Christina wrote:

It would be great if we could all hook up, either at a future AoIR conference (a panel?) and/or off-list.

Sounds good to me. Would anyone be interested in working on a topic page for the Development Gateway for Diaspora Communities? I think there might be benefits for the various communities to have a place to share experience. http://www.developmentgateway.org/ Also another example: I have been reading a proposal to create telecenters in Guidimakha region of Moritania which involves migrant associations IDS (Immigration Development Sahel) and UAGF (Union of migrant Associations from Guidimakha in France) as well as the French appropriate technology NGO, GRET, and Alcatel. In part the project is justified as enhancing communication from the expatriates back to their currently unwired homefolk. -- John Daly http://www.geocities.com/stconsultant/