Dear All, I'm not sure how and why this email from Dominic was posted for all of us to read, but my own reply as a member is that anyone can unsubscribe at any time. All you need to do is look at the bottom of each mailing to find unsubscription information. This is true for all forums, in my experience, so anyone can take action on their own behalf.
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Janet (Feldman, kai...@earthlink.net) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dominic Hansson" <dominichans...@hotmail.com> To: <digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 5:00 AM Subject: Re: [DDN] Fwd: CALL FOR PAPERS: IDIA2009 Development Informatics Conference 28-30 October 2009 Kruger National Park, South Africa > > STOP SENDING ME E-MAILS OR I WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION > >> From: paul.planti...@infotech.monash.edu >> To: digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net >> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:52:17 +0200 >> Subject: [DDN] Fwd: CALL FOR PAPERS: IDIA2009 Development Informatics >> Conference 28-30 October 2009 Kruger National Park, South Africa >> >> Reminder: >> >> Astracts for the IDIA2009 Development Informatics Conference should be >> submitted online by 14 March 2009: http://www.conftool.net/idia2009/ >> >> Updated conference details (incl. fees) are on the website: >> http://www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2009/3rd.html >> >> Key deadlines are: >> >> 14 March 2009 Final date for submission of Abstracts >> 1 April 2009 Notification of acceptance of Abstracts >> 1 June 2009 Full papers due for blind peer review >> 1 August 2009 Peer review results >> 1 September 2009 Final version of papers due >> >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: Paul Plantinga <paul.planti...@infotech.monash.edu> >> > Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 5:48 pm >> > Subject: [DDN] Fwd: CALL FOR PAPERS: IDIA2009 Development Informatics >> > Conference 28-30 October 2009 Kruger National Park, South Africa >> > To: digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net >> > >> > > >> > > CALL FOR PAPERS >> > > >> > > IDIA2009 Conference >> > > 28-30 October 2009 >> > > Digitally Empowering Communities: >> > > Learning from Development Informatics Practice >> > > >> > > www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2009/3rd.html >> > > >> > > >> > > Call for papers >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > >> > > The 3rd International IDIA Conference will be held in Africa in >> > > order to >> > > make it easier for interested parties of this continent to >> > > participate. >> > > The conference is aimed at researchers, policy-makers and >> > > reflective >> > > practitioners. It will be managed by the School of Information >> > > Technology, Monash South Africa (Johannesburg). Monash University >> > > is >> > > seeking to accelerate its engagement internationally, and this >> > > conference reflects this commitment. >> > > >> > > The Conference will be held at the Berg-en-Dal camp in the Kruger >> > > National Park, South Africa. >> > > >> > > The Conference Committee calls for papers on the following >> > themes. >> > > Papers will be peer-reviewed. Selected papers will be published >> > in >> > > an >> > > accredited Journal. >> > > >> > > While the main language of the conference will be English, >> > > participation >> > > from Francophone and Portuguese-speaking Africa is most welcome. >> > > >> > > 1. Communities and empowerment >> > > >> > > * What are developing communities? >> > > * Does every community need to 'develop'? >> > > * What does 'empowerment' mean in a DI context? >> > > * Why should communities be empowered with ICT? >> > > * What are the objectives of empowering communities? >> > > * What are the methods and instruments to empower communities? >> > > * Implications of the full range of 'digital divides'. >> > > >> > > >> > > 2. Development Informatics and ICT4D >> > > >> > > * Satisfying basic development needs with ICT. >> > > * What ICT cannot achieve; its limitations in development >> > practice.> * The range of changing economic models for empowering >> > > communities >> > > with ICT. >> > > * What are the special ICT issues for deep rural communities? >> > > * Giving voices to the poor via ICT; the necessity of advocacy. >> > > * The relevance of ICT planning and policies. >> > > * Does development automatically empower; the role of vested >> > ICT >> > > interests? >> > > * Ethical and moral issues, eg. the barefoot economist debate, >> > > top-down/bottom-up/dual system approaches, and technological >> > > determinism. * Global versus regional implementation >> > > >> > > >> > > 3. DI in practice >> > > >> > > * What are the technical issues, networking problems, and >> > > relevant >> > > ICT devices? >> > > * System design for the bottom of the pyramid of the digital >> > divide> * Do small communities benefit from ICT, or is it only >> > > applicable on >> > > a large (regional, national) scale? >> > > * How do the micro social groups (eg. households and families) >> > > use >> > > ICT for their business? >> > > * Evaluating separate and integrated business, government