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From: "Doug Schuler" <douglas@scn.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 9:47 AM Subject: Invitations to Seattle and beyond Tomorrow's information and communication infrastructure is being shaped today -- But by whom and to what ends? IF you believe that our current communication systems aren't meeting community and civic needs you're not alone! Millions of people from around the world are asking these questions -- Will communication systems meet the needs of ALL people? Will they help people address current and future issues? Will they promote democracy, social justice, a healthy environment? Will appropriate research be conducted? Will equitable policies be enacted? Millions of people throughout the world are working to create systems which meet humankind's crucial needs. We are extending TWO invitations to those who are interested in this work. 1111111111111111111111 111 Invitation ONE 111 1111111111111111111111 Join 500 researchers, practitioners, activists, jounalists, educators, artists, policy-makers and citizens from around the world in Seattle May 16-19, 2002 at CPSR's eighth biannual "Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing" (DIAC) symposium to address these critical questions and develop action plans. A variety of events are planned ranging from invited speakers, panel discussions, and pattern presentations to informal working sessions -- both planned and spontaneous. Symposium topics include the digital divide, human rights and privacy, cyberspace and economic development, open content research, pattern language development, community networks, wireless community networking, developing a civil society charter for the UN Summit on the Network Society, virtual communities and online activism, cross-border collaborations, and MORE! And, as with previous DIAC symposia, we'll do our best to bring in some surprises as well... Please join us in Seattle (and beyond) for this exciting and important event! Don't miss it! Shaping the Network Society: Patterns for Participation, Action, and Change DIAC-02 in Seattle, May 16-19, 2002. http://www.cpsr.org/conferences/diac02 Sponsored by: Public Sphere Project of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) National Communication Association Task Force on the Digital Divide 2222222222222222222222 222 Invitation TWO 222 2222222222222222222222 Browse the "patterns" we've received so far and submit your own! Based on the insights of architect Christopher Alexander, we are soliciting "patterns" that people use to create communication and information technology that affirms human values. We will use these patterns to craft a "pattern language" - a useful and compelling "knowledge structure" based on the collective wisdom of our community. Ideally our pattern language will help articulate -- and promote interest in -- engaged and effective research and activism. Our pattern system (http://diac.cpsr.org/cgi-bin/diac02/pattern.cgi) includes the 150+ patterns that we've collected. It also includes facilities for entering and editing additional patterns. All of the patterns entered so far and those entered before the May 1st deadline will be reviewed at the symposium for possible inclusion in the final pattern language. We encourage you to submit a pattern -- or, better, several patterns! This pattern language will only be as good as the patterns that you submit! We are "casting a wide net" for patterns from all relevant domains and situations. health activism libraries open source We human rights are especially collaborations encouraging additional civil liberties patterns in these roll your own media areas... developing countries alternative technologies environmental informatics gender, ethnicity, age cultural expression --- thanks --- war and militarism culture jamming media critique cross-border organizing education language policy labor Please contact symposium and pattern language coordinator, Doug Schuler, douglas@scn.org, if you have any questions on either of these invitations. Don't hate the media. Become the media. - Jello Biafra _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://amsterdam.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold