Institute of General Semantics 163 Engle Street, #4B Englewood, NJ 07631 (201) 568-0551 * publishes an annual journal, "General Semantics Bulletin" * conducts annual seminar-workshops * has catalog of publications, cassettes, films, etc. ============================================================================= >Date: 15 Aug 95 08:28:48 EDT >From: "Marjorie Zelner, IGS" <73374.662@compuserve.com> >Subject: Mission statement The Institute approved the following at it's February 18, 1995 meeting: Mission Statement The purposes of the Institute of General Semantics are: To promote and continue to develop the system of general semantics and its applications to individual, social and scientific problems; To conduct education and training courses in general semantics; To act as a resource and center for consultation, research and publication; To provide encouragement and support to individuals, groups and organizations either affiliated with the Institute or with whom we share common values and aims. ============================================================================= Some of the IGS offerings posted previously: ============================================================================= >Date: 03 Mar 95 10:04:09 EST >From: Marjorie Zelner <73374.662@compuserve.com> >Subject: IGS Education Program The Institute of General Semantics presents a one-day program on Helping the Learning-Teaching Process Saturday, April 22, 1995, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Williams Club of New York City, 24 East 39th Street, New York, NY How can we give to adults as well as children and teenagers some tools they need to question, explore and grow? We will learn through talks, informal discussions and participatory demonstrations about some of the methods and techniques which have been found helpful for both teachers and learners. For the teacher or counselor: A fresh perspective, increased skills. For the learner: Enhanced motivation, sharpened ability to make responsible decisions. PROGRAM General Chairman: Bruce I. Kodish 10:00 - 10:45 MARTIN LEVINSON "Counseling Counselors in a Drug-Prevention Program: A General Semantics Approach" Assistant Director, Project SHARE, School-Based Drug-Prevention Program of New York City 11:00 - 11:45 PHILIP SABATELLI "The Use of Effective Illustrative Materials in the Classroom Then and Now" President, The Communication Workshop, Inc. 11:45 - 1:00 Lunch at Nearby Restaurants 1:00 - 2:45 RACHEL LAUER "Helping Learners Take Responsibility for their Education: Applications of General Semantics Principles Using Demonstrations and Other Pedagogical Techniques" Director, Straus Thinking and Learning Center, Pace University 3:00 - 4:00 PANEL ROBERT HOLSTON, Distinguished Professor of General Semantics, Hofstra University SUSAN PRESBY KODISH, Psychologist, Baltimore, MD RACHEL LAUER MARTIN LEVINSON PHILIP SABATELLI Reservations by Mail: Members of the Institute $25 Non-Members $35 Pay at the door: Members of the Institute $30 Non-Members $40 For further information contact: Institute of General Semantics, 163 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ 07631, 201-568-0551, FAX: 201-569-1793 ============================================================================= >Date: 03 Mar 95 10:04:05 EST >From: Marjorie Zelner <73374.662@compuserve.com> >Subject: GS Conference Just a reminder that March 15 is the deadline for final papers to be submitted for the 1995 International Interdisciplinary Conference on General Semantics to be held November 2-4, 1995 at Hofstra University. ============================================================================= Date: 12 May 95 15:45:32 EDT From: Marjorie Zelner <73374.662@compuserve.com> To: GS Bulletin Board Subject: A commercial announcement Since there has been deafening silence for the past few days, I though it might be worthwhile to remind everyone that there is still activity both on the list and in general-semantics. So I will ask your indulgence for a few frankly commercial announcements. 1. Science and Sanity Fifth Edition is finally here. Available at $34.95 plus $2.75 shipping. Including a new preface by Robert Pula and a completely revised index, it should prove worth the wait. 2. The Institute Summer Seminar-Workshop is scheduled for July 21-28 at Hofstra University. The Seminar aspects emphasize lecture-demonstrations on thebackground, theory and methods of general-semantics. The Workshop aspects emphasize applications and training in verbal and non-verbal awareness. The seminar-workshop serves as the principal training and practice course in general-semantics. It is appropriate for both beginners and those who wish to reinforce and extend their foundation in the basics of general-semantics. Tuition is $525, Double occupancy room and three meals a day $325. Single room surcharge $125. 3. "Developing Sanity in Human Affairs: The Eleventh International Interdisciplinary Conference on General Semantics" to be held at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. This conference, cosponsored by the Institute of General Semantics, the Hofstra Cultural Center, and the Hofstra Center for General Semantics and Critical Thinking, will be held November 2, 3, 4, 1995. Nearly 40 papers will be presented in six thematic groupings: Foundations of General Semantics Education & Counseling Social & Cultural Issues Humanism & Ethics Communication Critical Thinking Registration will be $140 for the three days including the banquet. Members of the sponsoring organizations will receive a $20 discount. Presenterswill be charged $95. Marjorie Zelner, Institute of General Semantics, 163 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ07631. Telephone 201-568-0551; Fax 201-569-1793; e-mail 73374.662 @ compuserve.com