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Clifford G. Christians Ethics Research Award
by Sarina Chen 07 Jan '03

07 Jan '03

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS Clifford G. Christians Ethics Research Award Sponsored by Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research http://www.cccsir.org/ The Carl Couch Center issues an annual call for research papers and published works (i.e., books or articles) to be considered for Clifford G. Christians Ethics Research Award. To be considered for the Christians Award, submissions should interpret or address important theoretical issues in the areas of ethics, mass communication theory, and the relationship between media and technology and culture; interpret and apply concepts employed in Christians' work in new and insightful ways. Submissions will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of Christians¹ approaches and concepts, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of four: Dr. Lee Wilkins, University of Missouri Dr. Robert Fortner, Calvin College Dr. Deni Elliott, University of Montana Dr. Ronald Arnett, Duquesne University Both single and co-authored works are accepted. The Award winner will receive a Christians Award plaque to be presented in the 2003 Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) in Kansas City, or the National Communication Association (NCA) in Miami Beach. Those interested please send six copies of the research papers or published works (if the publication is a book, six copies of the table of contents and of one chapter is sufficient) with a 100-word abstract to: Shing-Ling S. Chen Dept. of Communication Studies Univ. of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 50614 Tel: 319-273-6021 E-mail: chen(a)cccsir.org Application deadline is February 1, 2003. Notification of award application will be sent out by April 1, 2003. Questions and comments about Christians Award application, please contact Shing-Ling S. Chen, Dept. of Communication Studies, Univ. of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614; Tel: 319-273-6021; E-mail: chen(a)cccsir.org

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[Fwd: FW: IACAP: List Membership Drive]
by jeremy hunsinger 07 Jan '03

07 Jan '03

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Call for Papers - Internet Research 4.0: Broadening the Band - 4th Annual AoIR Conference
by Steve Jones 07 Jan '03

