From gurstein at gmail.com  Thu May 15 14:03:44 2008
From: gurstein at gmail.com (Michael Gurstein)
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 11:03:44 -0700
Subject: [DDN] FW: [JoCI] New Issue Published of Journal of Community
	Informatics
Message-ID: <03bb01c8b6b6$08df1580$6601a8c0@michael78xnoln>


The Journal of Community Informatics has just published its latest issue at
http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/view/22. We invite you to review
the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles
and items of interest.

Thanks for your continuing interest in our work,
Michael Gurstein, Ph.D.
Editor in Chief: Journal of Community Informatics Phone/Fax+1-604-602-0624
gurstein at gmail.com

The Journal of Community Informatics
Vol 3, No 4 (2007)
Table of Contents http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/view/22

Editorial
--------
Some Thoughts on ICT in a Developing World Context
Michael Gurstein


Articles
--------
Stakeholders' Perceptions of the Impact of the Global System for Mobile
Communications on Nigeria Rural Economy: Implications for an Emerging
Communications Industry Tella Adeyinka

Trouble at Kookaburra Hollow: how media mediate
Michael V. Arnold, Christopher J Shepherd, Martin R Gibbs

Some perspectives on understanding the adoption and implementation of ICT
interventions in developing countries Md. Mahfuz Ashraf, Paul Swatman, Dr.
Jo Hanisch

The Vancouver Community Network, Social Investing and Public Good Models of
ICT development Christopher Bodnar

Technology Mediated Learning: Building Capacity in Rural Communities David W
Bruce, Victoria Hagens, Katrina Ellis

Community Wireless: Policy and Regulation Perspectives
Matthew A Wong


Reports
--------
Innovations in Microfinance technologies
Gis?le Gagnon


________________________________________________________________________
The Journal of Community Informatics http://www.ci-journal.net





TELLA Adeyinka 
B,Ed, M.Ed, MLS (Ibadan), PhD in view (Botswana) 
Department of Library & Information Studies, 
Faculty of Humanities, 
University of Botswana,
PB 0022, 
Gaborone. 
Botswana. 
E-mail: tellayinkaedu at yahoo.com


From shsnow at mindspring.com  Thu May 15 15:05:13 2008
From: shsnow at mindspring.com (Stephen Snow)
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 15:05:13 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [DDN] Steve Cisler has passes away.
Message-ID: <11714549.1210878313675.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

To the CN community:

--steve snow

===========Sad News folos=============

Dear all,
       This just sent to me by a USC colleague of Steve's.
How shall we follow up?    A posting to AFCN Board and Advisors lists  
and web site would be appropriate.
rl
-------

Richard,

It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Steve passed away  
this morning. No funeral arrangements have been made yet. Please feel  
free to email me back in a day or two to see if any have been made. I  
am sure that Nancy and Steve?s children will appreciate receiving  
condolences from you and the network of people you were contacting.

Thanks,

Pedro
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pedro Hern?ndez-Ramos, PhD
Associate Director
Center for Science, Technology, and Society
Santa Clara University
(408) 551-6048
Website: http://epl.scu.edu/~pedrohr


-----Original Message-----
>From: Eddan Katz <eddank at aya.yale.edu>
>Sent: Apr 27, 2008 7:46 PM
>To: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net
>Subject: [DDN] Computers, Freedom, and Privacy: Technology Policy '08
>
>COMPUTERS, FREEDOM, AND PRIVACY: TECHNOLOGY POLICY '08
>http://cfp2008.org/
>18th Annual CFP conference
>May 20-23, 2008
>Omni Hotel
>New Haven, CT
>
>DEADLINES this Week:
>Hotel Discount Rate extended to: Mon., Apr. 28, 2008
>Early Bird Registration: Fri., May 2, 2008
>YJoLT Tech Policy Essay Contest: Mon., May 5, 2008
>
>Conference Blog: http://cfp08.blogspot.com/
>
>
>ABOUT CFP: TECHNOLOGY POLICY  08
>
>What should the technology policy priorities of the next  
>administration be?
>
>As the choice of presidential candidates becomes clearer and election  
>year moves towards a comparison of the candidates  platforms on the  
>issues, technology policy is increasingly relevant to the forefront of  
>public debate. In the areas of privacy, intellectual property,  
>cybersecurity, telecommunications, and freedom of speech, topics that  
>were once confined to experts now appear in the mainstream of  
>political issues. We now know that our decisions about technology  
>policy are being made at a time as the architectures of our  
>information and communication technologies are still being built.
>
>This year, the 18th annual Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference  
>is focusing on those issues at the forefront of technology policy this  
>election year. With plenary panels on the  National Security State and  
>the Next Administration  and  The 21st Century Panopticon?  the  
>discussions taking place look towards our present and future priorities.
>
>CFP: Technology Policy '08 is an opportunity to participate in shaping  
>those issues being made into laws and regulations and those  
>technological infrastructures being developed. Policies ranging from  
>spyware and national security, to ISP filtering and patent reform, e- 
>voting to electronic medical records, and more will be addressed by  
>expert panels of technologists, policymakers, business leaders, and  
>activists. The panel topics are listed below and full panel  
>descriptions are available on the conference website at http://www.cfp2008.org/wiki/index.php/Program 
>.
>
>The CFP: Technology Policy  08 conversation has already begun in the  
>virtual spaces connected to the conference. Even if you are unable to  
>attend the conference this year, there are several opportunities to  
>participate remotely. The guiding principles that ought to guide our  
>policies are being debated on the conference blog. Social networking  
>groups on Facebook and LinkedIn are providing new spaces for the CFP  
>community to meet and discuss. The Yale Journal of Law and Technology  
>is hosting a call for essays, on the priorities of the next  
>administration, with more details below.
>
>We look forward to seeing you in New Haven on May 20-23
>
>CONFERENCE PROGRAM
>
>Plenary Sessions
>Presidential Technology Policy: Priorities for the Next Executive
>The 21st Century Panopticon?
>The National Security State and the Next Adminstration
>
>Tutorials
>A Short History of Privacy
>Constitutional Law in Cyberspace
>e-Deceptive Campaign Practices: Elections 2.0
>Maintaining Privacy While Accessing On-line Information
>
>Panel Sessions
>Activism and Education Using Social Networks
>Breaking the Silence: Iranians Find a Voice on the Internet
>Charismatic Content: Wikis, Social Networks, and the Future of User- 
>Generated Content
>Filtering Out Copyright Infringement: Possibilities, Practicalities,  
>and Legalities
>Filtering and Censorship in Europe
>Hate Speech and Oppression in Cyberspace
>Interoperability at the Crossroads?: The "Liberal Order" versus  
>Fragmentation
>Law, Regulation, and Software Licensing for the Electronic Medical  
>Record
>Measuring Global Threats to Internet Freedom
>Network Neutrality: Beyond the Slogans
>New Challenges for Spyware Policy
>Patents: The Bleeding Edge of Technology Policy
>Privacy, Reputation, and the Management of Online Communities
>Rights & Responsibilities for Software Programs?
>States as Incubators of Change
>"The Transparent Society:" Ten Years Later
>Towards Trustworthy e-Voting: An Open Source Approach?
>
>
>CALL FOR ESSAYS
>
>Yale Journal of Law & Technology Call for Essays on the Technology  
>Policy of the New Administration
>Deadline: Monday, May 5th
>
>The Yale Journal of Law & Technology (YJoLT) is seeking essay-length  
>submissions concerning the technology policy platform of the new  
>American presidential administration.  Essays selected for publication  
>will appear in the Fall Issue of YJoLT (publication date November 2008).
>
>Ideal submissions will discuss the priorities and guiding principles  
>that American technology policy should follow.  Submissions analyzing  
>a particular technology policy issue in depth will also be accepted.
>
>Essays of less than 5,000 words are preferred.  Please submit all  
>essays to yjolt.submissions at gmail.com.  In the subject line of the  
>email, please include the text  CFP Essay.   The authors of essays  
>selected for publication will be notified on a rolling basis.  Any  
>questions can be directed to Lara Rogers, lara.rogers at yale.edu.
>
>
>--------------
>Eddan Katz
>CFP: Technology Policy '08 Program Chair
>http://www.cfp2008.org/
>
>International Affairs Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation
>http://www.eff.org/
>Lecturer and Associate Research Scholar, Yale Law School
>Senior Fellow, Yale Information Society Project
>http://isp.law.yale.edu/ 
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========================================
Stephen Snow, PhD, LPC
shsnow at mindspring.com
www.commcure.com
828-319-5066 (c)
828-689-3615 (h)
828-250-5254 (o)
"A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected."
- Hans Kung


