Based on several requests, we are very pleased to announce that we have secured an extension for reduced-rate bookings at the Westin Seattle Hotel, for those of you who have not yet made your reservations. Please take note of the new – but absolutely final – deadline: Tuesday, September 9. Shall we take advantage of this…
Author: Farouk Seif
Farouk Y. Seif, PhD is Professor Emeritus, Antioch University Seattle, former President and Executive Director of the Semiotic Society of America, a registered architect, and an artist. Seif serves as the Editor of the Semiotic Society of America Yearbook. Prior to becoming an American citizen, Seif was born and raised in Egypt with a Coptic background. His main interests are design, semiotics, paradoxes, transdisciplinarity, and transmodernity. His doctoral dissertation “Semiotics and Urban Morphogenesis: Metaphysical Aspects of Ancient Egyptian Monumentality as a Theoretical Approach to Urban Form" designed to reinterpret the Ancient Egyptian experience for thoughtful reflections on contemporary life. Prof. Seif has taught in universities and lectured at conferences worldwide. He was the recipient of the 2010 Fulbright Specialists Program at University of Sofia, Bulgaria. He has authored numerous articles and a dozen book chapters. His book "De-sign in the Transmodern World: Envisioning Reality Beyond Absoluteness" is a state-of-the-art integration of design and semiotics.
Marketplace of Semiotics: Seminars/Workshops
Are you planning on attending our 39th Annual Meeting? Our Marketplace of Semiotics pre-conference activities are not to be missed! What it is: The Marketplace of Semiotics includes a plenary open space session followed by concurrent workshops or seminars taught by expert semioticians from across the disciplines. The sessions will focus on topics proposed and collaboratively developed…
39th Annual Meeting Program: A Festschrift Menu…!
We look forward to seeing you in Emerald City, Farouk Seif SSA Executive Director Chair, Program Committee
Deadline Extended for Reduced-Rate Hotel Reservations
Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Westin Seattle Hotel has extended the cut-off date for reserving rooms to 5:00 pm local time on September 2, 2014. Please make your reservation ASAP. After September 2, it will be at the Westin’s discretion whether to accept reservations, which will be subject to prevailing rates and availability. The SSA…
All Aboard! Destination: Emerald City
(Latitude 47° 36′ 23″ N / Longitude 122° 19′ 50″ W) Dear Friends and Colleagues, The 39th SSA Annual Meeting is just around the corner. In order to take advantage of the special SSA rate, please make your room arrangements with Westin Seattle Hotel Reservations online or by calling +01-888-627-8513 before August 22, 2014. After this date,…
Sail away…!
Dear Friends and Colleagues, It’s my great pleasure to apprise you that we have received 168 abstracts from 24 countries. We have a record-breaking number of submissions as we “sail away” toward the 39th Annual Meeting in Seattle. For those of you who didn’t have the opportunity to submit proposals, I highly encourage you to come…
Don’t miss the boat!
Dear Friends and Colleagues, As of today, we have received 115 abstracts from more than 20 countries for our 39th Annual Meeting this October. The deadline for submitting abstracts is approaching rapidly—this Friday, June 20th. If you plan on submitting a proposal, please do so soon as possible before the deadline. Due to the volume of abstracts…
39th Annual Meeting Program: Some Highlights
Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are very pleased to share with you the Preliminary Program Schedule for our 39th Annual Meeting, which will take place in Seattle on October 2-5. We are creating an extraordinary conference for you this year. We are planning on more than doubling last year’s attendance and introducing you to an…
Announcing CFP Extension for our 39th Annual Meeting
Dear Colleagues, We have received many abstract proposals to be considered for the 39th Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of America in Seattle, October 2-5, 2014. Based on requests from several colleagues and institutions, we are pleased to extend the deadline for submitting abstracts to Friday, June 20, 2014. We anticipate a significant number of submissions…
Welcome from Farouk Y. Seif, Executive Director
Dear Colleagues and Friends, Welcome to our newly designed Semiotic Society of America website! It is a significant time in the history of the SSA. We are excited to introduce you to our new website in preparation for our 39th Annual Meeting entitled “Paradoxes of Life”, which will be held in Seattle, Washington, on October…
