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(RSF/IFEX) Freedom of information on the Internet under threat
by George(s) Lessard 15 Feb '03

15 Feb '03

------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 23:17:28 -0800 (PST) From: "robert m. tynes" <rtynes(a)u.washington.edu> To: nettime-l(a)bbs.thing.net Subject: <nettime> THREAT: United Nations alert (freedom of information on the Internet under threat) (fwd) Send reply to: "robert m. tynes" <rtynes(a)u.washington.edu> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:20:34 -0500 From: IFEX Action Alert Network <alerts(a)ifex.org> Cc: ifexworld(a)lists.ifex.org Subject: THREAT: United Nations alert (freedom of information on the Internet under threat) La version française suit. The French version follows. IFEX - News from the international freedom of expression community ______________________________________________________ ___________ PRESS RELEASE/ALERT - UNITED NATIONS 13 February 2003 Freedom of information on the Internet under threat SOURCE: Reporters sans frontières (RSF), Paris (RSF/IFEX) - The following is an RSF press release: On 17 February 2003, a preparatory conference will open in Geneva, under the auspices of the United Nations, concerning the World Summit on the Information Society, to be held in the city in December. RSF would like to take this occasion to forewarn the United Nations, as well as all member-state governments, not to make any attempt to use this summit - whose aim is to narrow the technological gap between rich and poor countries - as a means to further impede press freedom on the Internet. It became evident, during the various regional preparatory meetings that have already taken place around the world, that many governments were planning to use the fight against criminal activities on the Internet as justification to impose censorship and other coercive measures that may also curtail the media's new technological activities. RSF has found, in these states' contributions, the same interventionist and restrictive ideas that inspired the "New World Order of Information" project in the 1970s and 1980s. RSF's mistrust was heightened, at these regional meetings, by the manifest desire of several states to prevent civil society and non- governmental organisation representatives from participating in the preliminary proceedings of the World Summit on the Information Society. Neither is it reassuring that the second phase of the Summit is scheduled to be held in 2005 in Tunisia, a country whose deplorable situation, in terms of freedom of expression and freedom of information, is common knowledge. For further information, contact RSF, 5, rue Geoffroy Marie, Paris 75009, France, tel: +33 1 44 83 84 84, fax: +33 1 45 23 11 51, e-mail: communication2(a)rsf.org, Internet: http://www.rsf.org The information contained in this press release/alert is the sole responsibility of RSF. In citing this material for broadcast or publication, please credit RSF. ______________________________________________________ ___________ DISTRIBUTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION EXCHANGE (IFEX) CLEARING HOUSE 489 College Street, Toronto (ON) M6G 1A5 CANADA tel: +1 416 515 9622 fax: +1 416 515 7879 alerts e-mail: alerts(a)ifex.org general e-mail: ifex(a)ifex.org Internet site: http://www.ifex.org/ ______________________________________________________ ___________ IFEX - Nouvelles de la communauté internationale de défense de la liberté d'expression ______________________________________________________ ___________ COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE/ALERTE - NATIONS UNIES Le 13 février 2003 La liberté de l'information menacée sur Internet SOURCE: Reporters sans frontières (RSF), Paris (RSF/IFEX) - Ci-dessous, un communiqué de presse de RSF : Le 17 février 2003 s'ouvre à Genève, sous l'égide des Nations unies, la deuxième conférence préparatoire du Sommet Mondial sur la Société de l'Information devant se tenir dans cette ville en décembre prochain. RSF saisit cette occasion pour mettre le système des Nations unies et les gouvernements de tous les États membres en garde contre toute tentative d'utiliser ce Sommet, destiné à réduire le fossé technologique entre pays riches et pays pauvres, pour placer de nouveaux obstacles à la liberté de la presse sur Internet. Il est en effet apparu, au cours de diverses réunions préparatoires régionales déjà organisées à travers le monde que de nombreux gouvernements entendaient prendre prétexte de la lutte contre les activités criminelles sur les réseaux pour justifier des mesures de contrôle et de répression risquant de s'appliquer également aux nouvelles activités technologiques des médias. On a retrouvé dans les contributions de ces États les mêmes notions interventionnistes et restrictives qui avaient inspiré dans les années 70 et 80 le projet liberticide de "Nouvel ordre mondial de l'information". La méfiance de RSF a été accrue, lors de ces réunions régionales, par la volonté manifeste de plusieurs États de tenir les représentants de la société civile et les organisations non gouvernementales à l'écart des travaux préparatoires du Sommet Mondial sur la Société de l'Information. Il n'est pas rassurant non plus que la seconde partie du Sommet doive se tenir en 2005 en Tunisie, pays dont on connaît la triste situation en matière de liberté d'expression et d'information. RSF appelle toutes les organisations internationales, régionales et nationales de défense de la liberté de la presse à faire preuve de la plus grande vigilance face à de nouvelles tentatives de porter atteinte, par le biais du contrôle de l'Internet, au droit d'informer et d'être informé. L'association espère en particulier que l'Unesco, partie prenante au Sommet sur la Société de l'Information, défendra résolument à Genève la "Déclaration de Sofia", adoptée par son Assemblée générale de 1997, selon laquelle les principes fondamentaux de liberté d'expression et de liberté d'information doivent s'appliquer aux nouvelles technologies au même titre qu'aux médias traditionnels. Pour tout renseignement complémentaire, veuillez contacter RSF, 5, rue Geoffroy Marie, Paris 75009, France, tél: +33 1 44 83 84 84, téléc: +33 1 45 23 11 51, courrier électronique: communication2(a)rsf.org, Internet: http://www.rsf.org RSF est responsable de toute information contenue dans ce communiqué de presse/alerte. En citant cette information, prière de bien vouloir l'attribuer à RSF. ______________________________________________________ _________ DIFFUSÉ(E) PAR LE SECRÉTARIAT DU RÉSEAU IFEX, L'ÉCHANGE INTERNATIONAL DE LA LIBERTÉ D'EXPRESSION 489, rue College, bureau 403, Toronto (ON) M6G 1A5 CANADA tel: +1 416 515 9622 téléc: +1 416 515 7879 courrier électronique: alerts(a)ifex.org boîte générale: ifex(a)ifex.org site Internet: http://www.ifex.org/ ______________________________________________________ _________ # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: majordomo(a)bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime(a)bbs.thing.net ------- End of forwarded message -------

