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> AFRICAN WOMEN GLOBAL NETWORK (AWOGNet)
>
> Presents
>
> THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
>
> ON
>
> WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY & DEVELOPMENT
>
> The first International and Annual Conference of The African Women
> Global Network (AWOGNet) is scheduled for April 10-11, 1998 at 3110
> Olentangy Road, Columbus, OH 43202. Columbus, Ohio. There will be two
> pre-conference workshops on April 9, 1998
>
> Conference Goals: 1. To promote and build a network of knowledge
> sources in Technology especially as they affect women in development;
> 2. To share and exchange information and understanding on on-going
> efforts; 3. To explore barriers for unmet technology needs (in theory
> and practice) for women in different communities; and 4. To educate
> Institutions, NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) and others
> regarding these issues
>
> We expect hundreds of scholars from the United States and Africa, as
> well as from Europe, and Asia to attend and make formal presentations.
> Sessions will focus on a wide range of subjects that relate to Women
> in Development and Technology.
>
> The Conference hotel is the Ramada University Hotel and Conference
> Center in Columbus Ohio. The address is 3110 Olentangy Road, Columbus,
> OH 43202. Tel: (614) 267-7461, fax: (614) 263-5299. The room rates are
> $69.00/night for any of the rooms (plus tax of 15.75%). The hotel will
> guarantee these convention rates only until March 30, 1998.
>
> Mail your registration today! Preregistration forms must be received
> by February 4 , 1998. Registration materials received after February
> 28 will not be processed. Participants whose materials do not arrive
> by that date will be required to register and pay on-site fees in
> Columbus.
>
> We urge the International Travellers especially to make their your
> travel and hotel reservations early to avoid unexpected delays with
> the US. Embassy. Travellers must comply with the Immigration
> requirements of the area.
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS! CALL FOR PAPERS! CALL FOR PAPERS!
>
> AFRICAN WOMEN GLOBAL NETWORK (AWOGNet)
>
> Presents
>
> THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
>
> "WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY & DEVELOPMENT"
>
> When: April 9-11 1998
>
> Where: Ohio State University - The Ramada University Hotel and
> Conference Center
>
> Sponsors: AWOGNet - The Center For African Studies
> University Technology Services
>
> Co-Sponsors: Office of Minority Affairs; Office of International
> Education; Midwest Universities for International Activities - MUCIA
> Global
>
> Conference Focus: Information/Communication Technologies
>
> Papers submitted for this conference will focus on the Social,
> Political, Economic, and Cultural influences of Information and
> Communication Technologies especially as they relate to the Education
> of Women and Children in Africa, and Capacity Building in African
> Nations.
>
> Tracks:* Please see the AWOGNet Web Page:
> http://www.osu.edu/org/awognet/
> for details. The three major tracts are summarized below
>
> 1. Learning at a Distance
> The three "As" - Affordability, Availability, Access
>
> 2. Socio/Cultural Implications of the New Media
> New ways of communicating, Drivers and Barriers
>
> 3. The Influence Scope and Limits of The Internet/Web
> Internet/Web - For Whom? Globalization or Balkanization, Africa's
> special case
>
> Dead Line for Papers: December 19, 1997; Responses: by January 19,
> 1998
>
> Papers should be sent to: AWOGNet, Center for African Studies, The
> Ohio State University, 314 Oxley Hall, 1712 Neil Avenue, Columbus,
> Ohio 43210-1219, USA
> Phone: (614) 292-5901; Fax: (614) 292-4273; email: [log in to unmask]
>
> African Women Global Network (AWOGNet)
>
> First International Conference
> on
>
> Women in Technology and Development
>
> Track Descriptions
>
> The AWOGNet Program Committee invites you to submit a presentation
> proposal
> for the first International Conference on "Women in Technology and
> Development"
>
> We seek presenters from Institutions of Higher Learning, NGOs (Non
> Governmental Organizations) and Professionals. We are particularly
> interested in technology issues that relate to women of African
> decent. While the following descriptions suggest ideas for topics,
> they are not all-inclusive. So you can choose a topic, as well as
> choose your own format of presentation, whether it is the traditional
> lecture mode, a non-traditional mode, a panel discussion, or another
> format for sharing your ideas or experiences. If you choose a panel
> mode, we would like to have names of your panelists, their topics, and
> their papers.
