[Air-l] FW: Technology Conference, Tuscon .... (note: submit deadline extended)

[Ellis Godard]

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrea Hoplight Tapia [mailto:andreat at u.arizona.edu]
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 12:21 PM

Hello Techno-friends and colleagues,

The submission deadline for this conference has been extended to January
15th, 2002. Please consider submitting you work if you have not done so
already.

The conference is as follows:

"The Technology Economy on the Sonoran Border:  Theory, Practice and
Promise."

It will focus on information technology and social change,
especially between diverse populations, nations, and institutions.

It is a one day (plus) conference to be held Friday, May 3rd, 2002 at the
Sheraton El Conquistador in Tucson, AZ. There will also be a reception on
Thursday evening, May 2nd.

We are looking for papers/presentations in four areas:

 1. The digital divide-- with special focus Latin American and
Hispanic-American populations.

 2. Technology at the border- International borderlands and IT

 3. E-commerce- the changing nature of technical/information work

 4. Law, privacy and policy in institutions- Higher Education and Government

 Please send submissions electronically to my address,
andreat at u.arizona.edu. Detailed abstracts will be accepted.

Very limited funding is available to help defer travel costs on a
competitive basis.

PLEASE circulate this e-flyer among all interested friends, colleagues,
departments and lists.