Forwarded from the LARCH-L list:
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+ | *** DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE III *** | +
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+ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: TRACKING THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET +
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+ Are Things Better or Just Different? +
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+ AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND INVESTIGATION +
+ Presented by +
+ Canada's Coalition for Public Information (CPI) +
+ in association with +
+ Ryerson Polytechnic University, Rogers Communications Centre +
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Location: Rogers Communications Centre
80 Gould Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dates: Thursday, May 13 and Friday, May 14, 1999
Now is your chance to be a part of Digital Knowledge III, a major
international conference looking at the impact of information
technology and Internet usage on four key areas of our lives
- Education, Health, Society and the Workplace.
Third in a unique annual series of investigations engaging Internet
users, association executives, communications executives, legislators
and policy makers, Digital Knowledge III will tackle one of the major
questions surrounding information technology and the impact of the
Internet - "Are Things Better or Just Different?"
WHAT THIS CONFERENCE IS ABOUT
CONFERENCE THEMES
* Education
-- Distance education - more possibilities or more of
the same?
-- Enhancing learning capabilities at home and in the
classroom
-- Does improved access to information equal better
education?
-- Distance education in Canada's Arctic
* Health
-- Telemedicine - the possibilities and the limitations
-- Can electronic health records and privacy co-exist?
-- Establishing reliable core data sets for research
and surveillance
-- Patient self-education / consumer health info
-- Links between the community, individuals and
institutions
-- Adaptive technologies
* Society
-- Democracy, activism, electronic governance
-- The media beyond the millennium
-- 'Connected' but isolated
-- Information overload, information anxiety
-- Freedom of speech versus censorship
-- Building smart communities
* Workplace
-- Acquiring the skills to use the new technologies
-- The flexible workplace and tele-commuting
-- IT health and safety
-- Women and the knowledge-based economy
This conference will stimulate lively, incisive, and even controversial,
dialogue in these four areas. Speakers will describe innovative
developments, encourage vigorous discussion, provoke questions and
provide concrete strategies and recommendations.
DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE III - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
TRACKING THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET
THIS CONFERENCE IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR:
* Association Executives and Volunteers
* Community Leaders
* Communications Professionals
* Community Access Program Coordinators
* Community Health Service Providers
* Education Administrators
* Educators
* Elected Municipal Officials
* Federal and Provincial Policy Makers
* Health Information Providers
* Health Professionals
* Information Access and Retrieval Specialists
* Information Technology Researchers
* Labour Leaders
* Librarians
* Local Internet Service Providers
* Municipal Association Executives and Volunteers
* Public Interest Groups
* Researchers
* Social Sector Workers
* Systems Developers
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FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER, Please contact
the DK III Conference Coordinators:
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Kevin Riley
The Ellis Riley Group
15A Elm Street, Suite 104
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1H1
T: 416-593-7352
F: 416-593-0249
E: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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