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    A publication of the  International Student Society for Neural Nets
    All correspondence should be sent to one of the following addresses:
	 Surface: ISSNNet, P.O. Box 15661, Boston, MA  02215, USA
		  Electronic: issnnet@park.bu.edu (INTERNET)               

Those  of you who  wish  to contribute  to future  issues  of this newsletter
should send e-mail to <issnnet-editor@park.bu.edu>, or to the address for the
specific  column for which  you wish  to  write.  All  inquiries and comments
related   to    the   Newsletter in   general should  also    be addressed to
<issnnet-editor@park.bu.edu>.  All   other inquiries  should  go to  the main
addresses listed above.  We hope  that future  issues of the  newsletter will
contain many of your contributions, to reflect the ISSNNet goal  of promoting
cooperation and an open exchange of information.

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		  by Paolo Gaudiano <gaudiano@park.bu.edu>

This newsletter  represents a turning  point for  ISSNNet. The  past year has
seen ISSNNet struggling for survival, because of  several factors. Organizing
and  implementing the sponsorship   for  students attending the  Seattle  and
Singapore IJCNN conferences took an unexpectedly large amount of time, which,
coupled with the fact that both Karen Haines  and I  completed our studies in
May of 1991, made it nearly impossible to maintain some of  the other ISSNNet
activities. This unfortunately included our efforts to hand the  society over
to new officers. Thanks to the help of Andy Worth and a few other  people, we
have  recently been  able  to organize a   drive  for nominations for officer
positions, and a ballot for elections is included in this newsletter. We also
recently completed a detailed proposal that is being reviewed by a  number of
people, and will  be presented soon  to all major professional Neural Network
societies.

In  spite of a  lack of  visible   activities, such  as  publication of  this
newsletter, our efforts to represent the  interest of students  continue in a
number  of ways.  Lonce Wyse  of  Boston University   recently volunteered to
organize a sponsorship program for the  IJCNN-92-Beijing conference that will
take place later  this year. Both INNS and  the IEEE  Neural Networks Council
have committed   $5,000   annually  for support  of students    traveling  to
conferences.  ISSNNet will continue to provide assistance with the allocation
and distribution of these funds. Our continued efforts have  received support
from many professionals in the field, and ISSNNet has  played  a pivotal role
in the recent trend that sees lower student  registration fees  and increased
benefits at many international Neural Network conferences.

Other  projects  have proven to be less  successful:  our attempts to collect
student resumes and distribute them  to companies  was largely fruitless, and
proved to be a more challenging task than a  handful of students should face.
The creation of  a new  USENET  newsgroup (comp.org.issnnet)  so far  has had
little  success, with  only  minimal traffic;  a  few messages on other  NNet
bulletin boards actually expressed dubious feelings on that venture. We still
think that many student-related topics will be better handled in a forum such
as c.o.i.,  and hopefully  a renewed interest in  the society will  result in
increased use of this resource. We have  investigated other projects, such as
a list of graduate programs in NNets, and a list of employment opportunities.
These projects  have been somewhat  successful, and hopefully   will continue
when new officers are elected.

The recent  decline in  ISSNNet activities is  admittedly a reflection of the
lack of experience of  its   founders. Our  desire   to  be   an  independent
entity---unaffected  by  the political turmoil that  can afflict professional
societies---placed all the  responsibility on the shoulders of  a handful  of
students.   Our  energy and  commitment, while  sufficient   to motivate many
exciting tasks, was spent in many cases in the  process of discovering tricks
of the  trade  by trial-and-error. None of  us new what  it  is  like to file
incorporation papers, or out-of-state tax forms for the sale of T-shirts. Nor
did we have any training in fund-raising, organizing scholarships, creating a
USENET newsgroup, or maintaining large membership  lists. Most importantly, I
think  we lacked a knowledge  of  the skills required  to  set up the kind of
self-sustaining infrastructure that can ensure the continued existence of the
society. Many individuals  sent e-mail or  wrote to us  asking how they could
help the society. Our reply to most of them was that  we  had no idea either,
and  that any  self-motivated effort would  be a welcome  addition to our own
contributions. It  is difficult  to ask someone  to help  you with filing IRS
forms when you yourself have no idea what the forms look like.

