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Kent Wakely                                    Internet: kwakely@uoguelph.ca
http://tdg.uoguelph.ca/~kwakely/               kwakely@tdg.uoguelph.ca
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Date: Mon, 3 Apr 95 15:04:00 EDT
From: Garth Graham <aa127@freenet.carleton.ca>
To: Multiple recipients of list <can-freenet@cunews.carleton.ca>
Subject: Community Access to the Info Highway Conference



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     COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY

Conference featuring  speakers, workshops,  hands-on tutorials

       TAKE CHARGE OF THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY!

                Tudor Inn Hall, Ottawa

                     May 7-9, 1995

Keynote address:  Dr. Ursula Franklin

The information highway is supposed to be the key to our high-
tech future, the electronic  meeting place that  will bring us
into the 21st century.  The highway is being developed largely
with our money, either through government support or the bills
we pay.  But nobody  has asked community  groups or other non-
government organizations how they would want to use it, or how
it can be adapted to meet their needs and budgets.

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR NGOs AND COMMUNITY NETWORKERS

Community-based organizations and non-government agencies have
a wealth of experience and a range of specific needs that must
be reflected in  the  development of the  information highway.
Community  networks and  other public  access networks already
are  working hard  to meet those  needs, serving as electronic
neighbourhoods  that  address the priorities  and interests of
communities they mirror.

Rarely has  there been an  opportunity for these two groups to
come together, explore common ground, and find  ways of speak-
ing with a unified voice.  And  never before  has the need for
discussion and networking been so urgent.

Through a series of plenary  presentations, concurrent discus-
sion  groups, and online  tutorials,  conference  participants
will:

*   Identify the types of content that  will make or break the
    information highway as a useful working tool;

*   Explore  practical barriers - from equipment and software,
    to the  cost of  online  services - that  could  limit the
    community sector's access to key information and services;

*   Share ideas and make valuable connections with  other com-
    munity-based  groups, government  officials,  and  private
    sector suppliers of equipment and services.

LEARN WHAT'S ON THE 'NET FOR YOU AND YOUR ASSOCIATION

Electronic networks are rapidly becoming an essential tool for
outreach, lobbying and  information-sharing.  But the Internet
is sometimes  an unfriendly place for newcomers.  This confer-
ence will build important  bridges between  long-time users of
cyberspace and those who are looking in for the first time.

Onsite terminals will be available  throughout the  conference
for FREE tutorials and practical use.

EXPRESS *YOUR* NEEDS

Electronic networks could  develop into a powerful  forum  for
groups that tend to be marginalized in society.  They can open
up new  forms of  accessible  communication  for  seniors  and
people with disabilities, create overnight links between advo-
cacy groups, or provide  access to social  services for house-
holds  on  fixed  or limited  incomes.  So far,  though, these
groups have  not  been heard  from in the  development  of the
information highway. Here's your chance to think your way for-
ward into a glaring gap in public policy!

Register  now  - limited  spaces  available.   Registration is
$95.00 + GST  up to April 17.   After that  date  the fees are
$130.00 + GST.

Detailed information on the agenda, speakers, hotel availabil-
ity and shuttle bus  service will be mailed out to registrants
in the conference package.

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                      REGISTRATION FORM
                       (please print)

[]  Sign me up  to participate  in a conference  on  community
access to the information highway!

Name/Title ...................................................

Agency/Organization (if applicable) ..........................

Address ......................................................

City ............... Province .......... Postal Code .........

Telephone:(w) (.....).............. (h) (.....)...............

Fax: (......)................ Email ..........................


Registration fees:

[]  $95.00 (before April 10)   []  $130.00 (after April 10)

Method of payment:

[]  Cheque (by mail; cheques payable to InfoLink Consultants)

[] Mastercard                [] VISA

Credit Card Number: .............. Expiry date ...............

Name of Card Holder: .............................

Signature: .......................................

(A limited number of  subsidized  spaces  may be available for
students / unemployed / limited income. Call for information.)


Please indicate any special needs we should be aware of:

[] Physical challenges (please specify) ......................

[] Food Allergies (please specify) ...........................

[] Other .....................................................


What  Internet applications/uses are you interested in explor-
ing in tutorials?

[] Logging on      [] Email/Usenet      [] Gopher/Veronica
[] FTP/Archie      [] World Wide Web
[] Other (specify) ...................................


* Mail completed registration form to:
             Community Access to the Information Highway
             c/o InfoLink
             P.O. Box 4892, Station E
             Ottawa, ON, K1S 5J1

                OR

* Fax completed registration form to:
             1-613-235-0155

* For more information:
             1-800-265-3973
             in Ottawa: 594-5960
             email John Thurston, ag264@freenet.carleton.ca
             or    Mitchell Beer, ac779@freenet.carleton.ca


Conference Steering Committee:

        Andrew Chisholm, Friends of the Earth
        Garth Graham, Coalition for Public Information
        Ivan Hale, One Voice, the Canadian Seniors Network
        Marita Moll, Public Information Highway Advisory Council
        Andrew Reddick, Public Interest Advocacy Centre
        Susan Scruton, Canadian Council on Social Development
        Dave Sutherland, TeleCommunities Canada

--
John Thurston, PhD, Mgr., Emerging Technologies, InfoLink
ag264@freenet.carleton.ca / thurston@globalx.net
Voice: (613) 737-9648 / 594-5960  Fax: (613) 235-0155
26 Stamford Private, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1T 3J3

--
	Garth Graham
		aa127@freenet.carleton.ca
		Box 86, Ashton, Ontario, K0A 1B0   Tel: 613-253-3497