August 31, 2012 (Deadline) – Submission Deadline for the 2012 S.I. Hayakawa Book Prize
Competition for the Hayakawa Book Prize is open to any book published in the past five years on topics and themes of direct relevance to the discipline of general semantics, including time-binding, abstraction, language, symbols, meaning, communication, media, perception, consciousness, epistemology, scientific method, etc.
September 1, 2012 (Deadline) – Call for Papers for “Language and Symbol Use in Politics and Other Arenas” Symposium
Call for Papers
“Language and Symbol Use in Politics and Other Arenas”
A 2-Day Symposium Sponsored by the Institute of General Semantics
October 26-28, 2012
Submission Deadline: September 1, 2012
A New Mailing Address and Contact Information for the Institute of General Semantics
The Institute of General Semantics has recently relocated from Texas to New York. Effective immediately, here is the new contact information for the Institute of General Semantics.
New Mailing Address
The Institute of General Semantics
72-11 Austin Street #233
Forest Hills, NY 11375
September 30, 2011 (Deadline) – Call for Papers for “Communicating in the 21st Century” Symposium
Call for Papers
“Communicating in the 21st Century”
A 2-Day Symposium Sponsored by the Institute of General Semantics
October 28-30, 2011
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2011
September 30, 2011 (New Deadline) – Submissions for the 2011 S.I. Hayakawa Book Prize
Competition for the Hayakawa Book Prize is open to any book published in the past five years on topics and themes of direct relevance to the discipline of general semantics, including time-binding, abstraction, language, symbols, meaning, communication, media, perception, consciousness, epistemology, scientific method, etc.
October 28-30, 2011 – The 59th Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture & 2-Day Symposium in New York, NY
The 59th Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture and 2-Day Symposium titled “Communicating in the 21st Century” will be hosted at the Princeton Club in New York City from Friday, October 28th, until Sunday, October 30th, 2011.
Announcing the 2010 Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture & Symposium
The Institute of General Semantics is pleased to announce the 58th Annual Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture to be delivered by
Deborah Tannen
“Language and New Media:
How Texting, Tweeting, E-mail and Facebook Are Transforming Relationships”
Call for Papers & Paper Proposals: Edited Collection on Alfred Korzybski and His Ideas
In response to the resurgence of scholarly interest in the ideas and writings of Alfred Korzybski, Corey Anton and Lance Strate are pleased to announce a call for papers for a forthcoming edited book to be published by the Institute of General Semantics.
Call for Nominations for the 2010 Institute of General Semantics Samuel I. Hayakawa Book Prize
Competition for the Hayakawa Book Prize is open to any book published in 2005 or later on topics and themes of direct relevance to the discipline of general semantics, including:
Call for Papers: 2009 International Conference
IGS recently issued a call for papers for its 2009 international conference titled “Across the Generations: Legacies of Hope and Meaning.”