>
> Proposal Deadline December 19, 1997
>
> Track 1 Learning at a Distance
>
> In this increasingly complex world, what are the most important issues
> we can address with new forms of learning, especially when the
> learning occurs at a distance? The emphasis here is on how developing
> countries can afford Distance Education. More at risk are women and
> children, but do they need it, how will it be made available and what
> mode of access is best for them? How will these new technologies and
> the changing learning paradigms, change institutions in the Developing
> countries? What National and or institutional policy changes need to
> take place in the Developing countries in order to ensure that new
> learning paradigms can be adopted? Are there business and funding
> models that can be used to create sustainable, scaleable, and
> affordable access strategies to these new instructional technologies?
>
> This track will seek papers that address such questions as: If
> Developing countries are
> to create Communities of Learners and are expected to meet the surging
> demand for
> education, can they device appropriate technology transfer and in what
> mode? Can we apply our ability to adapt, innovate, and collaborate in
> new and challenging
> ways?
> How should we re-engineer or redesigned our institutions of learning
> to better serve today's students? Is this a sure way to bridge the
> widening gap between the Developed and the Developing Countries? Since
> implementing new technologies can strain existing and shallow
> resources of Developing countries, will this further the imbalance
> between the Developing Countries' expectations and ability to deliver?
>
> What are the effective support models for faculty who want to apply
> Distance Learning technology to curriculum development? Are there
> necessary organizational forms that have been developed to promote
> technology in the teaching and learning environment for the Developing
> Countries?
> How can we meet the ever increasing demand for technology support?
> What resources should Developing countries put into development,
> training, and retraining? What models of partnership and leverage have
> succeeded in increasing the quality of Distance Education. What values
> are added to learning? What changes are expected in years to come?
>
> Track 2 Socio/Cultural Implication of the New Media
>
> It is almost imperative that strategic partnerships and alliances are
> now more of a necessity in Developing countries than in Developed
> countries especially in the areas of information and communication
> technologies. In the advanced countries, economic pressures, new
> opportunities, interdependent relationships, and resource leveraging
> are some of the driving forces that create unique partnership
> opportunities. But can Developing countries capitalize
> on their current positions (socio/economic barriers, cultural
> preferences and enormous debt to International agencies, poor
> infrastructural developments etc.) by forming new partnerships and
> devising ingenious ways to overcome being trapped in poverty and
> underdevelopment? If so, with whom can they associate? Who is in a
> position to form new alliances with Developing Countries?
>
> This track will seek papers addressing questions such as: What are the
> key cultural and socio/economic barriers towards the creation and
> application of the new Information and Communication Media? What are
> the obstacles to technological innovation and how can they be
> overcome? How have the developed countries overcome similar or
> different barriers and harnessed technological applications that have
> solved similar problems? Can these applications be transferred
> appropriately to Developing nations ? Can the application of new
> technologies, or the use of established technologies be effected in
> Developing countries. Are there innovative ways, to enable our Nations
> to operate more efficiently, help women and children to learn more
> effectively, enhance communications across the globe, and improve many
> fundamental services such as health, Environmental, etc. How do
> Developing Countries form and maintain partnerships? What makes a
> partnership successful? What can help make a partnership work as a
> true alliance, not merely as a merger or hostile takeover? Can
> partners also compete? Can the Developing countries really be equal
> partners?
>
> Track 3 The Influence Scope and Limits of the Internet/Web
>
> The Internet and the World Wide Web have shrunk the world by enabling
> electronic communication and other forms of virtual associations.
> Network communications has become a cornerstone technology for
> shrinking the map and creating Global Units for Education,
> Communication, Commerce and so forth. Furthermore, the potential of
> networked information for supporting institutional teaching, learning,
> scholarship, and research needs is enormous. In the developed
> Countries, Networked information has become the focal point for
> different types of interdisciplinary activities, from intellectual
> collaborations, service synergy, and organizational alliances to
> corporate and industrial
> alliances. Yet, the Developing countries seem to remain on the
> periphery. Full participation of Developing Countries in this Global
> economy remains a critical piece of the puzzle for really arriving at
> the ultimate Global Communities.
>
> This track will seek papers that address such questions as: For whom
> is the highly publicized Information Super Highway? Have the Internet
> and the World Wide Web widened the gap between the technology haves
> and Technology Have-Nots, the technology rich and the technology poor?
> Where and how do Developing countries begin to build the necessary
> Information and Communication network infrastructure? How can they
> take advantage of these new capabilities and services? How can
> Developing countries effect the application of these new technologies,
> or established technologies to the benefit of women and Children? How
> can Developing countries best address issues that are organizational,
> technological, and information dimensions of networked information? In
> the Developing countries, how will policy decisions, and issues of
> information creation, organization, discovery, retrieval, and
> ownership, the networked information environment; access and fair use
> issues be addressed?
