[Air-l] AoIR conference venues

[Cristian Berrío Zapata]

Taking into account the comment made about Digital Divide enforcement
when talking about the conference location, I think you are missing one
point: for developed countries citizens due to many factors, paying
transportation and accommodations wherever in the world is viable. For
us, citizens from the undeveloped world (aren't we about 75% of the
population?), not only we have trouble getting into any country (being
Colombian I have to obtain visa even to enter hell), but the more
important: professionals and academics working the topic here have not
the income level to pay for their logistics.

In the end, somehow, whether conscious or not, we are promoting the
Digital Divide barrier as third world people would have high economical,
political and even linguistic barriers to reach the conference.

So here I claim again, why not thinking on ICT solutions to this
logistic problem? I suggest that AOIR conference must thin seriously
about this.

Cristian Berrío Zapata
Profesor PUJ - UNAL
Facultad de Economía
Teléfono (57 3)300 817 9849
cberrioz at cable.net.co
CHAT cristianberrioz at hotmail.com


-----Mensaje original-----
De: air-l-aoir.org-bounces at listserv.aoir.org
[mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] En nombre de Lois Ann
Scheidt
Enviado el: Martes, 05 de Octubre de 2004 09:14 a.m.
Para: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
Asunto: Re: [Air-l] AoIR conference venues

For those that may not be aware of the changes to US policy for entry
into
the US I've posted some sites so you can learn more.   For foreign
visitors to the Usthis imformation will be important, but potentially
more
important to US citizens so we can monitor what changes our government
is
making on our behalf.  It's probably silly to remind this group to
register and vote in November but I'm going to doit anyway, vote your
conscience.

Travel to US sites:

http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/faq/newusatravelrules.jsp;jsessioni
d=BioslSgK27pSuUWGaE2sVhkOxbfYAUkgCzoqsIicbrHFT53C4090!-1112292905!17484
3410!8001!7002

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-09-30-europe-fingerprints_x.htm

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1343497,00.html

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-09-30-eu-passports_x.htm

Lois Ann Scheidt MPA MIS SPHR CCP
Doctoral Student
School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University
Bloomington IN USA
Webpage:  http://www.loisscheidt.com
Blog:  http://www.professional-lurker.com

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