07 Jan '03

[please distribute widely] Call for Papers - IR 4.0: Broadening the Band International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 16-19 Lead organizer Knowledge Media Design Institute at the University of Toronto Submission site opens: January 15, 2003 Deadline for submissions: March 1, 2003 Conference Website: http://www.aoir.org/2003 | http://www.ecommons.net/aoir Digital communications networks such as the Internet are changing the way people interact with each other, with profound effects on social relations and institutions. Yet many remain excluded from access and meaningful participation. It is timely to consider who is included, who is excluded and what we now know about the composition and activities of online communities. Internet Research (IR) 4.0 will feature a variety of perspectives on Internet, organized under the theme Broadening the Band. As in previous conferences, the aim is to develop a coherent theoretical and pragmatic understanding of the Internet and those that are empowered and disenfranchised by it. IR 4.0 will bring together prominent scholars, researchers, creators, and practitioners from many disciplines, fields and countries for a program of presentations, panel discussions, and informal exchanges. IR 4.0 will take place at the Hilton Hotel in the heart of downtown Toronto. The conference is hosted by a team led by the Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI) and its partners at the University of Toronto. The IR 4.0 steering and working committees reflect the growing pan-Canadian network of Internet researchers, including members from Quebec, Alberta, and New Brunswick, in addition to the local contingent from Toronto, York and Ryerson Universities. This year's theme, Broadening the Band, encourages wide participation from diverse disciplines, communities, and points of view. Under the umbrella theme, contributors are called to reflect upon, theorize and articulate what we know from within the emerging interdisciplinary space known as Internet Research. In a cultural sense, the theme calls attention to the need to examine access, inclusion and exclusion in online communities. What role do race, gender, class, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, age, geography, and other factors play in the degree of online participation? What are the indicators of meaningful participation? In a technical sense, the theme points to the development of broadband, wireless and post-internet networks and applications that are currently coming on-stream including community, private, public as well as national research networks (e.g. CA*net 4, Internet 2). We plan to use these technologies to make the conference an internet-mediated and internationally accessible event. In an organizational sense, the theme reflects a widening of AoIR's reach to include more researchers and constituencies involved in the evolution of the Internet. French language presentations will be included in the call for papers for the first time. Researchers and practitioners in the arts and culture sectors are encouraged to participate alongside social scientists and humanities scholars and researchers. In a thematic sense, "Broadening the Band" suggests widening the scope of topics and problematics considered within past conferences, while retaining the consistent emphasis on rigorous research work. This call for papers thus initiates an inclusive search for theoretical and methodological correspondences between this expanding theme and the many disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches that are required to address it with precision. Possible Topics: - Who is bridging what: questions and answers on the digital divide - New directions in digital art - E-me, e-you? (E- Health, E-Governance, E-Commerce,E-Business, E-games, E-entertainment, E-other) - Ethnicity, Race, Identity, Gender, Sexuality, Language(s) and Diverse Cultural Contexts Online - Who Decides: Ethics, Law, Politics and Policy of the Internet - We can't measure that, can we? Meaningful Indicators for Internet Access, Participation, Use and Effects - Who owns what? Value, Space, and Commons on the Internet - Is there an Author, a Publisher, or writing on the internet? - Transformed by Technics: New Technologies and The Post-Internet Age - Who is watching your computer, when You're not watching it.... - When we are glocal: the internet in global and local manifestations - I put my lesson plans on the internet, what changed? Teaching, Learning and the Internet - Digital media and terror/ism: global flows, economies, and surveillance - Social movements, net-based activism, and hactivism in a global arena - Which methods, whose theories? determining approaches to internet research - Why did we digitize that, and what's it worth? Exploring the value of digital content This list is not meant to be exhaustive, but rather to trigger ideas and encourage submissions from a range of disciplines. The organizers will take an active role in generating and joining the various interests into appropriate formats. Submission of Proposals The Association of Internet Researchers invites paper, presentation, and panel proposals