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Looking for information and help
by Hal 21 Feb '02

21 Feb '02

Hello: I´m a mexican student trying to write a paper for my school. I would apreciate if someone has information or has a reserch in the economic aspects of Internet2, if so please let me know. Thanks. Felipe Rosales Montiel Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México frosales(a)alumnos.itam.mx

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software for chat files?
by Sherri Condon 21 Feb '02

21 Feb '02

As a new member of the list, I found it a pleasure to peruse the Air-l archives to see whether my query had already been addressed. And since it hasn't, I wonder whether anyone knows of software (or even just some scripts) to work with files of chat interaction. I hate to reinvent the wheel. It's great to be back in virtual touch with my colleagues in internet research. Best wishes to all of you, Sherri -- Sherri L. Condon, Ph.D. The MITRE Corporation 11493 Sunset Hills Road Reston, Virginia 20190-5214 Phone: 703-883-5522 E-mail: scondon(a)mitre.org

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Re: [Air-l] name game
by Zunt＠aol.com 21 Feb '02

21 Feb '02

In a message dated 2/20/2002 8:25:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca writes: > I checked on his name and there is someone at that address at Raleigh. In > what Mapquest suggests is a residential neighborhood (lots of suburban > crescents). > > A web search reveals nobody by that name in Raleigh. > > Is this a well-known scam or spam-finder. It is not necessarily a scam; if it is, I've surely not heard of it. But I'd also be rather cautious regarding personal mail from a complete stranger until identity and motives can be sorted out better. Many well-intentioned folks use the Internet for bona fide genealogical research, whether at a professional or amateur level. Some try to get in touch with people who might be related, not only to fill in branches of family trees but also simply to make friendly connections. Cheers, Bob Briggs (with a strange-sounding AOL e-mail address) Westport, MA

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RE: [Air-l] Request for information on international disabled stu dents research
by HUI, Kwok Fai Philip 21 Feb '02

21 Feb '02

Dear Colleagues, I have drafted a legal document, titled "Code of Practice on Education under Disabilitiy Discrimination Ordinance" for Hong Kong Government Agency: Equal Opportunities Commission. The document has been vetted by the Legislative Council in 2001. All interested parties could visit: www.ied.edu.hk/educode for reference. You are welcome to comment on it or locate it as one of the resources. Thank you for your attention. Philip Philip Kwok-fai HUI, Ph.D. Department of Educational Policy and Administration The Hong Kong Institute of Education 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po Hong Kong China Tel. (852) 2948-7963 (o.); (852) 9788-5676 (m.) Fax: (852) 2948-7619 Email: phui(a)ied.edu.hk <mailto:phui@ied.edu.hk> -----Original Message----- From: Ken Friedman [mailto:ken.friedman@bi.no] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 3:05 PM To: air-l(a)aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] Request for information on international disabled students research Dear Colleague, Several members of this list work in the area of communication and education for the disabled. In the course of working with the disabled, you may have come across material or information that would help Ozcan Konur in his research. If you work with your schools admissions policy or you are involved with information for the disabled, you may also be able to help him locate resources. If you can also pass this on to the appropriate administrator at your school, it will also be a great service to this project. Ken Friedman Request for information on research on access to international education by disabled international and home students An interdisciplinary research project at City University, the United Kingdom, has looked into the legal and public policy issues in access to higher education by disabled students since October 1998. A research project has been set up since June 1999 at http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~cx639/index.htm and a work in progress research paper, [Konur, O. (2000) Creating enforceable civil rights for disabled students in higher education: an institutional theory perspective, Disability and Society 15(7), pp. 1041-1063, also online at http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~cx639/dspaper.htm published in December 2000 may give further information about the nature and scope of this research project. This project has been self-funded by the hearing-disabled and language-learning disabled researcher who has also been a disabled student for the past seven years. This project has been extended to the research on access to international education by disabled international and home students. The expected outcome of the research would be publication of peer-reviewed papers and policy papers submitted to statutory bodies in the UK, Australia, Europe, and the US. It is also possible to publish an online resource directory at http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~cx639/index at the end of the project segment. The information is respectfully requested on: The case law on access to international education by students in general and by disabled students in particular The peer-reviewed research papers on access to international education by students in general and by disabled students in particular The policy papers on access to international education by students in general and by disabled students in particular The service development project reports concerning access to international education by disabled students The case studies on on access to international education by students in general and by disabled students in particular The statistical information on access to international education by students in general and by disabled students in particular The focus would be on the US, the UK, Australia, and Europe. It would cover the research on access to higher education in the host countries by disabled international students as well as the research on access to international education by the host country students. The areas of research may include the funding mechanisms for the study related costs and disability-related costs, social security benefits, advisory support offered by the statutory and or voluntary bodies, access to local national public funding, the coverage of disabled international students by the host and or foreign country disability law, higher education law, and social and health service law. Any help received for the project purposes would be publicly acknowledged. The expected life of this segment of the project is three months and it would be helpful to receive any such materials within one month from the date of this message. Further enquiries would be welcome as well as any other support help and guidance. Ozcan KONUR Postal address: Rehabilitation Resource Centre Walmsley Building, Room W223 City University, Northampton Square London EC1V 0HB United Kingdom. E-mail: okonur(a)hotmail.com Research project URL: http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~cx639/index.htm Phone: 020 7040 0271 _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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Request for information on international disabled students research
by Ken Friedman 21 Feb '02

