-----Original Message----- From: larry Stillman [mailto:larrys01@optusnet.com.au] Sent: July 9, 2004 5:29 AM To: communityinformatics@vancouvercommunity.net Cc: ciresearchers@vancouvercommunity.net; ci-text@vancouvercommunity.net Subject: [CI] Conference registration reminder for Community Informatics Research Network Conf, 29 Sept - 1 Oct A reminder that registration is open for an exciting colloquium and conference, held by the Community Informatics Research Network, Inc., from 29 September - 1 October 2004 at the Monash Centre, Prato (near Florence), Italy. 'Sustainability' has been identified as a key and controversial issue in community networking, and the purpose of the conference is to explore all its dimensions, resulting in a communiqué developed through plenary sessions, as well as further activities of the CIRN network. Please see http://www.ciresearch.net/conferences/index.php?cf=4 for information, including registrations. The Conference is structured as a colloquium with a number of components, including keynotes, 7 comprehensive panels for 40+ researcher and practitioner presentations from around the world, 4 workshops, plenary sessions, a graduate student colloquium, and the CIRN Annual General Meeting and formation of Special Interest Groups (SIGS). There will also be opportunities for networking and social events in a beautiful, small Tuscan city, close to Florence. Proposed Keynotes include Mike Gurstein, NJIT & Tony Salvador, Intel. Workshops for practitioners and researchers include: - The Sustainability Planning Game; Community Informatics Curriculum and Education; Multisite, Multistate Research; Sustainability in Practice. Preliminary schedule details can be found at http://www.ciresearch.net/conferences/schedule.php?cf=4. CIRN members (see www.ciresearch.net/membership.htm for information) €165, including conference dinner Non-members - €190 Students with ID, €165. Spouses/partners can also join us for meals for a modest fee. Early hotel bookings are particularly advised, and there is a good hostel a short bus trip away.. The event is hosted by the Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University, with the generous sponsorship and support of -- Claremont Graduate University National Research Council Canada - Institute for Information Technology Queensland University of Technology Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Intel The Canadian Research Alliance For Community Innovation And Networking (CRACIN). -------------------------------- Larry Stillman CCNR, Monash University 61 3 9903 1801 www.ccnr.net www.webstylus.net