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3rd Annual Convention of Media Ecology Association June 21-23 NY
by J. Sternberg 03 May '02

03 May '02

THE THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE MEDIA ECOLOGY ASSOCIATION June 21-23, 2002 Hosted by the Communication Arts Department, Marymount Manhattan College 221 East 71st Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues) New York, NY 10021 <http://www.media-ecology.org> --Would you like to spend a coffee break debating the ideas of Marshall McLuhan, Walter Ong, Lewis Mumford, Susanne Langer, George Herbert Mead, or Neil Postman? --Is the history of technology and the culture of those who use it as important to you as how it is currently being used? --Are you interested in exploring orality and literacy; print media, television, and the Internet; language, culture, and consciousness, or media ecology education and policy; technology and information systems? If you answered yes to any of these questions, consider joining us for the Third Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association at Marymount Manhattan College. Keynote speaker Elizabeth Eisenstein, author of The Printing Press as an Agent of Change, will address "Old Media in the New Millennium." Featured presentations by Leonard Shlain, author of The Alphabet Versus the Goddess, and Donald Theall, author of The Virtual Marshall McLuhan. Special film screening: McLuhan's Wake, by Kevin McMahon. PRE-REGISTRATION INFORMATION The Convention is open to 2002 MEA members only; 2002 membership dues may be paid when registering. Convention Fees: US $30 Pre-Registration (before June 1, 2002*) US $20 Student Pre-Registration (before June 1, 2002*) If not already a member for 2002, please add: US $40 2002 Membership (through December 31, 2002) US $20 2002 Student Membership (through December 31, 2002; include photocopy of full-time student ID) *Registration after June 1, 2002 and on-site will be $40 for members and $30 for student members. A printable version of the pre-registration form is available online at <http://www.media-ecology.org>, where you can also find the Convention schedule (updated periodically), as well as a list of hotels in Manhattan and directions to the Marymount Manhattan campus. Mail completed pre-registration form and check or money order payable to Media Ecology Association to Thom Gencarelli, MEA Treasurer Department of Broadcasting Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 07043-9987 gencarellit(a)mail.montclair.edu 973-655-7339 973-655-5432 (fax) Questions? Contact the Convention Coordinators: David Linton & Laura Tropp Communication Arts Department Marymount Manhattan College 221 East 71st Street New York, NY 10021-4597 Ltropp(a)mmm.edu, laura.tropp(a)nyu.edu (alternate) 212-774-4868 DEADLINE FOR PRE-REGISTRATION: JUNE 1, 2002

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learning in internet-based networks
by Joyce.Lamerichs＠Alg.VLK.WAU.NL 02 May '02

02 May '02

Dear all, On behalf of a colleague of mine, I would like to post the following request for information: I've been asked to help two regional internet-based networks that operate throughout Latin America to assess the extent to which they are stimulating learning in rural development. What frameworks exist that can help networks undertake the monitoring and evaluate of their impact - in terms of learning - among the network members? many thanks, Joyce Lamerichs Communication and Information Studies Wageningen University and Research Centre

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NYTimes.com Article: Lessons Learned at Dot-Com U.
by icmrk＠nus.edu.sg 02 May '02

02 May '02

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new reviews in cyberculture studies (may 2002)
by david silver 02 May '02

02 May '02

Folks, Another batch of goodies ... Enjoy! david *** feel free to distribute *** New Book Reviews in Cyberculture Studies (May 2002) Each month, the Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies (RCCS) <http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs> publishes two or three full-length book reviews. The reviews reflect a modest attempt to locate critically various contours of the emerging and interdisciplinary field of cyberculture studies. RCCS's book reviews section now includes full-length reviews of over 130 books on cyberculture, the Internet, and technoculture. New reviews for May 2002 (found at http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/books/) include: Chrisanthi Avgerou & Geoff Walsham, eds., Information Technology in Context: Studies from the Perspective of Developing Countries. Reviewed by John Daly. Takahiko Iimura, Observer/Observed and Other Works of Video Semiology. Reviewed by Linda Leung with a response from Takahiko Iimura. Brenda Laurel, Utopian Entrepreneur. Reviewed by Rita Lauria, Geert Lovink, & Leslie Regan Shade. If you or your colleagues are interested in reviewing books for RCCS, contact us directly at <dsilver(a)u.washington.edu>. As always, please feel free to forward this message. david silver http://faculty.washington.edu/dsilver To SUBSCRIBE to cyberculture-announce, a low volume announcement list for RCCS events and updates, email: listproc(a)u.washington.edu; No subject is needed. In the body, type: subscribe cyberculture-announce

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'Community' in the Network Society, Oxford UK, further details
by Keith N Hampton 01 May '02

01 May '02

*Apologies for cross-posting* This message contains further details on the conference on 'Community' in the Network Society, at Oxford UK, 16 May 2002. For the original outline and a booking form, please go to www.cdf.org.uk/html/conf.html or contact Cheryl Roberts, cheryl(a)cdf.org.uk A background paper on the issues and this will be sent to all registered delegates, and posted on the CDF website shortly. Face-to-face and globally connected? 'Community' in the Network Society organised by Community Development Foundation in collaboration with the ESRC Virtual Society? Programme and the Active Community Unit of the Home Office 16 May 2002 Said Business School, Oxford Chair: Ruth Lister, Professor of Social Policy, University of Leicester 1015 Welcome and introduction 1025 Keith Hampton, MIT 1100 Parallel sessions Jan Steyaert, Fontys University Sue Webb, Women Connect 1200 coffee 1220 Alison Gilchrist, CDF 1300 Lunch 1400 Parallel sessions Kevin Carey, HumanIT Helen Thomson, The Countryside Agency 1500 Tea 1520 Panel-based discussion with: Somya Joshi, Salford University Keith Sealy, The INNIT Project Catherine Herman, consultant Kim Osterberg, AKB Housing, Copenhagen 1600 Review: Vicki Nash, ippr 1615 Conference closes Kevin Harris Community Development Foundation www.cdf.org.uk +44 207 226 5375 fax 207 704 0313 60 Highbury Grove London N5 2AG ______________________________________________________________________

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�REQUEST FOR THE PARTICIPATION ALL EVENT ,MEETING CONFERENCES�
by lotus trust 01 May '02

01 May '02

Ref no.5551/lotustrust/2002 REQUEST FOR THE PARTICIPATION ALL EVENT ,MEETING CONFERENCES Dear Colleague: We would like to participate in your all event meeting conferences therefore, you are requested kindly send us details and procedure to attend the said programme. We would like to nominate three members of our NGO kindly also send us the airfare and conference attending Fee in US $ and other expenditures. We are waiting your prompt reply in this regard. Youre sincerely, Secretory General RANA AFTAB Head Office:- LOTUS SOCIAL WELFARE TRUST INTERNATIONAL B-11/374 Indus Mehran Houseing Society Malir Karachi No.37 Postal Code 75080 Pakistan Phone No 009221-4503493 Fax No 009221-4503493 EMAIL NO lotustrust(a)yahoo.com / lotustrust(a)hotmail.com www.trust.itgo.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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