Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 16, No. 427.
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[1] From: Paul Dekker <dekker@hum.uva.nl> (20)
Subject: First Call for the Fifth Tbilisi Symposium on
Language, Logic and Computation
[2] From: "James L. Morrison" <morrison@unc.edu> (57)
Subject: January/February TS Author Forums
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Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 07:36:16 +0000
From: Paul Dekker <dekker@hum.uva.nl>
Subject: First Call for the Fifth Tbilisi Symposium on Language,
Logic and Computation
The Fifth International Tbilisi Symposium
on Language, Logic and Computation
Tbilisi, Georgia
October 06--10, 2003
The fifth Tbilisi Symposium on Language, Logic and Computation will be held
in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, at the Tbilisi State University from
October 6 to October 10, 2003. The Symposium is organized by the Centre for
Language, Logic and Speech of the Tbilisi State University in conjunction
with the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) of the
University of Amsterdam.
Details for attending the symposium and for submitting abstracts will be
found at:
http://www.illc.uva.nl/Tbilisi/
With kind regards,
on behalf of the organizing committee,
Paul Dekker
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Paul Dekker -- ILLC/Department of Philosophy -- University of Amsterdam
-- Nieuwe Doelenstraat 15 -- NL-1012 CP Amsterdam -- The Netherlands --
tel: +31 20 5254541 -- fax: +31 20 5254503 -- e-mail: dekker@hum.uva.nl
http://remote.science.uva.nl/~pdekker/
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Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 07:36:53 +0000
From: "James L. Morrison" <morrison@unc.edu>
Subject: January/February TS Author Forums
The following Technology Source Author Forums are scheduled in January and
February. These forums are offered in collaboration with ULiveandLearn, an
e-learning company that uses the HorizonLive platform to allow participants
to interact directly with TS authors via their desktops. You may sign up to
participate in any of these free webcasts by going to
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Forums Scheduled for Thursday, January 23, 2003
11:00 A.M. 11:45 A.M. Eastern Time (ET): Janna Robertson, associate
professor of special education, and James Harris, a technology support
provider, both at the University of Memphis, explore how Web developers can
make the information conveyed through their graphics, tables, color, and
forms available to those with visual or motor impairments. See
http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1008
1:00 P.M. 1:45 P.M. ET: Verne Morland, an independent consultant, reports
how NCR University uses automated translation software to personalize
newsletters for its global audience, an innovation useful for any
educational organization. See
http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1023
2:30 P.M. 3:15 P.M. ET: Stevan Kalmon, a technology planning consultant,
describes how Colorado has twenty virtual high school programs that take
advantage of economies of scale through adopting common technology,
content, and standards in order to provide high school courses to half the
state's school districts.
See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1010
Forums Scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2003
12:00 P.M. 12:45 P.M. ET: Parker Rossman, the author of three book-length
volumes concerning the future of higher education (all available free of
charge on his website), discusses his vision of the future. See
http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1041
1:00 P.M. 1:45 P.M. ET: Darrell Butler, Ball State University professor
of psychological science, evaluates the use of a proctored, computer-based
testing (PCBT) facility as a way to increase the frequency of tests without
sacrificing class time. See
http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1013
4:00 P.M. 4:45 P.M. ET: Frank Newman, director of The Futures Project at
Brown University, relates why many observers point to this year as a
watershed moment for the incorporation of educational technology tools. See
http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1003
5:00 P.M. 5:45 P.M. ET: Matthew Pittinsky, chairman and co-founder of
Blackboard, discusses the mission and future prospects of established
course management systems. See
http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1039
We hope that you can join us. If not, the archives of all webcasts will be
available via the webcast button on the options menu within each article a
few hours after the webcast.
Jim
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