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**** RURAL EMPLOYMENT ****
ON-LINE CONFERENCE: RUREMPLO
October 2 - 27, 1995
**** CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ****
You are invited to participate in an online conference on the
theme of Rural Employment. It is scheduled to begin the week
of October 2-6, just prior to the International Symposium
"Perspectives on Rural Employment" taking place in Coaticook,
Quebec, Canada from October 11 - 14, 1995. The online
conference will continue through the symposium week and into
the following week(s), depending on the volume of ongoing
discussion.
Details of the International Symposium program will be sent to
subscribers. During the Symposium, highlights will be posted
daily and Symposium participants will be encouraged to enter the
discussion online. It is an opportunity for those who are unable
to attend the Symposium to participate in discussion on some of
the major issues concerning rural employment.
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THEME:
Discussion is organized in themes mirroring parts of the
Symposium:
-Rural employment and the information highway
-Informal economy
-Agriculture
-Education and youth
The resolution for the Symposium's "Great Debate" will also be
posted to receive the opinions of subscribers.
The online conference is bi-lingual (English and French).
Subscribers can contribute to the discussion in their language of
choice.
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ACCESS:
The online conference is titled "RUREMPLO". It will be
organized as an email list. To register, send email to:
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with the command "Subscribe Ruremplo" in the body of the
message. The subject line of your message should remain blank.
Further details of the conference format and the discussion
themes will be sent to subscribers upon registration.
A corresponding homepage on the World Wide Web is also
available, listing discussion topics and providing links to
associated documents. The site can be viewed at:
http://cnet.unb.ca/cspace/conferences/pages/ruremplo
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SUPPORT FOR THE ONLINE CONFERENCE:
This discussion forum has been sponsored by Community Access Canada, an
Industry Canada initiative. You can learn about the Community Access
Project (or CAP), by visiting the World Wide Web at:
http://cnet.unb.ca/cap
For inquiries concerning the online conference content, please
contact:
Heather Clemenson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For inquiries of a technical nature, please contact:
Patti Kirby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM:
For inquiries concerning the International Symposium content,
please contact:
Ray Bollman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For inquiries concerning registration and accommodation at the
International Symposium, please contact:
Diane Lapointe telephone (819) 849-6293 fax (819) 849-9683.