21 Feb '02

Dear Colleague, Several members of this list work in the area of communication and education for the disabled. In the course of working with the disabled, you may have come across material or information that would help Ozcan Konur in his research. If you work with your schools admissions policy or you are involved with information for the disabled, you may also be able to help him locate resources. If you can also pass this on to the appropriate administrator at your school, it will also be a great service to this project. Ken Friedman Request for information on research on access to international education by disabled international and home students An interdisciplinary research project at City University, the United Kingdom, has looked into the legal and public policy issues in access to higher education by disabled students since October 1998. A research project has been set up since June 1999 at http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~cx639/index.htm and a work in progress research paper, [Konur, O. (2000) Creating enforceable civil rights for disabled students in higher education: an institutional theory perspective, Disability and Society 15(7), pp. 1041-1063, also online at http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~cx639/dspaper.htm published in December 2000 may give further information about the nature and scope of this research project. This project has been self-funded by the hearing-disabled and language-learning disabled researcher who has also been a disabled student for the past seven years. This project has been extended to the research on access to international education by disabled international and home students. The expected outcome of the research would be publication of peer-reviewed papers and policy papers submitted to statutory bodies in the UK, Australia, Europe, and the US. It is also possible to publish an online resource directory at http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~cx639/index at the end of the project segment. The information is respectfully requested on: The case law on access to international education by students in general and by disabled students in particular The peer-reviewed research papers on access to international education by students in general and by disabled students in particular The policy papers on access to international education by students in general and by disabled students in particular The service development project reports concerning access to international education by disabled students The case studies on on access to international education by students in general and by disabled students in particular The statistical information on access to international education by students in general and by disabled students in particular The focus would be on the US, the UK, Australia, and Europe. It would cover the research on access to higher education in the host countries by disabled international students as well as the research on access to international education by the host country students. The areas of research may include the funding mechanisms for the study related costs and disability-related costs, social security benefits, advisory support offered by the statutory and or voluntary bodies, access to local national public funding, the coverage of disabled international students by the host and or foreign country disability law, higher education law, and social and health service law. Any help received for the project purposes would be publicly acknowledged. The expected life of this segment of the project is three months and it would be helpful to receive any such materials within one month from the date of this message. Further enquiries would be welcome as well as any other support help and guidance. Ozcan KONUR Postal address: Rehabilitation Resource Centre Walmsley Building, Room W223 City University, Northampton Square London EC1V 0HB United Kingdom. E-mail: okonur(a)hotmail.com Research project URL: http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~cx639/index.htm Phone: 020 7040 0271

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How do journalists report internet research? (Request for experiences with journalists)
by Christian Sandvig 21 Feb '02

21 Feb '02

Dear AIR Colleagues, I'm posting the following question from Paul Diamond, a journalist visiting here at Oxford. I hope some of you will be able to assist him in his very interesting project. I'm sure I can convince him to share his results with us. Many thanks, Christian *************** How do journalists report Internet research? Im a journalist on the Reuters Foundation Programme at Oxford University, investigating the relationship between journalism and research into the Internet. In particular, Im interested in exploring how journalists report Internet research and the subsequent impact on policymaking. I wanted to ask if anyone had stories theyd like to share about their experiences speaking with journalists about Internet research. Thank you very much for any help. Paul Diamond Please email: paul.diamond(a)green.oxford.ac.uk

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"Call for Book Chapters" - best papers from ITiRA2002 Conference , 27 - 29 August 2002
by Wal Taylor 20 Feb '02

