Colleagues: It is fitting that aoir be the first to receive the following post: Hope some of ya'al can come to Montréal... (that's Oklahoma French, in case you didn't immediately recognize the patoise...) Charles Ess Director, Interdisciplinary Studies Center Drury University 900 N. Benton Ave. Voice: 417-873-7230 Springfield, MO 65802 USA FAX: 417-873-7435 Home page: http://www.drury.edu/ess/ess.html Co-chair, CATaC 2002: http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks/catac02/ == Subject: CATAC'02 Registration and Information *** SAVE and Register Early by May 17 *** http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks/catac02/ ------------------------------------------------------- International Conference on CULTURAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION (CATaC'02) 12-15 July 2002 University of MontrÈal, Quebec, Canada Conference theme: The Net(s) of Power: Language, Culture and Technology This biennial conference series aims to provide an international forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge research on how diverse cultural attitudes shape the implementation and use of information and communication technologies (ICT). "Cultural attitudes" here includes cultural values and communicative preferences that may be embedded in both the content and form of ICT - thus threatening to make ICT less the agent of a promised democratic global village and more an agent of cultural homogenisation and imperialism. The conference series brings together scholars from around the globe who provide diverse perspectives, both in terms of the specific culture(s) they highlight in their presentations and discussions, and in terms of the discipline(s) through which they approach the conference theme. PROGRAM An exciting program has been arranged, including presenters from Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Mexico, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, UK and USA. See the conference website for paper details. Ample time is allowed for open discussions at the end of each session. The conference concludes with a panel discussion which is open to non-registrants for a fee of USD30. The panel is led by session discussants and integrates the themes of the conference, focusing on future research directions in the converging areas of culture, technology and communication. KEYNOTE SPEAKER Susan Herring (Associate Professor of Information Science, Adjunct Associate Professor of Linguistics, Indiana University) will be speaking on "The language of the Internet: English dominance or heteroglossia". INVITED SPEAKER Laurie Walker, University of Lethbridge, Canada ACCOMMODATION Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the university residences and at the Royal Terrasse Hotel. Be sure to make your reservation early, particularly at the hotel where rooms are limited. CONFERENCE DINNER The conference dinner will be held on Sunday 14 July at Fairmont Le Château Montebello, a stunning red cedar log château famed for its rugged luxury in beautiful surroundings. Dinner and bus transport to Montebello are included in the registration fee. Montebello is approximately a one-and-a-half hour drive from Montreal. REGISTRATION Until 17 May, the conference registration fee is USD300 with further discounts for authors (one author discount fee per paper) and full-time students. After 17 May, each fee type will increase by USD40. Conference and author registration fees include technical sessions, conference dinner and transport, reception, proceedings, satchels, breakfasts, lunches, morning and afternoon coffees, panel and closing cocktails. Student registration fee excludes the conference dinner and transport. See the registration form on the conference website for more information and REGISTER NOW. CONTACTS Charles Ess Director, Interdisciplinary Studies Center Drury University 900 N. Benton Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 USA Tel: 417-873-7230; Fax: 417-873-7435 Fay Sudweeks Senior Lecturer School of Information Technology Murdoch University Murdoch WA 6150 Australia Tel: 61-8-9360-2364; Fax: 61-8-9360-2941