To all members of the CAS and DASH e-lists.
On this auspicious date - 10/10/10 - take note: there has been some confusion about the difference between the CAS and DASH e-lists recently and this is an attempt to make that difference clear and to say a little about our other online communications.
The Computer Arts Society maintains two public e-lists:
[log in to unmask] - is open (anyone can post to it - even non-list non-CAS members). In order to control spam and ensure relevance I moderate the list. It is used for announcements of interest to the community - and not just official CAS ones. However this is for announcements concerning contemporary practice because our other list is:
[log in to unmask] [Digital ArtS Histories] - also a public, open, moderated list. As the name implies this is the one for announcements of historical import (and again not just official CAS business).
We have a lot of people who are members of both lists so please don't post the same announcement to both unless it is exceptional and belongs in both categories (like the recent announcement of Herbert Franke's exhibition at ZKM).
It's best if you post directly to the list because you then get the replies (so in general please don't send stuff to me to pass on - though I do mostly handle the 'official' CAS ones!). Plain text is encouraged but attachments are allowed. We have members in the developing world who have slow/expensive internet access so small is beautiful.
Please use the jisc lists and encourage your colleagues to use them. If something isn't deemed appropriate I will filter and respond. If you don't know about jiscmail go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk and for more about jisc http://www.jisc.ac.uk
Stephen Boyd Davis maintains the CAS website: http://www.computer-arts-society.org
Stephen also maintains a Facebook CAS group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111026792741 that is an open community discussion and also used for announcements. If you have a Facebook presence you can join this group and participate (non-Facebook members can read it I think).
Membership of all our lists/groups is international with representation from most places in the world and announcements/posts can cover activities anywhere around the globe. However English translation of foreign announcements must be provided (so I can moderate them!).
Thank you for your ongoing participation in the CAS and DASH e-lists and I look forward to hearing from you in the future.
With best wishes
Paul Brown
CAS Communications Officer
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