Computists International

[Ken Laws]

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     This is to announce Computists International, a new
 "networking" association for computer and information scientists.
     
     Hi!  I'm Ken Laws  If this announcement interests you, contact
 me at internet address laws at ai.sri.com.  If you can't get through,
 my mail address is: Dr. Kenneth I. Laws; 4064 Sutherland Drive,
 Palo Alto, CA  94303; daytime phone (415) 493-7390.
 
     I'm back from two years at the National Science Foundation.
 I used to run AIList, and I miss it.  Now I'm creating a broader
 service for anyone interested in information (or knowledge),
 software, databases, algorithms, or doing neat new things with
 computers.  It's a career-oriented association for mutual
 mentoring about grant and funding sources, information channels,
 text and software publishing, tenure, career moves, institutions,
 consulting, business practices, home offices, software packages,
 taxes, entrepreneurial concerns, and the sociology of work.  We
 can talk about algorithms, too, with a focus on applications.
 
     Toward that end, I'm going to edit and publish a weekly+
 newsletter, The Computists' Communique. The Communique will be
 tightly edited, with carefully condensed news and commentary.
 Content will depend on your contributions, but I will filter,
 summarize, and generally act like an advice columnist.  (Ann
 Landers?)  I'll also suggest lines of discussion, collect
 "common knowledge" about academia and industry, and help track
 people and projects.  As a bonus, I'll give members whatever
 behind-the-scenes career help I can.
 
     Alas, this won't be free.  The charter membership fee for
 Computists will depend in part on how many people respond to this
 notice.  The Communique itself will be free to all members, FOB
 Palo Alto; internet delivery incurs no additional charge.  To
 encourage participation, there's a full money-back guarantee
 (excluding postage). Send me a reply to find out more.
 
                                   -- Ken
 
 
     Computists International and The Computists' Communique are
 service marks of Kenneth I. Laws.  Membership in professional
 organizations may be a tax-deductible business expense.
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