Dates Oct 7-13, 2002
Type Conference
Location Montreal (Québec) Canada
Organiser(s)
The World Forum on Community Networking (WFCN) is an international NGO created by the Canadian networks organizing the GlobalCN 2002 event.
Target groups
Montreal 2002 strives to represent the plurality, heterogeneity and richness of community ICT initiatives. It will seek a balance, in terms of representation, participation and floor time, among delegates from all continents. The participants will be chosen as a function of their exemplary and innovative practices in the use of ICTs. They will represent various geographical, cultural, generational, gender or socioeconomic perspectives. The organization will encourage attendance and defray costs for delegates who would be otherwise unable to attend due to economic constraints.
Registration
Contact: See website http://www.globalcnpartnership.org/
Information See website http://www.communautique.qc.ca/cmic-wfcn/index_an.html

"World Summit on Internet and Multimedia" Montreux, Oct 8-11, 2002
http://www.internetworldsummit.org

The International Institute of Infonomics will host the international conference of the Association of Internet Researchers. The conference will bring together internationally well-known scholars and researchers, practitioners and students from many fields and different countries for a program of the presentation of papers, formal discussions and informal
exchanges.
http://www.infonomics.nl/aoir/

Terra 2000 project members will figure prominently in the forthcoming conference, with contributions to the sessions below based on their activity in the Terra 2000 project. More details on Terra participation.

More information can be found at www.ebew.net
Download final programme. (pdf 532 kb)

28 and 29 October

A conference on the policy implications of the Social and Human Capital in the Knowledge Society will be held in Brussels next 28 and 29 October. Participants include representatives of the European Institutions, international organisations, EU Member States and accession countries, social partners, NGOs, industry and research.

The conference will notably aim at striking a balance between expectations and realities in the European knowledge society, drawing the political consequences of the emerging trends for employment and social policies.

On the basis of accession countries experience, the conference programme will also focus on the knowledge society in an enlarged Europe, fostering an interdisciplinary approach to social and human capital issues.

Participation to the conference is free of charge but subject to prior registration. For further details and to obtain the registration form you can contact empl-informationsociety@cec.eu.int .

http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2002/aug/knowsoc_en.htm

Type Conference
Location Copenhagen, Denmark
Organiser(s)
IST 2002 is organised by Information Society Directorate-General of the European Commission and the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, under the patronage of European Commissioner Erkki Liikanen and Minister HelgeSander.
Target groups
This is an event not to be missed by anyone who is actively:.Engaged in research.Funding research anywhere in Europe through national, regional or private initiatives.Setting strategic research priorities.Seeking to commercially exploit the results of researchIST 2002 is your best opportunity to meet Europe's top researchers and decision-makers from the information and communications industries and the related public sectors. The event will feature a wide range of workshops designed to maximise opportunities for discussion and informal networking. Description IST 2002 will broaden its scope to all European Information Society research, whether it be funded at European, national or regional level - or even entirely within the private sector. In short, to develop a European Research Area for the Information Society.The general theme is therefore 'Partnerships'. The aim is to help Europe's researchers and industrialists build networks for collaboration, at a time when the IST priority within the EU's 6th Framework Programme for research and technological development is getting underway.The European Commission will soon publish an informal Call for Ideas for both specific workshops and research exhibits. We expect the response to be high in number and quality. The result will be an event tailored to the participants' needs.

See doc on website: http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/documents/ist2002_first_announcement.pdf

Thursday7 November 2002
RIBA, Portland Place, London - download brochure and booking form

The European Research Area and the Framework Programme

Type Conference
Location Brussels, Belgium
Organiser(s) European Commission
Target groups
Anyone interested in the EU's Sixth Framework Programme for research
Description
From 11 to 13 November 2002 the European Commission will hold a major conference to mark the launch of the EU's Sixth Framework Programme for research, which will cover the period from 2002 to 2006.Based on the experience of a similar event in February 1999 which attracted over 5 000 participants the conference will be a major forum to present the objectives and priorities of the Framework Programme and to explain rules for participation. At the same time the conference is meant to create opportunities for scientific debate and exchange of best practice beyond those subjects addressed in the Framework Programme.
Registration On-line registration will be possible via the web site from 15 April.Fee: €180 (€60 for participants from countries having applied for EU membership). The conference fee covers documents, meals and coffee during the conference. It will be waived for the press, and entrance to the exhibition will be free for teachers and students.
Contact Information and Communication Unit
Directorate-General for ResearchEuropean Commission Tel: +32-2-295 99 71Fax: +32-2-295 82 20
E-mail: rtd-conference2002@cec.eu.int

Information See website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/conferences/2002/index_en.html

Eco-Efficiency and the Drive Towards Sustainability: Concepts for the Electr(on)ics & Automotive Industry
Fourth International Symposium, Brokerage Event and Environmental Exhibition.

