--Arun Tripathi]
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Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 16:27:05 -0700
From: tmesbah@earthlink.net
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CONFERENCE:
NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF GENDER
University of California, Santa Cruz
A CONFERENCE sponsored by the Feminist Research Unit of the Institute for
Humanities Research and the Center for Cultural Studies
October 20-21, 2000
All events will be held at the University of California, Santa Cruz Oakes
Learning Center
PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to park on campus before 5:00PM M-F, you must
have a permit. They can be purchased at the Main Entrance kiosk for
$4.00. Parking is free after 5PM M-F, and all day Saturday-Sunday.
short note:
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Challenging any assumed opposition between the technological and the
organic, the mechanistic and the corporeal, the technical and the social,
"New Technologies of Gender" explores feminist scholarship and critique
that address technology and the social construction of gender. The
conference pays homage to two UCSC scholars whose work has been formative
in defining feminist analyses of the gendered implications and
applications of technology: Donna Haraway and Teresa de Lauretis. It also
features the work of other innovative feminist thinkers from a range of
disciplines whose approaches to technology and identity break new ground
in feminist studies. What does it mean to ask about the relation between
technology and gender? How do technologies of gender interact with other
technologies, especially technologies of identity such as race, species,
sexuality and subjectivity? How do new technologies reinscribe or
challenge old constructions of identity? This conference questions
dichotomous understandings of what constitutes the technological and, by
rearticulating the conceptual boundaries of technology, gender, and
identity, seeks to redefine the place of technology in feminist
scholarship.
Conference organizers: Jody Greene, Literature, UCSC; Tina Campt,
Women's Studies, UCSC; Julie Bettie, Sociology, UCSC
[material deleted]
OF INTEREST:
SPEAKER:
James Higginbotham
(University of Oxford, University of Southern California)
"Language and Reason"
Friday, October 20
Social Sciences 2, Room 75
3:30 pm
Higginbotham is a philosopher who has worked in the border areas
between philosophy and linguistics for many years---first at MIT, then
at the University of Oxford, and now at USC. Some of his most
celebrated work has been on the logic of perceptual reports, and his
work on the logical form of natural languages has also been very
influential.
The theme of this talk will be the tension between seeing the study of
language as the study of a rational achievement, and the view that the
study of language should be a kind of abstract brain science.
Higginbotham's lecture is a part of The Mind and Meaning Project of the
INSTITUTE for HUMANITIES RESEARCH at UC Santa Cruz.
For more information please visit the web site
<http://humwww.ucsc.edu/ihr/>
_________________________________________________________________________
For more information about events sponsored by the Center for Cultural
Studies, or to be removed from this mailing list, contact Katy Elliott,
Program Coordinator, at (831) 459-4899 or cult@hum.ucsc.edu.
*******************************
Katy Elliott
Institute for Humanities Research
& The Center for Cultural Studies
Oakes College
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Phone: 831-459-4899
FAX: 831-459-4979
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Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 10:04:10 +0100
From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi@statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
Subject: [event by Joseph Nechvatal]Opening of "ec-satyricOn 2000
(enhanced)+ bodies in the bit-stream (compliant)"
greetings humanists,
[An invitation is forwarded with courtesy to Dr. Joseph Nechvatal..to
participate in the opening of "ec-satyricOn 2000 (enhanced)+ bodies in the
bit-stream (compliant)" -a digital-based exhibition of recent work by
Joseph Nechvatal with The "ec-satyricOn 2000" viral computer code, (please
read inside)..thank you..Best Regards.--Arun Tripathi]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: Joseph Nechvatal <jnech@hotmail.com>
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For Immediate Release
Joseph Nechvatal
ec-satyricOn 2000
October 26 - December 02
Universal Concepts Unlimited announces the opening of "ec-satyricOn 2000
(enhanced)+ bodies in the bit-stream (compliant)" a digital-based
exhibition of recent work by Joseph Nechvatal, on Thursday, October 26 from
6-8 PM.
