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"Partnerships and Participation in Telecommunications for Rural =
Development"
**Conference News Flash**  October 1, 1998

Item 1) http://clients.tdg.ca/snowden/conference/forum.cfm

The Online Pre-conference for the "Partnerships and Participation in =
Telecommunications for Rural Development" Conference starts today and =
continues to October 21, 1998.

Visit the website (http://clients.tdg.ca/snowden/conference/forum.cfm) =
and contribute your ideas, experiences and lessons learned.  Watch this =
website over the coming days for participant input from around the world =
and updates of papers and documents.  There are three conference forums:
1) Lessons Learned from the Past
2) Current Rural Development Activity
3) Future Activities

Item 2) You can also join our "face-to-face" conference at the =
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canada on October 26 & 27, 1998 - =
see http://www.snowden.org/conference/index.cfm for more details!

Item 3) The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has joined our =
list of sponsors, contributing to enable a number of participants from =
its Multi-purpose Community Telecentres (MCT) initiatives in developing =
countries to attend the face-to-face conference in Guelph.  Learn more =
about the ITU's "Rural Development and Universal Access" initiatives at: =
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D-UniversalAccess/

Item 4) The International Development Research Centre's (IDRC) "Acacia =
Initiative" is not only helping fund the conference - Acacia =
participants will be attending the conference to share their experiences =
with communities and the information society in rural Sub-Saharan =
Africa.  Learn more about the Acacia Initiative at: =
http://www.idrc.ca/acacia/ and explore its extensive resources on ICTs =
in community development.

Item 5) Library networks, agricultural marketing, small business =
enhancement, social service support - all part of a unique Canadian =
initiative in Lanark County, Ontario: "Grow Lanark"  Janet Findlay from =
Grow Lanark will be attending the conference to talk about the =
importance of community partnerships and community outreach in a =
telecommunications initiative focused on long-term economic and =
community growth and development.  See http://www.thelcn.on.ca/lcn.htm =
for more details about this fascinating project!

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<DIV>**Conference News Flash**&nbsp; October 1, 1998</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Item 1) </FONT><FONT size=3D2><A=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The Online Pre-conference for the &quot;Partnerships =
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Participation in Telecommunications for Rural Development&quot; =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>1) Lessons Learned from the Past</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>2) Current Rural Development Activity</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>3) Future Activities</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Item 2) You can also join our =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Item 3) The International Telecommunication Union =
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joined our list of sponsors, contributing to enable a number of =
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from its Multi-purpose Community Telecentres (MCT) initiatives in =
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countries to attend the face-to-face conference in Guelph.&nbsp; Learn =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Item 4) The International Development Research =
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&quot;Acacia Initiative&quot; is not only helping fund the conference - =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Item 5) Library networks, agricultural marketing, =
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business enhancement, social service support - all part of a unique =
Canadian=20
initiative in Lanark County, Ontario: &quot;Grow Lanark&quot;&nbsp; =
Janet=20
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importance of community partnerships and community outreach in a=20
telecommunications initiative focused on long-term economic and =
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