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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Andrea Hoplight Tapia
[mailto:andreat@u.arizona.edu]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 16, 2001 3:58
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Cfrank@biocom.arizona.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> Tucson
conference-Call for Papers<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR>A brand new conference is
coming into being and I'd like to invite you to be part of it. <BR><BR>The
conference is entitled "The Technology Economy on the Sonoran Border: Theory,
Practice and Promise." <BR><BR>We hope to focus on information technology and
social change, especially between diverse populations, nations, and
institutions. <BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>We are looking for
papers/presentations in four areas: <BR><BR>1. The digital divide-- with special
focus Latin American and Hispanic-American populations. <BR><BR><?color><?param 7F00,0000,0000>2. Technology at the border-
International borderlands and IT <BR><BR>3. E-commerce- the changing nature of
technical/information work <BR><BR>4. Law, privacy and policy in institutions-
Higher <?color><?param 0000,0000,0000>Education and Government <BR><BR>This
conference draws from both sides of the border and from the academic and
practical worlds.This conference will be a tremendous opportunity for dialogue,
debate, and visioning with collaboration between academic, government, and
industry constituents concerned about information technology. <BR><BR>The
deadline for paper submissions is November 1st, 2001. <BR>Please send them
electronically to my address, andreat@u.arizona.edu. Email me earlier with ideas
and questions. <BR><BR>Very limited funding is available to help defer travel
costs on a competitive basis. <BR><BR><BR><PRE>Andrea Hoplight Tapia, Ph.D.
University of Arizona, Science and Technology Studies
Post-Doc., NSF grant "Universities in the Information Age"
Office phone: 520-626-8221
Email: andreat@u.arizona.edu
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