FYI ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Third Global Congress on Community Networking MONTREAL . 8-12 OCTOBER 2002 (for details and registration see: http://www.globalcn.org or contact [log in to unmask] Democratizing the Information Society: Innovation, Advocacy, Action Over five days, between 700 and 1,000 participants and delegates from various countries will meet at the Hilton-Bonaventure Hotel and the Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM). Organized by the World Forum on Community Networking (WFCN) and Global Community Networks, this showcase for new information and communication technologies and their social appropriation will provide a launch point for advocacy in the run-up to the UN World Summit on the Information Society in December 2003. GlobalCN2002 is held under the patronage of UNESCO, and is recongnized by the secretariat of the World Summit on the Information Society Since Barcelona in 2000 and Buenos Aires in 2001, the GlobalCN international coalition invites communities and civic organizations, private-sector entities, governments and international organizations to sit at the same table as full-fledged stakeholders in the information society of today and tomorrow. The Congress will be an ideal place to explore and exchange hands-on experience, information and training for the benefit of the world's community networks, their partners, and the general public. Over the coming weeks, we expect confirmation of certain high-profile participants, including government ministers and widely-known speakers. The GlobalCN Partnership is an international coalition of organizations active in the appropriation and development of information and communication technologies for social purposes. THE PLENARIES AND SEMINARS The Montreal Congress will focus on four main themes: . The Future of Citizen Networks: civic participation through the use of broadband, wireless, mixed media, etc. . Community Networks, Digital Cities and Territories : towards democratic renewal? . Internet Rights and New Communications Rules: building citizenship within the information society . Cultural Diversity: multiculturalismo and multilinguisme on the Internet... Training and Twinning Workshops The 8th and 9th of October will enable many delegates to attend training and twinning workshops, and share the experiences and innovations of various groups and individuals. These sessions will constitute hands-on transfers of expertise between groups and countries. These activities are scheduled at the facilities of the Universite du Quebec a Montreal. Special Events In collaboration with the Society for arts and technology, the World Forum on Community Networking (WFCN) will present several events combining the arts and new technologies. A Mini-Conference on Community Informatics/Community Networking Research will be held at the U. of Quebec, Montreal on Oct. 8 with leading CI/CN researchers presenting their results. To keep abreast of new details regarding Congress themes and activities, and of the modes of participation of delegates and other partners, kindly visit the website www.globalcn.org To be put on our mailing list for updates regarding the congress (speakers, details of workshops, advisories regarding hotel options, and other complementary information, please contact: [log in to unmask] ------- End of forwarded message ------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~