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Penn State Intercom......April 12 , 2001

John W. Bagby, professor of business law in The Smeal College of Business Administration, presented a paper titled "Conceptual Framework of Privacy: Reconciling the Property Rights with Regulation" during the Intelligent Transportation Society of America's "Big Brother by the Bay: Protecting ITS Privacy and Enhancing Location Commerce" conference in San Francisco.

Dan Carter, director of the School of Theatre, was elected to serve a second term on the Commission on Accreditation at the annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of Theatre in Richmond, Va. The commission reviews materials and makes a decision about accreditation status based on association standards and guidelines.

Paul W. Howe, assistant professor of business administration/travel-tourism at Pennsylvania College of Technology, presented lectures on "Marketing Fundamentals" and "Niche Marketing at Air Jamaica's "World of Travel 2001" conference at Montego Bay, Jamaica. The conference is held for travel and tourism industry professionals.

Steven J. Huddart, associate professor of accounting, presented "An Empirical Examination of Tax Factors and Mutual Funds' Stock Sales Decisions," at the 2001 University of North Carolina Tax Symposium. He co-authored the paper with V.G. Narayanan of Harvard University.

Dennis Lin, professor of management science and information systems, was recently in South Korea to lecture on statistics and quality engineering at the Open University at Seoul. The hourlong lecture, "What Statistics Is All About and Modern Quality Engineering," was videotaped and is now being broadcast throughout South Korea. In addition, Hyundai Motor Co. and the Korea Statistical Society recently held a one-day workshop on supersaturated design in his honor.

Brent Wilson, professor of art education in the School of Visual Arts, presented a paper, "Transforming Texts, Connecting Worlds: Students, Museums and Visual Culture," in the seminar "Access to Art: How Do We Make it Possible?" in Stockholm, Sweden. The seminar was organized by the Modern Museum as part of the Stockholm Art Fair 2001.

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