[Sigiii-l] Int. Conf. on Empowering women through information and knowledge

[Sue O. Johnson]

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International Conference on "Empowering women through information and
knowledge: from oral traditions to ICT" at Paud, Pune (India) from May
30 -June 2, 2003.

Invitation
SNDT Women's University (Mumbai) and Centre for Women's Development Studies
(New Delhi) are privileged to host an international conference on Empowering
Women through Information and Knowledge: From Oral Traditions to ICT. We
extend a warm welcome to all those who wish to contribute to this unique
conference, which is targeted to bring together persons from diverse fields
for four days in May-June 2003 to deliberate on the issue. The Conference
will be a meeting ground for scholars, researchers, information
professionals, activists and policy makers to exchange experiences,
knowledge and insights. Further, it will help to facilitate interaction and
create networks to encourage collaborative research and development
activities.

'Women's information and knowledge' is broadly interpreted for the
Conference to include information and knowledge created by women, for women,
about women. 'Empowerment' is used to refer to an environment that enables
women to take control over material assets, intellectual resources and
ideological choices. It is commonly accept-ed that men and women have
different yet complementary knowledge systems and information communication
patterns. Women's knowledge is often contextual, rooted in experience and
experiments but often not codified. Recognition of this knowledge base and
its inclusion in the mainstream communication process will contribute to
equalizing the gender balance and to the creation of more efficient
'knowledge societies.

The use of ICT as a means of creating, sharing and disseminating information
and knowledge among women is extremely relevant in today's context. There is
a wide range of experiences to share across the world. Interactions between
individuals working in diverse contexts, with multiple media and in
different sectors will greatly contribute towards creating South-South and
North-South linkages.

Venue
Mahindra United World College of India, Paud, Pune, Maharashtra, India An
international residential college on a hill overlooking a river valley, 40
miles from Pune and 120 miles from Mumbai, designed by Christopher
Beninger. Travel arrangements from Pune airport and railway station will be
provided.


Main Theme and Sub-Themes
The Conference on Empowering Women through Information and Knowledge: From
Oral Traditions to ICT will seek to include discussions on various issues
and processes related to information and knowledge required for
consciousness raising, advocacy, training, education and research, decision
and policy making. The sub-themes are:
1. The information and knowledge chain
Women's writing, research on women's issues, indigenous women's knowledge,
oral traditions, the role of ICT in collaborative research, process
documentation and efforts to make explicit this tacit knowledge, publishing,
women's presses, journals, media.
2. Repositories of Women's Information and Knowledge
Libraries, resource centres, archives, museums, conservation and
preservation of women's knowledge, portals, databases, digital collections
3. Organizing Women's Information and Knowledge
Classification, cataloguing, indexing, vocabulary and taxonomy, indexing and
abstracting services, creating digital libraries, metadata
4. Disseminating Women's Information and Knowledge
Print, radio, film, theatre, television, traditional techniques, Internet
discussion groups, Web pages, content creation and management.
5. Sectoral Information and Knowledge
Health, legal, environment, agriculture, education, employment, banking and
finance.
6. Focus on Special Categories and Groups
Rural, tribal, slum, migrant, physically challenged, girl child, senior
citizens, women under special circumstances.
7. Capacity Building through ICT
Training in the use of computers and telecommunication equipment,
methodologies and facilities, training of trainers.

Call for Papers, Symposia, Posters and Video Presentations
The Conference will be a residential one, with a combination of invited and
contributed papers, symposia, posters and video presentations. Interactive
sessions, workshops and cultural events are planned for the evenings.

For further and update details, please do visit: http://gendwaar.gen.in
or email to Prof. Harsha Parekh, Conf-Chair : harsha_parekh at vsnl.com
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P.S. We would appreciate if you could please disseminate this information on
your networks or circulate within the organization.
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