20 Feb '02

> Hi all, > Apologies for any cross posting wrt this message. However, this is an important development for advancing the application of Community Informatics in regional settings. Wal Taylor COIN Internet Academy Central Queensland University ROCKHAMPTON, 4700 Tel 07 4923 2568 Mob 0409 456115 Fax 07 4927 0700 > ******************************************************************** > > Authors for book chapters required > > We have just signed a contract with an international publisher to edit a book on "Using Community Informatics to > Transform Regions". We will be selecting the best papers from the ITiRA 2002 Conference at CQU Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 27 - 29 August 2002 to form the basis of this book. If you are interested in contributing a chapter to this book, please submit an abstract of your paper to ITiRA2002 > before March 8 (details can be found at: http://itira.cqu.edu.au ). > > The overall purpose of the Conference is to examine strategies, research and applications for the introduction and use of Information Technology in Regional Areas. Current experience indicates that regional areas are lagging behind cities in the adoption of IT and that there are specific issues > relating to the use of IT in regions. > > ITiRA will include a mixture of refereed papers as well as non-refereed case studies and applications. Whilst seeking papers and case studies in the broad arena of IT in regions, ITiRA currently has eight major track themes: > 1 - Community Informatics; > 2 - IT for Regional Health; > 3 - IT for Regional Media and Communication; > 4 - IT for Regional Industry and e-Economy; > 5 - IT for Regional Education and Training; > 6 - IT for Developing Countries and Indigenous Peoples; > 7 - IT For Regional Culture and Media; > 8 - e-Democracy. > > Each track will consist of a keynote address, refereed papers, case studies and reports of applications. The conference is designed for Community Leaders, IT Managers & Project Leaders, Funders, Policymakers, Researchers, Government Officials and Regional Community Development Groups. > > Papers can be submitted to either the refereed Research Papers Section or the Case Study and Applications Section. Research Papers can be no longer than 5000 words. Case studies and Reports of Applications can be considerably shorter. > > Timetable: > Expressions of interest - March 8, 2002 > Invited to submit paper - March 22, 2002 > Papers due - May 10, 2002 > Referees comments due - June 7, 2002 > Final papers due - July 5, 2002 > > For general information on the conference or to submit abstracts and letters of interest, contact: itira2002(a)cqu.edu.au. > > ******************************************************************** > > >

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Indymedia, Firenze, Torino, Bologna under attack, post Genoa
by Lachlan Brown 20 Feb '02

20 Feb '02

http://italy.indymedia.org Airheads, Your assistance is required to denounce activities by the Italian Police against independent media organisation in Italy. Lachlan >Tiziana, > > Sometimes it is wise to sing to the playing >of the piano, sometimes we need the piano wire >for other purposes. > > Lachlan > thirdnet > http://...- ...- > Firenze. Torino . Bologna Carabinieri (paramilitary police) awake some social centers addressed as indymedia centers. It seems to be back in a demo: three landrover, a van and a couple of cars more carry out the search. They are looking for audio and video material from Indypendent Media Center (Indymedia): it is a national police operation. Still going on. Scajola (our Interiori Minister) goes beyond words and Genoa is back in the headlines. Independent information pays the price of the Single Thought. Genoa aftermath begins to be more clearly outlined, after misty and partial enquiries and investigation looking for ppolice violence evidences, now repression kicks in. Looking for excuses. ----- End forwarded message ----- for upcoming news refer to: http://italy.indymedia.org allready available (very short) features in italian: FIRENZE - g.c.a. Cecco Rivolta - http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=38669 TORINO - c.s.o.a. Gabrio - http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=38670 BOLOGNA - c.s.o.a. Teatro Polivalente Occupato (TPO) - http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=38671 all this refers to facts happening this early morning, more details to come: the italian police is still sieging the three centri sociali targeted for this operation. the ordinance has been emanated by the tribunale of Genova, police is seizing all the audio/video and digital information materials produced about the demonstrations in Genova, which they consider crucial << ... for the investigation activities about crimes happened in Genova the july 2001 in occasion of the G8 meeting, whoever can be considered responsible for them, to make possible a complete reconstruction of the events and the identification of responsables, appears to be necessary to seize the photo and video documentation gathered by "Indipendent Media Center - Italy"; [...] >> (quoting the "decreto di perquisizione locale" exhibited for the seizing of documentation materials into the Gabrio in Torino, N.17621/01/44 R.G.) the fear, likely to become reality as far as i know italy and the way the minister scajola is acting, is that those seized materials will be used to identify IMC people and accuse them on the basis of some freshly invented anti-terrorist law. if you think this is just paranoia, spend a few thoughts about how much independent information is important today in italy, and how much is the power of the corporate information regime in such a nation: the fourth power (quoting orson welles) reached to have elected his owner, despite the many crimes he is accused for (even recognized on a european legislation basis) and he is now on the way to sell out and privatize (guess who'll buy it) all the public television channels in italy and - as of this last national police operation - shut up grassroot organized independent information and seize all the documentation materials. if you care, you can help: please let be known at least outside of italy what is happening in there, finally what is happening is not only concerning my stupid nation but it can be considered part of a much larger scenario. -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Win a ski trip! http://www.nowcode.com/register.asp?affiliate=1net2phone3a

