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There are many conferences on IT and telecom going on in the world.
Most of us can't make it to Africa or elsewhere any time soon, but some
of these are in the US.  Also, the web-sites listed at the bottom may
prove to be useful information resources.

This is also a good news letter to subscribe to if you have the time to
read it.

Martin

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Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 10:49:30 GMT +0200
From: "PRODDER" <yof@zeus.HSRC.ac.za>
Subject: e-PRODDER-mail -Number 55

e-PRODDER-mail

16 March 1998

Number 55

Edited and compiled by David Barnard and Yzette Ferreira
(further edited for this List by the Moderators)


  CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/MEETINGS

(Conferences marked with an asterisk (*) are appearing in
e-PRODDER-mail for the first time)

SOUTHERN AFRICAN CONFERENCES

CELLULAR AND WIRELESS ACCESS - INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT FOR SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA

DATE:  30-31 March 1998
VENUE:  Theatre on Track, Kyalami, SOUTH AFRICA
ENQUIRIES:  Institute for International Relations (IIR)
Tel:  (+27) (11)  726-6003  Fax:  (+27) (11)  726-1304

FUNDRAISING AND THE INTERNET (*)

DATE:  18 March 1998
VENUE:  Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA
ENQUIRIES:  Erica van Dyk, Southern Africa Institute of Fundraising
Tel:  (+27) (21)  903-0434  Fax:  (+27) (21)  903-9007


MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALISATION AT THE CITY LEVEL (*)

DATE:  26 March 1998
VENUE:  Union Buildings, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
COST:  R25,00 (Lunch)
ENQUIRIES:  C H du Plessis, UNISA
Tel:  (+27) (12)  429-6674  Fax:  (+27) (12)  429-3680
E-mail:  dplesch@alpha.unisa.ac.za


RESULTS OF THE ECA/IDRC RESEARCH PROJECT ON THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION
AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ON AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

DATE:  18 March 1998 (19h00)
VENUE:  Sheraton Hotel, Harare, ZIMBABWE
ENQUIRIES:  Nancy Hafkin, United Nations Economic Commission for
Africa
E-mail:  hafkin.uneca@un.org


TELEMATICS FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT (TAD) CONSORTIUM MEETING (*)

DATE:  25 March 1998 (09h00-13h00)
VENUE:  St Alban's College, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
ENQUIRIES:  Telematics for African Development (TAD) Consortium
Tel:  (+27) (11)  403-2813  Fax:  (+27) (11)  403-2814
E-mail:  neilshel@icon.co.za



INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN COMMUNITY MEDIA CONFERENCE ON TELEMATICS (*)

DATE:  23-28 March 1998
VENUE:  Dar-es-Salaam, TANZANIA
ENQUIRIES:  Muthoni Wanyeki, EcoNews Africa
Tel:  (+254) (2)  72-1076  Fax:  (+254) (2)  72-5171
E-mail:  econews@web.net  WWW:  http://web.net/-econews

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND EDI CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

DATE:  30 March - 1 April 1998
VENUE:  Orlando, Florida, UNITED STATES
ENQUIRIES:
WWW:  http://www.disa.org/conference/ecedi98

IMPLEMENTING LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES - STRATEGIES AND EXPERIENCE (*)

DATE:  6-8 April 1998
VENUE:  Southampton, UNITED KINGDOM
ENQUIRIES:  SEDA Administration
Tel:  (+44) (121)  440-5021  Fax:  (+44) (121)  440-5022
E-mail:  office@seda.demon.co.uk

INFOCOM'98

THEME:  Gateway to the 21st Century
DATE:  29 March - 2 April 1998
VENUE:  San Francisco, California, UNITED STATES
ENQUIRIES:
WWW:  Http://www.comsoc.org/~infocom98 (Europe) /
http://www.iss.nus.sg/INFOCOM


ROLE OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ARAB
WORLD

DATE:  22-23 March 1998
VENUE:  Cairo, EGYPT
ENQUIRIES:  Conference Organisers
E-mail:  nahoubih@ workspace.org


2nd WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

DATE:  23 March - 1 April 1998
VENUE:  Valletta, MALTA
ENQUIRIES:  Hans Pieterse, Conference Coordinator, ITU
Tel:  (+41) (22)  730-5094  Fax:  (+41) (22)  730-5484
E-mail:  wtdc-98@itu.net  WWW:  http://www.itu.int/wtdc-98


7th INTERNATIONAL WORLD WIDE WEB CONFERENCE

DATE:  14-18 April 1998
VENUE:  Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
ENQUIRIES:
WWW:  http://www7.conf.au/

10th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DATE:  24-26 March 1998
VENUE:  Hanoi, VIETNAM
ENQUIRIES:  Prof Ching chih Chen, Chief Conference Organizer NIT '98
Tel:  (+1) (617)  521-2804  Fax:  (+1) (617)  527-3431 / 521-3192
E-mail:  cchen@simmons.edu


  TRAINING COURSES


MATHEMATICS EDUCATION PROJECT

The Mathematics Education Project is a non-profit NGO based at the
University of Cape Town (UCT).  Its vision is to build a dynamic
community of informed, influential, innovative and critical
mathematics educators who will significantly shape the teaching and
learning of mathematics in South Africa.

ENQUIRIES:  Catherine Harrison
Tel:  (+27) (21)  650-3368  E-mail:  ch@education.uct.ac.za



  VACANCIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT FIELD


FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION INSTITUTE (FXI)

Information and External Campaigns Officer.

The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) was established to protect
and foster freedom of speech and expression and access to information.
It was formed as the result of the merger of three organisations
active in the defense of freedom of expression during the apartheid
era.

The applicant for the above position should have the following skills,
namely a commitment to promote freedom of expression and oppose
censorship, an ability to write, edit and take material to final
production stage, computer literacy and familiarity with the Internet
and electronic publishing, an ability to deal with the media,
experience in campaigning and networking, preferably a tertiary
qualification in journalism or communications and preferably three
year experience in a media environment.

The FXI offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and
generous leave.  The successful applicant will have the opportunity of
working in this very important field at an exciting time of our new
democracy.  Closing date for applications: 23 March 1998.

ENQUIRIES:  The Executive Director, FXI
Tel:  (+27) (11)  403-8309



  INTERNET NEWS AND WEBSITES

Connectivity - Southern Africa (an IDRC project)
http://www.idrc.org.za/connectsa/

Multimedia Training
http://www.multitrain.co.za

National Information Technology Forum (NITF)
http://www.wn.apc.org/nitf/

SADC Food Security Sector
http://www.zimbabwe.net/sadc-fanr/intro.htm

Tender Board
http://www.tenderboard.co.za

Union of International Associations (UIA)
http://www.uia.org/


  PRODDER ADDRESS DETAIL

David Barnard - Coordinator
Yzette Ferreira - Development Information Officer

P O Box 32410
2017  Braamfontein
SOUTH AFRICA

Tel:  (+27) (11)  482-6150  Fax:  (+27) (11)  482-4739
E-mail:  DBB@zeus.hsrc.ac.za  or  YOF@zeus.hsrc.ac.za
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