[Sigiii-l] Conference : Call for participation in ITiRA2003 in Queensland, 15 - 17 December

[Michel J. Menou]

The Organising Committee of the 5th International Conference on
Information Technology in Regional Areas (ITiRA) invites you to
participate in its 2003 Conference.

Conference Dates: 15 - 17 December, 2003    
Conference Venue: Rydges Oasis Resort, Caloundra, Queensland, Australia 
Further details available at: <http://itira.cqu.edu.au/2003>
or please email: enquiries-itira2003 at cqu.edu.au

The ITiRA 2003 Conference explores strategies that link ICT enhanced
economic, social and cultural development efforts with emerging
opportunities in such areas as electronic commerce, community and civic
networks, telecentres, electronic democracy, on-line participation,
self-help and virtual health communities, advocacy, cultural enhancement
and others. We see ITiRA 2003 as being of interest to practitioners, and
policy makers in both developed and developing countries, and are
particularly interested to share ideas across practice, research and
policy. 

Tracks
* Community Informatics
* IT for Developing Countries
* Indigenous Voices on IT for Indigenous Peoples
* IT for Regional Culture, Media and the Arts
* IT for Regional Education and Training
* IT for e-Democracy
* IT for Regional Health
* IT for Regional Industry and e-Commerce
* IT for Tourism in Regional Areas
* IT for Social Marketing in Regional Areas

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Professor Stewart Marshall
Dean, Faculty of Informatics and Communication
Central Queensland University
Rockhampton, Queensland 4702, Australia
phone:   +61 7 4930 6542
fax:     +61 7 4930 9729
email:   s.marshall at cqu.edu.au
www:     <http://www.infocom.cqu.edu.au/>
         <http://itira.cqu.edu.au/>

You may wish to view the recently published books 
edited by Marshall, Taylor & Yu: "Closing the Digital Divide"
http://www.greenwood.com/books/BookDetail.asp?dept_id=1&sku=Q602
and "Using Community Informatics to Transform Regions"
http://www.idea-group.com/books/details.asp?id=4146

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