WOMEN'S ONLINE WEEK STARTS TOMORROW WEDNEDAY 27 OCTOBER !!!! PLEASE JOIN US - WHERE EVER YOU ARE IN AUSTRALIA FOR THE WEEK LONG PROGRAM OF CHATS AND ONLINE DISCUSSON. This WOW! national peak event, proudly supported by Online Australia and the Office of the Status of Women, is organised by the National Women's Justice Coalition with technical support from the University of New England. WHERE: from 27 Oct click the 'Chat' button at http://www.onlinewomen.looksmart.com.au No special software needed! The Welcome to Women's Online Week Chat begins at 11am Eastern Standard Time with a message from the Deputy Prime Minister and Official Online Opening by the Hon Judith Troeth, Senator for Victoria. Guests include: * Dale Spender author of Nattering on the Net; * Kathy Bail, editor of DYI Feminism; * Anne Moffatt, founder of Females in Information Technology (now Females in Information Technology and Telecommunications) The program includes: * women in business; * working and shopping online; * women and IT careers; * young women online; * women's organisations and communities using IT. There are week long discussion forums on women in regional, rural and remote Australia online and women from a non-English speaking background online. The full program is below. Please SPREAD THE WORD !! WOMEN'S ONLINE WEEK! WOW CHAT AND DISCUSSION FORUM PROGRAM If you need help email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph: 02 62472075 27 Oct - 2 Nov 1999 WHERE: just click the 'Chat' button from 27 Oct at http://www.onlinewomen.looksmart.com.au NOTE: All Eastern Standard Time -see the chat web site for time zones 27 Oct WOW! Theme: Welcome to Women's Online Week! CHAT 1: Welcome to Women's Online Week! When: 11am - 1pm Wednesday 27th October Topic: Key themes of WOW, events and opportunities. What can women do online? Chat facilitator Judy Harrison, facilitator of Pamelas-list and Project Director, Australian Virtual Centre for Women and the Law Welcome message by The Hon. John Anderson MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Transport and Regional Development Guests Include: The Hon. Judith Troeth, Senator for Victoria (to open the chat) Dale Spender, Digital Style Pty Ltd, author of Nattering on the Net Kathy Bail, Deputy Editor Bulletin, Editor DIY Feminism Anne Moffatt, Director Technology Solutions Pty Ltd, founder of Females in Information Technology now Females Information Technology and Telecommunications Discussion Commences: Welcome To Women in Regional, Rural and Remote Australia Format: Threaded discussion When: begins 2pm Topic: Key Themes -Women in Regional, Rural and Remote Australia Online - barriers and opportunities Guests: During the week guests will include Wendy Craik, Chief Executive Officer, National Farmer's Federation; Helen Board, National Facilitator Regional and Rural Women's Unit, Department of Transport and Regional Services and members of the Regional Women's Advisory Council attending the Regional Australia Summit will take part in the discussion. That is: Ms Cathy McGowan (chair), Mrs Jenny Hawkins Mrs Janice Richardson, Mrs Elaine McKeon, Miss Jenny Russell, Ms Sue Middleton, Ms Elspeth Radford, Ms Moira O'Brien, Mrs Margaret Smith AO Presentators: Ann Prunty, Office Manager, Farmwide (time to be confirmed) Monday 1 November 9am: Chris Capel, Senior Project Officer, Office of Rural Communities) Teleworking! During the day: Associate Professor Margaret Alson (Associate Director of Centre for Rural Social research, Charles Sturt University.) Discussion Commences: Welcome to Women from A non-English Speaking Background Format: Threaded discussion When: begins 2pm Wednesday 27 October continues until 3pm Monday 1 November Topic: Key themes on Non-English Speaking Background women Online - barriers and opportunities Presenters: Wednesday Larry Stillman, The Open Road Project, LOTE Group State Library of Victoria and VICNET Thursday 10 am Maria Girdler (Macquarie Legal Centre, NSW) 11am April Pham (Immigrant Women's Speakout Assoc.) 