from AoIR members and non-members on topics that address social, cultural, political, economic, and aesthetic aspects of the Internet. We welcome interdisciplinary submissions as well as submissions from within specific disciplines. French language presentations will be included in the call for papers for the first time. We especially seek panel proposals that establish connections across disciplines, institutions, and/or continents. We also encourage creative presentations that will make use of Internet technologies and artistic techniques. Proposals for papers should be in the form an approximately 500-750 word abstract. Creative presentations and demonstration projects should consist of an approximately 500-750 word abstract, plus brief illustrative material. Panels will generally include three to four papers or presentations. The panel organizer should submit an approximately 500 word statement describing the session topic, include abstracts of up to 250 words for each paper or presentation, and indicate that each author is willing to participate in the session. Abstracts and proposals may be submitted for review in English or in French. Papers, presentations and panels will be selected from the submitted abstracts on the basis of peer review, coordinated and overseen by the Program Chair, assisted by sub-chairs with expertise in specific areas of scholarly and aesthetic knowledge relating to the Internet. Proposals can be for three types of contribution to the conference: - papers, creative presentations, and panels. Each person is invited to submit a proposal for 1 paper or 1 presentation. People may also propose a panel of papers or presentations, of which their personal paper or presentation must be a part. Average time allotted for a paper or creative presentation will be 20 minutes. Average time allotted for a panel will be 1 hour and 30 minutes, including discussion time. Detailed information about format of submission and review is available at the conference website http://www.aoir.org/2003. All proposals must be submitted electronically at http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/confman/ (_note_ - submission site opens January 15, 2003). Deadlines: Submission site available: January 15, 2003 Final date for proposal submission: March 1, 2003 Author notification: April 1, 2003 Presenter's Registration to the conference: September 1, 2003 Student Award: Completed paper: September 1, 2003 Graduate Students: Graduate students are strongly encouraged to submit proposals. They should note their student status with submission in order to be considered for a special Student Award. Students wishing to be a candidate for the Student Award must also send a final paper by 1st September 2003. Canadian graduate students outside of central Canada should note that funds may be available for travel and subsistence. Notice will be sent out to the AoIR list as soon as funding commitments are confirmed. To ensure diverse participation, registration fees will be kept low for presenters, and a billeting and room sharing system will be established. Simultaneous French language translation will be available (subject to budgetary considerations) in certain sessions. Pre-Conference Workshops Prior to the conference, there will be a limited number of pre-conference workshops which will provide participants with in-depth, hands-on and/or creative opportunities. We invite proposals for these pre-conference workshops; local presenters are encouraged to propose workshops that will invite visiting researchers into their labs or studios or locales. Proposals should be no more than 1000 words, and should clearly outline the purpose, methodology, structure, costs, equipment and minimal attendance required, as well as explaining its relevance to the conference as a whole. Proposals will be accepted if they demonstrate that the workshop will add significantly to the overall program in terms of thematic depth, hands on experience, or local opportunities for scholarly or artistic connections. These proposals and all inquires regarding pre-conference proposals should be submitted as soon as possible to the Conference Chair aoir(a)ecommons.net, and will be accepted up to June 15th. Notification of terms and space allocations will be sent out as soon as details are confirmed, with final acceptance required by June 30, 2003. CONTACT INFORMATION If you have questions about the conference, program, or AoIR, please contact: Program Chair: Matthew Allen, Curtin University of Technology, Australia m.allen(a)curtin.edu.au - All inquiries on review and acceptances Program Co-chair: David Mitchell, University of Calgary mitchell(a)ucalgary.ca - Inquiries on conference themes and special technology themes Conference Chair: Liss Jeffrey, Knowledge Media Design Institute and McLuhan Program, University of Toronto aoir(a)ecommons.net - All inquiries on Toronto conference and pre-conference workshops Associate coordinator: Katherine Parrish, OISE/University of Toronto aoir(a)ecommons.net AoIR President: Steve Jones sjones(a)uic.edu Association Website: http://www.aoir.org Conference Website: http://www.aoir.org/2003 | http://www.ecommons.net/aoir