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Tutorials/Workshops at WWW 2003 - 12th International WWW Conference
by Michael Bieber 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

We'd like to invite you to attend WWW2003. This message includes brief information about the conference, tutorials, workshops and Developers Day. WWW2003 - 12th International WWW Conference Budapest Convention Centre - Budapest, Hungary May 20-24, 2003 http://www2003.org/ Beginning with the first International WWW Conference in 1994, this prestigious series of the International World Wide Web Conference Committee (IW3C2) provides a refereed forum for WWW research. It also provides a public forum for the WWW Consortium (W3C) through the annual W3C track. WORKSHOPS (http://www2003.org/workshops.htm) Workshops and tutorials take place on the first day of the conference. * E-Services and the Semantic Web * Algorithms and Models for the Web-Graph * Semantics in Peer-to-Peer and Grid Computing * (Virtual) Community Informatics: Support for Local and Virtual Communities * Adaptive Web Systems * Web-based Integration of financial and logistics supply chains * Emerging Applications for Wireless and Mobile access TUTORIALS (http://www2003.org/tutorials.htm) * Scalable Vector Graphics * Web Engineering: A Holistic Approach to Successful Web Application Development * SMIL 2.0 -- Interactive Multimedia on the Web * Adaptive Web-based Systems: Technologies and Examples * Web Services: Soup to Nuts * Rendering Faithfully with XSL Formatting Objects * Benchmarking of locally and geographically distributed Web-server systems * Merging Grid and Web technologies: where do we go? * Getting into RDF and the Semantic Web using N3 * XTM - XML Topic Maps * XML schema languages DEVELOPERS DAY (http://www2003.org/dd/) Developers Day takes place on the last day of the conference. It is devoted to the interests of Web developers, offering in-depth discussions of technologies and tools at the forefront of the Web. Tracks: * The Semantic Web * Web Graphics * Security * XML Processing Pipeline * Web and Grid Convergence * Mobile Web * Authoring Techniques for Accessibility and DI CONFERENCE PROGRAM (http://www2003.org/programme.htm) The conference has a formal refereed papers track, as well as several alternate tracks. Papers presented in the alternate tracks are also refereed. Alternate Tracks: * W3C Track (latest news and views from the World Wide Web Consortium) * Education * Global Community * Practice & Experience * Web Services * Industrial Track * Panels * Vendors Track

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THREAT: United Nations alert (freedom of information on the Internet under threat) (fwd)
by robert m. tynes 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:20:34 -0500 From: IFEX Action Alert Network <alerts(a)ifex.org> Cc: ifexworld(a)lists.ifex.org Subject: THREAT: United Nations alert (freedom of information on the Internet under threat) La version fran�aise suit. The French version follows. IFEX - News from the international freedom of expression community _________________________________________________________________ PRESS RELEASE/ALERT - UNITED NATIONS 13 February 2003 Freedom of information on the Internet under threat SOURCE: Reporters sans fronti�res (RSF), Paris (RSF/IFEX) - The following is an RSF press release: On 17 February 2003, a preparatory conference will open in Geneva, under the auspices of the United Nations, concerning the World Summit on the Information Society, to be held in the city in December. RSF would like to take this occasion to forewarn the United Nations, as well as all member-state governments, not to make any attempt to use this summit - whose aim is to narrow the technological gap between rich and poor countries - as a means to further impede press freedom on the Internet. It became evident, during the various regional preparatory meetings that have already taken place around the world, that many governments were planning to use the fight against criminal activities on the Internet as justification to impose censorship and other coercive measures that may also curtail the media's new technological activities. RSF has found, in these states' contributions, the same interventionist and restrictive ideas that inspired the "New World Order of Information" project in the 1970s and 1980s. RSF's mistrust was heightened, at these regional meetings, by the manifest desire of several states to prevent civil society and non-governmental organisation representatives from participating in the preliminary proceedings of the World Summit on the Information Society. Neither is it reassuring that the second phase of the Summit is scheduled to be held in 2005 in Tunisia, a country whose deplorable situation, in terms of freedom of expression and freedom of information, is common knowledge. For further information, contact RSF, 5, rue Geoffroy Marie, Paris 75009, France, tel: +33 1 44 83 84 84, fax: +33 1 45 23 11 51, e-mail: communication2(a)rsf.org, Internet: http://www.rsf.org The information contained in this press release/alert is the sole responsibility of RSF. In citing this material for broadcast or publication, please credit RSF. _________________________________________________________________ DISTRIBUTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION EXCHANGE (IFEX) CLEARING HOUSE 489 College Street, Toronto (ON) M6G 1A5 CANADA tel: +1 416 515 9622 fax: +1 416 515 7879 alerts e-mail: alerts(a)ifex.org general e-mail: ifex(a)ifex.org Internet site: http://www.ifex.org/ _________________________________________________________________ IFEX - Nouvelles de la communaut� internationale de d�fense de la libert� d'expression _________________________________________________________________ COMMUNIQU� DE PRESSE/ALERTE - NATIONS UNIES Le 13 f�vrier 2003 La libert� de l'information menac�e sur Internet SOURCE: Reporters sans fronti�res (RSF), Paris (RSF/IFEX) - Ci-dessous, un communiqu� de presse de RSF : Le 17 f�vrier 2003 s'ouvre � Gen�ve, sous l'�gide des Nations unies, la deuxi�me conf�rence pr�paratoire du Sommet Mondial sur la Soci�t� de l'Information devant se tenir dans cette ville en d�cembre prochain. RSF saisit cette occasion pour mettre le syst�me des Nations unies et les gouvernements de tous les �tats membres en garde contre toute tentative d'utiliser ce Sommet, destin� � r�duire le foss� technologique entre pays riches et pays pauvres, pour placer de nouveaux obstacles � la libert� de la presse sur Internet. Il est en effet apparu, au cours de diverses r�unions pr�paratoires r�gionales d�j� organis�es � travers le monde que de nombreux gouvernements entendaient prendre pr�texte de la lutte contre les activit�s criminelles sur les r�seaux pour justifier des mesures de contr�le et de r�pression risquant de s'appliquer �galement aux nouvelles activit�s technologiques des m�dias. On a retrouv� dans les contributions de ces �tats les m�mes notions interventionnistes et restrictives qui avaient inspir� dans les ann�es 70 et 80 le projet liberticide de "Nouvel ordre mondial de l'information". La m�fiance de RSF a �t� accrue, lors de ces r�unions r�gionales, par la volont� manifeste de plusieurs �tats de tenir les repr�sentants de la soci�t� civile et les organisations non gouvernementales � l'�cart des travaux pr�paratoires du Sommet Mondial sur la Soci�t� de l'Information. Il n'est pas rassurant non plus que la seconde partie du Sommet doive se tenir en 2005 en Tunisie, pays dont on conna�t la triste situation en mati�re de libert� d'expression et d'information. RSF appelle toutes les organisations internationales, r�gionales et nationales de d�fense de la libert� de la presse � faire preuve de la plus grande vigilance face � de nouvelles tentatives de porter atteinte, par le biais du contr�le de l'Internet, au droit d'informer et d'�tre inform�. L'association esp�re en particulier que l'Unesco, partie prenante au Sommet sur la Soci�t� de l'Information, d�fendra r�solument � Gen�ve la "D�claration de Sofia", adopt�e par son Assembl�e g�n�rale de 1997, selon laquelle les principes fondamentaux de libert� d'expression et de libert� d'information doivent s'appliquer aux nouvelles technologies au m�me titre qu'aux m�dias traditionnels. Pour tout renseignement compl�mentaire, veuillez contacter RSF, 5, rue Geoffroy Marie, Paris 75009, France, t�l: +33 1 44 83 84 84, t�l�c: +33 1 45 23 11 51, courrier �lectronique: communication2(a)rsf.org, Internet: http://www.rsf.org RSF est responsable de toute information contenue dans ce communiqu� de presse/alerte. En citant cette information, pri�re de bien vouloir l'attribuer � RSF. _______________________________________________________________ DIFFUS�(E) PAR LE SECR�TARIAT DU R�SEAU IFEX, L'�CHANGE INTERNATIONAL DE LA LIBERT� D'EXPRESSION 489, rue College, bureau 403, Toronto (ON) M6G 1A5 CANADA tel: +1 416 515 9622 t�l�c: +1 416 515 7879 courrier �lectronique: alerts(a)ifex.org bo�te g�n�rale: ifex(a)ifex.org site Internet: http://www.ifex.org/ _______________________________________________________________

