Final program -- "Community Space & Cyberspace" conference

[Doug Schuler]

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                    Community Space and Cyberspace

                        What's the Connection?

                            FINAL PROGRAM

                   http://www.scn.org/tech/diac-97

                 March 1 - 2, 1997, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
                    University of Washington HUB
                          Seattle, WA  USA

                             Sponsored by 
	   Computer Professionals for Social Responsiblity

               We gratefully ackowledge the support of 

                 Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
               Network Outreach, Apple Computer, Inc
     Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Washington.
         The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
                      The Morino Institute
       National Science Foundation, Ethics and Values Studies
                    Puget Sound Computer User
                      Speakeasy Foundation
   Department of Technical Communication, University of Washington


                            March 1, 1997 

Welcome (9:00 - 9:15; HUB Auditorium)
   Doug Schuler, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

Keynote Address (9:15 - 10:00; HUB Auditorium)
   Howard Rheingold, Electric Minds, San Francisco, CA

Building a Civic Web (10:00 - 11:15; HUB Auditorium) 
   Peter Van den Besselaar, Social Science Informatics, University of 
      Amsterdam and De Digitale Stad ("The Digital City"), Amsterdam, 
      the Netherlands
   Jamie McClelland, Libraries for the Future, New York, NY
   Lodis Rhodes, Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of 
      Texas, Austin, TX

Education and Youth (11:30 - 12:45; Room 108)
   Amy Bruckman, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
   Bart Decrem, Executive Director, Plugged In, East Palo Alto, CA
   Kevin Rocap, California State University at Long Beach, CA
   Terryl Ross, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Culture and Diversity in Community Space and Cyberspace (11:30 - 12:45;
 HUB Auditorium)
   Steve Cisler, Manager, Network Outreach, Apple Research Labs, 
      Cupertino, CA
   Beth Fraser, Universal Access Project Librarian, DO-IT (Disabilities, 
      Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology) University Libraries, 
      University of Washington Seattle, WA
   Kit Galloway and Sherrie Rabinowitz, Electronic Cafe International, 
      Santa Monica, CA
   Madeline Gonzalez, Association for Community Networking, Boulder, CO

Lunch (12:45 - 2:00; HUB East Ballroom)

Cyberspace Economics: New Opportunities and Challenges  (2:00 - 3:30; Room 108)
   Amy Borgstrom, Executive Director, ACENET, Athens, OH
   Gary Chapman, Executive Director, 21st Century Project, Austin, TX
   David Hakken, Professor of Anthropology and Director, Policy Center 
      State University of New York Institute of Technology, Utica/Rome, NY

The High-Tech Mediation of Social Interaction (2:00 - 3:30; HUB Auditorium)
   Ron Cole, Oregon Graduate Institute, Portland, OR
   Rusel DeMaria and Alex Uttermann, DeMaria Studios, Boulder Creek, CA
   Sam Tucker, WebActive,  a project of Progressive Networks, Seattle, WA
   Rolland Waters, CTO, RTime Inc., Seattle, WA

Critical Futures in Networking (3:45 - 5:15; HUB Auditorium)
   Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Executive Director, America Speaks, Washington, DC
   Peter Miller, Community Technology Centers Network (CTCNet), Somerville, MA
   Richard Sclove, Executive Director, The Loka Institute, Amherst, MA

Closing Words  (5:15 - 5:30; HUB Auditorium)
   Aki Namioka, President, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility 


                            Workshops
		       (Nearly complete list)
                           March 2, 1997 
                        9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Accessible Web Design

Building a National Grassroots Organization

Community Networks and Community Center-Based Technology Access:
A Practical Guide to Developing Collaborations

Public Policy: Building on Success

Business Community Networking

Community Voice Mail for Homeless Clients

Avoiding Information Overload

The Fun Factor - Interactive Entertainment and Community

Civil Liberties in Cyberspace

Designing for Community

Partners for Community Information

LEEPing into Distance Education

Information Footpaths:Grassroots Technology for Local Economic Development

On-line Communication:  Forum for Collaboration or Technology of
Isolation?

Minnesota E-Democracy:  Overview/Lessons

Forming a Community Networking Association in Minnesota

Building a Community Network by Building Community

Community Access and Local Economic Development

Cyberhate and Cyberhype: Examining the Implications of Virtual White
Supremacy

"Everything Must Change In Order That Nothing Change":Media Culture,
Cyberspaces and Cyberplaces"

Rural Telecommunications

Legal Issues in Cyberspace


                         Conference Notes

Location: HUB Auditorium, University of Washington, Seattle.  

Time: On-site registation opens at 8:00 AM; program begins at 9:00 and 
ends at 5:00 pm.

CPSR Benefit: Meet with conference attendees informally while enjoying
snacks, drinks, and demos!  Saturday evening, March 1, at Seattle's
Speakeasy Cafe.  $25 is the suggested donation and additional
contributions gladly accepted to help CPSR organize programs like this
in the future.

Accommodations: We have reserved a number of rooms at the Silver Cloud 
Inn near the University.  Their phone number is 800-205-6940.  Rooms are 
$66 for a single and $78 for a double.  Rooms will not be held after the 
first week in February unless reservations have been made.

Air Travel: United Airlines is the official airline for the conference.  
Please see the conference web site for more information

                  We hope to see you in Seattle!

DIAC-97 will be one of the most timely and significant conferences on 
Cyberspace themes.  We expect an exciting dialogue between educators, 
librarians, government officials, journalists, and other community 
members.  Please mark you calendars to attend and help us make "Community 
Space and Cyberspace: What's the Connection?" as important and 
inspirational as possible.


                     Conference Registration Form

  
NAME: ___________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________

PHONE:___________________________________________________________

CITY:  ______________________   STATE: ____  ZIP: _______________

COUNTRY: ________________________ E-mail:________________________
                                      
                         Registration Fees 

CPSR member $50               __
Co-sponsoring org $50         __   Which Organization?  ______________
Regular $75                   __
Student/Low Income $25        __    
Lunch (March 1) $12           __
Lunch (March 2) $12           __
Lunch (Both days) $20         __    
CPSR Benefit @ Speakeasy $25  __
Additional donation           __   Total enclosed  _________


Please print and complete this form and send it with your check to:

CPSR/Seattle - Conference Registration
P.O. Box 85481
Seattle, WA  98145-1481
USA



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