From andycarvin at yahoo.com  Thu May 15 15:13:11 2008
From: andycarvin at yahoo.com (Andy Carvin)
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 12:13:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [DDN] Steve Cisler has passed away.
Message-ID: <245833.82135.qm@web44805.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>

That's simply devastating news. Was it sudden, or had he been ill for a time? What a huge loss for the community....

 ------------------------
Andy Carvin
andycarvin at yahoo  com
www.andycarvin.com
www.pbs.org/learningnow
------------------------


----- Original Message ----
From: Stephen Snow <shsnow at mindspring.com>
To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group <digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:05:13 PM
Subject: [DDN] Steve Cisler has passes away.

To the CN community:

--steve snow

===========Sad News folos=============

Dear all,
       This just sent to me by a USC colleague of Steve's.
How shall we follow up?    A posting to AFCN Board and Advisors lists  
and web site would be appropriate.
rl
-------

Richard,

It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Steve passed away  
this morning. No funeral arrangements have been made yet. Please feel  
free to email me back in a day or two to see if any have been made. I  
am sure that Nancy and Steve?s children will appreciate receiving  
condolences from you and the network of people you were contacting.

Thanks,

Pedro
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pedro Hern?ndez-Ramos, PhD
Associate Director
Center for Science, Technology, and Society
Santa Clara University
(408) 551-6048
Website: http://epl.scu.edu/~pedrohr


-----Original Message-----
>From: Eddan Katz <eddank at aya.yale.edu>
>Sent: Apr 27, 2008 7:46 PM
>To: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net
>Subject: [DDN] Computers, Freedom, and Privacy: Technology Policy '08
>
>COMPUTERS, FREEDOM, AND PRIVACY: TECHNOLOGY POLICY '08
>http://cfp2008.org/
>18th Annual CFP conference
>May 20-23, 2008
>Omni Hotel
>New Haven, CT
>
>DEADLINES this Week:
>Hotel Discount Rate extended to: Mon., Apr. 28, 2008
>Early Bird Registration: Fri., May 2, 2008
>YJoLT Tech Policy Essay Contest: Mon., May 5, 2008
>
>Conference Blog: http://cfp08.blogspot.com/
>
>
>ABOUT CFP: TECHNOLOGY POLICY  08
>
>What should the technology policy priorities of the next  
>administration be?
>
>As the choice of presidential candidates becomes clearer and election  
>year moves towards a comparison of the candidates  platforms on the  
>issues, technology policy is increasingly relevant to the forefront of  
>public debate. In the areas of privacy, intellectual property,  
>cybersecurity, telecommunications, and freedom of speech, topics that  
>were once confined to experts now appear in the mainstream of  
>political issues. We now know that our decisions about technology  
>policy are being made at a time as the architectures of our  
>information and communication technologies are still being built.
>
>This year, the 18th annual Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference  
>is focusing on those issues at the forefront of technology policy this  
>election year. With plenary panels on the  National Security State and  
>the Next Administration  and  The 21st Century Panopticon?  the  
>discussions taking place look towards our present and future priorities.
>
>CFP: Technology Policy '08 is an opportunity to participate in shaping  
>those issues being made into laws and regulations and those  
>technological infrastructures being developed. Policies ranging from  
>spyware and national security, to ISP filtering and patent reform, e- 
>voting to electronic medical records, and more will be addressed by  
>expert panels of technologists, policymakers, business leaders, and  
>activists. The panel topics are listed below and full panel  
>descriptions are available on the conference website at http://www.cfp2008.org/wiki/index.php/Program 
>.
>
>The CFP: Technology Policy  08 conversation has already begun in the  
>virtual spaces connected to the conference. Even if you are unable to  
>attend the conference this year, there are several opportunities to  
>participate remotely. The guiding principles that ought to guide our  
>policies are being debated on the conference blog. Social networking  
>groups on Facebook and LinkedIn are providing new spaces for the CFP  
>community to meet and discuss. The Yale Journal of Law and Technology  
>is hosting a call for essays, on the priorities of the next  
>administration, with more details below.
>
>We look forward to seeing you in New Haven on May 20-23
>
>CONFERENCE PROGRAM
>
>Plenary Sessions
>Presidential Technology Policy: Priorities for the Next Executive
>The 21st Century Panopticon?
>The National Security State and the Next Adminstration
>
>Tutorials
>A Short History of Privacy
>Constitutional Law in Cyberspace
>e-Deceptive Campaign Practices: Elections 2.0
>Maintaining Privacy While Accessing On-line Information
>
>Panel Sessions
>Activism and Education Using Social Networks
>Breaking the Silence: Iranians Find a Voice on the Internet
>Charismatic Content: Wikis, Social Networks, and the Future of User- 
>Generated Content
>Filtering Out Copyright Infringement: Possibilities, Practicalities,  
>and Legalities
>Filtering and Censorship in Europe
>Hate Speech and Oppression in Cyberspace
>Interoperability at the Crossroads?: The "Liberal Order" versus  
>Fragmentation
>Law, Regulation, and Software Licensing for the Electronic Medical  
>Record
>Measuring Global Threats to Internet Freedom
>Network Neutrality: Beyond the Slogans
>New Challenges for Spyware Policy
>Patents: The Bleeding Edge of Technology Policy
>Privacy, Reputation, and the Management of Online Communities
>Rights & Responsibilities for Software Programs?
>States as Incubators of Change
>"The Transparent Society:" Ten Years Later
>Towards Trustworthy e-Voting: An Open Source Approach?
>
>
>CALL FOR ESSAYS
>
>Yale Journal of Law & Technology Call for Essays on the Technology  
>Policy of the New Administration
>Deadline: Monday, May 5th
>
>The Yale Journal of Law & Technology (YJoLT) is seeking essay-length  
>submissions concerning the technology policy platform of the new  
>American presidential administration.  Essays selected for publication  
>will appear in the Fall Issue of YJoLT (publication date November 2008).
>
>Ideal submissions will discuss the priorities and guiding principles  
>that American technology policy should follow.  Submissions analyzing  
>a particular technology policy issue in depth will also be accepted.
>
>Essays of less than 5,000 words are preferred.  Please submit all  
>essays to yjolt.submissions at gmail.com.  In the subject line of the  
>email, please include the text  CFP Essay.   The authors of essays  
>selected for publication will be notified on a rolling basis.  Any  
>questions can be directed to Lara Rogers, lara.rogers at yale.edu.
>
>
>--------------
>Eddan Katz
>CFP: Technology Policy '08 Program Chair
>http://www.cfp2008.org/
>
>International Affairs Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation
>http://www..eff.org/
>Lecturer and Associate Research Scholar, Yale Law School
>Senior Fellow, Yale Information Society Project
>http://isp.law.yale.edu/ 
>_______________________________________________
>DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list
>DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net
>http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide
>To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.