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new reviews in cyberculture studies (february 2003)
by david silver 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

New Book Reviews in Cyberculture Studies (February 2003) Each month, the Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies (RCCS) <http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs> publishes a number of full-length book reviews. The reviews reflect a modest attempt to locate critically various contours of the emerging and interdisciplinary field of cyberculture studies. New reviews for February 2003 include: Seth Thompson, Evolving Traditions, Artists Working in New Media (Wigged Productions, 2002) Reviewed by Janine Johnson Ronald E. Rice & James E. Katz, eds., The Internet and Health Communication: Experiences and Expectations (Sage, 2001) Reviewed by Kathleen M. Golden, with a response from Ronald E. Rice Eileen Green & Alison Adam, eds., Virtual Gender: Technology, Consumption and Identity (Routledge, 2001) Reviewed by Monica Whitty and Andrew Dalton, with a response from Eileen Green 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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Fwd: [seweb-list] Knowledge Management Summer School
by jeremy hunsinger 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

> > > > International Summer School on > > HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN > of > KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS > > August 18-22, 2003, Boussens, France > > Organized by > The European Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Engineering > > eurisco International > > http://www-eurisco.onecert.fr/summerschool/ > > PURPOSE > The aim of the International Summer School on Human-Centered Design of > Knowledge Management Systems is to enable participants to learn about > work practice and the behavior of people in organizations, usability > and usefulness of knowledge management processes and tools, > socio-cultural issues in virtual worlds, communication, cooperation > and coordination. This will be achieved by teaching the basic concepts > and methods of managing human-centered design projects by using > knowledge management methods and tools through a five-day > international summer school using a mixture of tutorials, lectures, > group exercises and discussions. > > > BACKGROUND > The theme for this International Summer School is Human-Centered > Design of Knowledge Management Systems (HCDKMS'03). It reflects the > growing and universal influence of Information Technology (IT) on the > development of systems in industry and the use of these systems in a > wide variety of organizations. Among relevant industrial sectors are > aerospace, telecommunications, medicine, nuclear energy, transport, > chemical and food industries. > HCDKMS'03 will develop a system level view of Knowledge Management > (KM) in various types of groups ranging from teams to organizations to > communities of practice. Various viewpoints will be developed covering > safety, security, reliability, comfort, usability, usefulness, and > acceptability of KM tools and organizational setups. KM is not simply > a property of an individual person, but a relation between a person > and task demands set within an organizational context. Organizational > context is dynamic since people's skills and knowledge are constantly > evolving resulting in the emergence of new practices. The design of > increasingly information-intensive systems requires knowledge about > the decision-making process itself. Experience feedback permits > organizations to learn from operational incidents and accidents. Key > issues here include how to understand experience in terms that can be > used to change practices, and how to design channels for the > communication of representations of operational experience. Taking KM > seriously requires understanding, co-designing, and testing integrated > KM systems and organizational setups concurrently. The design of KM > systems thus requires involvement and knowledge sharing among people > with different sorts of expertise. HCDKMS'03 will provide a wide range > of expertise including human-computer interaction (HCI), > computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW), artificial intelligence > (AI), knowledge-based systems (KBS), sociology and human factors. > HCDKMS'03 will explore the current solutions and on-going work on the > way groups take and should take into account organizational issues of > workplace automation, people and organizational models, and the > effects of incrementally-intrusive virtual environments on work > practices. HCDKMS'03 will leave plenty of time for participants to > explore their own work practice using information technology and > designing automation. Lecturers will provide state-of-the-art > knowledge and know-how on the evolution of technology and the > emergence of work practices. > > > WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE > HCDKMS'03 is aimed at people from industry and academia who in their > line of work are involved with or responsible for designing and > implementing knowledge management solutions in their everyday > environments. This includes system designers, system analysts, > technical managers, design team leaders, human factors specialists, > etc. Participants should have some experience with at least one of the > following topics: human factors; engineering and/or design; > information technology; documentation; resource management; > organizational issues; database management and/or use; or project > management. > > > LECTURERS > HCDKMS'03 will be taught by the following international team of > lecturers: > > Guy Boy, PhD, President of the European Institute of Cognitive > Sciences and Engineering (EURISCO International), France. > > Jonathan Grudin, PhD, Senior Researcher in the Adaptive Systems and > Interaction Group at Microsoft Research and Affiliate Professor in the > University of Washington Information School, USA. > > Robert De Hoog, PhD, Professor of Information and Knowledge Management > at the University of Twente and Associate Professor of Social Science > Informatics (SWI) at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. > > Kari Kuutti, PhD, Professor in the Department of Information > Processing Science at the University of Oulu, Finland. > > Dan Shapiro, Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology at > Lancaster University, UK. > > COURSE CONTENT > Co-Adaptation of People and Technology > - Guy Boy > Socio-technical systems of our post-industrial era embed their own > internal cognitive mechanisms and behavior. New information technology > has induced new practices and human roles. The resulting co-adaptation > of people and technology will be analyzed in the light of various > theories of human cognition. We will analyze various aspects of human > cognition embedded into artifacts. Even if they do not use the same > kinds of tools and practices, all civilizations need to manage the > knowledge that they produce and use. These tools can be physical or > conceptual. For a very long period of time, the Art of Memory was used > to manage knowledge. Knowledge transfer was essentially based on oral > transmission within small groups. Printing started to extend knowledge > transfer to larger groups. Descartes created a method that > revolutionized knowledge management reducing most problems to > mathematical equations that are possible to solve by definition. The > fact that Descartes' method worked successfully in the material world > tremendously influenced the twentieth century because it was almost > totally technology-oriented. It is amazing to observe that the > computer, the ultimate production of Descartes' method, suddenly > rehabilitates the Art of Memory because the materialistic approach to > the world is no longer sufficient. The Web recreates artificial > villages (communities) where people can communicate almost exactly as > their ancestors communicated in their small villages. We discuss a > dual problem in cognitive science that opposes a classical scientific > approach to an experiential one, and some of its potential impacts on > life support systems such as human/organizational learning and > human-centered design. > Human-Centered Design: Taking Seriously Human Factors in Engineering > Requires New Organizational Setups > - Guy Boy > For the last decade, most organizations developing or using > safety-critical systems needed to implement strategies to improve > human reliability. Human factors teams were developed. Engineers were > trained in human-centered design (HCD). However, without an > appropriate organizational setup, HCD is very difficult to achieve > properly. In this lecture, we will review the concepts of > traceability, experience feedback, articulation work, organizational > memory and change management. These concepts will be used to analyze > information technology that is currently used in large organizations > for knowledge and information exchange. In any organization, human > factors are not only a target for improving the use of products, but > also for development processes themselves and their too often complex > articulations. In particular, engineers produce a large amount of > documents and undocumented knowledge-this will be further analyzed for > the sake of improving engineering processes. > The concept of active documents will be presented together with a > methodology grounded in the cognitive function analysis of > organizational setups and product requirements. In particular, the > concurrent development of artifacts (products) and their documentation > (operational support as well as evaluation and design rationales) will > be presented as a support to participatory design and traceability. > Design support tools will be presented. Guy Boy > > Important Emerging Patterns of Technology Use in Organizations > - Jonathan Grudin > One important change in the use of software in many organizations is > that it has spread vertically as well as horizontally. "Managers don't > type" was once the rule, but increasingly they do use software. As a > result, applications that are widely used in organizations have at > least three different patterns of use: one for individual > contributors, one for managers, and one for executives. Optimal use > within each group is shaped by activity and incentive