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[Nadia Caidi]

(student)

Position Statement

Professional Life

It was a contract position in data collection and management that 
started me off with information systems. Now I am halfway through my 
Masters degree
in information studies, with a keen interest in image-based search and 
retrieval. The field makes the most of my abilities working with 
computers, words, and people. I consider myself fortunate to be involved 
in a discipline that is thriving both academic and commercially. Just 
last week, I was hired to upgrade and redesign a database of the Faculty 
Association at my university. The work is challenging and enjoyable, and 
the pay outstanding, while the experience I gain may open up other 
opportunities for me down the road. My hope is that the skills I develop 
in school will be in demand all over the world and that I shall be able 
to use them to support myself wherever I happen to settle in life.

Personal Life

In many respects, the friendship and romance services currently 
available on-line epitomize the potentials and the risks associated with 
information and communication technologies. Such web sites provide 
access to many more people and places than was even imaginable without 
them. In my own personal experience, I have both enjoyed successes and 
incurred problems when communicating with others by technologically 
mediated devices. For instance, the initial stumbling block of 
approaching a person is rendered somewhat less intimidating by the 
inherent separation; when relations become more serious, however, the 
separation can be encumbering in its own right. Perhaps the best 
solution is for ICTs to enhance face-to-face contact, rather than stand 
in for it. In any case, I am grateful to have met and kept in touch with 
dear friends on the Internet. As with any social venture, the on-line 
method has its hazards; yet I deem the outcomes worth it.
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