========================================
Stephen Snow, PhD, LPC
shsnow at mindspring.com
www.commcure.com
828-319-5066 (c)
828-689-3615 (h)
828-250-5254 (o)
"A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected."
- Hans Kung

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From andycarvin at yahoo.com  Thu May 15 14:04:02 2008
From: andycarvin at yahoo.com (Andy Carvin)
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 11:04:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [DDN] list update
Message-ID: <738156.70401.qm@web44816.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>

Hi everyone,

In case you hadn't noticed, the list crashed again over a month ago, and it appears that TakingITGlobal has fixed it. There are a whole bunch of messages in the queue waiting to be posted, so I'll be posting them in batches so people don't get overwhelmed.

Sorry again for the mess. Let's keep our fingers crossed it doesn't happen again.

andy

 
ps - there's no need to reply to this message, as I'll know if it was posted, and there are plenty of other messages that need to be posted. thanks!

------------------------
Andy Carvin
andycarvin at yahoo  com
www.andycarvin.com
www.pbs.org/learningnow
------------------------



From gurstein at gmail.com  Fri May 16 20:10:07 2008
From: gurstein at gmail.com (Michael Gurstein)
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 17:10:07 -0700
Subject: [DDN] FW: S. Cisler Tribute Site
Message-ID: <008501c8b7b2$5d863f80$6601a8c0@michael78xnoln>


-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Lowenberg [mailto:rl at 1st-mile.com] 
Sent: May 16, 2008 2:42 PM
To: rl at 1st-mile.com

Friends,
     I have set up a simple blog site for you and others to post stories,
rememberances and other tributes for Steve Cisler.   Please let those
subscribed to some of your email lists know of this.   The site is:
      http://communitynetworking2008.blogspot.com

Click on '# comments' and post accordingly, with your name and web site URL.

Please re-post anything you may have posted via email over the past two
days, on
this site, or add to it.   Steve's family will be made aware of this site,
so
that they can access and read the postings from Steve's many worldwide
frinds and co-conspirators. Thanks, Richard


-- 
Richard Lowenberg
1st-Mile Institute
P.O. Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-989-9110;   505-603-5200 cell
rl at 1st-mile.com  www.1st-mile.com


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From karen at cathedral.mb.ca  Thu May 15 20:09:31 2008
From: karen at cathedral.mb.ca (Karen Keppler)
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 19:09:31 -0500
Subject: [DDN] FW: Videocom - KNEWS story
In-Reply-To: <000501c88a1d$7691cb10$6400a8c0@michael78xnoln>
References: <000501c88a1d$7691cb10$6400a8c0@michael78xnoln>
Message-ID: <482CD0BB.8080608@cathedral.mb.ca>

Is there any way to include Self Employment in this study.  I have some 
ideas that might add an interesting component.  I have run a Virtual 
Business Incubator for several years, and have been delivering a post 
secondary diploma by Video Conference for the past two years.  I would 
like to participate to study Business Incubation over Video Conference.  
Any thoughts?  I am in Manitoba.

Karen.

Michael Gurstein wrote:

>
>This below is an early output of a longer term collaborative research
>project looking at the role that videoconferencing is playing in support of
>local economic and social development in remote aboriginal/First Nations
>communities in Northern Ontario.
>
>The three aboiginal regional management organizations in Northern Manitoba,
>Northern Ontario (K-Net) and Northern Quebec have recently formed a
>consortium (Northern Indigenous Communities Satellite Network-NICSN) to
>extend satellite based broadband and thus videoconferencing capability into
>a number of other remote communities in the region with long term (11 year)
>support from the Canadian government.
>
>A research consortium (NICSN: RC) has been formed by these organizations
>with support from Susan O'Donnell of the Videocom project below, myself and
>others to undertake long term research on the impact and opportunities of
>the extension of these facilities into these communities including the
>development of regional and community (indigenous people) based  research
>capabilities.
>
>A global network of Indigenous peoples organizations sharing the experience
>of managing the appropriation of ICT for development and self-determination
>is being formed anchored by the NICSN: Research Consortium.
>
>Partnerships/collaborations are welcome!
>
>MG
>
>Michael Gurstein, Ph.D.
>Centre for Community Informatics Research, Training and Development
>Ste. 2101-989 Nelson St.
>Vancouver BC CANADA v6z 2s1
> <http://www.communityinformatics.net/> http://www.communityinformatics.net
>tel./fax +1-604-602-0624 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian Beaton [mailto:brian.beaton at knet.ca] 
>Sent: March 19, 2008 8:03 AM
>To: steven at anishnatec.com; 'Brian Walmark'; 'O'Donnell, Susan'; 'Michael
>Gurstein'; 'Lebeau, Suzanne'; 'Lillian Beaudoin'; 'Gagnon, Carole';
>franzseibel at knet.ca; admin at firstnationhelp.com; 'Tim TW. Whiteduck';
>'Ashmede Asgarali'; 'Randy Johns'; 'RMO-Djwa, Phillip'; adam fiser; 'Fenwick
>Mckelvey'; Perley, Sonja; 'Penny Carpenter'; jeanniecarpenter at knet.ca;
>'Jean-Francois Dumoulin'; 'Cal Kenny'
>Subject: Videocom - KNEWS story
>
>
>
>Videoconferencing in remote First Nations providing access to resources and
>opportunities
>
>
> http://meeting.knet.ca/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=3467
>
> Three new videos highlighting the importance of videoconferencing in First
>Nations are now available online for your viewing pleasure (click on the
>following videos to watch them) 
>
>
>*          <http://media.knet.ca/videocom_final> Videocom - Researching
>Videoconferencing for Community Development
> 
>
>
>*          <http://media.knet.ca/women_in_leadership_final> Videocom - Women
>in Leadership Workshop
> 
>
>
>*          <http://media.knet.ca/language_vc_final> Videocom - Native
>Language Maintenance and Development
>
>
>Videocom is a SSHRC funded research initiative exploring the value of
>videoconferencing for social and economic development in First Nations. Join
>the discussions, read the papers and tell us your stories about how
>videoconferencing is being used in your communities. 
>
>
>Visit  <http://videocom.knet.ca/> http://videocom.knet.ca for more
>information
>
>
>The March Videocom "update" is entitled - Encouraging urban organizations to
>videoconference with remote and rural First Nations. This one page PDF
>document is available for download at
><http://meeting.knet.ca/moodle/file.php/50/2008-March-Videoconferencing.pdf>
>http://meeting.knet.ca/moodle/file.php/50/2008-March-Videoconferencing.pdf 
>
> 
>
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>
>
>  
>

-- 
Karen Keppler MBA
Managing Partner, Cathedral Group
511 Robinson Ave.,Selkirk, MB R1A 1E5
Phone: (204) 482 2115
Fax: (204) 589 3800
Email: karen at cathedral.mb.ca
Web: www.cathedral.mb.ca




From kkingburns at convergenz.com  Thu May 15 15:22:28 2008
From: kkingburns at convergenz.com (Kimberly King-Burns)
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 12:22:28 -0700
Subject: [DDN] Steve Cisler has passes away.
In-Reply-To: <11714549.1210878313675.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
References: <11714549.1210878313675.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <01a201c8b6c1$042276d0$0c676470$@com>

I am so very, very sorry.  Steve was one of the heartbeats of this community.

