New IREX Russian Electronic Mailing Lists (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

FYI - There is one specifically on Russian literature.

Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 20:28:25 -0500 (EST)
From: Megan Neal <mneal at irex.org>
Reply-To: civilsoc at SOLAR.RTD.UTK.EDU
To: Multiple recipients of list <civilsoc at SOLAR.RTD.UTK.EDU>
Subject: New IREX Russian Electronic Mailing Lists

The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is pleased to
announce the launch of three innovative electronic mailing lists
created under the auspices of the Academic and Civil Society Support
Initiative (ACSSI) Electronic Mailing List Management Training
Program.

With generous support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, IREX
developed the ACSSI in order to provide a range of activities
designed to build the capacity of institutions of higher education
and the non-profit sector. During 1998 and 1999, the ACSSI program
conducted a series of regional conferences and seminars for the
academic community and provided small grants aimed at building new
community networks.

The program is now focused on building a Consortium for the
Humanities and Social Sciences to support the ongoing stabilization
and development of higher education in Russia, Ukraine, and the
Caucasus. The Consortium will offer individual targeted exchanges
between the US and Russian academic communities, support information
dissemination projects (such as web publishing and on-line
databases), and provide small grants for the development of
institutional partnerships between universities in Russia, Ukraine,
and the Caucasus, and their counterparts in the United States.

Under the Electronic Mailing List Management Training Program three
Russian organizations were awarded small grants for the creation and
management  of electronic mailing lists, which are hosted on the
IREX server in Moscow  in order to ensure the stability and
accessibility of the lists. The participants were provided with
workstations for connection to the  Internet, as well as a modem
and/or an account with an Internet Service provider.  In addition,
small salary support for a part-time editor of the mailing  list was
provided for a year.

The organizations selected as grant recipients under this program were:

Information and Research Center, "Panorama" (Moscow)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
"Politics and Elections," a communication and information exchange
focused electronic mailing list with actual information about changes
in the political system of the Russian Federation including
information about political organizations, parties and movements,
politicians, local and regional upcoming federal elections, and the
mass media with a target audience of regional information centers,
human rights groups, research institutes, and the russian media.

Subscribe at <panoramalist at irex.ru>


Moscow School of Human Rights
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
"Human Rights, Democracy, and Peace Education in the Russian
Federation," an informative electronic mailing list for students,
teachers, non-governmental organizations, schools, and other groups
interested in civic education.

Subscribe at <hr-education-rus at irex.ru>

The Institute of Russian Literature (St. Petersburg)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
An electronic mailing list devoted to information and events related
to Russian literature studies, including information about upcoming
conferences, seminars, and publications on Old Russian Literature,
and projects organized by scientists and researchers of Pushkin's
home. Information for the list will be provided not only by the staff
of the Institute, but also by other representatives of the Russian
and international academic community.

Subscribe at <irli at irex.ru>

Please note that all of the above discussions are conducted in
Russian.  IREX invites you to take advantage of these new
informative electronic opportunities.

*-------------------------------------------------------------------*
CivilSoc is an electronic information service provided free of charge
to 1,600 subscribers worldwide by CCSI--Center for Civil Society
International--in association with Friends & Partners. To submit items
for posting to CivilSoc, send them to <civilsoc at solar.cini.utk.edu>

To unsubscribe from CivilSoc:
1. Address an e-mail to: <listproc at solar.cini.utk.edu>
2. Leave Subject line blank. In the Message area, type: unsub civilsoc
3. Send message.

For more information about civic initiatives in Eurasia, visit our Web
site: http://www.friends-partners.org/ccsi/  Past CivilSoc postings can
be found at: http://www.friends-partners.org/ccsi/info/civilsoc.htm
*--------------------------------------------------------------------*