OFFICE MEMO scholars interested in Demotic Date:10/9/96 

It was agreed at the 6th International Congress of Demotic Studies held in
Cairo from September 2-8, 1996, that it would be very useful to have a
standing list of scholars interested in Demotic studies.  For this reason,
such a list will be compiled and maintained on the World Wide Web page of
the Oriental Institute's Chicago Demotic Dictionary
(http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/DEM/Demotic.html).  This list will
also be available, from Janet Johnson at the addresses below, to people
who do not have access through the Internet.  All scholars, whatever their
field of specialization, who would like to be informed about future
international congresses for Demotic studies are requested to send to
Janet H. Johnson, at the postal or e-mail addresses listed below, as much
of the following information as is relevant:  name, address, name and
address of institution, phone number, FAX number, e-mail address, WWW-page
address, area(s) of interest within Demotic studies.  Since the value of
the list will depend on its completeness and accuracy, which cannot be
verified in Chicago, all Demotists and interested colleagues are urged to
submit information about themselves, their current or recent students, and
other interested colleagues.  As part of this list, an attempt will be
made to identify institutions which are currently involved in Demotic
studies.  For universities which offer a program in Demotic, please
provide the name of the university and the specific department or program
within the university, the address, phone and FAX number, and e-mail and
WWW addresses of the department, and the name(s) and title(s) of faculty
teaching Demotic.  For museums which have Demotic materials in their
collections, please provide the name of the museum and the specific
section or department of the museum, the address, phone and FAX number,
and e-mail and WWW addresses of the department, and the name(s) and
title(s) of the responsible curator(s).  For libraries which acquire
Demotic materials, please provide the name (and any institutional
affiliation) of the library, the address, phone and FAX number, and e-mail
and WWW addresses of the library, and the name(s) and title(s) of the
appropriate contact person(s).  If lists of recent and "in progress" 
dissertations and theses involving Demotic are provided, these will also
be posted.

Janet H. Johnson, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, 1155 East
58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA;  e-mail:  j-johnson@uchicago.edu