structures. > Within each group, interaction leads to the adoption of the same > features and conventions. Some choices are dictated by efficiency and > others are arbitrary but better when everyone works the same (it > doesn't matter which side of the road we drive on as long as we all > drive on the same side). > Another consequence of this change is that in the past, managers were > trailing adopters-individual contributors adopted hands-on use of > email, word, and browsers first. Today managers may be early adopters > of some technologies. This has subtle but significant consequences for > design and deployment. > In general, when designing, acquiring, or supporting such an > application, the best approach could be to treat it as three distinct > applications. Failure to do so results in problems and lost > opportunities. The applications discussed include email, shared > calendars, browsers, document databases, application-sharing, desktop > videoconferencing, and team workspaces. > > Streaming Media Studies of MSR Prototype Systems > - Jonathan Grudin > The Microsoft Research Collaborative and Multimedia Systems Group > focused on making audio and video as versatile as print. Areas of > experimentation include low-cost capture of audio and video, > multimedia browsing and skimming, tele-presentation, and collaborative > annotation of multimedia content. In order to understand the > behavioral and social factors that are critical to the success of such > technologies, we have conducted numerous experiments with prototype > systems. These include detailed analysis of ongoing use of multimedia > within our company, experimental use of our technologies in internal > training courses, laboratory studies, and trials conducted jointly > with university partners. I will review this work, aspects of which > have been published in over twenty papers in conferences on > multimedia, human-computer interaction, computer supported cooperative > work, and the world wide web. I will also describe some work on > notification and awareness, technologies that we see interacting with > multimedia in future office and mobile settings. > Knowledge Management and Learning > - Robert de Hoog > In order to understand the meaning and scope of knowledge management > systems, there is a need for a firm grasp of conceptual underpinnings > of knowledge management proper. This lecture will start with an > interactive session in a game-like format where participants play the > knowledge management role. Based on the experiences from this session > a conceptual frame for knowledge management will be developed that can > act as the basis for human-centered aspects in knowledge management. > These aspects are visible in two distinct models: a knowledge > management model that can be seen as a procedural model of how to > perform knowledge management and a process model of a knowledge > intensive organization. > Both models rely strongly on human actions, perspectives and values. > The process model will show what knowledge processes are important in > an organization, how these knowledge processes can influence key > performance indicators and which interventions can improve knowledge > processes. These interventions are to a large extent non-technical in > the sense that they rarely rely on information systems alone. > Effective interventions are mainly combinations of human, > technological and organizational actions. As both models are > incorporated in a simulation environment for learning knowledge > management not only the structure but also the behavior of the models > will be shown, explored and discussed. Through this discussion the > session will refer back to the experiences from the initial activity. > Finally attention will be paid to learning knowledge management and > the effectiveness of simulation micro-worlds. This will include the > benefits and the dangers of exercising in a simplified simulated > world. Human factors influencing the design and fielding of this kind > of knowledge management learning systems will be presented. > > > Knowledge Modeling for Knowledge Management > - Robert de Hoog > As knowledge management is supposed to deal with knowledge, sooner or > later it will face in theory as well in practice the question of how > to describe knowledge. Before you can manage something you must have > an idea what this "something" is. This question can be addressed from > an epistemological perspective, but most of the time this will lead to > un-decidable definition problems. A more pragmatic approach is to > focus on modeling/describing a configuration of competences, > information and data that one chooses to call knowledge. These > descriptions/models can be built at different levels of generality, > depending on the goals one wants to achieve. The range is from rather > general knowledge description frames to detailed knowledge models. In > this entire range the role of human factors is crucial, the more > because most of the time knowledge is strongly tied to human agents. > Nevertheless it is possible to "disembody" (parts of) knowledge from > the human agent, as has been shown by several developments in > Artificial Intelligence. For this a more in-depth modeling of > knowledge is needed. This modeling approach will be demonstrated by > using elements from the well known CommonKADS methodology. The > strength of this methodology is that it not only focuses on the > knowledge per se, but also on individual and organizational factors > influencing the deployment of automated knowledge (as happens in > expert or knowledge based systems). > In order to become a bit more acquainted with this methodology > participants will have the opportunity to build a set of models for an > example domain. These models will be presented and reviewed in order > to promote the sharing of modeling experiences and insights > Community Knowledge and Information Technology > - Kari Kuutti > The notion of "community knowledge" has gained increasing interest > during the last years in areas like community computing, knowledge > management, organizational memory and various sub-domains of > computer-supported cooperative work. What is actually meant by the > term "community knowledge" is often not clear at all. The purpose of > the talk is to give an overview on the variety of ongoing research and > to suggest an orienting framework for the field. The talk will give > some reasons why community knowledge may be becoming popular just now, > present an overview how widely and under how different headings > related issues are discussed (and give some pointers to the relevant > literature), suggest a framework to orient in the field and explore > what might be the useful relation between community knowledge and > information technology. The focus of the talk is not in the technical > systems, but in conceptual, psychological, social, and organizational > issues related in generating, maintaining and sharing community > knowledge. > Knowledge Management, Organizational Innovation and Organizational > Inertia > - Kari Kuutti > The lecture discusses the role of knowledge management in > organizational innovation and the problems and obstacles in the > practical implementation of such innovations. It emphasizes the > importance of knowledge tools in situations where a change of > processes, ways of working, is not enough but where the whole object > of the work is changing and a more radical reorientation of the work > is needed. A knowledge tool does not itself automatically bring such a > change, but to be efficient the change must be innovated by the > participants themselves. A suitable knowledge tool may help > participants to grasp better the changing new object of their work, > and thus support efficiently the innovation process. An illustrative > example case is reviewed where a new, locally developed knowledge > management tool enabled an organizational innovation that solved a > severe reorientation problem for one part of an organization. The > attempts to spread the innovation further within the organization > were, however, not so successful and were further actively resisted > and blocked by the parent organization. > Ethnography, Participation and the Co-Realization of Systems > - Don Shapiro > Although it is still a minority and a specialized approach, > ethnographic contributions to systems design have achieved increasing > credibility. With them, we learn about the communities of practice > through which work is accomplished in ways that are not available > through other methods. Similarly, participatory design retains its > claim to our attention, through emphasizing that immediate users are > the best custodians of their own knowledge practices. Recently, teams > of designers that incorporate ethnographic and participatory > approaches have turned their attention to much more ambitious systems. > In the past, they have focused on making appropriate uses of > readily-available technology in particular settings. Now, they are > attempting to forge large-scale collaborative environments using-and > indeed creating-very advanced technologies. This places different > demands on how such design teams work. All of the contributors, > participatory designers, ethnographers and user-practitioners-need to > embark on a continuing involvement in a journey whose destination is > unclear. This may perhaps be better described as a process of > 'co-realization' than as participatory or ethnographically-informed > design. It may also involve new techniques such as 'future workshops' > to cope with the advanced technologies and holistic environments that > are involved. This lecture will explore some current examples of this > process and its outcomes. > Spatial Computing and the Practice of Real Virtuality > - Dan Shapiro > Ethnographically informed approaches to knowledge and knowledge > management, developed within Sociology and Anthropology, emphasize the > generation and deployment of knowledge as a situated and collaborative > achievement. They are suspicious of approaches to knowledge that > regards it as a 'thing' that can be externalized, stored, assembled > and applied independently of the circumstances and practices of its > use. Hence they are cautious of attempts to categorize, invoke and > manipulate knowledge in terms of its apparent logical or informational > properties. This would seem to make systems design for