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Opening for External Examiner - UK.
by K.S.O-Riordan＠sussex.ac.uk 06 Jan '03

06 Jan '03

The Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sussex, UK, is seeking an external examiner for an undergraduate programme in Internet Studies. Intellectually the programme is located in cultural studies approaches and is part of a wider array of 'social and critical studies' courses provided for part-time adult learners. There are overlaps with media and communication studies and digital media cultures. Familiarity with the UK HE environment is necessary and previous external experience preferred. If you are interested in the position please contact: Dr. Kate O'Riordan Lecturer in Continuing Education (Media Studies) Centre for Continuing Education Educational Development Building University of Sussex Falmer Brighton BN1 9RG Tel: 01273 877774 Email: k.s.o-riordan(a)sussex.ac.uk Web: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Users/qlff7

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!! Corrected Version!! -> Call for Submissions-Toronto Usability Summit
by Daniel Ponech 04 Jan '03

04 Jan '03

Apologies for the second message. The email address for submissions in the previous announcement was invalid and has been corrected in the version appended below. ----- Call For Proposals Toronto Usability Summit 2003 Conference Description The Toronto Usability Summit (TUS) is a multi-disciplinary gathering of usability professionals dedicated to advancing the skills and qualifications of practitioners in a wide range of fields. Conference participants include user interface designers and users, software developers, managers of human-computer interface projects, human factors practitioners, interface evaluators and testers, industrial designers, teachers of HCI, information architects, researchers in human-computer interaction, and professionals in other areas seeking to gain an understanding of how HCI relates to their specialties. Submission Types Presentations Presentation sessions focus on a practitioner¹s ideas and experience with usability methods, skills, philosophy, design, business case studies, or other relevant topics. No commercially available or vendor products will be accepted for demonstrations. Presenters should refrain from any product endorsements. Workshops Workshops provide participants with the opportunity to develop new methodologies, techniques, and skills. Workshop topics range from practical guidelines and standards to methods and techniques. Topics - Tutorials cover a wide range of HCI-related topics. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: - Usability & aesthetics - Requirements capture and analysis techniques - User interface development software (Visio, Tinderbox, Gene) - Practices and/or methodologies for design, cognitive engineering, usability engineering, etc. - Usability techniques (guerrilla, low fidelity prototyping, etc.) - Information visualization and retrieval - Multimedia, multimodal interfaces - Design for non-traditional systems, e.g., games - Web design and applications - Interfaces for home, wearable computing, etc. - HCI in corporate settings Submissions on emerging topics such as new techniques for usability or for capturing and reusing HCI knowledge, as well as new interfaces for the home or biomedical devices are encouraged. Target Audiences Beginner/Generalist Sessions designed for people who are new to usability should assume little or no prior knowledge or experience with usability concepts and techniques. These sessions should focus on bringing new people up to a minimum competency in a subject area as quickly as possible, so that they may take advantage of a broader range of sessions at this same conference. UPA will attempt to schedule these sessions early in the conference week. Advanced/Specialised These topics teach new skills to current practitioners, enhance existing skills, share knowledge and experience to broaden one¹s knowledge of both craft and business, and build the usability community. Experienced practitioners are the people most likely to encounter new problems and issues (beyond basic skills), and need to have knowledge of both techniques and resources that will help them cope with any challenge. Duration Presentations last approximately 50 min. Workshops are three hours long. Proposal Requirements Prepare a PDF format of the proposal, no longer than two pages, for review purposes. It must: - indicate the type (Presentation, Workshop) - identify the target audience (Beginner/Generalist, Advanced/Specialist) - describe the learning objectives - describe the material that will be covered - briefly outline how the tutorial will be conducted - in cases of multiple instructors, indicate role and percentage involvement of each instructor If the proposed workshop or presentation has been delivered previously, the proposal should include where the tutorial has been given and how it will be modified for TUS 2003. For the attendee background, include any prerequisites such as knowledge of HCI content, processes, and procedures. State any skills that are needed to understand tutorial content or to complete the exercises. Specify whether the session is intended to introduce participants to an area or further develop the expertise of knowledgeable participants. Submitting Your Proposal Persons interested in presenting or leading a workshop should send their proposal, in .pdf format, as well as contact information (name, affiliation, postal address, telephone/fax, email address) to: submissions(a)tus.ca by January 31, 2003. ------ Daniel Ponech, M.A. Founding Co-Chair Toronto Usability Summit www.tus.ca

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CALL - FRONTIERS OF BUSINESS CHANGE - BUDAPEST - JULY 2003
by Charles Wankel 04 Jan '03

04 Jan '03

CALL - FRONTIERS OF BUSINESS CHANGE - BUDAPEST - JULY 2003 CALL FOR PROPOSALS: CHALLENGING THE FRONTIERS IN GLOBAL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY: IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES IN VALUES, STRATEGY AND POLICY GLOBAL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION http://www.gbata.com/updatejune4.html Budapest, Hungary July 8-12, 2003 This is going to be a truly global conference sponsored by the Tobin College of Business, St. John's University; the Robins School of Business, University of Richmond; Budapest Business School; State University of Management, Moscow; and the Russian Academy of Sciences. The deadline for submission of proposals is March 15, 2003. However, we accommodate submitters by having a double-blind rolling review of proposals. If you would like a prompt response we would appreciate your including in your cover letter: "Prompt decision for this submission would be appreciated." Full papers received by May 1, 2003, will be included in an associated volume of readings that we are preparing and that will be distributed at the meeting. DETAILS ON THE SUBMISSION PROCEDURE are at: http://www.gbata.com/home.html The 2003 will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Budapest, Hungary, where discounted rooms have been arranged for conference participants. www.budapest.hilton.com GBATA has had successful meetings for several years now with great successes last year in Rome and in 2001 in Istanbul. It is one of the main international meetings for reporting business research. For future correspondence, please use delenern(a)stjohns.edu or phone me at (718) 990-6764 to ask any questions you might have about the conference and associated processes. Best Regards, Nejdet Nejdet Delener, Ph.D. GBATA Conference Chair Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Tobin College of Business St. John's University Jamaica, New York 11439 USA delenern(a)stjohns.edu Phone: (718) 990-6764 Fax: (718) 990-5966

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Happy Birthday, Dear Internet
by Jay Hauben 02 Jan '03

02 Jan '03

Hi, 2003 is the 30th anniversary of the first drafts of the paper "A Protocol for Packet Network Intercommunication" by Vint Cerf and Robert Kahn. Jan 1 2003 is also the 20th anniversary of the target date (Jan 1 1983) for the cutover from the ARPANET protocol NCP to the Internet protocol suite TCP/IP. There should be celebration of these significant events in the development of the Internet. The following article appears in the current online Wired News: --- Wired: 02:00 AM Dec. 31, 2002 PT Happy Birthday, Dear Internet http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,57013,00.html By Justin Jaffe --- It is good to see there is some effort to acknowledge these important historic events. It was not that the cutover was seen as something that needed to be jammed down anyone's throats. But there were problems having adequate implementations for all operating systems used on the ARPANET in time for the cutover. If interested in more details you can see: http://www.columbia.edu/~rh120/other/tcpdigest_paper.txt Take care. Jay

