Dr. Frank G. Perez, U of Texas at El Paso, has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Communication, at UTEP, effective September 1, 2007.
Rolf T. Wigand (U of Arkansas at Little Rock), M. Lynne Markus (Bentley College) and Charles W. Steinfield (Michigan State University) are the recipients of a National Science Foundation research grant for $842,844. The research project is entitled, "Interorganizational Systems Integration through Industry-wide Information Systems Standardization: Technical Design Choices and Collective Action Dilemmas". Also, their article, "Standards, Collective Action and IS Development--Vertical Information Systems Standards in the US Home Mortgage Industry," published in MIS Quarterly just won the 2006 Best Paper Award by the editors of MIS Quarterly.
Announcing a new book from Peter Lang Publishing that addresses the far-reaching ways that mobile information and communication technologies (ICTs) are altering how we work, play, learn, and relate to one another: Displacing Place: Mobile Communication in the Twenty-first Century. Sharon Kleinman, editor. Digital Formations book series. Steve Jones, series editor. 252 pp. / Copyright 2007 / ISBN 978-0-8204-8660-4 (hardback) $79.95 / ISBN 978-0-8204-8659-8 (paperback) $31.95. For more information about the book and contributing authors, visit www.displacingplace.org. Available at Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and other online booksellers. To order directly from the publisher, visit www.peterlang.com.
In order to increase awareness of the International Journal of Strategic Communication, Taylor and Francis now offers the Journal to the members of the Political Communication Division of the ICA at a discount. An annual subscription would be deeply discounted from the current individual rate of $50 (in 2007) to $30. If you are interested in this offer, please do not hesitate to contact the Taylor & Francis customer service department and mention the special offer to the Division when ordering. Email: customerservice@taylorandfrancis.com. Tel. (215) 625-8900 x 771. For more information about the International Journal of Strategic Communication, please go to http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/1553-118X.asp.
