Sorry for cross posting This event is partcularly interesting not only because of its scope and content but also because of the innovative use of "patterns" as the basic structure for the presentations. Best regards Michel J. Menou mail to: Michel.Menou@wanadoo.fr This is a forwarded message From: Doug Schuler <douglas@scn.org> To: cpsr-cn-wg@cpsr.org <cpsr-cn-wg@cpsr.org> Date: Tuesday, April 09, 2002, 7:44:33 PM Subject: Shaping the Network Society -- Our turn! ===8<==============Original message text=============== /// Please forward to appropriate people and lists. Thank you! ///// Shaping the Network Society: Patterns for Participation, Action, and Change http://www.cpsr.org/conferences/diac02 University of Washington HUB, Seattle, May 16-19, 2002 Save money and register before April 21! Tomorrow's information and communication infrastructure is being shaped today -- But by whom and to what ends? If you believe that our current communication systems aren't meeting community and civic needs you're not alone! Millions of people from around the world are asking these questions -- Will communication systems meet the needs of all people? Will they help people address current and future issues? Will they promote democracy, social justice, a healthy environment? Will appropriate research be conducted? Will equitable policies be enacted? Millions of people throughout the world are working to create systems which meet humankind's crucial needs. Join us at CPSR's eighth biannual "Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing" (DIAC) symposium to address these critical questions, build our community and develop plans for action. A partial list of confirmed speakers includes: Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago professor and author. "A New Politics of Places on Global Networks" Naaperori Shirampari Ashenika Mino, Ashanika Indigenous community, Peru Stevan Harnad, Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Southampton, "Open Research Access for an Open Society" Abdul Alkalimat, chair African American Studies, University of Toledo Stuart Cowan, Conservation Economy Research Director, Ecotrust Myoung-joon Kim, Labor & Media Activist, Seoul, Korea DeeDee Halleck, University of California at San Diego, media activist Phil Bereano, University of Washington, privacy and biotech activist Gilson Schwartz, Knowledge City Sao Paulo, Brazil Sheri Herndon, Independent Media Center, Seattle Raul Nakasone, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA Sergei Stafeev, Centre of Community Networking and Information Policy Studies, St. Petersburg, Russia In addition to distinguished guests we plan to welcome 500 researchers, practitioners, activists, journalists, educators, artists, policy-makers and citizens from around the world. A variety of events are planned ranging from invited speakers, panel discussions, and pattern presentations to a "Lakes, Locks, and Lively" reception cruise and informal working sessions -- both planned and spontaneous. We are also planning open space sessions devoted to the development of a new "pattern language" that describes our work (see the postscript below). Symposium topics will likely include the digital divide, human rights and privacy, open content research, pattern language development, media activism, community networks, wireless community networking, developing a civil society charter for the UN World Summit on the Information Society, independent media centers, virtual communities and online activism, cross-border collaborations, and MORE! And, as with previous DIAC symposia, we'll do our best to bring in some surprises as well... Join us this May in Seattle for this exciting and important event! Shaping the Network Society: Patterns for Participation, Action, and Change http://www.cpsr.org/conferences/diac02 Save money and register by April 20! Sponsored by: Public Sphere Project of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) National Communication Association Task Force on the Digital Divide For more information, contact symposium coordinator, Doug Schuler, douglas@scn.org PS. Our ongoing Pattern Language project to capture and publicize our collective wisdom is attracting worldwide attention. Whether or not you attend the symposium, please consider adding your pattern to our online pattern system (http://diac.cpsr.org/cgi-bin/diac02/pattern.cgi) which now includes over 160 patterns. The pattern language will only be as good as the patterns you submit! ===8<===========End of original message text===========