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new reviews in cyberculture (january 2003)
by david silver 01 Jan '03

01 Jan '03

AIRers, HAPPY NEW YEAR! may peace emerge -- somehow, someway -- in 2003. *** feel free to distribute *** New Book Reviews in Cyberculture Studies (January 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 January 2003 include: David Bell, An Introduction to Cybercultures (Routledge, 2001) Reviewed by Tama Leaver. Charles Ess & Fay Sudweeks, eds, Culture, Technology, Communication: Towards an Intercultural Global Village (SUNY Press, 2001) Reviewed by Michel J. Menou, with a response from Charles Ess and Fay Sudweeks. James E. Katz & Mark Aakhus, eds, Perpetual Contact: Mobile Communication, Private Talk, Public Performance (Cambridge University Press, 2002) Reviewed by Tim Detwiler, Scott Campbell, and Wendy Robinson, with a response from Mark Aakhus and James E. Katz. UPCOMING REVIEWS include: Lisa Nakamura's Cybertypes: Race, Ethnicity, and Identity on the Internet; Eileen Green and Alison Adam, eds., Virtual Gender: Technology, Consumption and Identity; and Ronald E. Rice and James E. Katz, eds., The Internet and Health Communication: Experiences and Expectations. 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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FW: SECOND CfP: ICT and Civil Society Conference in St. Petersburg, Russia
by Michael Gurstein 01 Jan '03