knowledge > management impossible, since what systems do is exactly to apply > logical and specifiable processes to their objects. This lecture > explores some of our recent attempts to finesse this problem. We draw > inspiration from the ways in which people arrange and manipulate their > working materials in their physical environment, so that the > organization and 'flow' of their materials produces a context of > 'knowledge' for the tasks to hand, both for themselves, and as a means > of communication and collaboration with others. We are developing > systems that use advanced technologies to create collaborative > environments for digital materials and for mixing and interpenetrating > digital and physical materials. The main emphasis is on how multiple > environments of this kind are produced by users as a trace of their > work itself, rather than on the basis of the properties of the > materials. The 'sense-making' is done by users supported by the > environment rather than by the system. These mixed spatial > environments do not simply mirror physical ones, but have complex > properties in use of their own. > LECTURERS > GUY BOY is President and Director of the European Institute of > Cognitive Sciences and Engineering (EURISCO International). He was a > Principal Investigator and Group Leader (Advanced Interaction Media) > at NASA Ames Research Center for 5 years. He spent 10 years at the > Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales (French NASA) > as a research scientist and principal investigator. His research is in > Human-Centered Design (HCD) of safety-critical dynamic systems. He is > currently working on the development of methods and techniques that > improve traceability of design decisions and participatory design. > From 1994 to 1996, he was the Scientific Coordinator of the European > Network RoHMI (Robust Human-Machine Interaction) gathering 11 European > research laboratories, and sponsored by the CEC DG XII. Since 1995, he > has directed a series of industrial summer schools on human-centered > automation, human-centered design of organizational memory systems and > design for safety. From 1995 to 1999, he served as Executive Vice > Chair of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) SIGCHI > Executive Committee. He is currently involved in the scientific > coordination of the WISE IST European project (Web-enabled Information > Services for Engineering). > > > JONATHAN GRUDIN has been a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research > since 1998, working in the Collaborative and Multimedia Systems and > the Adaptive Systems and Interaction groups. Prior to that he was > Professor of Information and Computer Science at University of > California, Irvine. He has also taught in Computer Science and > Engineering departments at Aarhus University, Keio University, and the > University of Oslo, and is now Affiliate Professor in the University > of Washington Information School. He previously worked at the MCC > consortium in Austin, Texas, at Wang Laboratories, and at the UK > Medical Research Council Applied Psychology Unit after receiving his > Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology at UC San Diego, working with Donald > Norman. > He is Editor in Chief of ACM Transactions on Computer-Human > Interaction and on the editorial boards of several other journals and > book series, including Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Supported > Cooperative Work, and Information Systems Research, leading journals > in their areas. He co-wrote and edited the widely used Readings in > Human-Computer Interaction: Toward the New Millenium. Active in both > human-computer interaction and computer supported cooperative work > since these fields emerged, he has published over 100 papers on a > range of topics. For the past ten years, his two primary research > topics have been the adoption and use of technology in organizations, > and the design and use of multimedia systems. > > ROBERT DE HOOG is Professor of Information and Knowledge Management at > Twente University, and Associate Professor of Social Science > Informatics at the University of Amsterdam. Since the mid 1980's he > has been involved in many projects in the area of artificial > intelligence, expert systems, knowledge based information retrieval > and knowledge management. His most recent projects are the EU funded > KITS projects which has built a comprehensive knowledge management > learning simulation game and the METIS project which focuses on > knowledge mapping techniques and methods using different ontologies. > He has published more than 100 papers on the topics mentioned above > and is co-author of the book entitled Knowledge Engineering and > Management: the CommonKADS Methodology, published by MIT Press in > 2000. > > > KARI KUUTTI is Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and Group > Technology in at the University of Oulu, Finland and leads the > INTERACT research group. He was previously a Professor of > Human-Computer Interaction and usability at the Helsinki University of > Technology. He has published over 90 papers on HCI, Computer-Supported > Cooperative Work, product concept development, and organizational > learning. Professor Kuutti was the program co-chair of the NordiCHI02 > conference and is general co-chair of theECSCW03 conference. He is on > the editorial board of the Journal of Cognitive Technology, the > Journal of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, and the forthcoming > Journal of Communities and Technologies. He has given tutorials on > community knowledge both in CSCW and ECSCW conferences. His central > research area is computer support of individual and cooperative > sense-making in design processes. > > DAN SHAPIRO is Professor of Sociology and currently Head of Department > at Lancaster University in the UK. He is co-author of several books on > social and spatial restructuring and on the use and design of > information systems. He has written and researched widely on > ethnography and work practice, on participatory design, on > computer-supported cooperative work, and on the politics and theory of > interdisciplinary design. His research has been funded by the > European Union under Frameworks 4 and 5, by the UK Economic and Social > Research Council, and the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences > Research Council. His research projects have included information > systems in Air Traffic Control, in the Police Service, in architecture > and in landscape architecture. He is currently working on a project on > spatial computing for the aesthetic design professions as part of the > EU Fututre and Emerging Technologies 'Disappearing Computer' program. > > COURSE LOCATION > HCDKMS'03 will take place at the Hotel Le Tolosan, Boussens, France, > located at 30 minutes from Toulouse. The Hotel Le Tolosan, in the > foothills of the Pyrénées, offers a breath-taking setting for all > kinds of open-air activities, including a three hole golf course and > driving range, squash and tennis courts, gym and sauna. > > COURSE FEES AND PAYMENT > The fee for Human-Centered Design of Knowledge Management '03 is 2200 > Euros. This includes five days of lectures, course material, coffee > breaks, full room and board in single accommodation at the Hotel Le > Tolosan, from dinner on Sunday evening17/08 to Friday 22/08. > Payment may be made by cheque in Euros made out to EURISCO > International or by bank transfer mentioning HCDKMS'03 and your name. > Please inform your bank that transfer fees are to be paid by the > issuer. > Due to the nature of this summer school, the number of participants > will be limited to 50. Participants will be accepted on a first come, > first served basis. > > REGISTRATION DEADLINE > Application for registration must be received before May 1st, 2003. > Full course fees must be paid to the HCDKMS'03 Office by June 30th, > 2003. > > ACCOMPANYING PERSONS > A limited number of accompanying persons can be housed at the course > site. There is no charge for accompanying persons, but additional > expenses (accommodation and food) must be paid directly to the hotel. > Further details can be obtained from the summer school office; early > notification is required. > > FURTHER INFORMATION > For further information check the HCDKMS'03 web site at > http://www-eurisco.onecert.fr/News/hcdkms03.htm or contact Helen > Wilson at the summer school office: > > HCDKMS'03 OFFICE > European Institute of Cognitive > Sciences and Engineering (EURISCO International) > 4 Avenue Edouard Belin > 31400 Toulouse, France > Tel: +33 (0)5 62 17 38 38Fax: +33 (0)5 62 17 38 39 > E-mail: wilson(a)onecert.fr - > http://www-eurisco.onecert.fr/News/hcdkms03.htm > > REGISTRATION FORM > > First Last > Name________________________Name____________________________________ > > Company > Institution _________________________________________________________ > > Address _____________________________________________________________ > > City_________________________State/Prov______________________________ > > Zip/Postal Code__________________________Country______________________ > > Tel ___________________________Fax___________________________________ > > Email ______________________________________________________________ > > EURISCO International Bank details: > Société Générale > Banque: 30003 > Guichet: 02110 > N° Compte: 00025718150 > R.I.B: 47 > Domiciliation: Toulouse > > > Fax form to: +33 (0)5 62 17 38 39 > Register on line: http://www-eurisco.onecert.fr/News/hcdkms03.htm > > Eurisco International will not accept any bank charges linked to > payment. > > Refund policy > Full refunds will be provided upon receipt of written > notification before 31 July 2003. > NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE AFTER THIS DATE. > > -- > _______________________________________________ > seweb-list mailing list > seweb-list(a)informatik.uibk.ac.at > http://informatik.uibk.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/seweb-list > > jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu on the ibook www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy/blog () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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WWW2003 Workshop CFP - (Virtual) Community Informatics
by Michael Gurstein 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

