(cross posting, please) Folks, The Observatory for the CyberSociety (OCS) is one of the first Knowledge Digital Communities --Like Aoir.. ;-) -- arisen in the Ibero-American area dedicated to studying and analyze about the relations among the sociocultural dimension of the cyberspace and the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). In five years, our colaborative community has grown over more than 10000 members of diverse countries belonging to the academic area, to the managerial one, to the administration and the civil society. ¡¡¡This growth would not have been possible without its open, independent, collaborative, non profit and voluntary structure!!! In 20 November 2006 we will celebrate the third edition of the ONLINE Congress of the Observatory for CyberSociety (http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/comuns/index.php?llengua=en), one of the most important appointments for the academic and social reflection on the new technological society. Under the title "OPEN KNOWLEDGE, FREE SOCIETY" and with an editorial line of referent (EDITORIAL LINE/TOPICS http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/comuns/estatic.php?llengua=en&id=10) its will celebrate ONLINE from 20 Nov to 3 Dec 2006. Our past Congresses (2002; 2004) have been defined by a multidisciplinary debate about the cybersocial thematic from a critical and multiparty perspective within over more than 4000 participants, residents along 70 countries, & more than 400 papers. THE AIM OF THIS LETTER IS INVITING YOU TO PARTICIPATE: *To present a Papers/communications *To register as congressist (its free). It's needed to participate on debates, but all papers and debates are open and free on Internet. EDITORIAL LINE (IMPORTANT) http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/comuns/estatic.php?llengua=en&id=10 CALL FOR PAPERS: http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/comuns/estatic.php?llengua=en&id=19 Tracks & Working Groups where present yours Papers: http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/gts/index.php?llengua=en All FAQs about III Congress ONLINE: http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/comuns/faqs_totes.php?llengua=en Precedent And Reasons: http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/comuns/estatic.php?llengua=en&id=2 Best Regards,

From Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Josep Vives & Organizing Team of the III OCS's ONLINE Congress jvives@cibersociedad.net

From Berkeley, Palo Alto, California, Andreu Veà & Scientific Committee of the III OCS's ONLINE Congres

------------------------------------------------- Josep Vives Jounou jvives@cibersociedad.net Organizing Team congres2006@cibersociedad.net THIRD WORLD ONLINE CONGRESS: "OPEN KNOWLEDGE, FREE SOCIETY" www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006 LLAMADA A COMUNICACIONES ABIERTA HASTA EL 30 de OCTUBRE -------------------------------------------------