The annual Society for Cinema Studies conference is fast approaching--April 15-18, 1999. This year's special focus is "Media Industries: Past, Present & Future." In anticipation of the gathering in West Palm Beach, Florida, we've placed a number of resources on the SCS Website--all of which may be accessed through the main conference Web page: http://www.cinemastudies.org/conf.htm 1. Online Bulletin Boards (forums, newsgroups, etc.). Are you looking for a roommate? Would you like to distribute part (or all) of your paper ahead of time? Are you interested in making illustrations available online? Are there workshop materials that need to get into SCS members hands BEFORE the workshop begins? Have you yourself created Website materials pertinent to your presentation that you'd like to announce and link to? Our online bulletin boards facilitate all of these activities and also permit general discussion about the conference (programming concerns, getting around West Palm Beach, etc.). Users may post materials--including file attachments--and have them IMMEDIATELY available. Incidentally, no special software is required to use these bulletin boards. All you need is a standard Web browser. The online bulletin boards will also be available after the conference is concluded. A posteriori comments or further elaborations on one's presentation would be appropriate here. 2. Information About West Palm Beach and the Conference Hotel. An illustrated tour of West Palm Beach and South Florida attractions provides information on extracurricular activities in the area--including Butterfly World, Spongearama, Flipper's Grave, and the Herbert Hoover Dike System. Current weather, travel instructions and maps, hotel contact and airport transportation information are all easily accessible. Plus, there are excerpts from Preston Sturges's documentary about the area: THE PALM BEACH STORY! 3. The Conference Program. The entire *preliminary* program is available--subject to changes announced at the conference. It may be printed or searched online. 4. Critical Forms. Both the conference registration form and the SCS membership form (to present at the conference, you must be an SCS member) are online in printable formats. Membership information is also available via e-mail: [log in to unmask] 5. Conference Archives. Photos and programs from the past two years (1997 in Ottawa; 1998 in San Diego) may be perused. General information about the Society for Cinema Studies may be obtained on our Website: http://www.cinemastudies.org or by contacting [log in to unmask] . ---- Jeremy Butler SCS Information Technologies Officer [log in to unmask] http://www.cinemastudies.org Telecommunication & Film/University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]