Call for Participation (Virtual) Community Informatics Workshop Technological Aspects of and Frameworks for Electronic Community Support held in conjunction with the 12th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW2003) Budapest, Hungary Tuesday May 20, 2003 http://is.njit.edu/vci-www2003/ We cordially invite you to participate in the (Virtual) Community Informatics Workshop, to be held the first day of the WWW2003 Conference. Researchers, students and practitioners interested in the areas of community informatics, virtual communities and communities of practice are welcome to submit either a position statement or a full paper for presentation. People are also welcome to attend without a position paper. (Virtual) Community Informatics involves many facets of supporting communities, including technical, educational, societal and policy aspects. VCI research and activities address all of these. At the WWW2003 workshop, we will focus on the technical aspects of and frameworks for electronic community support. How can we best direct and construct Web and other technologies to support the activities that take place within communities? While our focus is on engineering technological support, we welcome participants interested in all aspects of communities in an electronic environment. (Virtual) Community Informatics lies at two cross-roads: bringing together people concerned with electronically enabling communities: local, virtual and Communities of Practice; and structuring collaborations between researchers and practitioners, including industry, in these three domains. (Virtual) Community Informatics promotes the cross-fertilization of ideas and experience found at this cross-roads, bringing together researchers and practitioners from many varied disciplines. Workshop Program Overview - keynote address - overview of and current issues in Community Informatics - paper presentations - panel - short overview of several nascent (Virtual) Community Informatics activities - general discussion The specific focus of this workshop will be on a discussion of the technology aspects of, and frameworks for electronic community support. For further information and submission details, please see the workshop Web site: http://is.njit.edu/vci-www2003/ --- Stay Informed on (Virtual) Community Informatics If you would be interested in further developments concerning (Virtual) Community Informatics, please email Michael Bieber (bieber(a)oak.njit.edu) or Michael Gurstein (gurstein(a)njit.edu)

