Academic spam
I strive not to take myself to seriously. Honestly.
I have to admit, though, to being both bemused and oddly flattered to receive the sort of academic spam shown below. It’s a cut above the usual mortgage offers, viagra ads and more traditional Nigerian 419 scams. Guess I’m steppin’ on up in the world, doncha know… [grin]
Apparently, I come off like some sort of intellectual — at least, to con artists of the English-as-a-second-language variety. Actually, I’d be willing to bet that they probably use some sort of spidering/data-mining technique that flags emails found on sites with keywords they associate with their target demographic.
Please, people, don’t fall for this sort of crap. This stuff is so phony.
Oh and, for the record, I do not and have never claimed to have a doctorate.
Share ThisDear Dr. Spangler,
On behalf of the organizing committee, I would like to extend a cordial invitation for you to attend one of the upcoming IPSI BgD multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary conferences.
The first one will take place in Sveti Stefan, Montenegro:
IPSI-2005 MONTENEGRO
Hotel Sveti Stefan (arrival: 1 October 05 / departure: 8 October 05)
Deadlines: 1 May 05 (abstract) / 1 July 05 (full paper)The second one will take place in Venice, Italy:
IPSI-2005 VENICE
Hotel Luna Baglioni (arrival: 9 November 05 / departure: 14 November 05)
Deadlines: 1 June 05 (abstract) / 1 August 05 (full paper)The third one will take place on the Bled lake, Slovenia:
IPSI-2005 SLOVENIA
Hotel Toplice (arrival: 8 December 05 / departure: 11 December 05)
Deadlines: 1 July 05 (abstract) & 1 September 05 (full paper)All IPSI BgD conferences are non-profit. They bring together the elite of the world science; so far, we have had seven Nobel Laureates speaking at the opening ceremonies. The conferences always take place in some of the most attractive places of the world. All those who come to IPSI conferences once, always love to come back (because of the unique professional quality and the extremely creative atmosphere); lists of past participants are on the web, as well as details of future conferences.
These conferences are in line with the newest recommendations of the US National Science Foundation and of the EU research sponsoring agencies, to stress multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research (M+I+T++ research). The speakers and activities at the conferences truly support this type of scientific interaction.
One of the main topics of this conference is “E-education and E-business with Special Emphasis on Semantic Web and Web Datamining”
Other topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* Internet
* Computer Science and Engineering
* Mobile Communications/Computing for Science and Business
* Management and Business Administration
* Education
* e-Medicine
* e-Oriented Bio Engineering/Science and Molecular Engineering/Science
* Environmental Protection
* e-Economy
* e-Law
* Technology Based Art and Art to Inspire Technology Developments
* Internet PsychologyIf you would like more information on either conference, please reply to this e-mail message.
If you plan to submit an abstract and paper, please let us know immediately for planning purposes. Note that you can submit your paper also to the IPSI Transactions journal.
Sincerely Yours,
Prof. V. Milutinovic, Chairman,
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