Since 1985, Joseph Nechvatal has been exploring what he calls the
viractual image; a complex numeric image which consists of a mixture of
drawing, digital-photography, painting, written language, and externalized
computer code - all of which is submitted to computational manipulations
(including viral attacks). Based loosely around passages from a cyber-sex
farce novella he wrote in Paris called "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~venus-~~vibrator,
even" - and from certain passages from Gaius Petronius Arbiters (~27-66 AD)
book Satyricon, this exhibition puts forth a mingling of the virtual, the
aesthetic, and the sexual.
The exhibition consists of six large computer-robotic assisted paintings
which, together, create a sweeping, immersive environment. Also, a specially
rubber-bound example of "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~venus-~~vibrator, even" will be
on display, as well as a suite of unique digital prints from the "code x"
series, and a dvd animated puppet show.
[material deleted]
Joseph Nechvatal has exhibited his work widely in Europe and the United
States, both in private and public venues. He is in the permanent collection
of the Los Angeles County Museum, the Moderna Musset in Stockholm and the
Israel Museum in Jerusalem. His web-site, with full CV and collected
writings, can be found at: <http://www.dom.de/arts/artists/jnech/>
[material deleted]
For further information contact UCU @ 212.727.7575 and/or see artist
statement at: <http://www.intelligentagent.com/satyricon.html>
--
Universal Concepts Unlimited
507 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
<http://www.U-C-U.com>
Tel: 212.727.7575 Fax: 212.727.7676 Email: ucu1@rcn.com
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Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 10:07:50 +0100
From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org>
Subject: National Academies Research on Intellectual Property Issues
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources
from across the Community
October 17, 2000
National Academies Research on Intellectual Property Issues
<http://www.nationalacademies.org/ipr>http://www.nationalacademies.org/ipr
Although much of the following applies more to patents than to copyright,
readers might be interested in these research areas commissioned by the
Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy (STEP) of the National
Academies. The results of this research will be presented in a conference
organized by the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in the
Knowledge-based Economy in early Fall 2001.
The broad areas of research are as follows:
PATENT ADMINISTRATION AND LITIGATION
SOFTWARE AND BUSINESS METHOD PATENTS
BIOTECHNOLOGY
RELATED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
David Green
===========
>Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 07:48:54 -0700
>From: Clifford Lynch <cliff@cni.org>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <cni-announce@cni.org>
>>
>The following announcement describes some of the work that the National
>Academies is sponsoring on intellectual property issues.
>
>Clifford Lynch
>Director, CNI
>=============
The National Academies
Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy (STEP)
As part of its examination of intellectual property rights, the National
Academies STEP Board is pleased to announce the results of its March 23, 2000
request for proposals. It is expected that this research will help inform the
deliberations of the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in the
Knowledge-based Economy over the coming months, and that final reports of this
research will be presented and discussed at a public conference in early Fall
2001. The following activities were chosen to receive full or partial support
by the STEP Board. In addition to the commissioned work, the Committee will
have access to results of work being supported by other sponsors or
provided on
a primarily pro bono basis. The researchers and project descriptions are both
pasted below this message and attached as a .pdf file. We are grateful for
the
support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, who are helping support this initial research endeavor.
For further information on this research activity, please visit
www.nationalacademies.org/ipr, or contact:
Craig Schultz
Research Associate
STEP Board
cschultz@nas.edu
202.334.2200
www.nationalacademies.org/ipr
PATENT ADMINISTRATION AND LITIGATION
1. Patent Examiner Productivity and Quality
In the absence of a solid understanding of the process of assigning
patent
rights, it is difficult to assess the likely effect of changes to the
PTO in
terms of management and personnel practices, financial
resources, and
information sources, etc. Through a series of structured interviews
with PTO
managers, current and former patent examiners, private patent
attorneys, and
inventors, followed by an analysis of a sample of recent granted
patents, the
research team will analyze the relationship between patent examiner
characteristics (such as tenure, educational background and
degree of
specialization) to patent productivity and quality (such as time to
approval,
citation rate, litigation outcomes, etc.). The interviews and the analysis
will
take into account the fact that examination is conditioned not only by
law and
factors within the PTO but also by the structure of applications and
interaction
with attorneys.
