Friday, August 30, 2002

Global Congress on Community Networking in the Digital Era http://www.globalcn.org/montreal2002/en/program_en.html Preliminary programme   GlobalCN 2002 will be a 5-day event that will include: activities of international twinning of communities and organizations, training seminars and academic symposia (8-9 Oct.) Preliminary list of workshops after the opening on Wednesday night (9 Oct.), the congress per se will have a duration of two and a half days, Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning (10-12 Oct.). It will include thematic round tables (one for each theme) in plenary session, workshops on these themes and other workshops if necessary artistic and cultural activities open to the general public an exhibition hall Monday, October 7 Tuesday, October 8 Wednesday, October 9 Thursday, October 10 Friday, October 11 Saturday, October 12 Monday, October 7 Location: UniversitÈ du QuÈbec [dbl dagger] MontrÈal (UQ¿M) 12:00 - 4:00 Registration and welcoming of participants, orientation and introduction to local partner groups Tuesday, October 8 Location : UniversitÈ du QuÈbec [dbl dagger] MontrÈal (UQ¿M) 9:30 - 12:00 Block A: Training seminars and twinning workshops 12:00 - 2:00 Lunch 2:00 - 4:30 Block B: Training seminars and twinning workshops Wednesday, October 9 Location : UniversitÈ du QuÈbec [dbl dagger] MontrÈal (UQ¿M) 9:30 - 12:00 Block C: Training seminars and twinning workshops 12:00 - 2:00 Lunch 2:00 - 4:30 Block D: Training seminars and twinning workshops 6:30 - 8:30 Official opening - Cocktail and standing dinner   Thursday, October 10 Place : Montreal Bonaventure Hilton Hotel 7:30-8:30 Registration and Orientation 8:45-10:15 Thematic plenary 1 The Future of Community Networks 10:15-10:45 Pause 10:45-12:15 Roundtables ñ Theme 1 ß         Community networks in global information and communication technology strategies ß         Community networks in national information and communication technology strategies ß         Community networks in local information and communication technology strategies ß         Broadband and community networks: developments and opportunities ß         Sustainability and community networks: strategies, lessons learned ß         Organizational and structural directions for community networks 12:15-14:00 Lunch (no scheduled activities) 14:00-15:30 Thematic plenary 2 Community Networks, Digital Cities and Territories: Toward Democratic Renewal? 14:00-15:30 Thematic plenary 4 Cultural Diversity: Multiculturalism and Multilingualism on the Net 15:30-16:00 Break 16:00-18:00 Roundtables - Theme 2 ß         Participation for all in city life ß         Services to the community ß         Access to knowledge and local content 16:00-18:00 Roundtables - Theme 4 ß         Languages and local content on the net: situation and trends ß         Indigenous cultures on the Net ß         Cultural diversity and governance 18:00-21:00 Cultural activities/Project bazaar Friday, October 11 Place : Montreal Bonaventure Hilton Hotel 7:30-8:15 Late registration 8:30-10:00 Thematic plenary 3 Dimensions of Internet Rights: Challenges for a Democratic Information Society 8:30-10:00 Special thematic plenary Intellectual Property, Collaborative Production and Freeware 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30-12:00 Roundtables ñ Theme 3 ß         The right to communicate revisited: creating the conditions ß         Intellectual property in question ß         Individual rights, control and protection of privacy ß         Internet governance: Can democratic participation be saved? ß         Women, Internet rights and the regulation of communication: building citizenship in the information society 10:30-12:00 Roundtables ñ Freeware Open source vs. freeware 12:00-14:00 Luncheon discussion 14:00-15:30 Plenary - SMSI/WSIS The World Summit on the Information Society: What Role for International Civil Society? 15:30-16:00 Break 16:00-17:30 Roundtables SMSI/WSIS: For a Civil Society Platform ß         The emergence of international civil society in the global decision-making process ß         Procedures for civil society participation and the WSIS agenda ß         Community network platform of proposals for the WSIS ß         Community network platform of proposals for the WSIS ß         The role of foundations 20:00-23:00 Multimedia Evening   Saturday, October 12 Place : Montreal Bonaventure Hilton Hotel 9:00-10:30 Plenary - SMSI/WSIS Reports of Roundtables 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:30 Closing Announcement of the World Summit on the Information Society, Geneva 2003, UN/ITU Presentation of the platform for the SMSI/WSIS Delivery of conference proceedings of GlobalCN 2002 Launch of the GlobalCN 2003 process comments? [] 11:53:53 AM     AT&T Broadband faces lawsuit for Broadband AT&T Broadband faces lawsuit for Broadband "Redlining" Thursday August 29, 4:50 pm ET WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug 29 (Reuters) - AT&T Corp. 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