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references on gender, age, support & info tech use
by Eszter Hargittai 20 Feb '02

20 Feb '02

Hi, A few weeks ago I asked for references to work on gender, age and the importance of social support in the use of information technologies. Here's a list of materials to which people (from this and some other lists) pointed me and additional pieces I found while doing more research on the topic. Thanks to all those who sent me suggestions! Eszter --- http://www.eszter.com Balka, E., and R. Smith. 2000. Women, Work and Computerization: Charting a Course to the Future. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Bimber, B. 2000. "The Gender Gap on the Internet." Social Science Quarterly 81:868-876. Boneva, B., R. Kraut, and D. Frohlich. 2001. "Using E-Mail for Personal Relationships: The Difference Gender Makes." American Behavioral Scientist 45:530-549. Fox, M.F. 2001. "Women, Men, and Engineering." Pp. 249-257 in Gender Mosaics, edited by Vannoy. D. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishing. Grint, K., and R. Gill (Eds.). 1995. The Gender-Technology Relation: Contemporary Theory and Research. Bristol, PA: Taylor and Francis. Jackson, L.A., K.S. Ervin, P.D. Gardner, and N. Schmitt. 2001. "Gender and the Internet: Women Communicating and Men Searching." Sex Roles 44:363-379. Kiesler, S., B Zdaniuk, V. Lundmark, and R. Kraut. 2000. "Troubles With the Internet: The Dynamics of Help at Home." Human-Computer Interaction 15:323-351. Lally, E. 2002. At Home With Computers. Oxford & New York: Berg. Loges, W.E., and J-Y. Jung. 2001. "Exploring the Digital Divide: Internet Connectedness and Age." Communication Research 28:536-562. Schumacher, P., and Morahan-Martin. J. 2000. "Gender, Internet and Computer Attitudes and Experiences." Computers in Human Behavior. Silverstone, R., and E. Hirsch (Eds.). 1992. Consuming Technologies: Media and Information in Domestic Spaces. New York: Routledge. Singh, S. 2001. "Gender and Use of the Internet at Home." New Media & Society 3. Smoreda, Z., and F. Thomas. 2001. "Social Networks and Residential ICT Adoption and Use." in EURESCOM Summit 2001. Heidelberg. http://www.eurescom.de/public/projects/P900-series/P903/ICT-data/default.asp Turkle, S., and S. Papert. 1990. "Epistemological Pluralism: Styles and Voices within the Computer Culture." Signs 16:128-157. van Zoonen, L. 1992. "Feminist Theory and Information Technology." Media, Culture and Society 14:9-30.

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CALL - ROME - JUNE - Challenges of Leadership, Innovation, Integration, & Technology
by Charles Wankel 20 Feb '02

20 Feb '02

REVISED CALL FOR PAPERS GLOBAL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION meeting with theme: BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES: CHALLENGES OF LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION, INTEGRATION, AND TECHNOLOGY Rome, Italy June 25-29, 2002 Among welcome topics are online teaching, the development and care of online learning communities, and net culture research and issues. Electronic submissions are encouraged (Microsoft Word format). Electronic submissions are to be directed to the Conference Chair (E-mail: delenern(a)stjohns.edu) Three-page length abstracts should be submitted as Microsoft Word email attachments. If accepted a full paper will be due May 1, 2002 to be included in the proceedings volume. If you have a full-paper ready though, that will facilitate favorable review. Submissions will be blind reviewed as they are received on a rolling basis to assure you a rapid decision to facilitate your funding and scheduling needs with an absolute deadline for receipt of submissions of March 15, 2002 http://www.gbata.com/updatejune4.html Several papers will be selected for competitive awards. Winning papers will be recognized for their distinction at the Conference and will also be considered for inclusion in the Journal of International Business and Technology or the Review of Business. Dr. Nejdet Delener, Conference Chair Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Tobin College of Business St. John's University, New York City 8000 Utopia Parkway Jamaica, New York 11439, USA Phone: (718) 990-6764; Fax: (718) 990-5966 eMail: delenern(a)stjohns.edu Please feel very welcomed to contact me anytime if you have questions.

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