Forwarded message from [simeon@ARCH.USYD.EDU.AU (Simeon Simoff)] sent originally on Fri, 17 Dec 1999 13:50:46 +1100: : Dear ISWorld Subscribers, : : Below is the call for papers for the International Conference on CULTURAL : ATTITUDES TOWARDS TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION (CATaC'00). I'm sending this : information on the behalf of Fay Sudweeks, who is currently out of Perth. : Please, send any specific requests related to the conference to : catac@it.murdoch.edu.au : : Happy Holidays : : Simeon J. Simoff : University of Sydney : : ---------------------------------------- 8< ------------------------------ : CALL FOR PAPERS : International Conference on : CULTURAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS TECHNOLOGY : AND COMMUNICATION (CATaC'00) : : Conference Theme: : Cultural Collisions and Creative Interferences in the Global Village : : 12-15 July 2000, Perth, Australia : http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks/catac00/ : http://www.drury.edu/faculty/ess/catac00 : : Computer-mediated communication networks, such as the Internet and the : World Wide Web, promise to realise the utopian vision of an electronic : global village. But efforts to diffuse CMC technologies globally, especially : in Asia and among indigenous peoples in Africa, Australia and the United : States, have demonstrated that CMC technologies are neither culturally : neutral nor communicatively transparent. Rather, diverse cultural attitudes : towards technology and communication - those embedded in current CMC : technologies, and those shaping the beliefs and behaviours of potential : users - often collide. : : 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 first conference in the series was held in : London in 1998. For an overview of the themes and presentations of : CATaC'98 and links to the papers, see : http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks/catac98/01_ess.html. : : Original full papers (especially those which connect theoretical frameworks : with specific examples of cultural values, practices, etc.) and short papers : (e.g. describing current research projects and preliminary results) are : invited. Papers should articulate the connections between specific cultural : values as well as current and/or possible future communicative practices : involving information and communication technologies. We seek papers which, : taken together, will help readers, researchers, and practitioners of : computer-mediated communication - especially in the service of "electronic : democracy" - better understand the role of diverse cultural attitudes as : hindering and/or furthering the implementation of global computer : communications systems. : : Topics of particular interested include but are not limited to: : : - Communicative attitudes and practices in diverse industrialised countries. : - Communicative attitudes and practices in industrialising countries and : marginalised communities. : - Impact of new communication technologies on local and indigenous languages : and cultures. : - Politics of the electronic global village in democratising or preserving : hierarchy. : - East/West cultural attitudes and communicative practices. : - Role of gender in cultural expectations regarding appropriate : communicative behaviours. : - Ethical issues related to new technologies, and their impact on culture : and communication behaviours. : - Legal implications of communication and technology. : : SUBMISSION : : All submissions will be peer reviewed by an international panel of scholars : and researchers. There will be the opportunity for selected papers to appear : in special issues of journals and a book. CATaC'98 papers, for example, : appeared in the Electronic Journal of Communication/La Revue Electronique de : Communication (Vol.8, Nos.3-4, 1998) and will appear in the AI and Society : Journal and Javnost (Journal of the European Institute for Communication and : Culture. : : Initial submissions are to be emailed to catac@it.murdoch.edu.au as an : attachment (Word, HTML, PDF). Submission of a paper implies that it has not : been submitted or published elsewhere. At least one author of each accepted : paper is expected to present the paper at the conference. : : Important Dates: : * Full papers 14 February 2000 : * Short papers 28 February 2000 : * Notification of acceptance 27 March 2000 : * Final formatted papers 17 April 2000 : : PROGRAM : : Highlights of the conference program include: : - discussion forums following technical sessions to focus on research : objectives : and progress : - public lecture : - public panels with panelists drawn from conference participants : - reception in an art gallery featuring a didgeridoo player : - conference dinner at a winery : - pre-conference tour and post-conference safari : For more information, see the conference web site. : : SUBSIDIES : : Funding is being sought by the Committee to partially subsidise travel : expenses for students and scholars from developing countries. Please contact : the Co-Chairs if you wish to apply for a subsidy in the event that funds are : available. : : VENUE : : The venue is the Tradewinds Hotel, Fremantle, Western : Australia, located on the Swan River. Fremantle, an atmospheric port of : convict-constructed buildings and great pubs, is approximately 20km : west of Perth. Perth was founded in 1829 and is the sunniest capital in : Australia, and is the most isolated capital in the world. It has a : Mediterranean : climate, with warm to hot summers and cool winters. The average winter : maximum temperature (June-August) is 20C (~70F). : : CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS : Charles Ess, Drury College, USA, catac@lib.drury.edu : Fay Sudweeks, Murdoch University, Australia, catac@it.murdoch.edu.au : CONFERENCE VICE-CHAIRS : Krishna Sen, Murdoch University, Australia : Andrew Turk, Murdoch University, Australia : CONFERENCE MANAGER : Moira Dawe, Murdoch University, m.dawe@murdoch.edu.au : ORGANISING COMMITTEE : Matthew Allen, Curtin University of Technology : Steve Benson, Edith Cowan University : John Gammack, Murdoch University : Fiona MacMillan, Murdoch University : Richard Thomas, University of Western Australia : Kathryn Trees, Murdoch University : ADVISORY BOARD : Tom Addison, Witwatersrand University, South Africa : Phil Agre, University of California San Diego, USA : Peng Hwa Ang, Nanyang Technical University, Singapore : Michael Dahan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel : Donald Day, Towson University, USA : Ken Friedman, Norwegian School of Management, Norway : Pat Hall, Open University, UK : Lorna Heaton, University of New Mexico, USA : Soraj Hongladarom, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand : Herbert Hrachovec, University of Vienna, Austria : Lawrie Hunter, Kochi University of Technology, Japan : Steve Jones, University of Illinois Chicago, USA : Willard McCarty, Kings College London, UK : Lucienne Rey, Swiss Office of Technology Assessment, Switzerland : Cyd Strickland, The Fielding Institute, USA : Diane Witmer, University of California Fullerton, USA : : ===== Start of ISWorld List Footer ===== : Moving? 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