Call for Participation Community Informatics Research Network, Inc. (CIRN) Inaugural Conference 2004, Prato, Italy Doctoral Colloquium =================== The CIRN Doctoral Colloquium offers PhD students working in Community Informatics or a related discipline a special forum on 29 Sep 2004 where they will have a chance to present their research plans and discuss them with peers and established senior researchers. Interested students should prepare a 2 page summary of their research. This should provide a context for the research, describe the methods being used, the progress to date and expectations and hopes from the colloquium. Please submit your 2 page application by 1 April 2004 to: Marcus Foth at m.foth@qut.edu.au Applicants will be notified of acceptance by 1 June 2004. Successful applicants will be asked to prepare an 8 page paper on their research by 1 August 2004. For further details please visit the conference website at http://www.ciresearch.net/prato2004/ or contact the organiser of the CIRN Doctoral Colloquium, Marcus Foth, at m.foth@qut.edu.au Furthermore, research students are encouraged to attend and present work-in-progress as part of the regular conference stream, and there will be a prize given for the best paper submitted by a student. Conference Host: Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University Sponsors include: Claremont Graduate University Queensland University of Technology Please forward to relevant lists, and please excuse cross-postings. Marcus Foth. 18 March 2004 -- Marcus Foth BMultimedia BInfTech(Media) MA(DigitalMedia) m.foth@qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/ Doctoral Candidate: Community Informatics Creative Industries Research and Applications Centre Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone: +61 7 3864 3800 - Fax +61 7 3864 3723 - The Works Z1-515F http://www.creativeindustries.qut.edu.au/