Scott Stern, MIT Sloan School
Sam Kortum, Boston University
Iain Cockburn, Boston University
2. Effects of Patent Oppositions: A Comparison of U.S. and European Patent
Histories
An important institutional difference between the U.S. and European
patent
systems is the European opposition process whereby interested
parties can
contest the validity of an issued patent for a period after its
issuance. The
U.S. reexamination procedure is more circumscribed and much less
frequently
used. Opportunity for opposition has been cited as an efficient and
effective
means to improve patent quality, especially in novel technological areas,
and to
reduce costly litigation; but the effects of the procedure have not been
studied
empirically. The research team will assemble experimental and control
samples
of identical USPTO and EPO patents and determine what conclusions can be
drawn
about the parties to and effects of opposition on patent examination and
quality
and subsequent litigation.
Dietmar Harhoff, University of Munich
Bronwyn Hall, U.C. Berkeley
David Mowery, U.C. Berkeley Haas School of Business
3. Enforcing IPRs: the Incidence and Outcomes of Patent Suits
Patent litigation is on the rise and the costs of patent suits
can be
substantial, but we do not know the extent to which those costs reduce the
value
of patents vis-
-vis other means of protecting IP and the incentives for firms
of different types to invest in research and development. Using a
database on
patent suits, a research team will investigate how the frequency and
probability
of suits and their outcomes (settlement rates and win or loss rates in
trials)
vary across patents, technology fields, and patent owners with
different
characteristics.
Jean Lanjouw, Yale University and the Brookings Institution
Mark Schankerman, London School of Economics
4. Cooperation and Conflict Over Patent Rights in Cumulative Technologies
This study investigates the breakdown of private bargaining over patent
rights
in one industrial context, semiconductors, involving cumulative
technological
development. Previous research has shown that semiconductor firms
ramped up
their patent portfolios during the 1980s in part to improve their
abilities to
negotiate with external owners of IP and to deter patent-related suits. Yet
the
number of semiconductor-related patent suits filed in U.S. federal
courts has
risen steadily over this period. This study tracks the patent
litigation
histories of a sample of 97 U.S. semiconductor firms between 1995 and
1998 to
address two main questions: 1) what types of technologies (e.g.,
process or
product) and entities are involved in these disputes? and 2) how, if at
all,
have the characteristics of these disputes changed during the period
associated
with stronger U.S. patent rights?
Rosemarie Ham Ziedonis, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
SOFTWARE AND BUSINESS METHOD PATENTS
1. Software Copyrights and Patent Rights: The Causes and Consequences of
Regime Change in IP Protection
Although software patenting has accelerated, it is not clear which
types of
firms with respect to what types of products have shifted from one form
of IP
protection to the other or supplemented one with the other and why. Nor
is it
known whether the greater propensity to patent is associated with
increased
licensing of computer program components or is largely defensive in
nature.
Whatever the trends, what are their implications for the future of the
computer
software industry? The investigator will relate data on software patents
with
copyright registrations identifiable by firm to shed light on these questions.
D. Mowery, U.C. Berkeley Haas School of Business
2. Internet-Related Business Method Patents
Although the USPTO has been issuing patents relating to business
methods
embodied in software for several years, the numbers were small and
their
significance largely unnoticed until the growth of the Internet and the
1998
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the State Street Bank
case. To
assess the causes of the acceleration of patenting and its
implications for
financial services, electronic commerce, and other services, there is a
need for
baseline data on patent holders, examination characteristics, patent
references
and scope, and litigation trends. The research team will develop a
profile of
Internet-related business method patents that will be useful to a
variety of
further research projects as well as policy discussions. A careful
effort to
develop intelligible definitions of related terms (i.e., software,
Internet,
business methods, e-commerce, etc.) and relate them to USPTO
classifications
will accompany this analysis.
