Programme
The Conference included:
- practical training opportunities
- time for sharing experiences
- case studies
- workshops and seminars
- discussion about IT issues in the community sector with a view to influencing public policy.
Conference Themes
- Why communities should claim their space on the Internet, and how to do it
- How the Internet and other technology can be used to benefit and empower
our communities, hapu and iwi.
The conference was organised by: Department of Internal Affairs - Community
Development Group; WINZ - Community Employment; Island Bay Community Network;
Joint Presbyterian-Methodist Public Questions Committee; NZ Citizens Advice
Bureau; Sustainable Wellington Net; and others.
This is the final programme for the conference. Many of the presentations are
available online, click on the links to view a copy of the full paper. Presenters
biographical information is also available.
Monday 17 April 2000
9.00am |
Registrations |
10.00am |
Powhiri |
11.00am |
Opening Speaker
Rowena Cullen,
School of Communications and Information Management, Victoria
University
Keynote Address
"Shaping
the future"
Local Connections in a Global World
Claire Shearman, UK Communities Online
Questions and discussion
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12.30pm
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Lunch |
1.30pm |
Concurrent workshops and seminars (session 1)
"Since
We Became the Masters"
Issues for Iwi in IT
Robyn Kamira
Networking
and Collaborating for Health Promotion in Aotearoa
Pauline Proud
Spotlight on two REAPs
Far North & Tairiwhiti
Malcolm Knowles, Suzi
Gould and Judi Rendall
Preemie-L
Online Support for Parents of Premature Babies
Gary Hardy
L Licence Introductory Internet Workshop
Telecom IT Roadshow
|
2.40pm |
Concurrent workshops and seminars (session 2)
Techno
Tino Rangatiratanga
Promoting Indigenous Autonomy in the Digital Age
Garry Watson
Keeping
our Young People Safe on the Internet
the NZ Internet Safety Kit
Elizabeth Butterfield
Converge Project
Open Source - Open Internet - Open Society
Robert Hunt,
Philip Hewitt
Using
the Web to Develop Community
Hazel Ashton
L Licence Introductory Internet Workshop
Telecom IT Roadshow
|
3.40pm |
Afternoon Tea
|
4.15pm |
Concurrent workshops and seminars (session 3)
Multilingual Web-design
Larry Stillman
Community
Internet Radio
Geography is no Barrier!
Jonathan Mosen
Recycled
Computers for Community Groups
Cora Baillie
West Coast Community Network
a Case Study
Jo Wooldridge
L Licence Introductory Internet Workshop
(Telecom IT Roadshow).
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5.15pm |
End of sessions
|
7.00pm |
Conference dinner:
Market Bar and Cafe
James Smith Corner, 55 Cuba Street, Wellington
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Tuesday 18 April 2000
9.00am |
Keynote Address
"What it is is what we make it"
Optimal roles for government and community in developing the human, equitable and empowering online world that we all want
Gary Hardy, VICNET
Questions and discussion
|
10.20am |
Morning tea
|
10.50am |
Concurrent workshops and seminars
(session 4)
Just What is Accessible Design?
Larry Stillman
SeniorNet Horowhenua
A Facility for the Community
Roy James
Global Community Networking 2000
Bringing Together Community Networks Across the World
Claire Shearman
Primary Issues in Communications Technology relating to Maori Organisations
Kiritapu Murray-Mikaere
L Licence Introductory Internet Workshop
(Telecom IT Roadshow)
|
12.00pm |
Concurrent workshops and seminars
(session 5)
Creating an Internet-based Information Network for Rural Women
Anne Elliot & Kate Wilson
Digital Divide Documentary screening
(Episode 1)
How can e-democracy Empower Communities?
Paul Hughes
NZ Community Development Trust
Mary-Ann Gaelic
L Licence Introductory Internet Workshop
(Telecom IT Roadshow)
|
1.00pm |
Lunch
Extra Digital Divide Documentary screening
(Episode 2)
L Licence Introductory Internet Workshop
(Telecom IT Roadshow)
|
2.00pm |
Concurrent workshops and seminars
(session 6)
Cheap and Easy Websites Workshop
Larry Stillman, Miraz Jordan
Why
the e-conomy Needs e-citizens and Vice Versa
Marianne Doczi
Sustainable
Wellington Net
Developing an Electronic Network for the
Environment/Conservation community
Mike Ennis, Tom Robinson
L Licence Introductory Internet Workshop
(Telecom IT Roadshow)
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3.00pm |
Tea and coffee available |
3.15pm |
Flaxroots TechnologySetting Future Directions
Ross Himona
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4.30pm |
Poroporoaki, close of conference |
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