Regrets
Kimberly

Briland Modem Fund
NetworkBahamas
CaribeNetwork

-----Original Message-----
From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Stephen Snow
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:05 PM
To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group
Subject: [DDN] Steve Cisler has passes away.

To the CN community:

--steve snow

===========Sad News folos=============

Dear all,
       This just sent to me by a USC colleague of Steve's.
How shall we follow up?    A posting to AFCN Board and Advisors lists  
and web site would be appropriate.
rl
-------

Richard,

It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Steve passed away  
this morning. No funeral arrangements have been made yet. Please feel  
free to email me back in a day or two to see if any have been made. I  
am sure that Nancy and Steve?s children will appreciate receiving  
condolences from you and the network of people you were contacting.

Thanks,

Pedro
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pedro Hern?ndez-Ramos, PhD
Associate Director
Center for Science, Technology, and Society
Santa Clara University
(408) 551-6048
Website: http://epl.scu.edu/~pedrohr


-----Original Message-----
>From: Eddan Katz <eddank at aya.yale.edu>
>Sent: Apr 27, 2008 7:46 PM
>To: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net
>Subject: [DDN] Computers, Freedom, and Privacy: Technology Policy '08
>
>COMPUTERS, FREEDOM, AND PRIVACY: TECHNOLOGY POLICY '08
>http://cfp2008.org/
>18th Annual CFP conference
>May 20-23, 2008
>Omni Hotel
>New Haven, CT
>
>DEADLINES this Week:
>Hotel Discount Rate extended to: Mon., Apr. 28, 2008
>Early Bird Registration: Fri., May 2, 2008
>YJoLT Tech Policy Essay Contest: Mon., May 5, 2008
>
>Conference Blog: http://cfp08.blogspot.com/
>
>
>ABOUT CFP: TECHNOLOGY POLICY  08
>
>What should the technology policy priorities of the next  
>administration be?
>
>As the choice of presidential candidates becomes clearer and election  
>year moves towards a comparison of the candidates  platforms on the  
>issues, technology policy is increasingly relevant to the forefront of  
>public debate. In the areas of privacy, intellectual property,  
>cybersecurity, telecommunications, and freedom of speech, topics that  
>were once confined to experts now appear in the mainstream of  
>political issues. We now know that our decisions about technology  
>policy are being made at a time as the architectures of our  
>information and communication technologies are still being built.
>
>This year, the 18th annual Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference  
>is focusing on those issues at the forefront of technology policy this  
>election year. With plenary panels on the  National Security State and  
>the Next Administration  and  The 21st Century Panopticon?  the  
>discussions taking place look towards our present and future priorities.
>
>CFP: Technology Policy '08 is an opportunity to participate in shaping  
>those issues being made into laws and regulations and those  
>technological infrastructures being developed. Policies ranging from  
>spyware and national security, to ISP filtering and patent reform, e- 
>voting to electronic medical records, and more will be addressed by  
>expert panels of technologists, policymakers, business leaders, and  
>activists. The panel topics are listed below and full panel  
>descriptions are available on the conference website at http://www.cfp2008.org/wiki/index.php/Program 
>.
>
>The CFP: Technology Policy  08 conversation has already begun in the  
>virtual spaces connected to the conference. Even if you are unable to  
>attend the conference this year, there are several opportunities to  
>participate remotely. The guiding principles that ought to guide our  
>policies are being debated on the conference blog. Social networking  
>groups on Facebook and LinkedIn are providing new spaces for the CFP  
>community to meet and discuss. The Yale Journal of Law and Technology  
>is hosting a call for essays, on the priorities of the next  
>administration, with more details below.
>
>We look forward to seeing you in New Haven on May 20-23
>
>CONFERENCE PROGRAM
>
>Plenary Sessions
>Presidential Technology Policy: Priorities for the Next Executive
>The 21st Century Panopticon?
>The National Security State and the Next Adminstration
>
>Tutorials
>A Short History of Privacy
>Constitutional Law in Cyberspace
>e-Deceptive Campaign Practices: Elections 2.0
>Maintaining Privacy While Accessing On-line Information
>
>Panel Sessions
>Activism and Education Using Social Networks
>Breaking the Silence: Iranians Find a Voice on the Internet
>Charismatic Content: Wikis, Social Networks, and the Future of User- 
>Generated Content
>Filtering Out Copyright Infringement: Possibilities, Practicalities,  
>and Legalities
>Filtering and Censorship in Europe
>Hate Speech and Oppression in Cyberspace
>Interoperability at the Crossroads?: The "Liberal Order" versus  
>Fragmentation
>Law, Regulation, and Software Licensing for the Electronic Medical  
>Record
>Measuring Global Threats to Internet Freedom
>Network Neutrality: Beyond the Slogans
>New Challenges for Spyware Policy
>Patents: The Bleeding Edge of Technology Policy
>Privacy, Reputation, and the Management of Online Communities
>Rights & Responsibilities for Software Programs?
>States as Incubators of Change
>"The Transparent Society:" Ten Years Later
>Towards Trustworthy e-Voting: An Open Source Approach?
>
>
>CALL FOR ESSAYS
>
>Yale Journal of Law & Technology Call for Essays on the Technology  
>Policy of the New Administration
>Deadline: Monday, May 5th
>
>The Yale Journal of Law & Technology (YJoLT) is seeking essay-length  
>submissions concerning the technology policy platform of the new  
>American presidential administration.  Essays selected for publication  
>will appear in the Fall Issue of YJoLT (publication date November 2008).
>
>Ideal submissions will discuss the priorities and guiding principles  
>that American technology policy should follow.  Submissions analyzing  
>a particular technology policy issue in depth will also be accepted.
>
>Essays of less than 5,000 words are preferred.  Please submit all  
>essays to yjolt.submissions at gmail.com.  In the subject line of the  
>email, please include the text  CFP Essay.   The authors of essays  
>selected for publication will be notified on a rolling basis.  Any  
>questions can be directed to Lara Rogers, lara.rogers at yale.edu.
>
>
>--------------
>Eddan Katz
>CFP: Technology Policy '08 Program Chair
>http://www.cfp2008.org/
>
>International Affairs Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation
>http://www.eff.org/
>Lecturer and Associate Research Scholar, Yale Law School
>Senior Fellow, Yale Information Society Project
>http://isp.law.yale.edu/ 
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www.commcure.com
828-319-5066 (c)
828-689-3615 (h)
828-250-5254 (o)
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From ksnow at igc.org  Thu May 15 16:40:16 2008
From: ksnow at igc.org (Kate Snow)
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 16:40:16 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
Subject: [DDN] Steve Cisler has passed away.
Message-ID: <6697096.1210884016825.JavaMail.root@mswamui-backed.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

I am so sad. He, like Toni Stone, was such a bridge builder.  I particularly appreciated that he made sure the international folks he worked with got hooked up with CTCNet and that CTCNet paid attention to the international agenda.