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FW: WWW2003 Workshop CFP - (Virtual) Community Informatics
by Michael Gurstein 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

Call for Participation (Virtual) Community Informatics Workshop Technological Aspects of and Frameworks for Electronic Community Support held in conjunction with the 12th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW2003) Budapest, Hungary Tuesday May 20, 2003 http://is.njit.edu/vci-www2003/ We cordially invite you to participate in the (Virtual) Community Informatics Workshop, to be held the first day of the WWW2003 Conference. Researchers, students and practitioners interested in the areas of community informatics, virtual communities and communities of practice are welcome to submit either a position statement or a full paper for presentation. People are also welcome to attend without a position paper. (Virtual) Community Informatics involves many facets of supporting communities, including technical, educational, societal and policy aspects. VCI research and activities address all of these. At the WWW2003 workshop, we will focus on the technical aspects of and frameworks for electronic community support. How can we best direct and construct Web and other technologies to support the activities that take place within communities? While our focus is on engineering technological support, we welcome participants interested in all aspects of communities in an electronic environment. (Virtual) Community Informatics lies at two cross-roads: bringing together people concerned with electronically enabling communities: local, virtual and Communities of Practice; and structuring collaborations between researchers and practitioners, including industry, in these three domains. (Virtual) Community Informatics promotes the cross-fertilization of ideas and experience found at this cross-roads, bringing together researchers and practitioners from many varied disciplines. Workshop Program Overview - keynote address - overview of and current issues in Community Informatics - paper presentations - panel - short overview of several nascent (Virtual) Community Informatics activities - general discussion The specific focus of this workshop will be on a discussion of the technology aspects of, and frameworks for electronic community support. For further information and submission details, please see the workshop Web site: http://is.njit.edu/vci-www2003/ --- Stay Informed on (Virtual) Community Informatics If you would be interested in further developments concerning (Virtual) Community Informatics, please email Michael Bieber (bieber(a)oak.njit.edu) or Michael Gurstein (gurstein(a)njit.edu)

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(no subject)
by Reza Yazdankhah 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

Dear Charlie, Thank you for your response. Yes you are right. CALL is abbreviation for "Computer Assisted Language Learning". I appreciate any advice, suggestion, article, website and working paper for my MA theses base on CALL from all members. Thank you very much for your assistance in advanced. With Best Regards, Reza Yazdankhah ----- Original Message ----- From: Charlie Breindahl <charlie(a)aoir.org> To: Reza Yazdankhah <yazdankhah(a)neda.net> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 1:29 AM Subject: RE: Subscription to AIR-L Dear Sir, Forgive my ignorance, but would CALL be Computer Assisted Language Learning? At any rate, welcome to the list. Best, Charlie Breindahl > -----Original Message----- > From: Reza Yazdankhah [mailto:yazdankhah@neda.net] > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 5:46 PM > To: Charlie Breindahl > Subject: Re: Subscription to AIR-L > > > Dear Sirs, > > Thank you for your kind attention and time in advanced. > > I am pleased to inform you that for my M.A. theses I am working on CALL as > it is your professional area. > > My theses is one of those pioneer research in Iran on CALL. In this case I > appreciate all advice and comments. > This is so hard to do such a brand new area research but I believe that > impossible will be possible within time taking > and with consistent efforts. > > Once again I thank you for your kind attention. > > > With Best Regards, > > Reza Yazdankhah > M.A. student in > TESOL Department > Khatam University > Tehran - Iran > P.O.Box 11365-1368 Tehran - Iran > Tel: +98 21 5610171 > Mobile: +98 911 299 8441 > yazdankhah(a)neda.net > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Charlie Breindahl <charlie(a)aoir.org> > To: <yazdankhah(a)neda.net> > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 7:53 PM > Subject: Subscription to AIR-L > > > Dear future subscriber, > > Could you please send me a couple of sentences about yourself, briefly > describing your off-line identity and your purpose with joining AIR-L? It > has nothing to do with you personally - you have not been singled > out. It is > simply part of our effort to discourage spammers and trolls from > joining the > list. Thank you in advance! > > Best greetings, > Charlie Breindahl > List Administrator > > > >

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ethical guidelines for chat rooms?
by Janet Armentor 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

