[eccr] ICT, Social Enterprise and Sustainable Development Newsletter - Call for Web Conference Presentations

Dear all,

>This e-newsletter is to update you on recent and forthcoming events and
>activities relating to the use of Information Communications Technology
>for social enterprise, community media and sustainable development.
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>In this edition
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>Presentation Archives now available for July PTC Web Conference on
>"Telecentres - their role in social and economic development"
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>Euro / American web conference on Telecentres planned for August 20th
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>Call for Presentations for PTC Web Conference on "Technologies for
>Development" on August 27th
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>Mass Mitec win Broadband Britain Local Champion Award for East Midlands
>Region (Education Section)
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>Corporate Responsibility Conference and Ansted University Convocation in
>London Sept 3rd - 6th
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>HCI 2003 Conference in Bath featuring Workshop on "Designing for Civil
>Society" Sept 8th
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>E-learning Expo in Vienna Sept 11th - 12th
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>Digital Earth Conference in Brno Sept 21st - 25th
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>Women Connect Web Site Launched
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>Digital Dynamics Conference in Loughborough Nov 6th - 9th
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>Geographic Distribution of ICTs
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>Call for Papers - Environmental Online Communication
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>"Telecentres - their role in social and economic development" Powerpoint
>Presentation Archives now available
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>The powerpoint presentations from the July PTC web conference are now
>available for viewing and download at :-
>http://www.hcln.net/conferences/PTCVC/July_2003/index.htm
><http://www.hcln.net/conferences/PTCVC/July_2003/index.htm>  and include
>:-
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>Telecentres - their role in social and economic development - a UK
>perspective by David Wortley
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>Key issues for the successful implementation of rural telecentres by
>Kenji Saga
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>Community Telecentres in Indonesia by Dr Naswil Idris
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>Socio economic impact of Telecentres in remote First Nations in Canada
>by Brian Beaton
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>Euro / American web conference on Telecentres planned for August 20th
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>I have been asked to organise a follow up web conference on Telecentres
>for the European / USA time zone and I am inviting offers of
>presentations on the Telecentre theme for a web conference on August
>20th at 15:00 pm UK time. If you would like to share your experience of
>telecentres or community media centres with a global audience, please
>email me at (dwortley /at/ massmitec.co.uk) <mailto:(dwortley /at/ massmitec.co.uk)>
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>Call for Presentations for PTC Web Conference on "Technologies for
>Development" on August 27th
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>The second monthly PTC web conference will be held on August 27th on the
>theme of "Technologies for Development". This could include for example
>such technologies as radio, wi-fi, satellite, powerline, mobile
>telephony etc.
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>Criteria for such technologies might include :-
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>1) low cost
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>2) easy to operate and maintain
>3) universal availability
>4) funding support accessible
>5) technical support available
>6) low infrastructure requirement
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>We are inviting presentations for this virtual event - please share your
>experiences with us by contacting me with your proposed presentation at
>(dwortley /at/ massmitec.co.uk) <mailto:(dwortley /at/ massmitec.co.uk)>
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>Keep in touch with these monthly virtual conferences by bookmarking
>http://www.hcln.net/conferences/PTCVC/index.htm
><http://www.hcln.net/conferences/PTCVC/index.htm>
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>Mass Mitec win Broadband Britain Local Champion Award for East Midlands
>Region (Education Section)
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>I am proud to announce that Mass Mitec Creative Collaborative
>Communications won the East Midlands Regional local champion award in
>the Broadband Britain Championship (Educations Section). The award was
>presented for Mass Mitec's use and promotion of broadband for global web
>conferences and interactive broadcasts.
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>The presentations were made at Donington Park Motor Museum by former
>boxing champion Barry McGuigan and the event was hosted by TV presenter
>Paul Ross. For pictures and more details of the Broadband Britain Awards
>go to Mass Mitec's web site at www.massmitec.co.uk
><http://www.massmitec.co.uk/>  and visit the news page.
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>Mass Mitec now go through to the National Final in London on September
>12th.
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>Corporate Responsibility Conference and Ansted University Convocation in
>London Sept 3rd - 6th