01 Jan '03

APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline is extended to 20 January 2003 International Conference Building the Information Commonwealth: Information Technologies and Building Prospects for the Development of Civil Society Institutions in the CIS Countries St. Petersburg, Russia, April 22-24, 2003 http://www.communities.org.ru/conference The disintegration of the USSR is still resonating within the world community. The formation of an effective civil society sector will hopefully work to overcome the economical, social and cultural effects of a totalitarian government which are the common heritage of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. This remains one of the most immediate and significant tasks for all the ex-USSR states. The decade since 1991 has shown that the path to stable democratic societies in the CIS region is a very difficult one. The negative factors common to all the CIS countries, unstable economic growth, traditions of state paternalism, low living standards, a hazardous investment climate, the "soviet mentality" are still even now determining the everyday lives of the majority of the population of our countries. It is thus crucial to make effective use of available "global resources" such as information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support a radical improvement in the quality of life of ordinary people, of women, youth, the elderly, the disabled and indigenous peoples. Currently, information technologies in the countries of the CIS region it would be generally agreed are primarily used as tools for private gain and are accessible only to the relatively small numbers who can afford individual access. Developing strategies for enabling information technologies to serve the broader needs of society, to support the development of democratic institutions, and to strengthen the struggle against poverty is a challenge that presents itself to civil society and public authorities? These questions are becoming more and more critical for the peoples in our countries where rapid technological development presents possibilities (and risks) of radical change in economic and social circumstances and for responding to growing social injustice. Critical analysis of the Information Society in the CIS region as it is evolving, the influence of new technical (and following these social and cultural) factors within our societies and their impacts on the development of the civil society institutions, the analysis of the applicability of modern inter-disciplinary approaches (e.g. Community Networking/Community Informatics) to support the realization of community-based IT projects will be the main goals of the conference. We'll focus on several key problems of the civil society development in CIS countries looked at through the prism of the use of ICTs. Participants in the Conference: Leaders of the non-profit and civil society organizations performing projects in the area of ICTs in the CIS countries; deputies of national Parliaments; representatives of the executive structures of the countries of the region; specialists from governmental agencies and programs; representatives of international charitable organizations, NGO's and foundations; experts from International Organizations, academicians and practitioners from the different countries who are interested in discussing the Conference issues. Among those who have to date indicated an interest in participating are: Eli Cohen, Wysza SzkoBa Przedsibiorczoci, Poland Peter Day, University of Brighton, UK Karin Delgadillo, Somos@Telecentres, Equador Eugeny Drobkov, Information Society Foundation, Ukraine Vassily Efrosinin, Development through Education Fund, Russia Susana Finquelevich, Global Community Networking Partnership, Argentina Bertram Gebauer , Buerger Nets Union , Germany Michael Gurstein, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA-Canada Grant Hearn, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Meelis Kaldalu, Tartu Science Park, Estonia Ninelle Kobaliani, Project Harmony, Georgia Peter Levesque, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Anna Malina, e-Society Research, UK Michel Menou, City University of London, UK-France Abdumavlon Rashidov, Central Asia Development Agency, Tadjikistan Scott Robinson, Mexico DF , Mexico Lev Ryabchikov, Academy of Alternative Technologies, Russia Basheerhamad Shadrach, Transparency International, Germany Oleg Shapirkov, Svetoch Assotiation, Russia Viktoria Sukovata, Kharkov National University, Ukraine Wal Taylor, Rockhampston University, Australia Maiya Tsyganenko, eRiders, Kazakhstan Peter van den Besselaar, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Organizers of the Conference: The Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA) Institute of Research on Problems of Nonprofits in the Newly Independent States (IRPN) Centre of Community Networking and Informational Policy Studies (CCNS) The Conference Venue: St. Petersburg, which is Russia's Northern capital, preparing for its 300 anniversary is a very appropriate and natural place for this event. The Conference will take place of the main building of the IPA - Tavrichesky Palace, one of the most magnificent palaces in St. Petersburg (XVIII century). More information about the Palace and the Conference facilities at http://www.iacis.ru/kongr_en.htm Languages of the Conference The working languages of the Conference will be Russian and English Themes of the Conference The Conference will be organized with an alternation of plenary sessions and panels following 12 main directions: + civil society and information society in the CIS countries:identifying the problem area + e-governance and participation of local citizens in the decision-making at the local, regional and national levels + local communities in the CIS countries: typology, myths and realities + new information infrastructure at local level: creation and ownership of Community Information + participation of the countries of the region in international projects and programs directed towards ICT usage for the development of the civil sector + using ICTs for not-for-profit and civil society purposes in the CIS countries + connectivity and software + civil society/communities and digital economies + Social, Psychological and Cultural Barriers to access. + model legislation concerning information policy for the CIS countries and national programs. + formation of the information society in the CIS and problems of Global Security + how do ICTs influence local, national, and regional development? Submission of papers Proposals for papers should be submitted as abstracts of no more than 500 words, and should include details of the proposer's name, position, affiliation, and contact details. The abstracts will be reviewed by the Program Committee which consist of CIS and international members. Сriteria for selection for Proposals: - relevance to the Themes of the Conference - relevance to the development of Civil Society in the CIS - papers can address either the theoretical or the practical aspects of the issues Proposals should be submitted electronically: - in English to Michael Gurstein, Conference Co-Chair <BICsubmissions(a)mail.ru> - in Russian to Organizing Committee to <irpnnis(a)mail.ru> in RTF, Word or PDF format. Deadline for abstracts: 20 January 20032 Authors of accepted papers notified by: 26th February 2003 For further information and submission details, please, contact Organizing Committee: 27, Mayakovskogo str., St. Petersburg, Russia 191123 Fax: +7 812 2726547 e-mail: irpnnis(a)mail.ru --- You are currently subscribed to telecentres-l as: [mgurst(a)vcn.bc.ca] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-telecentres-l-40882P(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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Re: [Air-l] literature question on e-gov projects/ issues
by John Daly 31 Dec '02

31 Dec '02

Try the e-Government topic page on the Development Gateway portal, and its resources" http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/130619/ By the way, the guide for that topic, Riva Eskinazi, may be especially helpful. Mete Yildiz wrote: > I am getting ready to write my doctoral dissertation proposal, in which I > hope to come up with a way to examine the eGov projects in Turkey.I am not > sure yet what my focus will be. Would you please direct me to the relevant > literature and/or people who might help me with finding the literature/ > issues regarding studying e-government projects?

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