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<DIV><STRONG><A href="http://www.asci.org"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI)</FONT></A></STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=2> is happy to announce the launch of it's newly re-designed website. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Besides a new look, the site now offers a range of new services for our members, and better navigation and visibility opportunities that we hope will bring increased exposure to the work of our members and projects from the art-sci-tech field. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Here are some of the new features:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>- <STRONG>The <EM>ASCI ebulletin</EM> archive </STRONG>[members only] provides access to <EM>ebulletin</EM> issues from January 2002 to the current issue (with it's unique collection of members' images!). This is a perfect resource for practitioners, researchers, curators, professors/students, and organizations wishing to track trends and stay current with this rapidly changing multidisciplinary field. [We will be adding previous years back to 1990, as we have volunteers to help.] </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face=Verdana size=2>- <STRONG><EM>In the Spotlight</EM></STRONG> [on the homepage] features noteworthy art-sci projects from the field: exhibitions, forums, university programs, projects, and resources [like books]. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>- Each month, the work of an<STRONG> ASCI member</STRONG> will be <STRONG>featured </STRONG>on the homepage [and this image+link remains visible during all searching of the website as part of the homepage template… thus maximizing exposure. The image on the homepage is linked to another page of text and images. The same selected members' image will also appear in the <EM>ASCI ebulletin</EM>. </FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>- <STRONG>The ASCI online bulletin board</STRONG>. [members-only] We hope that members will use this service to communicate with other members, post questions, and exchange information. [But also, please send your info-blurbs for posting in the <EM>ASCI ebulletin</EM> at: <A href="mailto:bulletin@asci.org">bulletin@asci.org</A>] </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>- easy to fill out </FONT><A href="http://www.asci.org/artikel44.html"><FONT size=2><STRONG>Membership Application</STRONG> <STRONG>Form</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=2>.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>- Each member still receives a free link in our Members Homepages Listing and Members News are still going to be listed as always. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><EM><FONT face=Verdana color=#008000 size=2><STRONG>+++ more services and features are planned +++ </STRONG></FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Verdana>ASCI's website receives a large number of visitors each day. The value of being featured on our homepage or even a link at the members' homepage directory shouldn't be underrated. [On the average, our site receives 16,500 vistors per month.] Please check on the members homepages to see if the link to your homepage is still current. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Verdana>We re-designed the ASCI website almost totally with volunteer assistance. We remain committed to nurturing our art-sci community, but we need your support to maintain and grow <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#000000>our services. Here's what you can do to help: </FONT><FONT color=#008000>- <STRONG><EM>ad a link to <A href="http://www.asci.org">www.asci.org</A> on your website,</EM></STRONG> </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><FONT color=#008000><STRONG><EM>join ASCI, renew your membership today!</EM></STRONG> <STRONG><EM>and send us a brief note as a "testimonial" about how ASCI has helped you.</EM></STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Another important administrative improvement was the transition to an automated online renewal process. Though this part of our membership processing system will be automated, each member inquiry will still be replied to individually. We've always been dedicated to serving our membership in a very personal way.<BR><BR>And don't worry, your privacy is still fully protected through the latest Internet technologies and by a very reliable and approved host.<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Please note that our site is still a "work-in-progress." Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have suggestions or discover some "bugs" that need fixing… we need your feedback! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>We welcome your advice and ideas on how the ASCI membership can become more actively involved with programming, and hope that we have begun to create a structure for this to happen at <A href="http://www.asci.org">www.asci.org</A> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>See you online! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Cynthia Pannucci & Christoph Mayer<BR>Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI)<BR>P.O. Box 358<BR>Staten Island, NY 10301<BR></FONT><A href="mailto:info@asci.org"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>info@asci.org</FONT></A><BR><A href="http://www.asci.org"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>www.asci.org</FONT></A><U><FONT face=Verdana color=#800080 size=2></FONT></U></DIV>
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