We now have gained enough  experience that we  can specify  a number of tasks
that can be handled by volunteers: the new officers will be able to draw from
our  experience  by delegating the responsibility  for  these  tasks  to many
volunteers, instead of having to  do  everything by themselves  for the first
time. In addition,  if our proposal  is accepted by  a number of professional
societies, the longevity of ISSNNet will be much more likely.

In the meantime we are  no longer accepting individual membership  forms. The
daily handling of membership forms and electronic requests for information is
more than  any  fledgling  student society should  handle, let alone a single
individual   who  is trying to  complete   his  studies.  If  our proposal is
approved,  student  members of   any cooperating society  will  automatically
become an ISSNNet member. Perhaps we will install a system that automatically
replies to electronic requests for information. We apologize to  those of you
who sent in a membership form in the last ten  months, and never got a reply.
Your $5 check will not be cashed. If you sent cash,  we will try to return it
to you once we manage to sift through our giant pile of mail.

My  outlook  for  ISSNNet is positive. The  continuous  stream of surface and
electronic mail shows  a great interest in the  existence of  a group such as
ISSNNet.  The society can be  helpful in many  more  ways  than  we have even
considered. Once the  new officers are selected and  become active, they will
provide guidance for  volunteers or other interested  individuals so that old
projects  will thrive and  new projects will  blossom.  As long as  there are
students in the field of Neural Network, ISSNNet will continue to represent a
source of assistance and information, and it will ensure that the interest of
all NNet students is safeguarded.


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Editor's note:  we are always  glad to receive  feedback on   the newsletter,
whether it is compliments or  complaints.   Some  of the  editorials  will be
published in subsequent issues.
				      
[The following  message was sent  in  reply to   an announcement   requesting
submissions to the then-newly-created USENET newsgroup comp.org.issnnet]

	      >>> Thomas M. Breuel <tmb@ai.mit.edu> writes: <<<

I   think the  name is poorly  chosen. I  didn't make  the connection between
"comp.org.issnnet" and the   student neural network  society  and immediately
unsubscribed.

            >>> Paolo Gaudiano <gaudiano@park.bu.edu> replies: <<<

The issue of  a name was discussed  among  various  ISSNNet people (including
myself, Karen Haines, and other ISSNNet  members who  have been involved with
the connectionists mailing list and  neuron-digest, among others), as well as
with a few  USENET gurus, before  the  newsgroup was proposed.  Basically the
choice      was   between    a    long,  self-explanatory    name    such  as
comp.ai.students.neural-nets or something more "proprietary" such as c.o.i.

Some of the reasons we chose the latter include:

 1) The newsgroup   is in fact meant  as   a primary  source  of  information
exchange for   ISSNNet.   While we   encourage    participation  from   other
individuals, we  are trying to establish  ourselves  as a major  NNet society
around the world.  Students joining in on comp.ai.students.neural-nets  would
have no reason  to imagine  that an organized  effort on  behalf  of a single
students society lies behind the group.
 2) The name  of  the newsgroup, while it may  unintentionally turn away some
people, is also good publicity in certain cases, and is another way of making
our organization more official.
 3) The comp.org  hierarchy  enjoys a rather   extensive distribution.  While
this is also true of comp.ai, it is not true of all alternatives we explored,
including alt. and sci. hierarchies.
 4) A name such as comp.ai.students.neural-nets would be  likely to turn away
non-student NNet researchers,  which is something we don't  want to see.  The
society promotes   the role of  students in  the field,   but  thrives on the
participation of non-students as well.

The whole idea behind the USENET policy for creation of a new newsgroup is to
allow the initial proposal to be judged and criticized  by  a large number of
people  *before* the voting  takes place.  The   discussion period for c.o.i.
lasted   just over   one month,   and was  advertised   twice  on all related
newsgroups and mailing  lists, including  comp.ai.neural-nets, neuron-digest,
and the connectionists mailing lists.  During the  entire month not  a single
objection was raised to  creation  of this  group,  so  I would say that  our
preparatory  effort in choosing a name  paid off. Of course  as you point out
such choices require inescapable tradeoffs, and the non-explanatory nature of
the group's name is certainly one of them.