John R. Allison, Graduate School of Business, University of Texas at Austin.
Emerson H. Tiller, University of Texas at Austin
BIOTECHNOLOGY
1. Intellectual Property Licensing in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
As a result of changes in policy (the Bayh-Dole Act allowing publicly
funded
research institutions to acquire and dispose patent rights on their
inventions),
technology (molecular biology and DNA sequencing), and participants (the
rise of
university participation in commercial activity and growth
of small
biotechnology companies, including ones marketing genomic information),
there is
concern how the acquisition and use of patents is affecting the
conduct and
communication of fundamental research and innovation. In particular,
there is
concern that the strengthening and proliferation if patent rights to
upstream
products and processes are making it more difficult for 1) research
scientists
to communicate methods and results, collaborate, and share research
materials
and 2) downstream product developers to commercialize new products.
Through a
series of structured interviews with representatives of all parties,
the
research team will ascertain what the trends and patterns are and
especially
whether reasonable arrangements for licensing IP are evolving.
Wesley Cohen, Carnegie Mellon University
Ashish Arora, Carnegie Mellon University
John Walsh, University of Illinois at Chicago.
RELATED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
In addition to the above commissioned work the STEP Committee on
Intellectual
Property in the Knowledge-Based Economy will have access to results of
work
being supported by other sponsors or provided on a primarily pro bono basis:
1. Patent Examination, Patentability, and Patent Reform
Analytical papers addressing three inter-related topics: 1) How should "prior
art" be defined given the development and future predominance of "information
age" sources for memorializing and accessing prior art technology and the
needs
and capabilities of patent offices to access prior art examining
inventions for
patentability. A case study will consider the issues related to the
definition
of and access to prior art in computer software and so-called "business
method"
technology. 2) How should the patent system be limited or bounded in areas
where public policy issues or concerns become manifest. A case study will
consider the issue of limits on patent eligibility for genomics and business
method inventions. 3) How should the patent system operate in the 21st
Century,
focusing on proposed reforms for increasing the efficiency and quality of
patent
examination and reducing the incidence and cost of disputes over patents.
Fellows of the American Intellectual Property Law Association
Robert Armitage, Lilly Research Laboratories
Michael Kirk, American Intellectual Property Law Association
2. The Role of Intellectual Property in Financial Services
An analytical paper on how intellectual property rights have
affected the
development of financial services and what role they may play in the future.
Robert Hunt, Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
3. Patent Examination Procedures
An empirical analysis of the relationship between the administration of
patent
examination at the PTO unit level and litigation of patent validity.
John L. King, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
4. Opportunity Costs of Litigation
A survey component to ascertain the costs other than attorney fees and
court
costs entailed in litigation. These include costs associated with the
time and
attention that firms' high-level managerial and technical personnel must
devote
to avoiding, defending against, and supporting the prosecution of patent
suits.
W. Cohen and A. Arora, Carnegie Mellon University
J. Walsh, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 10:09:07 +0100
From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org>
Subject: WORLD WIDE WEB CONFERENCE 2001
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources
from across the Community
October 17, 2000
WORLD WIDE WEB CONFERENCE 2001: Hong Kong
<http://www10.org/>http://www10.org/
Call for Cultural Track Proposals
<http://www10.org/w10-call-culture.html>http://www10.org/w10-call-culture.html
DEADLINE: November 10, 2000
This notice from Liddy Nevile, chair of the Culture Track of the 10th World
Wide Web conference, is a challenge for us all to do what we can to make
this a substantial component of WWW10.
>From the website: "Culture Track topics include but are not limited to
the following:
* Digital arts, installations and exhibitions
* Digitising collections - tools and techniques
* Describing resources and collections
* Indigenous cultures online
* Models for creative and scholarly self-publishing
* Multi-culturalism and multi-linguality
* Virtual institutions including economic models
* Cultural communities including technical and minority
* Government policies and standards
Proposals should address important, topical issues in the cultural sector
and promote active participation in lively debate among respondents and
participants. Of particular interest will be presentations that contribute
to increasing participation in and the value of the online world for those
in the Asia-Pacific Region.
