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>From: "Rafael Capurro" <capurro@hdm-stuttgart.de>
>To: <icie@zkm.de>
>Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:39:33 +0200
>Subject: [icie] Fw: Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and
>Communication Conference
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: <f.sudweeks@murdoch.edu.au>
>To: <capurro@hdm-stuttgart.de>
>Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 3:47 PM
>Subject: Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication Conference
>
>
>>CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
>>
>>Fifth International Conference on
>>CULTURAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION (CATaC'06)
>>28 June - 1 July 2006, Tartu, Estonia
>>Website: www.catacconference.org
>>
>>Conference theme:
>>Neither global village nor homogenizing commodification:
>>Diverse cultural, ethnic, gender and economic environments
>>
>>The biennial CATaC conference series provides a continuously expanding
>>international forum for the presentation and discussion of current
>>research on how diverse cultural attitudes shape the implementation and
>>use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). This fifth
>>conference is hosted by Tartu University in Tartu, Estonia. Tartu, known
>>as the "city of good thoughts", is situated 180km south of the country's
>>capital, Tallinn.
>>
>>PROGRAM
>>Presenters from 20 countries will provide a rich and exciting Program.
>>Examples of plenaries and special sessions include: cultural diversity,
>>technology and information transfer, culture and online education, youth
>>and mobile technologies, and issues in indigenous and minority languages,
>>gender and identity, and ethics and justice. The conference includes
>>multiple opportunities for discussions that will provide initial
>>syntheses and future directions for research and publication.
>>
>>KEYNOTE SPEAKER
>>Dr Marju Lauristin, Professor of Social Communication, University of
>>Tartu, Estonia. Dr. Lauristin has more than 70 academic publications. Her
>>most recent publications include Baltic Media in Transition and The
>>Challenge of the Russian Minority: Emerging Multicultural Democracy in
>>Estonia. Dr Lauristin has served as a member of the Estonian Parliament
>>from 1990-1995 and again 1999-2003. During this time, she also served as
>>the Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia from 1992-1994.
>>
>>CONFERENCE DINNER
>>The conference dinner will be held on Thursday 29 June at the Atlantis
>>Restaurant overlooking the Emajogi River. The dinner is preceded by a
>>one-hour cruise on the river.
>>
>>REGISTRATION
>>The discounted conference registration fee, until 21 April, is USD350 (or
>>USD270 for full-time students). The registration fee includes technical
>>sessions, proceedings, shuttle bus between Tallinn and Tartu, reception,
>>lunches, morning and afternoon coffees, boat cruise, conference dinner
>>and closing cocktails.
>>
>>See the registration form on the conference website for more information
>>and REGISTER NOW.
>>
>>CO-CHAIRS
>>
>>Professor Charles Ess
>>Drury University, USA
>>Tel: 1-417-873-7230; Fax: 1-417-873-7435
>>catac@it.murdoch.edu.au
>>
>>Dr Fay Sudweeks
>>Murdoch University, Australia
>>Tel: 61-8-9360-2364; Fax: 61-8-9360-2941
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