and >> > > civil >> > > society ICT solutions. >> > > * Issues of free access and sustainable access. >> > > * Business filling the gap in the absence of government >> > > co-ordination of ICT practice. >> > > * When business practice and community expectation collide in >> > > ICT, >> > > who suffers? >> > > * Differences between individual access (such as OLPC, mobile >> > > phones) and public access (telecentres, MPCCs). >> > > * Open source vs proprietary systems. >> > > >> > > >> > > 4. Opportunities >> > > >> > > * The future of skills and literacy training, and professional >> > > development, as part of ICT. >> > > * Opportunities for professional communities to contribute to ICT. >> > > * Eliciting expressions of local concern and building them into >> > > ICT >> > > programs. >> > > * Ensuring that external ICT solutions meet local needs. >> > > * Balancing short-term and long-term ICT solutions. >> > > * Universal access as a dream or reality? >> > > * What is the appropriate role of developed countries in >> > > assisting >> > > with ICT empowerment? >> > > * Adapting developed values and practices to suit ICT contexts. >> > > * Which community networking principles best assist with ICT? >> > > * Is it meaningful to consider the role of the 'international >> > > community' in ICT? >> > > * Ongoing, universally-applicable measures of the effectiveness >> > > of >> > > ICT for empowerment. >> > > * Comparative studies of ICT for empowerment. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Submission of abstracts and proposals >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > >> > > Abstracts and proposals (not full papers) can only be submitted >> > via >> > > the >> > > electronic registration system which will become available shortly. >> > > >> > > Important dates >> > > >> > > 14 March 2009 Final date for submission of Abstracts >> > > 1 April 2009 Notification of acceptance of Abstracts >> > > 1 June 2009 Full papers due for blind peer review >> > > 1 August 2009 Peer review results >> > > 1 September 2009 Final version of papers due >> > > >> > > >> > > Registration Information >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > >> > > Registration Information will become available in the first >> > quarter >> > > of >> > > 2009, latest by 1 April. Details will be posted on the website. >> > > >> > > >> > > Conference fees >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > >> > > See website for details. >> > > >> > > >> > > The conference venue is in a difficult to access, remote >> > location, >> > > which >> > > will result in transport problems. Accommodation in chalets >> > > requires >> > > self-catering for meals. >> > > >> > > >> > > In view of this, the Conference Organisers have made special >> > > arrangements for transport to the venue, and for meals. >> > > >> > > >> > > Conference fee: to be confirmed, as we are still finalising some >> > > sponsorhips to make the fee cheaper. >> > > >> > > >> > > Details about Berg-en-dal: >> > > >> > > www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/camps/berg-en-dal/ >> > > www.routes.co.za/nationalparks/kruger/berg-en-dal/ >> > > >> > > >> > > About IDIA >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > >> > > Development Informatics specialises in communities in constraint >> > > contexts, such as rural, distant, poor, or disadvantaged >> > > communities in >> > > developing countries and regions. Community Informatics focuses >> > on >> > > communities in developed countries. >> > > >> > > >> > > IDIA was founded in 2006 and has held national workshops on >> > > Development >> > > Informatics, as well as two international conferences. IDIA2009 >> > is >> > > the >> > > 3rd International IDIA Conference, which will be held on 28-30 >> > > October >> > > 2009 at the Kruger National Park, South Africa. >> > > >> > > >> > > _________________ >> > > >> > > Dr Jacques Steyn (Director: IDIA), on behalf of the organising >> > > committee.www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2009/3rd.html >> > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list >> > > DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net >> > > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide >> > > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide- >> > > requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body >> > of >> > > the message. >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list >> > DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net >> > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide >> > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide- >> > requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of >> > the message. >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list >> DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net >> http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide >> To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-requ...@digitaldivide.net >> with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > _________________________________________________________________ > View photos of singles in your area. 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