PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 20, No. 19, May 3, 2001

briefnotes

PBS series to air May 15 and 22
UI team contributes to ‘NOVA’
Two upcoming "NOVA" episodes to be broadcast locally on WILL-TV will feature work by UI art and design professor Donna Cox; Bob Patterson, a research programmer at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications; and Lance Chong, a graduate student in industrial design.

"Beyond Human" will be presented as two one-hour shows airing at 7 p.m. May 15 and 22. The program explores the synergy between modern biology and technology, demonstrating how the line between man and machine is beginning to blur.

According to producer Thomas Lucas, Cox and Patterson supervised students and helped design animations in which humanoid robots walk through the streets of Tokyo. Another scene, in which a robot works with firemen to penetrate a burning building and save a dog, features animations by Chong.

Survey Research Laboratory
Events to honor Seymour Sudman
A symposium and two conference sessions will be held in memory of Seymour Sudman, world-renowned expert in survey research who died May 2, 2000.

The Seymour Sudman Symposium is scheduled for May 4-6 at Allerton Park and Conference Center in Monticello. Most of the conference will constitute an update of Sudman and Norman Brad-burn’s most heavily cited work, "Response Effects in Surveys," with presentations by leading scholars in survey methods. Additional presentations and panel discussions will focus on some of Sudman’s other contributions. In addition, a service for Sudman, unveiling his memorial stone, will take place at Roselawn Cemetery the afternoon of May 6. Those interested in attending the symposium, should contact Debora Loos at d-loos@illinois.edu or call 333-4241.

A session on "The Contributions of Seymour Sudman to Survey Research" will be held at the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research at 8:30 a.m. May 19. For more information, visit www.aapor.org.

The American Statistical Association meetings, to be held this August, will include a session titled "Seymour Sudman Memorial: Issues in Sample Design and Response Effects." Further information is available at www.amstat.org.

Intensive English Institute
Hosts needed for Japanese students
The Intensive English Institute is hoping to recruit dozens of people who will host visiting Japanese college students in Champaign-Urbana this summer. (Hosting a student does not include the student living in the host’s home.)

Japanese students from five universities will be staying on the UI campus for three or four weeks in August while they study English at the UI institute.

Hosts – either families, couples or single people – are needed to spend a few hours a week with one or more of the students, so that the students can meet people outside the classroom and practice their English while sharing common, everyday activities such as meals, shopping and entertainment.

In the past, hosts have said that they greatly enjoy spending time with the students and that the experience allows them to learn more about Japan and Japanese lifestyles.
Anyone interested in being a host should call Anna Kasten at the Intensive English Institute at 333-6598.

Summer memberships available
Summer with Campus Rec
Campus Recreation summer memberships go on sale May 3. Memberships are available to UI students, faculty and staff members and their spouses or partners for only $42 and are valid through Aug. 21. Members have access to all Campus Rec facilities, discounts on outdoor equipment rentals and adventure trips, free group fitness classes, free admission to public skating sessions, and eligibility for intramural sports, and more.

To purchase a membership, visit Member Services, in Room 140 IMPE. Or download the membership form at www.campusrec.uiuc.edu/membership/fees.html or call 333-3806 for more information.

Japan House
Kasada visits UI, community
Visiting artist Toshie Kasada, a kimono specialist at the Hakubi Kyoto Kimono School in Japan, is visiting the UI and local communities through May 18.

A guest of the UI’s Japan House, Kasada will demonstrate the art of kimono dressing at various workshops, classes and events, including Children’s Day, scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. May 12 at Japan House.

During her residency, Kasada also will give demonstrations at area elementary schools. For dates and times of school visits, contact Nancy Lockmiller at Japan House, 244-9934, or Melissa Mitchell at the News Bureau, 333-5491.

WILL-FM Second Sunday Concert
Amasong to perform May 13
The lesbian/feminist chorus Amasong will celebrate its 10th anniversary season with a May 13 performance at the WILL-FM Second Sunday Concert.

The free concert begins at 2 p.m. at the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion and will be broadcast live on WILL-FM (90.9/101.1 in Champaign-Urbana).

Under the direction of Margot Rejskind, Amasong will perform a new work by Zae Munn, "Like Any Pilgrim," commissioned in celebration of Amasong’s 10th anniversary. Other music on the program includes "Ruth and Naomi," by Karen Gottlieb Mermelstein; "Breaths," by Ysaye Barnwell; "Cloud Dancing," by Maggie Roche; "Keep Your Lamps," a Negro spiritual arranged by Kristina Boerger; and "Amai," by Tendai Handina.

Founded in 1991, Amasong has become one of the nation’s best-known lesbian-feminist choirs. It has been named Best Choral Group at the Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards (GLAMA) for its two CDs, "Amai" and "Over Here the Water is Sweet."

Campustown Infrastructure Streetscape Project
‘Streetscape’ workshop is May 3
A public workshop for the Campustown Infrastructure Streetscape Project will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. May 3. The purpose of the workshop is to obtain public input for the conceptual design of infrastructure and streetscape improvements. Primary emphasis will be on presentation of conceptual design parameters and schedules.

The workshop will be held in the fourth floor conference, Room #403, of the Champaign Urbana Mass Transit District Illinois Terminal Building, 45 E. University Ave., Champaign. For reservations, call 351-4466. Because of the structure of the forum, attendance at the entire workshop is requested.

For more information, contact Laurie Davis at 351-4466 or laurie.davis@ci.champaign.il.us or Verónica González at 351-4486 or veronica.gonzalez@ ci.champaign.il.us.

‘Panel on Bisexual Issues’
Ally Network meeting is May 4
The Ally Network will hold its last meeting of the semester from noon to 2 p.m. May 4 in 210 Illini Union.

The session will feature a panel on bisexual issues and continues the series theme "Increasing understanding on issues of sexual orientation within the university community."

The network is co-sponsored by the Student Affairs Office for LGBT Concerns and the Counseling Center. Through its members, the Ally Network works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and faculty and staff members find the UI campus welcoming and inclusive.

For more information, contact the LGBT office at 244-3277.