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                    by Andrew Worth <worth@park.bu.edu>

Here's a list of the Academic Institutions that have an entry in our
data base.  For more information, email issnnet-acad-progs@park.bu.edu.

Abo Akademi Univ., Finland	    Universidad Autonoma de Madrid,
Boston Univ.			       Canto Blanco
Brigham Young Univ.		    Universidad de Los Andes - Bogota,
Brown Univ.			    Universita' Degli Studi Di Napoli
California Institute Of Tech.	    Univ. of Arizona
Cambridge Univ.		    	    Univ. of Berne
Carleton Univ.			    Univ. of Birmingham
Carnegie Mellon Univ.		    Univ. of Bonn
Catholic Univ.			    Univ. of California, Berkeley
Colorado School of Mines	    Univ. of California, Davis
Colorado State Univ.		    Univ. of California, Irvine
Columbia Univ.			    Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Cyprus Institute of Neurology	    Univ. of California, San Diego
   and Genetics			    Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
Dundee Institute of Tech.	    Univ. of Chicago
EPFL - Switzerland		    Univ. of Cincinnati
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en	    Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
   Informatique (EHEI)		    Univ. of Florida
Edinburgh Univ.			    Univ. of Georgia
Eindhoven Univ. of Tech.	    Univ. of Grenoble
Free Univ. of Brussels		    Univ. of Hawaii
Georgia Institute of Tech.	    Univ. of Helsinki
Harvard Univ.			    Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Helsinki Univ. of Tech.		    Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst
IEF Orsay Paris SUD		    Univ. of New Hampshire
Indiana Univ.			    Univ. of New South Wales
Institut National Polytechnique	    Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
   de Grenoble			    Univ. of Oregon, Eugene
Iowa State Univ.		    Univ. of Pennsylvania
Kath. Univ. Leuven		    Univ. of Pittsburgh
King's College London		    Univ. of Queensland
Lund Univ., Sweden		    Univ. of Rhode Island
Massachusetts Institute Of Tech.    Univ. of Rochester
Michigan State Univ.		    Univ. of Rome 'La Sapienza'
New York Univ.			    Univ. of South Florida
Northwestern Univ.		    Univ. of Southern California
Norwegian Institute of Tech.	    Univ. of Southern Queensland
Ohio State Univ.		    Univ. of Sussex
Oregon Graduate Institute of	    Univ. of Tennessee
   Science and Tech.		    Univ. of Texas, Austin
Oregon State Univ.		    Univ. of Texas, Dallas
Polytechnic Of Central London	    Univ. of Toronto
Rockefeller Univ.		    Univ. of Utah
Rutgers Univ.			    Univ. of Wales
Stanford Univ.			    Univ. of Washington
Stirling Univ.			    Univ. of Wollongong
Syracuse Univ.			    Univ. of the Witwatersrand
Technical Univ. Munich


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This special column  short reports involving  ISSNNet members and  other NNet
students.   In  this issue we  present  a listing   of  students who received
partial reimbursement for the travel expenses for presenting a paper at IJCNN
'91 Singapore. This is a way of  letting  you know what  your  colleagues are
doing in the field, while acknowledging the financial support of INNS and the
IEEE Neural Networks Council. If you have a special note that you  would like
published in this column, send  your submission  to <issnnet@park.bu.edu>, or
use our address on the front page for surface mail.
				      
      *** Students who were sponsored to attend IJCNN '91 Singapore ***

NAME: Chan, Peter Tsz Hong
PAPER/POSTER TITLE: Dynamic channel assignment for cellular mobile radio
system using feedforward neural networks
AFFILIATION: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Dept.,
University of Melbourne
COUNTRY: Australia
E-MAIL: pthc@mullian.ee.mu.oz.au

NAME: Chow, Janet Y.W.
PAPER/POSTER TITLE: The backpropagation unfold recurrent rule
AFFILIATION: Computer Science Dept., The Chinese University of Hong Kong
COUNTRY: Hong Kong
E-MAIL: S910828%CUCSC@buacca

