IASS-AIS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SEMIOTIC STUDIES ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE SEMIOTIQUE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7th International Congress of the IASS-AIS - 1999/10/06-11 "SIGN PROCESSES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dear Colleagues, The 2nd Call for Papers for the 7th Congress of the IASS-AIS is almost finished and will be distributed in the first weeks of January. It will give many details concerning the Congress, including the Invited Speakers and the Sections proposed so far. IN ORDER TO GIVE MORE COLLEAGUES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE, THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF _ABSTRACTS_ (300 words; for details see below) HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED TO --> 31 MARCH 1999. PARTICIPANTS ARE ALSO INVITED TO SUBMIT _SESSION PROPOSALS_ BY --> 31 JANUARY 1999. THE PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITEE; EVERY PROPOSAL HAS TO INCLUDE: THE TITLE, AN ABSTRACT (UP TO 500 WORDS) AND A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS. All proposals will be examined by the Scientific Committee. For introductory remarks to the title and the wide range of topics to be covered in the Congress please visit the Congress website which will be updated soon: "http://www.tu-dresden.de/sulifg/semiotics". In case you don't have access to the Web and are not (yet) included in our mailing lists (i.e. you have not received the 1st CfP) please send your snail mail address to the Organizing Committee. BELOW YOU FIND A SHORT VERSION OF ALL NECESSARY INFORMATIONS AND THE RELEVANT ADDRESSES. We want to remind you that the 7th International Congress of the IASS-AIS is being organized in close association with: --> The 4th International Congress of Federacion Latinoamericana de Semiotica, La Coruna, 1999/09/27-10/02 on the general topic "Fin de Siglo / Fin de Milenio" (for details contact the organizers <agas(a)udc.es> or <jmpaz(a)udc.es>es>, or visit the website: "http://www.udc.es/congremilenio") and --> The 9th Congress of the German Association for Semiotic Studies DGS, to be held in Dresden October 3-6, 1999 on the general topic "Machines and History" (for details contact the Dresden Organizing Committee which is the same for the DGS and IASS-AIS Congress: <semiotic(a)mailbox.tu-dresden.de> or visit the website: "http://www.tu-dresden.de/sulifg/dgs"). If you intend to participate not only in the 7th Congress of the IASS-AIS, but also in one or both of these congresses, please indicate this on the registration form. Please feel free to distribute this information among your colleagues. Best wishes & Season's Greetings Jeff Bernard & Gloria Withalm - - - - SHORT INFO 7IASS-1999 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7th International Congress of the IASS-AIS Title: "Sign Processes in Complex Systems" "Semioses dans les Systemes Complexes" "Significacion en Sistemos Complejos" "Zeichenprozesse in komplexen Systemen" Place: Dresden, Germany / University of Technology Date: 1999, October 6-11 URL CfP "http://www.tu-dresden.de/sulifg/semiotics" (incl. online registration) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> Abstracts: The title of the proposed paper and an abstract of appr. 300 words should be submitted, preferably in electronic form (disk or e-mail), by 31 March 1999 to the Organizing Committee (NOT to the Secretary General of the IASS-AIS!). Please indicate *5 key words* for your paper and relate your topic to the following areas: o theoretical questions o empirical results o methodological issues o problems of application to o nature o culture o society o technology. Please keep in mind that every individual presentation must not exceed 30 MINUTES, DISCUSSION INCLUDED - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> Financial support There will be a limited number of scholarships for Non-OECD countries available to help cover travel costs and/or food and lodging. Applications should be directed to the Office of the Organzing Committee (NOT to the Secretary General of the IASS-AIS!). Please send the abstract of your proposed paper together with a short CV and a list of publications. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> Congress fees & registration schedule: Congress registration is required for participation. The forms for online-registration and for registration by fax or mail are included in the website. Date registration / Fees Accompanying Participants Guests Students until 1998/12/31 $ 80 $ 50 $ 50 1999/01/01--03/31 $ 110 $ 80 $ 80 after 1999/04/01 $ 160 $ 110 $ 110 You can either send a check or transfer the money to: Walter Schmitz / Lehrstuhl NdL account number: 05 540 070 00 bank code: 850 800 00 (Dresdner Bank) code word: Semiotik If you intend to pay by your Visa or American Express Card you are kindly asked to indicate the card number and the expiring date. For further details see the website. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> Congress Languages French, English, Spanish, German - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Organizing Committee: --> Office TU Dresden Institut fuer Germanistik Projekt Semiotik D--01062 Dresden Germany Tel: +49-351-463-4381 Tel: +49-351-463-5201 (answering machine) Fax: +49-351-463-7750 eMail: <semiotic(a)mailbox.tu-dresden.de> --> President Walter Schmitz Vice-President for Education Technische Universitaet Dresden Mommsenstrasse 13 D--01062 Dresden Fax: +49 351 463-7769 email: <wschmitz(a)rek.tu-dresden.de> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> Conditions for Participation Participation in the Congress is open to all semioticians. Since it is the Congress of the IASS-AIS, participants are encouraged to join the IASS-AIS. For information on membership and membership benefits see the website: "http://vhf.msh-paris.fr/escom/Ais/AISindex.html" --> link "Membership Information" or directly "http://vhf.msh-paris.fr/escom/Ais/IASS6-mem.html" In case of difficulties with currency exchange regulations (or, in general, with bank remittances), please send the membership form to one of the Treasurers and the Secretary General, indicating that the membership fee will be paid in Dresden. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> Scientific Committee 7th International Congress of the IASS-AIS Chair: Pierre Pellegrino (Switzerland); Jeff Bernard (Austria), John Deely (U.S.A.), Gerard Deledalle (France), Takashi Fujimoto (Japan), Adrian Gimate-Welsh (Mexico), Dinda L. Gorlee (The Netherlands), Richard L. Lanigan (U.S.A.), Solomon Marcus (Romania), Magdolna Orosz (Hungary), Roland Posner (Germany), Rosa Maria Ravera, (Argentinia), Horst Ruthrof (Australia), Lucia Santaella (Brazil), Thomas A. Sebeok (U.S.A.), Eero Tarasti (Finland), Vilmos Voigt (Hungary), Gloria Withalm (Austria) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jeff Bernard (Secretary General IASS-AIS) Gloria Withalm (Assistant Secretary General IASS-AIS) Institute for Socio-Semiotic Studies ISSS Waltergasse 5/1/12, A-1040 Vienna, Austria phone+fax +43-1-5045344 email: <gloria.withalm(a)uni-ak.ac.at> IASS-AIS homepage "http://vhf.msh-paris.fr/escom/Ais/AISindex.html" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Csaba Pleh Department of Psychology Attila Jozsef University, Szeged Petofi sgt 30-34, 6722 Hungary Home: Budakeszi Zichy P. u. 4 2092 Hungary, (36)(23) 453932 or 933 Editor, Hungarian Review of Psychology