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>A major conference on corporate responsibility is being held in London's
>Metropolitan University from Sept 3rd - 6th culminating in the Ansted
>University Convocation and Awards ceremony on Saturday 6th September.
>
>For more details on registration visit
>http://www.davideacrowther.com/csrhome.html
><http://www.davideacrowther.com/csrhome.html>
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>HCI 2003 Conference in Bath featuring Workshop on "Designing for Civil
>Society" Sept 8th
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>The HCI2003 Conference (Human Computer Interaction) takes place at Bath
>University from September 8th - 12th and includes a workshop on
>"Designing for Civil Society".
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>For more details and registration go to
>http://www.bcs-hci.org.uk/hci2003/default.asp
><http://www.bcs-hci.org.uk/hci2003/default.asp>
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>E-learning Expo in Vienna Sept 11th - 12th
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>I am honoured to be presenting at E-Learning Expo in Vienna in an
>Education Round Table session.The topic will be "Community learning by
>Radio and the Internet - THE Radio with Pictures Show"
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>For more details go to
>http://vienna.elearnexpo.com/vienna_conference.htm
><http://vienna.elearnexpo.com/vienna_conference.htm>
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>Digital Earth Conference in Brno Sept 21st - 25th
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>The important Digital Earth Conference in Brno takes place between
>September 21st and 25th
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>For more details go to http://digitalearth03.geogr.muni.cz/
><http://digitalearth03.geogr.muni.cz/>
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>Women Connect Web Site Launched
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>At a recent "Raising the Profile" event in London, the organisation
>Women Connect launched its new web site. Women Connect supports women's
>organisations in England with online resources, organisational
>development and some equipment. In this way the capacity of women's
>groups is strengthened to form new partnerships and influence policy and
>decision-making on issues concerning gender equality and ICT.
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>Visit the new web site at http://www.womenconnect.org.uk/
><http://www.womenconnect.org.uk/>
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>Digital Dynamics Conference in Loughborough Nov 6th - 9th
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>This conference is the second in a projected bi-annual series on digital
>futures organized under the joint auspices of the ICA, the  ECCR and the
>IAMCR and inaugurated by the 'Digital Divide' conference held at the
>University of Texas at Austin 16-18th November 2001.
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>Papers will address current issues and developments in three broad
>areas:
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>Control - infrastructural innovations, intellectual property rights,
>piracy, surveillance, privacy, digital colonialism, commercialization.
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>Participation - citizens' activism, Telecenters and community networks,
>everyday uses of the Internet, new opportunities for participation.
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>Exclusion - changing dynamics of 'digital divides', initiatives designed
>to address digital exclusion.
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>For more details and registration go to
>http://www.icahdq.org/events/DDConfInfo.html
><http://www.icahdq.org/events/DDConfInfo.html>
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>Geographic Distribution of ICTs
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>ICT-enabled projects are spreading rapidly throughout the developing
>world. Their growth, however, is not evenly distributed across regions.
>This article highlights the geographic distributions of the more than
>800 projects that the Digital Dividends project tracks in its
>Clearinghouse.  To learn more, check out:
>http://www.digitaldividend.org/knwldge_bank/knwldge_bank_05_distribution
>.htm
><http://www.digitaldividend.org/knwldge_bank/knwldge_bank_05_distributio
>n.htm>
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>Call for Papers - Environmental Online Communication
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>You are cordially invited to submit chapters for an upcoming book on the
>emerging field of Environmental Online Communication. The book will
>bring together high quality contributions exploring the design,
>implementation, management, funding, promotion and evaluation of Web
>information systems that advocate sustainable development and the
>protection of natural ecosystems. Theoretical work on the
>methodological, technological and organizational foundations of
>environmental online communication will complement case studies of
>deployed and planned systems.
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>For more details go to http://www.ECOresearch.net/
><http://www.ecoresearch.net/>
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>Let us share your events, ideas, activities and knowledge in this
>newsletter by submitting information relevant to ICT, Social Enterprise
>and Sustainable Development to me at (dwortley /at/ massmitec.co.uk)
><mailto:(dwortley /at/ massmitec.co.uk)>
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>
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>Regards
>
>
>
>David Wortley
>
>Mass Mitec Creative Collaborative Communications
>
>Office Tel: +44(0)1858 410366
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>Mobile Tel: +44(0)7831 118943
>
>EMail: (dwortley /at/ massmitec.co.uk)


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