Thought this might interest those of you with an interest in rural
citizen access to the Internet. Just came over, and it may be late
notice, but I encourage anyone involved with rural citzen or farmer
networking to submit a proposal, and I'd be glad to answer questions
about that process as a member of the conference planning board and
also a presenter for the past two conferences. In the past,
sustainable ag and farmer networking projects have been fairly
lightly represented among the proposals...and I know there's a
honking bunch of cool stuff going on out there!
Peace
Michele
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From: tej@uic.edu (Thomas E. Jevec)
Subject: Deadline Extended: 4th Annual Conference on "Datafication"
Due to multiple requests from potential presenters, the deadline for
proposals for the "Fourth Annual Conference on Datafication" has been
extended to Friday, January 5, 1996.
A brief description of the conference from the Call for Proposals in
attached below. The full text of the CFP can be accessed on the WWW at the
URL:
This URL will also take you to the online version of the proposal
submission form which can be completed and sent via the WWW or printed and
sent via the USPS. Print proposal submission forms and additional
information about the conference can be requested by sending email to a
ruraldata-info@cic.net.
Thanks and we look forward to your proposals,
Tom Jevec
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Fourth Annual Conference on "Datafication"
- Sustaining the Global Network
- Building New Communities
May 15th - 17th, 1996
Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Proposals for presentations and workshops are solicited from a wide
range of user groups, including educators, librarians, local, state and
federal governments, community organizations, farmers, network operators,
individuals, members of community groups and others who would like to
discuss the range of issues relevant to the conference. Topics of
discussion will include universal access, community information servers,
information alliances, access to government information, and alternative
methods for gaining physical access.
Copies of presentations will be made available as conference
proceedings on the WWW. Final presentations are due in HTML by Monday,
April 29, 1996. Assistance attending the conference may be available to
those expressing a special hardship in attending.
With the support of the National Science Foundation and in partnership
with the state networks of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,
New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, and the North Central
Regional Educational Laboratory, CICNet invites you to participate in this
important conference. Between now and December 15, 1995, we are soliciting
proposals for presentations, posters, discussions, panels, demonstrations,
workshops, and birds-of-a-feather sessions that address the following
strands and topics:
1) Access technologies:
o dial-in and related technologies;
o community cable television;
o alternative technologies: wireless means of extending
middle-distance access.
2) Education and life-long learning:
o university outreach and distance education (including
continuing education and lifelong learning);
o university support for community and educational
networking;
o instructional technologies and networking;
o K-12 education -- teachers: professional development
and the role of schools of education;
o K-12 education: students as creators -- managing
networks, building Web resources, conducting
community projects.
3) Success stories: the hows and whys of community
networking. Studies should lay out methods of access;
purposes of the community net; cost models; growth
patterns; user training and support methods; business and
community organization involvement; notable achievements;
and potential to convey lessons learned to other
communities.
4) Connecting community institutions:
o extension services;
o health services;
o libraries;
o local and regional government agencies and
information sources;
o community information servers.
5) Content areas:
o community and rural economic development;
o small business and entrepreneur support;
o regional studies, information alliances;
o weather, agriculture;
o ecosystems, biodiversity;
o local and regional government information.
Themes of special interest within these topics include:
o tribal and native communities;
o business involvement and support,
o building partnerships with business and community
groups;
o scaling up to serve whole communities and regions;
o economic development issues;
o changes in work styles and their implications;
o universal access and sustainability;
o service to underserved groups and isolated
communities (reaching the "have-nots");
o computer literacy;
o gender diversity and related issues;
o security and privacy issues;
o West Virginia projects, and
o outcomes and impacts of the RD project.
Workshop topics could include:
1) Setting up your community's network: server management,
modem pools; running a net in a cable system; domain name
service and account management; scaling up to serve the
entire community.
2) End-user services: training; support after training;
helping end users manage mailing lists, build Web pages.
3) Building community resources into your local network: Web
page construction and management; getting users to lead
in managing bulletin boards and mailing lists; developing
resources for and with local businesses and nonprofit
groups; content areas -- education, government, community
and rural development, weather, agriculture, small
business support, regional studies, ecology,
biodiversity, etc.
4) Involving the community in a networking project: defining
purposes; developing local support and getting the
community to participate; cost and funding models;
funding sources.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Proposal Submission Deadline: December 15, 1995
Notification of Acceptance: February 15, 1996
Final Papers Due (in HTML): April 29, 1996
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Last revised 12/21/95
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Thomas E. Jevec
Electronic Services Librarian and Assistant Professor
UIC University Library Email: tej@uic.edu
Box 8198 (M/C 234) Voice: 312.996.2716
Chicago, Illinois 60680 Fax: 312.413.0424
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