And I so appreciated his laid back, light approach to all of this good work.

Such a huge loss for so many.

peace,
Kate Snow

(from the other Snow family)

-----Original Message-----
>From: Andy Carvin <andycarvin at yahoo.com>
>Sent: May 15, 2008 3:13 PM
>To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group <digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net>
>Subject: Re: [DDN] Steve Cisler has passed away.
>
>That's simply devastating news. Was it sudden, or had he been ill for a time? What a huge loss for the community....
>
> ------------------------
>Andy Carvin
>andycarvin at yahoo  com
>www.andycarvin.com
>www.pbs.org/learningnow
>------------------------
>
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Stephen Snow <shsnow at mindspring.com>
>To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group <digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net>
>Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:05:13 PM
>Subject: [DDN] Steve Cisler has passes away.
>
>To the CN community:
>
>--steve snow
>
>===========Sad News folos=============
>
>Dear all,
>       This just sent to me by a USC colleague of Steve's.
>How shall we follow up?    A posting to AFCN Board and Advisors lists  
>and web site would be appropriate.
>rl
>-------
>
>Richard,
>
>It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Steve passed away  
>this morning. No funeral arrangements have been made yet. Please feel  
>free to email me back in a day or two to see if any have been made. I  
>am sure that Nancy and Steve?s children will appreciate receiving  
>condolences from you and the network of people you were contacting.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Pedro
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Pedro Hern?ndez-Ramos, PhD
>Associate Director
>Center for Science, Technology, and Society
>Santa Clara University
>(408) 551-6048
>Website: http://epl.scu.edu/~pedrohr
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Eddan Katz <eddank at aya.yale.edu>
>>Sent: Apr 27, 2008 7:46 PM
>>To: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net
>>Subject: [DDN] Computers, Freedom, and Privacy: Technology Policy '08
>>
>>COMPUTERS, FREEDOM, AND PRIVACY: TECHNOLOGY POLICY '08
>>http://cfp2008.org/
>>18th Annual CFP conference
>>May 20-23, 2008
>>Omni Hotel
>>New Haven, CT
>>
>>DEADLINES this Week:
>>Hotel Discount Rate extended to: Mon., Apr. 28, 2008
>>Early Bird Registration: Fri., May 2, 2008
>>YJoLT Tech Policy Essay Contest: Mon., May 5, 2008
>>
>>Conference Blog: http://cfp08.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>>ABOUT CFP: TECHNOLOGY POLICY  08
>>
>>What should the technology policy priorities of the next  
>>administration be?
>>
>>As the choice of presidential candidates becomes clearer and election  
>>year moves towards a comparison of the candidates  platforms on the  
>>issues, technology policy is increasingly relevant to the forefront of  
>>public debate. In the areas of privacy, intellectual property,  
>>cybersecurity, telecommunications, and freedom of speech, topics that  
>>were once confined to experts now appear in the mainstream of  
>>political issues. We now know that our decisions about technology  
>>policy are being made at a time as the architectures of our  
>>information and communication technologies are still being built.
>>
>>This year, the 18th annual Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference  
>>is focusing on those issues at the forefront of technology policy this  
>>election year. With plenary panels on the  National Security State and  
>>the Next Administration  and  The 21st Century Panopticon?  the  
>>discussions taking place look towards our present and future priorities.
>>
>>CFP: Technology Policy '08 is an opportunity to participate in shaping  
>>those issues being made into laws and regulations and those  
>>technological infrastructures being developed. Policies ranging from  
>>spyware and national security, to ISP filtering and patent reform, e- 
>>voting to electronic medical records, and more will be addressed by  
>>expert panels of technologists, policymakers, business leaders, and  
>>activists. The panel topics are listed below and full panel  
>>descriptions are available on the conference website at http://www.cfp2008.org/wiki/index.php/Program 
>>.
>>
>>The CFP: Technology Policy  08 conversation has already begun in the  
>>virtual spaces connected to the conference. Even if you are unable to  
>>attend the conference this year, there are several opportunities to  
>>participate remotely. The guiding principles that ought to guide our  
>>policies are being debated on the conference blog. Social networking  
>>groups on Facebook and LinkedIn are providing new spaces for the CFP  
>>community to meet and discuss. The Yale Journal of Law and Technology  
>>is hosting a call for essays, on the priorities of the next  
>>administration, with more details below.
>>
>>We look forward to seeing you in New Haven on May 20-23
>>
>>CONFERENCE PROGRAM
>>
>>Plenary Sessions
>>Presidential Technology Policy: Priorities for the Next Executive
>>The 21st Century Panopticon?
>>The National Security State and the Next Adminstration
>>
>>Tutorials
>>A Short History of Privacy
>>Constitutional Law in Cyberspace
>>e-Deceptive Campaign Practices: Elections 2.0
>>Maintaining Privacy While Accessing On-line Information
>>
>>Panel Sessions
>>Activism and Education Using Social Networks
>>Breaking the Silence: Iranians Find a Voice on the Internet
>>Charismatic Content: Wikis, Social Networks, and the Future of User- 
>>Generated Content
>>Filtering Out Copyright Infringement: Possibilities, Practicalities,  
>>and Legalities
>>Filtering and Censorship in Europe
>>Hate Speech and Oppression in Cyberspace
>>Interoperability at the Crossroads?: The "Liberal Order" versus  
>>Fragmentation
>>Law, Regulation, and Software Licensing for the Electronic Medical  
>>Record
>>Measuring Global Threats to Internet Freedom
>>Network Neutrality: Beyond the Slogans
>>New Challenges for Spyware Policy
>>Patents: The Bleeding Edge of Technology Policy
>>Privacy, Reputation, and the Management of Online Communities
>>Rights & Responsibilities for Software Programs?
>>States as Incubators of Change
>>"The Transparent Society:" Ten Years Later
>>Towards Trustworthy e-Voting: An Open Source Approach?
>>
>>
>>CALL FOR ESSAYS
>>
>>Yale Journal of Law & Technology Call for Essays on the Technology  
>>Policy of the New Administration
>>Deadline: Monday, May 5th
>>
>>The Yale Journal of Law & Technology (YJoLT) is seeking essay-length  
>>submissions concerning the technology policy platform of the new  
>>American presidential administration.  Essays selected for publication  
>>will appear in the Fall Issue of YJoLT (publication date November 2008).
>>
>>Ideal submissions will discuss the priorities and guiding principles  
>>that American technology policy should follow.  Submissions analyzing  
>>a particular technology policy issue in depth will also be accepted.
>>
>>Essays of less than 5,000 words are preferred.  Please submit all  
>>essays to yjolt.submissions at gmail.com.  In the subject line of the  
>>email, please include the text  CFP Essay.   The authors of essays  
>>selected for publication will be notified on a rolling basis.  Any  
>>questions can be directed to Lara Rogers, lara.rogers at yale.edu.
>>
>>
>>--------------
>>Eddan Katz
>>CFP: Technology Policy '08 Program Chair
>>http://www.cfp2008.org/
>>
>>International Affairs Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation
>>http://www..eff.org/
>>Lecturer and Associate Research Scholar, Yale Law School
>>Senior Fellow, Yale Information Society Project
>>http://isp.law.yale.edu/ 
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>>DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list
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>
>
>========================================
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>shsnow at mindspring.com
>www.commcure.com
>828-319-5066 (c)
>828-689-3615 (h)
>828-250-5254 (o)
>"A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected."
>- Hans Kung
>
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From roopdave at yahoo.com  Thu May 15 17:49:50 2008
From: roopdave at yahoo.com (Roop Dave)
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 16:49:50 -0500
Subject: [DDN] FW: Videocon - KNEWS story
In-Reply-To: <000501c88a1d$7691cb10$6400a8c0@michael78xnoln>
References: <000501c88a1d$7691cb10$6400a8c0@michael78xnoln>
Message-ID: <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAABrcpDeRvW5PokOpPjYWTt3CgAAAEAAAANNhTCKj4VlDkIWRSx5l0XYBAAAAAA==@yahoo.com>

