Dear GKD Members, I'd like to bring this conference to your attention:
******* CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT ******* Conference: The World, The Workplace and We the Workers (WWWe) - eWork in a Global Economy International conference on the impact of ICT applications on relocation of work, working conditions and workers Organised by the Higher Institute of Labour Studies and the Department of Sociology of the Catholic University of Leuven, in association with the European Commission, the EMERGENCE network, the Flemish Ministry of Labour, the Belgian Telework Association (BTA), the Belgian Fund for Scientific Research (FWO), the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the Institute for Employment Studies (IES). The WWWe conference will be held on the 16th and 17th April 2002 in the International Trade Union House in Brussels. Confirmed keynote speakers: Saskia Sassen (University of Chicago), Luc Soete (Maastricht University), Brigitta Young (Munster University). This is a follow-up to the highly successful conference Where in the World: eWork Location in a Digital Global Economy, organised in Budapest in October 2000 by the EMERGENCE project <http://www.emergence.nu/events/oct.html> The introduction of new information and communications technologies and the spreading of eWork throughout our economies has been accompanied by major changes in the organisation of the local and global economy within and between European regions, and globally. As a consequence, we can not only observe major shifts in the location of employment, but also the implications this has on the organisation of the workplace, working conditions and individual workers around the world. However, these changes, underlying processes and consequences are often poorly documented. By presenting recent research material and confronting this with views from more theoretical and policy oriented experts, the conference will try to put the debate into a more empirical perspective based around three subthemes: the world, the workplace and we, the workers. The conference will bring together experts and policymakers from all over the world and will include presentations of recent research material and addresses from leading experts on globalisation and ICT WWWe will be a unique event which will lead to a better understanding of processes that affect daily (working) life around the globe. The conference will also give the opportunity to experts, both academics and researchers, to present papers on elements within this debate. Interested organisations or individuals are explicitly encouraged to send an abstract or paper proposal of up to 200 words as soon as possible to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. For more information and to register go to <http://www.emergence.nu/events/wwwe.html> Ursula Huws Director, Analytica [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.analytica.org.uk ------------ ***GKD is an initiative of the Global Knowledge Partnership*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.globalknowledge.org>
