A Brand-New IGS Website
Ben Hauck, IGS Webmaster
I am very excited to debut a completely redesigned Institute of General Semantics website! Having outgrown our prior website design (which dated back to 2008), the Institute of General Semantics has changed website platforms to allow us many more capabilities to inform people interested in studying and learning about general semantics, not to mention meet and discuss with others the subject of general semantics.
The new features are too numerous to exhaustively detail, but here are some features I regard as “standout.”
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2009 International Conference Roundup
At Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus from September 11-13, 2009, a large number of attendees listened to over 70 presenters at the international general semantics conference titled Across the Generations: Legacies of Hope and Meaning.
Photos from Media Conversations VI
In New York City from June 4-6, 2009, the Institute of General Semantics co-sponsored Media Conversations VI: An International Conference on Youth, Media, and Education.
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Summary of Paris Introductory Workshop on General Semantics
A report from Vanessa Biard-Schaeffer, Secretary General of IGS and organizer of “A Friendly Introductory Workshop on General Semantics” held on October 3rd in Paris, France:
IGS Co-Hosts the 56th AKML and a Two-Day Symposium
On November 14, 2008, IGS hosted the 56th Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture at the Princeton Club in NYC. Douglas Rushkoff gave the AKML.
On November 15-16, 2008, IGS followed with a two-day symposium at Fordham University titled “Creating the Future: Conscious Time-Binding for a Better Tomorrow.”
The Institute of General Semantics Visits India
Thanks to underwriting from IGS member Mr. B.K. Parekh, Chairman of Pidilite Industries Ltd, two seasoned general semantics instructors, Andrea Johnson and Steve Stockdale, recently returned from an 18-day trip to India to introduce general semantics. They gave seminars and workshops at seven different venues in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Anand, and Vadodara, to a total audience of about 350 individuals.