>
> REGISTRATION Information
>
> Pre- Registration
> AWOGNet Members $55.00
> AWOGNet Non-members $100.00
> Students $20.00
>
> AWOGNet Workshops:
> $30.00 each (The two Workshops cost a total of $50.00). Workshops are
> on a first come, first served basis
>
> AWOGNet Banquet $25.00, members; and $35.00, non members; $10.00 for
> Students
>
> On-Site Registration
> AWOGNet Members $60.00; AWOGNet Non-members $110; Students $25.00
>
> Please send checks to The Ohio State University/AWOGNet at AWOGNet,
> Center for African Studies, The Ohio State University, 314 Oxley Hall,
> 1712 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1219, USA
>
> Registration Form
>
> Name _______________________________________
>
> Address ______________________________________
>
> City _________________________________________
>
> State _________ Zip _______________ ________
>
> Country ______________________________
>
> E-Mail ________________________________________
>
> Affiliation _____________________________________
>
> Office Telephone ________________________________
>
> Discipline _____________________________________
>
> Region/Country of Interest _________________________
>
> WORKSHOPS
>
> The Participants:
> Anyone with interest in any of the above themes is welcomed to
> participate in
> this workshop, after registration and paying nominal fees.
>
> Fees & Registration:
> -------------------
> Registration fee/s for AWOGNet Workshop/s $30.00 each (The two
> Workshops cost a total of $50.00)
>
> If you are registering within the United States, for the Workshops,
> please contact Ms. Lois Ann McAdoo, at the University Technology
> Services, Ohio State University,
> phone (614) 292-5901. Otherwise, please send your checks to The Ohio
> State University/AWOGNet, AWOGNet, Center for African Studies, The
> Ohio State University, 314 Oxley Hall, 1712 Neil Avenue, Columbus,
> Ohio 43210-1219, USA
>
> Morning Workshop: AWOGShop1
>
> Introduction to Internet Services
>
> How do you surf the Internet? What kinds of software do you need? How
> do you get on-line and up-to-date? Your will discover the answers
> to these essential questions and more during morning, hands-on
> workshop. Don't miss this fabulous opportunity to be on the
> cutting-edge of technology.
>
> Dates & Times:
> Thursday April 9, 1998
> 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
>
> Place:
> The Ohio State University
> 345 Central Classrooms
> 2009 Millikin Road
> Columbus, Ohio 43210
>
> Instructors:
> Dr. Egondu Onyejekwe, UTS Director, Emerging Technologies
> Michael Fulmer, Customer Support, UTS
> Richard Wofford, Macintosh Technical Support, UTS
>
> Topics:
> An introduction to Internet services covering:
> Macintosh Fundamentals
> Sending Electronic Mail
> Reading Newsgroups
> Using Electronic Reference Works
> Using Web Browsers
> Designing Web Pages
>
> Admission:
> Class is limited to 30 students. No prior experience needed.
>
> Afternoon Workshop: AWOGShop2
>
> Enriching the Classroom with Distance Learning Resources
>
> Those who teach in Africa and about Africa, as well as those who have
> interest in Africa's Development efforts will find this workshop very
> informative. It should engage researchers, teachers, NGOs and the
> general public on what resources can be used to reach students at a
> distance, especially in rural communities. It is also a very
> informative workshop on what is available on the Internet, and the
> World Wide Web, especially those related to Africa. It illustrates how
> to locate such materials, and how they could be used for acquiring
> accurate and up-to-date information about Africa.
>
> Dates & Times:
> Thursday April 9, 1998
> 1:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
>
> Place:
> The Ohio State University
> 120 Baker Systems
> 1971 Neil Avenue
> Columbus, Ohio 43210
>
> Instructors:
>
> Dr. Bob Dixon, Senior Engineer, University Technology Services
> Dr. Egondu Onyejekwe, UTS Director, Emerging Technologies
>
> Topics:
> An introduction to different Distance Education Delivery Media
> I/P Video
> Compressed Digital Video
> Electronic Messaging
> The World Wide Web
> Accessing Educational Resources for Teaching about Africa
>
> Admission:
> Class is limited to 50 students. No prior experience needed.
>
> Egondu (Ego) Rosemary Onyejekwe Ph.D. Phone: (614) 292-5901
> Director, Emerging Technologies
> University Technology Services Fax: (614) 292-7081
> 445 Baker Systems Engineering
> The Ohio State University
> 1971 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Web Addresses: http://www.osu.edu/org/awognet/
> http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/disted