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.                        Internet World Australia '99
           August 2-4, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre

        Call for presentations - Government Forum - 2 August 1999 
                       "The Business of Government"

Internet World Australia's one day government forum is looking for
Australia's top speakers on the topic of doing business with, and for,
government on the Internet. You have until 30 March 1999 to prepare a
speaking proposal, with innovative ideas on:

* Commercial support for Government:

 - Internet services for government
 - Services for Government via the Internet
 - Services for clients of the government, via the Internet

* Government Support for Commerce:

 - What should the government do to help industry provide Internet
services?
 - How can the government be run better via the Internet?
 - What can the Government teach companies about the Internet?
 - What is happening around the world and in the labs?

The government forum will again be chaired by Tom Worthington, first web
master for the Australian Department of Defence, one of the ten most
influential IT&T people in Australia and a director of the Internet
Society of Australia. He will be joined this year by Ian Barndt from the
Office of Government On-line and one of the founders of Internet for the
Commonwealth Government.

Just fill in the web form with a few paragraphs about your proposed
presentation and yourself and check the box for "Connecting Government"
at: http://events.internet.com/aus.html

You can include a web links with more details (and those with previous
on-line presentations, PR photos and bios already prepared will
impress), but limit your proposal to the size requested. Offers will not
be acknowledged, there will be no extension to the call for
participation. Please call the conference chair, Tom Worthington, on
0419 496 150, with any queries.

If your proposal is accepted, you will be asked to prepare a
presentation of about 30 minutes, with visuals. This isn't a stuffy
academic conference, but you will also be asked to prepare a text
version of your talk for the CD-ROM proceedings.

You will not be paid for your presentation, but will receive the
opportunity to present your views to an influential audience on
Internet, commerce and government. Complimentary registration to the
Government forum and invitations to social functions, will be provided.

DETAILS:

* Internet World Australia '99: http://events.internet.com/australia99/
* Conference Session Proposal Form: http://events.internet.com/aus.html
* Last year's forum:
http://www.acs.org.au/president/1998/past/egov98.htm
* Chair's home page: http://www.tomw.net.au/


Tom Worthington     tom.worthington@tomw.net.au   http://www.tomw.net.au
Immediate Past President, Australian Computer Society
Director, Internet Society of Australia    PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617