28 Oct WOW! Theme: Women in Business CHAT 2: Women in Business When: 12.45pm - 2.45pm Thursday 28 October Topic: women using the internet for business: issues and challenges Presenters: Rosie Simpson, Telstra, Communications Manager Rural and Remote Kitty Vigo, Director of Media and Interactive Multimedia, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne) & Josie Arnold (Lecturer in Media, Literature and Film at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne) Guests: Associate Professor Leonie Daws (Director of the Centre for Policy and Leadership studies, Faculty of education, Queensland University of Technology) Ms Lyn Simpson (Senior Lecturer in the School of Communication, Faculty of Business, Queensland University of Technology) Ms Leanne Wood (Senior Research Assistant in the Communication Centre, Queensland University of Technology) CHAT 3: Working and Shopping Online When: 3pm 5pm Topic: Have you shopped on-line? examples, barriers and Hesitancies. Chat Facilitator: Marian Tye Presenters: Kara Ward (Internet Marketing Manager, Merrill Lynch (Australia) and extensive Internet shopper) Kitty Vigo (Dir. of Media and Interactive Multimedia) & Josie Arnold (Lecturer in Media, Literature and Film) at Swinburne University of Technology Professor Joan Cooper (Head, School of Information Technology and Computer Science, University of Wollongong) 29 Oct WOW! Theme: Women and IT Careers CHAT 4: Women and IT Careers When: 10am-noon Friday 29th October Topic: How to get started in an IT career, problems and issues women face in the IT industry Presenters: Dr Supriya Singh (Senior Research Fellow, CIRCIT at RMIT) Guests: Anne Moffatt (Director Technology Solutions Pty Ltd, Member Females in Information Technology and Telecommunications) Kara Ward (Internet Marketing Manager, Merrill Lynch Australian) 30 Oct WOW! Theme: Women in Multimedia & the Arts CHAT 5A: Sydney Webgrrls Video Chat here: go to http://www.webgrrls.com/sydney When: 12.30pm:- Aliza Sherman (Cybergrrl from USA) video chat (1/2 hour) 1pm - 3pm Video/audio online chats Topic: Chat with Aliza Sherman, the famous founder of Cybergrrl.com and one of USA's pioneer-women on the internet! 31 Oct WOW! Theme: Women in Multimedia and the Arts CHAT 5: Young women online! When: 2pm-4pm Sunday 31 October Topic: What are young women doing on line, why and how? Facilitator: Susan Meyer (Project Co-ordinator of Females in Information Technology and Telecommunications (FITT) mentoring program to support girls and women already in IT or wishing to enter IT, Steering Committee FITT, Member of IT Think Tank, to examine why girls are not taking up careers in computing) Guest: Kathy Bail (Deputy Editor Bulletin, Editor DIY Feminism) (will drop in during the chat) Presenters: Juliette Mead (Information Technology Co-Ordinator at the Primary School where she teaches, Member of Guides Australia Webteam) 1 Nov WOW! Theme: Regional & Rural Women and IT Discussion Concludes: Regional & Rural Women and IT Format: Threaded discussion When: Discussion concludes at 5pm Monday 1 November Discussion Concludes: Women from non-English Speaking Backgrounds Format: Threaded discussion When: Discussion concludes at 3pm Monday 1 November 2 Nov WOW! Theme: Women's Organisations and Communities using IT CHAT 6: Women inter-networking When: 10am-noon Tuesday 2 November Topic: Australian women's email lists what are they and what difference are they making? Presenters: Dr. Elizabeth Shannon (AUSFEM-POLNET Administrator) Jo Previte (WeLink Administrator) CHAT 7: Women's Organisations On-line When: 2pm-4pm Tuesday 2 November Topic: How to find women's organisations on-line, how can women's organisations use the internet? Presenters: Glenda Carriere (Queensland University of Techonology, PHD researcher in the use of the internet by women's organisation) Judi Cooper (Network Exchange of Women's Services) Associate Professor Angela Scollary (Victoria University) -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