NAME: Nakauchi, Shigeki
PAPER/POSTER TITLE: Multilayered neural network models for color blindness
AFFILIATION: Dept. of Information and Computer Sciences,
Toyohashi University of Technology
COUNTRY: Japan
E-MAIL: naka@bpel.tutics.tut.ac.jp

NAME: Oh, Heekuck
PAPER/POSTER TITLE: A new learning approach to enhance the storage capacity
of the Hopfield model
AFFILIATION: Computer Science Dept., Iowa State University
COUNTRY: USA
E-MAIL: oh@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu

NAME: Rapp, Reinhard
PAPER/POSTER TITLE: Prediction of Free Word Associations Based On
Hebbian Learning
AFFILIATION: Department of Psychology, University of Paderborn
COUNTRY: Germany
E-MAIL: brapp1@pbhrzt.uni-paderborn.de

NAME: Rao, D.H.
PAPER/POSTER TITLE: Learning and adaptive neural controller
AFFILIATION: Electrical Engineering Dept., University of Saskatchewan
COUNTRY: Canada
E-MAIL: dandina@sask.usask.ca

NAME: Yee, Choon-seng
PAPER/POSTER TITLE: Neural Network for the forward kinematics problem
in parallel manipulator
AFFILIATION: Dept. of Mechanical and Production Engineering,
National University of Singapore
COUNTRY: Singapore
E-MAIL: ENGP1060@nusvm.bitnet

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The  following students  were  offered financial support   but were unable to
attend, or received alternative funds:

NAME: Jin, Yichuang
PAPER/POSTER TITLE: Neural Net versus control theory
AFFILIATION: Engineering Department, Bristol Polytechnic
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
E-MAIL: y_jin@p2.brispoly.ac.uk

NAME: Myllymaki, Petri
PAPER/POSTER TITLE: Programming the Harmonium
AFFILIATION: Dept. of Computer Science, University of Helsinki
COUNTRY: Finland
E-MAIL: myllymaki@cs.helsinki.fi

NAME: Srinivasan, S.H.
PAPER/POSTER TITLE: Validation In Distributed Representations
AFFILIATION: Dept. of Computer Science and Automation,
 Indian Institute of Science
COUNTRY: India
E-MAIL: csa!shs@vigyan.ernet.in


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Editor's Note: Please submit all SHORT announcements to the address above, or
send surface mail to our main address (front page).

MEMBERSHIP FEE REMOVED: As a result of  our recent efforts to restructure the
ISSNNet membership  process,  we  are temporarily dropping  the $5 membership
fee. You will notice that no membership form is appended to  the  end of this
newsletter. We will continue to send information to  all past members (unless
a request is made to  be removed from  the mailing list),  and will honor new
requests for copies of our newsletter or other information. In the future the
$5 fee may be reinstated or removed permanently, depending  on the outcome of
our current reorganization bid.

BEIJING SPONSORSHIPS  AVAILABLE:  Once again   ISSNNet  will be  coordinating
student sponsorships, this time to attend the 1992 NNet conference to be held
in Beijing later  this year. Lonce  Wyse of Boston University is coordinating
this effort.  Details will be  sent out together  with  the paper  acceptance
forms from the IJCNN organizing committee.

REQUESTING MEMBER FILE UPDATE: With every message and newsletter that we send
out  to the ISSNNet  mailing list,  we invariably  get   a number of returned
messages   from users  whose accounts  ahve   changed or expired.  When  your
account is changed or removed, please notify us so we  may modify our mailing
list accordingly. Aside from generating unnecessary work, bogus addresses can
have unexpected consequences: our recent call for nominations was returned by
a mailer in Germany which bounced a copy of the  original message not only to
the sender, but   also to  all intended  recepients,  including  the one that
casued this error.   This caused an infinite   loop of mail going  to several
hundred people around the world. Fortunately we caught  it on its third pass,
but this was still an inconvenience that could have been avoided.


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[Editor's note: ISSNNet would like to thank Andrew  Worth  for  his effort in
the preparation and coordination of the official ISSNNet elections, including
the official ballot. Because Andy  is nominated for  one of the position, the
actual election  process will be  carried  out  in  cooperation   with  other
volunteers.]