See the guidelines for papers, panels and posters. Proposals for other
forms of presentation should be made directly to the Culture Track Chair at
<<mailto:culture@www10.org>mailto:culture@www10.org>
Members of the selection committee include: David Bearman, Judy Gradwohl,
Rachel Heery, Liddy Nevile, Eric Miller, John Perkins, Andy Powell, Alfredo
Ronchi, Shigeo Sugimoto, Jennifer Trant, Stuart Weibel.
David Green ===========
[material deleted]
The following Calls for Participation are now available on the WWW10
Website (<http://www10.org/>http://www10.org/):
Call for Refereed
Papers
<http://www10.org/w10-call-papers.html>http://www10.org/w10-call-papers.html
Call for Panel
Proposals
<http://www10.org/w10-calls-panels.html>http://www10.org/w10-calls-panels.html
Call for Poster
Proposals
<http://www10.org/w10-call-posters.html>http://www10.org/w10-call-posters.html
Call for Vendors Track Proposals
<http://www10.org/w10-calls-vendors.html>http://www10.org/w10-calls-vendors.html
Note in particular the Call for Cultural Track Proposals
<http://www10.org/w10-call-culture.html>http://www10.org/w10-call-culture.html
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See and join the WWW10-Announce mail list - WWW10-Announce@www10.org
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Contact me directly if you wish.
Liddy Nevile, Chair of Culture Track, WWW10, culture@www10.org
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Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 10:10:02 +0100
From: jason.mann@vanderbilt.edu
Subject: Asynchronous Learning Networks Conference and ALN Talk
On-Line Discussions
ANNOUNCEMENT 1: 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ALN
ANNOUNCEMENT 2: ALNTALK 2 NEW ON-LINE DISCUSSIONS
EMAIL CHANGE/REMOVE/ADD
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ANNOUNCEMENT 1: 6th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ALN
<http://www.aln.org/alnconf2000/>
November 3-5, 2000
The 6th International Conference on ALN will be held at:
HURRY-TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
University of Maryland University College
Inn and Conference Center
Adelphi, MD.
The Sixth International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks
is the premier conference devoted exclusively to online learning. It
brings together an international group of innovative educators,
trainers, and technologists who are developing the art and practice
of online learning.
The conference, sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
<<http://www.sloan.org/>> in conjunction with
University of Maryland University College
<<http://www.umuc.edu/>>, the
University System of Maryland
<<http://www.usmh.usmd.edu/>>,
The Sloan Center for Online Education at Olin and Babson Colleges
<<http://www.aln.org/>> The Sloan Center for Online Education at Olin and
Babson Colleges, and the Goethe-Institut Washington
<<http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/enindex.htm>>,
provides an opportunity for you to study key issues, learn new
approaches, see new technologies, share best practices, hear research
results, and become part of an international community that is shaping
education for a knowledge society of lifelong learners.
ANNOUNCEMENT 2: ALN TALK
The Center for Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN) announces free online
discussions and articles about online learning.
The new online discussions include,
"Which Requirements Will Shape Future ALNs,"
as well as
Conversations With Authors of Articles in The New ALN Magazine.
You are invited to join these discussions by going to
<http://www.aln.org/alnweb/alntalk/index.htm>
and clicking on, "Go to the ALNTalk Current Discussion."
If you have been in the forums before, then you must add the new forum: In
the discussion choose "Options" on the menubar at the top of the page. Then,
under "Forums" click the checkbox for the new forum in order to see it.
Close the Options box by clicking "OK" at the bottom of the page (you may
need to scroll down to see it).
The ALN Magazine Vol. 4, Issue 1 - October 2000 presents the papers that are
being discussed. The Magazine is available at:
<http://www.aln.org/alnweb/magazine/maga_v4_i1.htm>
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