Forwarded message from [sudweeks@MURDOCH.EDU.AU (Fay Sudweeks)] sent originally on Fri, 23 Jun 2000 17:22:31 +0800: : Just under 3 weeks to register ... : : ------------------------------------------ : : International Conference on : CULTURAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS TECHNOLOGY AND : COMMUNICATION (CATaC'00): : Cultural Collisions and Creative Interferences in the Global Village : : 12-15 July 2000, Fremantle, Australia : http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks/catac00/ : : This biennial conference series aims to provide an international forum : for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge research on how : diverse cultural attitudes shape the implementation and use of : information and : communication technologies. The conference series provides diverse : perspectives, both in terms of cultures and disciplines. The first : conference in the series was held in London in 1998 (see : http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks/catac98/ for copies of the : papers presented). : : VENUE : The venue is the Tradewinds Hotel in East Fremantle, Western : Australia. : : PROGRAM : The focus of the conference is on discussion of the issues raised in : presentations by a variety of scholars representing Australia, France, : Germany, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, : UK, USA and Venezuela (see : http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks/catac00/program.html). : : PANEL : The conference will culminate with a Public Panel, 3:00-5:30pm on : Saturday 15 July, at Murdoch University. The Panel will include : summaries of discussions on issues raised during the conference plus : an open forum. The panel is included in the conference registration : fee. Alternatively you may register for the panel only ($50 including : tea/coffee and cocktails). : : RECEPTION AND CONFERENCE DINNER : The reception will be held at the Kidogo Gallery in Fremantle and will : feature a didgeridoo player. The conference dinner will be held at : Sandalford Winery in the Swan Valley. : : KEYNOTE SPEAKER : The keynote speaker is Dr Duane Varan, Head of the Digital TV : Advertising Research Group, Murdoch, University. The title of : Dr Varan's keynote speech is "Cultural Conservation in the Global : Village". : : REGISTRATION FEES : Conference Fee: $375 : Student Fee: $150 : Panel: $50 : Register at : http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks/catac00/register-form.html : : ----------------------- : : CONFERENCE ORGANISERS : Co-Chairs: : Charles Ess, Drury University, USA, catac@lib.drury.edu : Fay Sudweeks, Murdoch University, Australia, : catac@it.murdoch.edu.au : Vice-Chairs: : Andrew Turk, School of IT, Murdoch University, Australia, : a_turk@murdoch.edu.au : Mark Gibson, Centre for Research in Culture & Communication, : Murdoch University, mgibson@murdoch.edu.au : Manager: : Moira Dawe, School of Law, Murdoch University, : m.dawe@murdoch.edu.au : : ----------------------- : Fay Sudweeks : Senior Lecturer in Information Systems : School of Information Technology : Murdoch University WA 6150 Australia : +61-8-9360-2364 (o) +61-8-9360-2941 (f) : sudweeks@murdoch.edu.au : www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks : : ===== Start of ISWorld List Footer ===== : ISWorld list is a service of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) : (http://www.aisnet.org) hosted at University College Dublin. For archives, : subscribing, or posting "norms" see http://www.isworld.org/isworldlist : ===== End of ISWorld List Footer =====

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