This special column features nomination statements  and the official election
ballot for the International  Student Society for Neural  Networks.  All four
officer positions are up for  election: President, Vice  President, Director,
and Treasurer.  Since most of  the officer  positions have only one  official
nominee, we are allowing write-in candidates.   The candidates with plurality
of votes will become the new officers.

Once again, the qualifications for potential  nominees  are: The nominee must
be enrolled at a  recognized  academic  institution (proof of student  status
will be  required)    AND  HAVE RELIABLE ACCESS   TO  ELECTRONIC MAIL.   Each
nomination must be supported by at least 10 student members. No more than two
Officers  may  belong  to  the same  Area of  Jurisdiction  (Country,  State,
Province, Region,  etc. with at  least  five student members).  Moreover, the
President and Vice President may not belong to the same Area of Jurisdiction.

Because  ISSNNet membership processing has  been  suspended  for  some  time,
anyone who has been a member of ISSNNet in the past  can vote.  This includes
students outside the USA who were unable to  submit dues because  of exchange
problems, but who have been on our mailing list in the past, directly through
ISSNNet or through one of the Governors.
				      
	    --------------- NOMINATION STATEMENTS --------------

[Each candidate  for  an   ISSNNet officer position  was   asked  to submit a
nomination statement to the USENET newsgroup comp.org.issnnet. The statements
are reported here for those who do not have access to this newsgroup.]
				      
			       JAMES W. CONLEY
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My name is James  W  Conley, I  have been  nominated  for the office of  Vice
President of ISSNNet.  The  following will briefly  outline my interests  and
qualifications for this office.

QUALIFICATIONS:
-     Ph.D. Candidate, Info Tech, George Mason University, Present
-     M.S., Computer Science, University of New Haven, 1988
-     B.S., Physics, Pennsylvania State University, 1980

-     Unrestricted Line Officer, United States Navy, 1980 - 1985
-     Principle Analysts, AI group, Sonalyst Inc., 1985 - 1988
-     Peace Corps, Volunteer, 1988
-     Sr. Software Engineer, R&D group, PRC Inc., 1988 - Present

-     12 years of leadership positions and responsibilities in a team 
      work environment.

My  academic research is  in the areas  of AI, Machine  Learning,  and Neural
Networks.   My Ph.D. thesis  will address the  application of neural networks
for pattern recognition which  feeds into  a higher  level strategic planner.
Machine learning, in the form of Genetic Algorithms, will  be used to develop
a strategic plan based on a set of scenarios.

INTEREST IN ISSNNet:
As   Vice President,  I   will support the  President  and help implement the
policies of the Governing Board.  A personal goal will be the advancement and
growth of the ISSNNet membership.  I feel  that the natural method for growth
is  by making the  ISSNNet a catalyst for  information and contacts  that are
useful for graduate students interested in  Neural Networks.   We all believe
that  there  are no  "Dumb Questions".   However the  frequently sought after
information, necessary for a student in the first few years of Neural Network
research, could fill volumes.
				      
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				RICK GILMORE
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My name is Rick Gilmore, and I am a candidate for the  office of Treasurer of
ISSNNet.  This fall, I am beginning a Ph.D. program in psychology at Carnegie
Mellon University.  This message outlines my qualifications for office and my
interests in the position.

I invite students and others interested  in the future  of ISSNNet to contact
me directly to discuss how to realize the Society's fullest potential.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- B.A. in cognitive science, Brown University, 1985

- Five years of nonprofit/association management experience, including 
fundraising, public relations, membership marketing, financial management, and
volunteer recruitment/training.  Since September 1991, I have been program 
director at the International Neural Network Society (INNS) in Washington, DC.

- Two years of management consulting experience, involved in international 
trade issues in Asia and Eastern Europe.

- Volunteer leadership experience with the Colorado State Society (President 
1989-91), Brown University Club of Washington, DC (Vice President 1990-91), 
and D.C. Cares (Project Coordinator 1991).

WHY  I AM RUNNING: 
I believe  that  an active,  organized  student society  can make significant
contributions   to  the    neural   network  field  by  providing    support,
encouragement, and exposure to the next generation of  scientists.  I plan to
draw upon my professional  and  volunteer experiences   to help  the officers
build a solid organizational and financial infrastructure for ISSNNet.