www.AdvisorICT.com

Dear All,

I worked for more then a two decade on eGov projects. One of the
applications conceived and implemented back in Gujarat state (India) was
intended to instant resolution of long pending public grievance. A small
application for data validation, WAN, video conference and the chief
minister were the key agents. It worked and all 29 states in India are
trying to replicate it.
For case study visit URL 
www.egov4dev.org/transparency/case/swagat.shtml 

Hope you will find it interesting...

Regards

Roop K Dave, SM IEEE
  

-----Original Message-----
From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net
[mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Michael
Gurstein
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:01 PM
To: ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net;
cracin-canada at vancouvercommunity.net; air-l at listserv.aoir.org;
digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net; ict-4-ip at vancouvercommunity.net
Subject: [DDN] FW: Videocom - KNEWS story




This below is an early output of a longer term collaborative research
project looking at the role that videoconferencing is playing in support of
local economic and social development in remote aboriginal/First Nations
communities in Northern Ontario.

The three aboiginal regional management organizations in Northern Manitoba,
Northern Ontario (K-Net) and Northern Quebec have recently formed a
consortium (Northern Indigenous Communities Satellite Network-NICSN) to
extend satellite based broadband and thus videoconferencing capability into
a number of other remote communities in the region with long term (11 year)
support from the Canadian government.

A research consortium (NICSN: RC) has been formed by these organizations
with support from Susan O'Donnell of the Videocom project below, myself and
others to undertake long term research on the impact and opportunities of
the extension of these facilities into these communities including the
development of regional and community (indigenous people) based  research
capabilities.

A global network of Indigenous peoples organizations sharing the experience
of managing the appropriation of ICT for development and self-determination
is being formed anchored by the NICSN: Research Consortium.

Partnerships/collaborations are welcome!

MG

Michael Gurstein, Ph.D.
Centre for Community Informatics Research, Training and Development
Ste. 2101-989 Nelson St.
Vancouver BC CANADA v6z 2s1
 <http://www.communityinformatics.net/> http://www.communityinformatics.net
tel./fax +1-604-602-0624 

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Beaton [mailto:brian.beaton at knet.ca] 
Sent: March 19, 2008 8:03 AM
To: steven at anishnatec.com; 'Brian Walmark'; 'O'Donnell, Susan'; 'Michael
Gurstein'; 'Lebeau, Suzanne'; 'Lillian Beaudoin'; 'Gagnon, Carole';
franzseibel at knet.ca; admin at firstnationhelp.com; 'Tim TW. Whiteduck';
'Ashmede Asgarali'; 'Randy Johns'; 'RMO-Djwa, Phillip'; adam fiser; 'Fenwick
Mckelvey'; Perley, Sonja; 'Penny Carpenter'; jeanniecarpenter at knet.ca;
'Jean-Francois Dumoulin'; 'Cal Kenny'
Subject: Videocom - KNEWS story



Videoconferencing in remote First Nations providing access to resources and
opportunities


 http://meeting.knet.ca/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=3467

 Three new videos highlighting the importance of videoconferencing in First
Nations are now available online for your viewing pleasure (click on the
following videos to watch them) 


*          <http://media.knet.ca/videocom_final> Videocom - Researching
Videoconferencing for Community Development
 


*          <http://media.knet.ca/women_in_leadership_final> Videocom - Women
in Leadership Workshop
 


*          <http://media.knet.ca/language_vc_final> Videocom - Native
Language Maintenance and Development


Videocom is a SSHRC funded research initiative exploring the value of
videoconferencing for social and economic development in First Nations. Join
the discussions, read the papers and tell us your stories about how
videoconferencing is being used in your communities. 


Visit  <http://videocom.knet.ca/> http://videocom.knet.ca for more
information


The March Videocom "update" is entitled - Encouraging urban organizations to
videoconference with remote and rural First Nations. This one page PDF
document is available for download at
<http://meeting.knet.ca/moodle/file.php/50/2008-March-Videoconferencing.pdf>
http://meeting.knet.ca/moodle/file.php/50/2008-March-Videoconferencing.pdf 

 

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From dbassill at cabriniconnections.net  Sat May 17 11:57:19 2008
From: dbassill at cabriniconnections.net (dbassill at cabriniconnections.net)
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 11:57:19 -0400
Subject: [DDN] volunteer-based technology centers
Message-ID: <380-220085617155719109@M2W017.mail2web.com>

For those of you who integrate volunteers, tutoring and/or mentoring into
your technology centers, I 
encourage you to participate in the May 29 and 30 Tutor/Mentor Leadership
and Networking 
Conference being held in Chicago (see http://www.tutormentorconference.org
) or join us in on-line 
networking forums in places like http://tutormentorconnection.ning.com

The goal is to connect people who are integrating volunteers into their
activities so we can learn 
from each other, and work together to create greater and more consistent
public awareness that 
draws volunteers and donors to each of us.  

Scholarships are available upon request. Please pass on information about
this event to others in 
your community and network.

Daniel F. Bassill
President
Tutor/Mentor Connection
Cabrini Connections
800 W. Huron
Chicago, Il. 60622

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From steven_blumrosen at hotmail.com  Sat May 17 15:15:31 2008
From: steven_blumrosen at hotmail.com (Steven Blumrosen)
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 15:15:31 -0400
Subject: [DDN] Tibetan Hacking Attacks - Paper from ironcove.net
In-Reply-To: <820e9b500804272108k5ad77887q9c2fc047cb62996@mail.gmail.com>
References: <820e9b500804272108k5ad77887q9c2fc047cb62996@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP2889F09EF85A45F9129E53FCCB0@phx.gbl>

Thanks Peter, that looks really interesting, and useful from a technical
point-of-view.  You have obviously given a lot of thought to this, and
concluded that Ubuntu is the way to go.  

I have a rather non=technical (and perhaps too philosophical) question - why
would a gizzilionaire from South Africa put so much money and other
resources into something that is then given away from free?  

