The Society for Cinema Studies conference has several new Internet-based resources this year--all of which are available through the recently inaugurated Web site: http://www.cinemastudies.org Resources are also being provided through other Internet channels: e-mail, a Usenet-style bulletin board, real-time chatting and FTP (file transfer protocol). 1. The SCS Conference Program The entire, preliminary program can be acquired through the Web, e-mail, or FTP. a. The Web Contact the SCS Web site: http://www.cinemastudies.org b. E-mail Send e-mail to [log in to unmask] and in the first line of your message, put the following: send scsprog.txt A text file (ASCII) will be sent to you via normal e-mail channels. This text file may be opened with any word processor. Be forewarned: it's long! It runs 1,283 lines or 54k. c. "Anonymous" FTP (File Transfer Protocol) FTP to ftp.tcf.ua.edu and login as anonymous When prompted for a password, use your e-mail address (e.g., [log in to unmask]). Then you may change to the "pub" directory/folder and nab the program in text (ASCII), WordPerfect (6.0), or Microsoft Word (6.0) formats (respectively): scsprog.txt scsprog.wpd scsprog.doc 2. A Usenet-style bulletin board. A discussion area has been set up on the SCS bulletin board for conference material: scs.conference. It may be accessed through the Web site (http://www.cinemastudies.org), where further information on how to use it may be found. What can be done with such a bulletin board? * The posting of conference papers (before or after the conference itself). * Preliminary discussions among members of a panel about their topic. * The distribution of images (e.g., frame enlargements) related to conference presentations. * Requests for comments on paper topics (so that a presenter might get a better idea of what his/her audience is interested in). 3. Real-time chatting. SCS members may meet online and exchange ideas/information instantaneously (with NO long distance charges!). SCSchat is text-based, real-time chatting. E.g., as someone types a message in Wollongong, Australia, someone reads it in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. More info on chatting is available at http://www.cinemastudies.org. All that is required is a Web browser (Java-capable) or Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Further information? Contact Jeremy Butler ([log in to unmask]), the chair of SCS's computer networking committee, or Jim Castonguay ([log in to unmask]), the SCS Webmaster. For information on the conference itself, contact the chair of the Program Committee, David Desser ([log in to unmask]), or Mark Langer ([log in to unmask]). ---- Jeremy Butler [log in to unmask] SCREENsite http://www.sa.ua.edu/SCREENsite Telecommunication & Film/University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa/AL ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]