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> From: "Aharon Kellerman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 23 April 2007 10:14:21 AM EDT > To: אהרן קלרמן <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: FW: Digital Communities Update > > Dear colleagues: > > > > You are all cordially invited to attend our annual meeting which > promises to be an exciting one! > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Aharon > > > > > The IGU Commission on the Geography of Information Society and > Digital Communities announces its 2007 joint meeting in Tallinn, > Estonia and Helsinki, Finland. More details available online at > www.digitalcommunities.info > > Digital Communities 2007 > > Mobility/Mindset/Maturity > > Call for Papers > > After sixty years of electronic computing and a decade of > commercialized Internet use, it is valuable to evaluate the > influence of information technologies on our lives and to plan for > an ICT enabled future. Among the emerging applications of ICT are > its growing mobility and influence on our movements, and widespread > adoption in many societies. The potential of ubiquitous > information access and maturity of the basic technologies prompts > consideration of our past experience and future preparedness. > > While all topics associated with the spatial and social context of > ICT are welcome, general topics of interest include: > > Mobility: The social, economic, and spatial implications of > emerging information technologies that span the spectrum from > enhanced mobile phones to ubiquitous computing, and shape our > ability to move and access information. > Mindset: The way that individuals, organizations, and governments > understand ICT and exploit and plan for future advances in > information technologies. How do we conceptualize ICT; and do we > need to change the way we perceive these technologies? What > changes in mindset accompany the transition to ICT enabled > intelligent development? > Maturity: ICTs are no longer emerging technologies but, in many > societies, well established elements for government, business, and > social interaction. What does the maturity of ICT mean for > development, policy and communities? > > The location of our 2007 meeting in Estonia and Finland reflects > interest in how emerging economies utilize new information > technologies, and how countries with sophisticated and advanced ICT > infrastructure are changing in response to their ICT access. > > Digital Communities 2007 seeks papers on a wide range of topics > associated with the spatial context, policies, and influence of > ICT. Of particular interest are papers on the experience of the > Baltic states and Scandinavia, as well as on the relationship > between ICT and mobility, mindsets associated with ICT, and the > role of ICT as a mature technology that is widely disseminated in > many areas. As usual, the primary themes of the conference are not > meant to limit participation. Papers on all aspects and dimensions > of the geographies of the information society and > telecommunications are welcome. > > The Digital Communities conference represents a long standing > relationship between E*Space: The Electronic Space Project at > Michigan State University and the IGU Commission on the Geography > of Information Society. The organizers of the conference include > Mark Wilson and Kenneth Corey (E*Space), Tommi Inkinen (University > ofHelsinki) and Aharon Kellerman, Maria Paradiso and Henry Bakis > (Geography of Information Society). > > Abstracts should not exceed 100 words, and should be sent > electronically to both Mark Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] to Aharon > Kellerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] The deadline for > submissions is May 30, 2007 but we are employing a fast track > acceptance system that confirms participation within several weeks > of receiving an abstract. This will provide early written > confirmation of paper acceptance and allow time to seek funding or > make travel arrangements. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TELECOM-CITIES Current searchable archives (Feb. 1, 2006 to present) at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Old searchble archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
