Devel-L: On-line Telecom for Rural Development Pre-conference

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"Partnerships and Participation in Telecommunications for Rural = Development" **Conference News Flash** October 1, 1998 =20 Item 1) http://clients.tdg.ca/snowden/conference/forum.cfm =20 The Online Pre-conference for the "Partnerships and Participation in = Telecommunications for Rural Development" Conference starts today and = continues to October 21, 1998. =20 Visit the website (http://clients.tdg.ca/snowden/conference/forum.cfm) = and contribute your ideas, experiences and lessons learned. Watch this = website over the coming days for participant input from around the world = and updates of papers and documents. There are three conference forums: 1) Lessons Learned from the Past 2) Current Rural Development Activity 3) Future Activities

Item 2) You can also join our "face-to-face" conference at the = University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canada on October 26 & 27, 1998 - = see http://www.snowden.org/conference/index.cfm for more details! =20 Item 3) The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has joined our = list of sponsors, contributing to enable a number of participants from = its Multi-purpose Community Telecentres (MCT) initiatives in developing = countries to attend the face-to-face conference in Guelph. Learn more = about the ITU's "Rural Development and Universal Access" initiatives at: = http://www.itu.int/ITU-D-UniversalAccess/ =20 Item 4) The International Development Research Centre's (IDRC) "Acacia = Initiative" is not only helping fund the conference - Acacia = participants will be attending the conference to share their experiences = with communities and the information society in rural Sub-Saharan = Africa. Learn more about the Acacia Initiative at: = http://www.idrc.ca/acacia/ and explore its extensive resources on ICTs = in community development. =20 Item 5) Library networks, agricultural marketing, small business = enhancement, social service support - all part of a unique Canadian = initiative in Lanark County, Ontario: "Grow Lanark" Janet Findlay from = Grow Lanark will be attending the conference to talk about the = importance of community partnerships and community outreach in a = telecommunications initiative focused on long-term economic and = community growth and development. See http://www.thelcn.on.ca/lcn.htm = for more details about this fascinating project!

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"Partnerships and Participation in Telecommunications for = Rural=20 Development"

**Conference News Flash** October 1, 1998

Item 1) http://client= s.tdg.ca/snowden/conference/forum.cfm

The Online Pre-conference for the "Partnerships = and=20 Participation in Telecommunications for Rural Development" = Conference=20 starts today and continues to October 21, 1998.

Visit the website (http://client= s.tdg.ca/snowden/conference/forum.cfm)=20 and contribute your ideas, experiences and lessons learned. = Watch=20 this website over the coming days for participant input from around the = world=20 and updates of papers and documents. There are three conference=20 forums:

1) Lessons Learned from the Past

2) Current Rural Development Activity

3) Future Activities

Item 2) You can also join our = "face-to-face"=20 conference at the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canada on = October 26=20 & 27, 1998 - see http://www.snowden.o= rg/conference/index.cfm=20 for more details!

Item 3) The International Telecommunication Union = (ITU) has=20 joined our list of sponsors, contributing to enable a number of = participants=20 from its Multi-purpose Community Telecentres (MCT) initiatives in = developing=20 countries to attend the face-to-face conference in Guelph. Learn = more=20 about the ITU's "Rural Development and Universal Access" = initiatives=20 at: http://www.itu.int/ITU= -D-UniversalAccess/

Item 4) The International Development Research = Centre's (IDRC)=20 "Acacia Initiative" is not only helping fund the conference - = Acacia=20 participants will be attending the conference to share their experiences = with=20 communities and the information society in rural Sub-Saharan = Africa. Learn=20 more about the Acacia Initiative at: http://www.idrc.ca/acacia/ and = explore its=20 extensive resources on ICTs in community development.

Item 5) Library networks, agricultural marketing, = small=20 business enhancement, social service support - all part of a unique = Canadian=20 initiative in Lanark County, Ontario: "Grow Lanark" = Janet=20 Findlay from Grow Lanark will be attending the conference to talk about = the=20 importance of community partnerships and community outreach in a=20 telecommunications initiative focused on long-term economic and = community growth=20 and development. See http://www.thelcn.on.ca/lcn.htm<= /A> for=20 more details about this fascinating = project!