This will most  certainly mean maintaining productive relationships  with the
leading professional societies in the field (IEEE NNC, INNS, and  others), as
well as  creating  the internal structure  necessary  to carry  out ISSNNet's
mission.  Of course, ISSNNet's highest priority is to provide ongoing support
for  students committed  to   learning about and   contributing to the neural
network field.
				      
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			       ANDREW J. WORTH
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My name is  Andy Worth, and  I'm running  for the ISSNNet office of Director.
This message is to allow me to describe myself to you.

I will be finishing up a Ph.D. in the Cognitive and Neural Systems Department
at Boston University within a year.  As per ISSNNet bylaws, an ex-student can
hold office for up to one year after graduating.

I have been interested in Neural Networks for around six years  and have been
involved with ISSNNet for over two years.  I  have  worked closely with Karen
Haines (President) and Paolo  Gaudiano (Vice President)  during  that time to
help shape  and promote ISSNNet.   I am currently acting   as the Director of
ISSNNet  where my  main duty is  to organize  elections.  Since  I  am also a
candidate, all election proceedings will be overseen, and the  final counting
of votes will be handled by Paolo Gaudiano.

I am running for Director because I believe  that ISSNNet is a worthwhile and
important society and I want to assure the continuity of its contributions to
the Neural Network community.  ISSNNet  has been  the  student's voice to the
Neural Network Societies  and Conferences.  Along  with  those members of the
Neural Network Community who are sensitive to student issues, ISSNNet efforts
have allowed  students to receive  the benefits of full conference attendees.
Also, ISSNNet has  been a catalyst in  establishing student financial support
at conferences and is also the means for distribution of  those funds.  These
are only some of the valuable contributions a student  society  can make in a
research community.  The recently created proposal for  the reorganization of
ISSNNet contains others.   The importance of  student  participation in  this
field is acknowledged by most, but  not as many  appreciate the need  for the
representation  of student  views.   I believe   that   students formed in  a
cohesive organization  can make  changes,   not just for our own   benefit as
students, but mainly  to ensure the  longevity  of our field.  As Director, I
will work  towards an ISSNNet that meets  these  lofty goals, and I will also
handle the elections. ;-)
				      
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				  WEILAN WU
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My name is Weilan Wu, the position I am running for is the  President or Vice
President of ISSNNET. I am a  graduate student in  the Department of Computer
Science, Washington University.

Now I am in the doctoral program, and I am  interested in the areas of neural
networks for  two years. The work  I did included constructing a  feedforward
network to  recognize the  handwritten    characters  on  maps  or mechanical
drawings,  the  other research I   have been doing  is  using  the neural net
approach to extract high-level features  in spoken speech. Some  of our  work
will  be  presented  on the Cognitive  Science Conference   in Bloomington in
August.

Thanks for the supporting.

				      
		   =========== Official Ballot ===========

The official  ballot  for ISSNNet elections appears   below.  Please take the
time to fill out the  ballot, and return it  by electronic or surface mail NO
LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 15, 1992.  Results will be announced on comp.org.issnnet
and by electronic mail to the ISSNNet mailing list.
				      
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			ISSNNet 1992 Election Ballot
				      
			DEADLINE: September 15, 1992

Please fill out all portions and return this  ballot to <issnnet@park.bu.edu>
or surface mail to: ISSNNet Elections, P.O. Box 15661, Boston, MA 02215, USA


Candidates for PRESIDENT:                            (check one)

                Weilan Wu				
                Washington University in St. Louis      ____

Write-in Name:  __________________________________      
University:     __________________________________      ____


Candidates for VICE PRESIDENT:                       (check one)

                James W. Conley                         
                George Mason University                 ____

                Weilan Wu				
                Washington University in St. Louis      ____

Write-in Name:  __________________________________     
University:     __________________________________      ____

 
Candidates for DIRECTOR:                             (check one)

                Andrew J. Worth                         
                Boston University                       ____

Write-in Name:  __________________________________      
University:     __________________________________      ____


Candidates for TREASURER:                            (check one)

                Rick Gilmore                            
                Carnegie Mellon University              ____

Write-in Name:  __________________________________      
University:     __________________________________      ____

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