Philanthropy has a purpose - like free public libraries to encourage an
educated society and a voter-class that has the intellectual ability to take
advantage of constitutional freedoms, which helps ensure that the central
government does not completely centralize power and creativity.  Obviously,
the opposite of free public libraries is digitizing "everything" and making
it accessible on a fee-based subscription.  

What's his purpose for open-sourcing this (the part of the computer that
determines what happens with the input and output) and giving it away
"free"?

Ever curious,
Steven


-----Original Message-----
From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net
[mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of
peter at ironcove.net
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 12:09 AM
To: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net
Subject: [DDN] Tibetan Hacking Attacks - Paper from ironcove.net

Over the past 2 months there has been a significant number of targeted
hacking attacks against Tibetan NGO's and individuals. The origin of
these internet based attacks is unclear, however one of the goals does
appear to be collection of data from compromised end user PC's.

I have put together a paper covering the recent attacks and some
recommendations for avoiding such attacks that includes the use of
Linux on the desktop. These types of highly skilled and targeted
attacks are relevant to any nonprofit organisation and particularly
organisations that may be seen as a threat to political organisations
or governments who would have the resources to launch such attacks.

The paper "When Dragons Attack" can be found here -
http://www.ironcove.net/archives/82/


Regards,

peter at ironcove.net
http://www.ironcove.net
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From burq45 at yahoo.co.in  Sun May 18 22:56:42 2008
From: burq45 at yahoo.co.in (nash gardezi)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 03:56:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: [DDN] volunteer-based technology centers
In-Reply-To: <380-220085617155719109@M2W017.mail2web.com>
Message-ID: <793742.57184.qm@web8711.mail.in.yahoo.com>

I am working with teachers community here in Pakistan,and tutoring them  on microsoft offcie tools an dhow to make their own digital Unit Plan Lessons. I will join with you online i am really interested in learning more.
  regards
  Nasira Rasheed.
  Lahore Pakistan

"dbassill at cabriniconnections.net" <dbassill at cabriniconnections.net> wrote:
  For those of you who integrate volunteers, tutoring and/or mentoring into
your technology centers, I 
encourage you to participate in the May 29 and 30 Tutor/Mentor Leadership
and Networking 
Conference being held in Chicago (see http://www.tutormentorconference.org
) or join us in on-line 
networking forums in places like http://tutormentorconnection.ning.com

The goal is to connect people who are integrating volunteers into their
activities so we can learn 
from each other, and work together to create greater and more consistent
public awareness that 
draws volunteers and donors to each of us. 

Scholarships are available upon request. Please pass on information about
this event to others in 
your community and network.

Daniel F. Bassill
President
Tutor/Mentor Connection
Cabrini Connections
800 W. Huron
Chicago, Il. 60622

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From jaevion4u at hotmail.com  Mon May 19 00:24:51 2008
From: jaevion4u at hotmail.com (Jaevion Nelson)
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 23:24:51 -0500
Subject: [DDN] Youth Advocates Geared Up to Ensure Youth Participation in
 National Development
In-Reply-To: <3feff8d60804130921x5e1e7b2fpff80f6299516b45b@mail.gmail.com>
References: <3feff8d60804130921x5e1e7b2fpff80f6299516b45b@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BLU104-W2213A5BCB65527A374CEDDFEC50@phx.gbl>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2008Youth Advocates Geared Up to Ensure Youth Participation in National Development
Kingston, Jamaica
Hundreds of youth advocates and other guests attended, Yute X, the Youth Advocacy Conference held at the Knutsford Court Hotel from May 7 to 9, 2008. Scores of persons also tuned in to Yute X TV online to view live streaming of conference discussions over the three-day period.  The Advocacy Conference, which was organized by the Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) under the theme Yute X: Xpression, Xcitement, Xtratainment and Xposition, was made possible by the USAID JA-STYLE Project. JYAN is a youth-led advocacy group that focuses on several issues including youth sexual and reproductive health rights, education and training, violence prevention, care and protection (including persons with disabilities) and entrepreneurship and employment. Yute X aimed at pooling youth advocacy efforts by highlighting the state of youth advocacy as it relates reproductive health and HIV/AIDS, access for persons with disabilities, youth representation and effective lobbying. The conference also discussed the use of mew media approaches and the creative arts to strengthen the advocacy movement.  
Keynote speaker James Wagoner, president of Advocates for Youth, encouraged heads of organisations and government to move quickly in developing the national strategic plan, leadership and investing in resources. Wagoner gave the young advocates tips for effective advocacy. His top five were: think globally; act locally; use holistic approaches; build partnerships; plan strategically; and develop powerful messages.
Rajive McIntosh, student at Ardenne Extension High, said Yute X "was a wonderful and inspiring experience. It taught me how to interact with other young people and has inspired me to take up youth advocacy as a fulltime job." 
Youth Advocates' Andrew Francis, JYAN Convenor; Kemesha Kelly, outgoing president of the National Secondary Students' Council (NSSC) and Lawman Lynch, president of the Kingston & St Andrew Action Forum Youth Organisation expressed that there is urgent need to end 'lip service' to enlist youth on committees and in the development of policies and intervention programmes that will affect them. 
Dr. Jennifer Knight-Johnson, Cognizant Technical Officer at USAID, in making her commitment to advancing youth advocacy in Jamaica said that "we haven't even begun to scratch the surface of what young people can do and their ability to make changes in Jamaica and the Caribbean." According to Knight-Johnson, "USAID is passionate about JYAN and believe they are the hope to sustainability."
Conroy B. Wilson, executive director at ASHE Ensemble and Academy explained, "ASHE was excited about Yute X and the ability to use the performing arts to inspire and empower young people. The conference demonstrated the power of youth when they are mobilized to create change." "That," he said, "is the essence of ASHE's mission."    The conference culminated on May 10 with a Uniformed Groups Parade and Expo organised by the Education Transformation Team at Emancipation Park. Yute X was also supported by the Ministry of Health & Environment, Ministry of Education - Education Transformation Team (ETT), Scotiabank, the Gleaner Company, and RJR 94 FM.www.jamaicayouthadvocacynetwork.org Webstreaming online @ www.keymx.com/yutex


Jaevion Nelson, Partnerships & Marketing Coordinator - Jamaica Youth Advocacy network (JYAN)

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From jc at coyotecommunications.com  Sun May 18 09:11:38 2008
From: jc at coyotecommunications.com (J Cravens)
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 15:11:38 +0200
Subject: [DDN] Steve Cisler passes away.
In-Reply-To: <11714549.1210878313675.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
References: <11714549.1210878313675.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <a06240800c455db443106@[192.168.1.102]>

>  >>It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Steve passed away 
>this morning. No funeral arrangements have been made yet. Please feel 
>free to email me back in a day or two to see if any have been made. I 
>am sure that Nancy and Steve's children will appreciate receiving
>condolences from you and the network of people you were contacting.

Could someone post an online obituary or web site with more info?

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Ms. Jayne Cravens MSc 
Bonn, Germany

Services for Nonprofits/NGOs/Civil Society
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From sacranative at yahoo.com  Sun May 18 23:41:51 2008
From: sacranative at yahoo.com (Peter S. Lopez de-Aztlan)
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 20:41:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [DDN] Phil>Re:  quicktime stories and nonfiction reading passages
In-Reply-To: <1206041715.47e2bc739c145@webmail2.his.com>
Message-ID: <299443.42986.qm@web57706.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

Gracias Brether Phil ~ Good to hear/read from you. I will pass this on to a few Yahoo Groups that I work with in the hopes of sharing this kind of relevant information. Surely we can best utilize the Power of the Internet in order to educate people and raise consciousness. 
   
