development of humor

[Susan Ervin-Tripp]

                The 1999 International Humor Conference
          sponsored by the International Society for Humor Studies

   The 1999 International Humor Conference is the eighteenth in a series
   of scholarly meetings on humor and laughter and the eleventh such
   meeting sponsored by the International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS).
   The 1999 Conference is scheduled to take place from June 29 to July 3,
   1999 at Holy Names College in the Oakland Hills overlooking the San
   Francisco-Oakland Bay Area. For this conference, scholars, professionals,
   and students are invited to submit proposals for papers, posters, and
   symposia focusing on humor research in the arts and humanities as well
   as in the health, cognitive, and social sciences. We are also accepting
   proposals for workshops and for the following prescheduled symposia:

     Cognitive Science and Humor Research
     (Chair: Victor Raskin, Purdue University)

     The Connections between Humor and Health
     (Chair: Sven Svebak, University of Trondheim)

     The Sense of Humor: Further Explorations of a Personality
     Characteristic (Chair: Willibald Ruch, University of Duesseldorf)

     Wisecracking and Storytelling: Gender Differences in the
     Conversational Humor of of Children and Adults
     (Chair: Susan Ervin-Tripp, UC Berkeley)

   A sixteen-page brochure containing a full overview of the conference
   along with registration materials and information on how to submit
   proposals for papers, symposia, and workshops can be obtained by
   writing

     Martin D. Lampert, Chair
     1999 International Humor Conference
     Holy Names College
     3500 Mountain Blvd.
     Oakland, CA  94619-1699

   or calling in the United States, (510) 436-1699.

   Brochures and additional conference information can also be requested
   through the Internet from humor99 at hnc.edu or downloaded from the
   conference webpage at http://www.hnc.edu/events/humor99.

   The deadline for all proposals is March 1, 1999.