[WSIS CS-Plenary] FW: [CI] Conference registration reminder for Community Informatics Research Network Conf, 29 Sept - 1 Oct

[Michael Gurstein]

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From: larry Stillman [mailto:larrys01 at optusnet.com.au] 
Sent: July 9, 2004 5:29 AM
To: communityinformatics at vancouvercommunity.net
Cc: ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net; ci-text at 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. 

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).

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Larry Stillman
CCNR, Monash University
61 3 9903 1801
www.ccnr.net  www.webstylus.net