  Working in a homeless shelter I witness daily the importance of basic literacy for all peoples, especially non-English speaking peoples. Thank you for your humane concern and compassion. I rarely write to DDN anymore because of the gatekeepers that block communications among its members, but I will update my profile.
   
  Take Care and Blessings for Your Work as a Public Geek!
  Peter S. Lopez aka: Peta
  Cell: 916/968-1023
  Yahoo Email: sacranative at yahoo.com 
  Sacramento, California
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  Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:35:15 -0400 
  From: "Phil Shapiro" Email: pshapiro at his.com  
  To: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net  
  Subject: [DDN] quicktime stories and nonfiction reading passages

Phil Shapiro <pshapiro at his.com> wrote:  hi Digital Divide Network community,

at the takoma park maryland library, where i work, there are many immigrant families who desperately want to learn english. i've been taking some donated computers to some of these families, but a computer on its own doesn't do much good.

so i've assembled some children's stories and nonfiction reading passages
(that i wrote) that these families can read. on my macintosh computer i created some quicktime files of a robotic voice reading these writings aloud -- with each sentence highlighted as its being read. the robotic voice is fairly high quality. it sounds close to a human voice.

you can see a sample quicktime here

http://www.writersforliteracy.org/storyofayoungartist.mov 

and download the entire archive as a zip file from the internet archive
at http://tinyurl.com/2wazgy (the entire archive is about 140 megabytes and
expands to about 310 megabytes.)

these quicktime files are creative commons files that may freely be
distributed on CD-ROM, Flash drives, etc. these quicktime files ought to run
fine even on computers that are 10 years old.

i hope these might be helpful to people in your communities that
you're helping.

phil shapiro, public geek
takoma park maryland library
-- 
Phil Shapiro pshapiro at his.com
http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html 
http://philsrssfeed.blogspot.com 
http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html 

"Wisdom starts with wonder." - Socrates
"Learning happens through gentleness."
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From andycarvin at yahoo.com  Wed May 21 10:38:25 2008
From: andycarvin at yahoo.com (Andy Carvin)
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 07:38:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [DDN] Steve Cisler passes away.
Message-ID: <584732.13011.qm@web44811.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>

http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0805/msg00033.html
http://ibiblio.org/pjones/wordpress/?p=2503

There was a blogspot blog set up where users could post condolences but Blogger has apparently shut it due to some unexplained terms of service violation:

http://communitynetworking2008.blogspot.com/



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----- Original Message ----
From: J Cravens <jc at coyotecommunications.com>
To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group <digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 9:11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [DDN] Steve Cisler passes away.

>  >>It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Steve passed away 
>this morning. No funeral arrangements have been made yet. Please feel 
>free to email me back in a day or two to see if any have been made. I 
>am sure that Nancy and Steve's children will appreciate receiving
>condolences from you and the network of people you were contacting.

Could someone post an online obituary or web site with more info?

-- 
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Ms. Jayne Cravens MSc 
Bonn, Germany

Services for Nonprofits/NGOs/Civil Society
www.coyotecommunications.com

www.ivisit.com id: jcravens.4947
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From furumoto at uchicago.edu  Fri May 30 16:42:40 2008
From: furumoto at uchicago.edu (Alice Furumoto-Dawson)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 15:42:40 -0500
Subject: [DDN] TEDTalks: Johnny Lee (2008) - innovative tech for mass
	distribution
Message-ID: <484066C0.8040908@uchicago.edu>

Did you watch the CNN election primaries analyst's computer projection 
screen "white board"
do data/map mash ups, pull up map-based information / drill down / run 
what if scenarios?
Want something like that touch map/screen for 1/1000th cost of his cost 
(cuz yr budget's about
1/1000th of his)? 

for 1/100th cost of std industry cost

** see it at the TED Talk video **


You should check out this video:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TEDTalks_video/~5/268373889/ted_lee_j_2008.mp4

Johnny Lee's website:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ 
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu/%7Ejohnny/projects/wii/>

He mentions teachers, etc. all over the world on YouTube, blogging, and 
posting how
his Wii hack has been applied in their classrooms and workspaces.

__________________________________________________________

I found it while using Miro, which you can download here:
http://www.getmiro.com/


-- 
Alice Furumoto-Dawson, Ph.D.
Sr. Research Associate
Center for Interdisciplinary Health Disparities Research
Institute for Mind & Biology
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL - USA

Email:  furumoto at uchicago.edu
http://cihdr.uchicago.edu/


From yvonne at gsn.org  Wed May 21 17:06:37 2008
From: yvonne at gsn.org (Yvonne Marie Andres)
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 14:06:37 -0700
Subject: [DDN] 2008 Doors to Diplomacy Award Winners Announced
Message-ID: <014201c8bb86$8e9a7c80$abcf7580$@org>

Media Note
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
May 21, 2008

2008 Doors to Diplomacy Award Winners Announced

The Department of State is pleased to announce the selection of two winning
websites for its 2008 Doors to Diplomacy Award, which is co-sponsored by
Global SchoolNet. The awards recognize the websites that best teach young
people about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy.
Participants, ranging in age from 13 to 18, included more than 190 student
teams from 38 countries. 
The winning sites are: 

--?The Fight Against Radiation,? http://greenimpulse.hit.bg/home.htm. This
website was built by a team of students from Joan Ekzarh Language School in
Vratsa, Bulgaria. Their site investigates the relationship between nuclear
energy and ecological issues.


--?Pier2Pier,? http://www.pier2pier.net/index.html, was developed by a team
of students from Plantation High School in Plantation, Florida. Their
website raises awareness of the threats to marine environments.

Each student member of the two winning Doors to Diplomacy Award teams will
receive a $2,000 scholarship. In addition, the winning coaches will each
receive a $500 cash award. 
Judging was performed by student peers and educational professionals, with
the final selections made by a team of State Department judges from the
Bureau of Public Affairs. The winning sites will be linked from the State
Department's youth site at http://www.future.state.gov later this month. 
Global SchoolNet, http://www.globalschoolnet.org, is a non-profit,
Internet-based education program. The Doors to Diplomacy Award was specially
created for CyberFair, a contest that encourages students and educators to
join together to build high-quality, educational websites on a variety of
topics. These website entries will be available on the web as learning tools
to millions of people around the globe. 

To learn more about Doors to Diplomacy projects, visit
http://globalschoolhouse.org/doors.


For more information, contact: 
Yvonne Marie Andres ?????????????????????? ???OR???????????????Janice Clark
Global SchoolNet ??????????????????????????????????????????????U.S.
Department of State
Telephone: 760-635-0001????????????????????????????????????????Telephone:
703-875-5086
E-mail:? diplomacy at globalschoolnet.org??????????????  E-mail:?
clarkje4 at state.gov


Released on May 21, 2008



Dr. Yvonne Marie Andr?s, yvonne at globalschoolnet.org
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Director & Co-Founder, Global SchoolNet Foundation
Encinitas, California, 92024? Phone: (760) 635-0001???
www.globalschoolnet.org
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