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CFP: Society and the Net

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ANNOUNCEMENT

CFP: "Society and the Net: What are the Issues?" June 24, 2000

Location: Keio University, Japan

Language: Japanese and English

Deadline for expression of interest: June 2, 2000

Express your interest to both: juneconf-sec@sfc.wide.ad.jp and

gretchen@wm.edu

***NOTE: You do not have to be in Japan to participate, so please keep reading.***

About this event:

On June 24, 2000 at Keio University, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) outside of Tokyo, Japan, there is a "brainstorming" conference called "Society and the Net: What are the Issues?" This is a conference put together by a group of scholars and activists in Japan who have not only helped develop the Internet's engineering and software but have also applied their work in communities, schools, and universities across the globe. They are now trying to launch a nationwide discussion about the social implications of their aggressive efforts and ambitious goal to bring the Internet to every person across the globe. The Keio SFC Network serves as Japan's Internet gateway, and Keio is the most active research center in Japan focusing on the Internet and its global distribution.

Why a CFP to the Digital Divide list:

The coordinators of this conference are encouraging participation from outside of Japan. They hope to generate a global dialogue among activists, teachers, engineers, or scholars who are engaged in applying the Internet in a broad and diverse range of settings. They believe that it is valuable to compare and contrast common efforts by different cultural systems to achieve the shared goal of extending the Internet's reach equitably across the globe.

How to participate:

Point 1: I will provide more details on any point below for those who express an interest.

Point 2: Conference coordinators are calling for 20-minute presentations that either (1) describe and analyze a particular project or event involving your work with the Internet or (2) discuss theoretically the socio-cultural implications of what you have done or experienced.

Point 3: All presentations and discussion/debate with other participants will take place through INTERNET VIDEO CONFERENCING, so all you would need is a camera, MS Net Meeting software, and a high-speed Internet connection. As much as possible, the time of your presentation will be matched to your time zone's waking hours.

Point 4: Expression of interest to juneconf-sec@sfc.wide.ad.jp and gretchen@wm.edu must be made by June 2. We will ask that you submit an abstract of your presentation a few days later, but will discuss this with you through one-to-one email.

Why should you participate:

Let's globalize the discussion about the digital divide! I think there are solutions out there that you cannot have the capacity to imagine unless you involve yourself globally.

BELOW: official CFP announcement (only English)

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Call for Abstracts and Participation

Society and the Net: What are the issues?

A Brainstorm Conference

Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus(SFC), June 24th, 2000

http://juneconf.sfc.wide.ad.jp/

With rapid speed, the Internet transformed from an exclusive tool for a professional elite into a media shared by the population as a whole. In the process, significant changes began to emerge in our patterns of work and play, systems of education, administration, and governance, and human relations both within and between cultures. These changes and their continued evolution suggest that the Internet has become one of the most fundamental infrastructures of human society and will play a central role in shaping the future of human life.

The first annual "Society and the Net" conference provides an interdisciplinary forum for the presentation, discussion, and debate of this idea. We welcome participation of scholars in any field who are interested in the interconnections between people, society, and the Internet.

Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

- Human Relationships on the Network Environment

- Community Computing

- Education and the Net (Primary, Secondary, & Higher)

- Digital Divide

- Global Internet Governance

- Social and Cultural Theory

We encourage presentation of research even in the earliest stages of development. Presentation format includes an informal 15-minute presentation followed by discussion with the audience. Interested participants must submit an abstract only, not a full paper, as this conference aims to gather as many scholars as possible and "brainstorm" around the issues in this area. There will be one large group discussion session ("reflections") at the end of conference, in addition to two conventional presentation sessions.

This conference is hosted by six (6) research groups in the Murai Laboratory of Keio University.

Paper Submission

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What to submit:

A one-page abstract, three to five keywords that categorize your abstract, the session name (I or II) during which you would like to present, name, short bio of presentor, and e-mail address.

How to submit:

Either: 1) PostScript 2) PDF 3) HTML or 4)Plaintext. All submissions must be done electronically. To submit, attach the file and send to:

juneconf-submit@sfc.wide.ad.jp.

Submissions in paper format will not be accepted.

Important Deadlines

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Abstract : June 2, 2000

Author Notification : June 6, 2000

Camera-ready : June 16, 2000

Organizing & Program Committees

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General Program Chair:

Jun Murai

Keio Univ. Faculty of Environmental

Information

Program Commitee

Gretchen Schoel,

Keio Univ. Faculty of Environmental

Information

Akiko Orita,

Keio Reserach Institute at SFC

Keiichi Kawai,

Keio Univ. Graduate School of

Media and Governance

Organizing Commitee

Akiko Orita

Keio Reserach Institute at SFC /

neco (network communication research group/RG)

Akira Arakawa

Keio Univ. Schol of Media and Governance /

nse (New School Education on the Internet RG)

Gretchen Schoel

Keio Univ. Faculty of EnvironmentalInformation

OPENWIDE

Keiichi Kawai

Keio Univ. School of Media and Governance /

miria (Myths, Illusions and Realities in the

Interconnected Age RG)

Keiichirou Ishibashi

Keio Univ. Schoolf of Media and Governance/

pie (Popularization of Internet Environtment RG)

Keiko Okawa

Keio Univ. School of Media and Governance/

soi (School on the Internet RG)

Hosted by: Keio Univ. Murai Laboratory

Conference Program:

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