Can anyone on the mailing list direct me to the most recent ethical recommendations for research on chat rooms? Thanks, Janet A. ===== Janet Armentor, Ph.D. Student Sociology Department Syracuse University email: jlarment(a)maxwell.syr.edu __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com

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Wired legislatures, online advocacy, online campaigning ... Minneapolis event Feb 20
by Steven Clift 12 Feb '03

12 Feb '03

Below is an announcement about an upcoming event at the University of Minnesota. I am working up my introduction to the two panels and have a few research questions: 1. Wired legislatures - Is anyone aware of studies which compare the use of the Internet in different state legislatures? Has anyone seen a list of legislative chambers that allow laptops to be connected to the Internet while in session? (They do this in Minnesota and in Lithuania for certain.) 2. Online advocacy - There are scores of state-level groups using the net to lobby in MN <http://e-democracy.org/links>. I wonder how Minnesota compares? Has anyone seen a study on online advocacy/lobbying in any state or nation? 3. Online campaigning - Does anyone have any new numbers related to the use of the Internet in election 2002? See the full event announcement below. Please pass it on to anyone you know in Minnesota who might be interested. Steven Clift clift(a)publicus.net - Reply here. http://publicus.net/fellow Visiting Fellow, Institute for New Media Studies University of Minnesota *** Free and Open to the Public *** What: The Net & Elections and Online Advocacy in Minnesota ---------------------------- An evening for insight and exploration with two dynamic expert panels When: 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Thursday, February 20, 2003 Where: Coffman Memorial Union Campus Club - 4th Floor Conference Rooms A-B-C University of Minnesota Sponsored by the Institute for New Media Studies <http://www.inms.umn.edu> and Minnesota E-Democracy <http://www.e-democracy.org>. RSVP requested by Tuesday, February 18, but not required: E-mail <blietz(a)umn.edu> or call 612-625-0576 To receive virtual handouts and a notice about the post-event webcast release, e-mail <neoamn-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com>. Evening Schedule ---------------- See below for full details and a list of our dynamic panelists. 6:30 p.m. - Reception, including the U.S. premiere of Japanese television news coverage of e-democracy in Minnesota 7:00 p.m. - Panel 1 - The Net & Elections in Minnesota 8:00 p.m. - Panel 2 - Online Advocacy and Lobbying in Minnesota 8:50 p.m. - Video E-Citizens - Share a comment, lesson, or your reactions to the panel on video for our global post-event webcast. Additional *cash* drinks available in the newly renovated Campus Club Lounge <http://www1.umn.edu/cclub/tourbar.html> during and after the event through 10 p.m.. Parking ------- We recommend that you park in the East River Rd Garage: See <http://www1.umn.edu/cclub/map.html> or <http://www1.umn.edu/pts/maps/ebhour.htm> for maps. Enter from E. River Rd/Pkwy or from just after the Washington Ave. Bridge traveling east only. Once parked, *Level A* of the garage is connected by a tunnel to Coffman Memorial Hall. - - - - - - - - - Full Event Details and Panelists -------------------------------- * 7:00 p.m. - Opening - Welcome - Nora Paul, Institute for New Media Studies, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Minn. - Introduction - "The Good Online Life in Minnesota - Promoting High Per Capita Politics Online" - Steven Clift, Visiting Fellow, Institute for New Media Studies and Chair, Minnesota E- Democracy 7:10 p.m - The Net & Elections in Minnesota - Panel 1 In 1994, Minnesota E-Democracy created the world's first election-oriented web site. In 1998, Governor Jesse Ventura create a global Internet buzz when he credited the use of the Internet as crucial to his victory. In 2002, awareness of election use of the Internet was eclipsed by our tragic election season, the post-dotcom hangover, and by the Internet's integration into our political life. This panel will expose important lessons learned and discuss future trends to watch. David Erickson - Panel Moderator - Publisher, MNPolitics.com Bob Collins - Online News Editor, Minnesota Public Radio Bridget Cronin - Former Editor, Minnesota GOP Newsline JC Quirn - Webmaster, Wellstone for Senate Brian McClung - Republican Candidate for Minnesota State House in 2002 Rob Davis - Promotion Pawn, BushBoy.com 8:00 p.m. - Panel 2 - Online Advocacy and Lobbying in Minnesota In 1993, the Minnesota State Legislature opened its "Gopher" server and soon moved content to the web. Minnesota's state legislators, political interest groups, and active citizens got online early and many have integrated the Internet deep into their political activities. A decade later in 2003, with a wired state capitol, connected interest groups, and about 70% of Minnesotans online, how will the high stakes surrounding our $4.5 billion dollar two year budget gap manifest itself through online advocacy and lobbying? Linda Jean Kensicki - Panel Moderator - Asst. Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota Robbie LaFluer - Director, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Marcia Avner - Public Policy Director, Minnesota Council of Non-Profits - Author, Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Orgs. David Strom - Legislative Director, Taxpayers League Brian Elliot - Political Coordinator, Clean Water Action Alliance Christine Nelson - Former Director of Citizen Outreach, Governor Ventura's Office Note: Panelists will present their diverse perspectives for up to five minutes followed by questions. The panels will be recorded for global webcasting at a later date. To be notified when the post-event webcast is available online, e-mail <neoamn-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com> Post-Event ~8:50 p.m. - Video E-Citizens Share a comment or your reaction to the panels on video as part of our global post-event webcast. After the official event you can stick around and share your two cents. One minute statements sharing your perspective and specific stories will be a featured section on our post-event website. Help Minnesota tell its politics online story to the world. Until 10:00 p.m. - Extended P2P Interactivity The Campus Club Lounge, overlooking the Mississippi River is open until 10:00 p.m.. Non-club members may purchase drinks on a cash- only basis. Reminder - Please RSVP ---------------------- See you on Thursday, February 20! Please help us estimate attendance by sending an RSVP e-mail to <blietz(a)umn.edu> or by calling 612-625-0576 Event updates will be posted on the sponsor websites. This event is sponsored by the Institute for New Media Studies, School of Journalism and Mass Communication <http://www.inms.umn.edu> and Minnesota E-Democracy <http://www.e-democracy.org>. -- Steven Clift clift(a)publicus.net http://www.publicus.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please reply to: clift(a)publicus.net Steven Clift http://www.publicus.net

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