December 10. New York State Political Science Association, Annual Conference, May 4–5. For paper, panel, and roundtable submissions send a short abstract to Jeffrey Kraus, (718) 390-3254.
January 15. Euricom Colloquium E-networks: Arenas for Democratic Engagement? Piran, Slovenia, September 19–23, 2001. Send abstracts to Nicholas Jankowski or Slavko Splichal. Further information at the Web site.
April 30. "Visions and Divisions, Challenges to European Sociology," European Sociological Association, Helsinki 2001 Conference, August 28 – September 1, 2001. Write to Anna Rotkirch.
The Political Communication Interest Group, Southern States Communication Association. Send competitive papers and program proposals that explore theoretical and/or critical issues related to political communication to Larry Powell, Department of Communication Studies, University of Alabama at Birmingham, South 15th Street Room 216C, Birmingham, Ala. 35294-2060.
Journals
The Winter 2001 issue of Convergence (Vol. 7, No. 4) will examine historical approaches to understanding the future adoption and diffusion of new media technologies. Send proposals, inquiries and submissions by April 30, 2001 to Bruce C. Klopfenstein, Director, Dowden Center for New Media Studies, Grady College, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. 30602-3018.
Recent doctoral dissertations on cultural and communication studies. The European Institute for Communication and Culture (Euricom) Institutions and authors who would like to propose recently completed titles for a section of the journal are requested to send copies and abstracts to the editor, Dr. N.W. Jankowski, Department of Communication, University of Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Syllabi
Syllabi on Women/Gender Issues and the Media. Rebecca Ann Lind, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Communication.