An event for the discussion of future strategies and for the formation of new strategic partnerships.
http://www.ihrt.tuwien.ac.at/sat/base/cv2000/CI2002_2version/ci2002.htm

The Challenge for Social Science

6-7 December 2002 - Berlin

The Environmental Policy and Global Change Section of the German Political Science Association (DVPW) invites papers for the 2002 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, to be held in Berlin on 6-7 December 2002. This year’s discussions will address the theme “Knowledge for the Sustainability Transition: The Challenge for Social Science”. The 2002 Berlin Conference has been endorsed by the Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change core project of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), and is organised by the Global Governance Project of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in co-operation with the Environmental Policy Research Unit of the Free University of Berlin.
Plenary speakers include Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Oran Young, chair of the IHDP Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change project; and John Schellnhuber, director of PIK and research director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research.

http://www.fu-berlin.de/ffu/akumwelt/bc2002/index.htm

December 9th International Conference - Moscow - Russian Federation
"Partnership Networks as Tools to Enhance Information Society Development and Knowledge Economy"
The conference is a part of the Global Knowledge Russia initiative, aiming at involving Russia with its unique scientific, educational and cultural resources and immense creative potential into the activity of Global Knowledge Partnership (http://www.globalknowledge.org).

The Conference will open the 'Russia and Knowledge Economy Week' organized by different institutions and companies within the framework of the federal target Program "eRussia". Some of the other events being
held during the week are:

• Analytical project - Conference "New Economy - New State - New Society" (10 December, High School of Economics);
  
• Conference "e-Moscow" (11 December, Moscow City Hall);
  
• Regional meeting of Country Gateways of Europe and Central Asia (12 December);
  
• Annual conference of the Russian e-Development Partnership (13 December).

More information : http://www.globalknowledge.ru/GKRussia
Registration on-line : http://www.globalknowledge.ru/GKRussia/reg.en.html

December 15th - 18th Barcelona

http://dsi.esade.es/icis2002/

?Transforming Enterprise?
U.S. Department of Commerce, January 27-28, 2003
http://cip.umd.edu/transform.ht

4-7th June 2003
The 26th International General Conference is planned to be held in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 4-7, 2003.

The conference will focus on new technologies like miniaturization and decentralization in the production, transmission and distribution of different types of energy and their impact on the institutional frame of the energy business and on the management of energy companies.

Special attention will be paid to the introduction of these technologies in the transitional countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Implementation of these technologies will consequently lead to an improvement of the standard of living and the environment

http://www.iaee2003prague.cz/

June 12-14 2003, Turku, Finland
http://www.abo.fi/6thNESS

IFIP Joint WG 8.2+9.4 Conference
15-17 June 2003 (Sunday to Tuesday)
Venue: Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
http://www.aueb.gr/ifip-isglob03/

3-4 July 03, Venice, Italy
http://www.digital-eu.org/

21-25 Sep 03, Brno, Czech Republic
http://digitalearth03.geogr.muni.cz/

Type Summit Conference
Location Geneva, Switzerland
Organiser(s)
International Telecommunication Union
Target groups
Who will participate? The Summit will bring together Heads of States, representatives of government, parliament, international organizations, local authorities, the private sector and civil society. A "Government PLUS" Summit Without the active participation of civil society, local authorities, and the private sector, an equitable Information Society cannot exist. This means that a new form of dialogue must take place between governments and the partners concerned: · community & citizens' networks · professional associations · development and solidarity associations · multi-stakeholder coalitions · academics · trade unions · media To meet this challenge a new process has been established to explore creative ways of interaction that will allow everyone to provide input towards the decision-making process. In this way, the Summit will act as a testing ground for future negotiations at a global level as well as pave new ways of governance in the Information Society. But much depends on the strong mobilization of all stakeholders to come together and take part in the preparatory process leading up to the Summit.
Description
The international community is organising a World Summit on the Information Society. It will take place in two phases: in Geneva, December 2003, to be followed up in Tunis two years later. The Information Society is at the heart of the political, social, cultural and economic questions confronting us in the beginning of the 21st century. The focus of the Information Society Summit is not technology but the human being - we must keep in mind that it is not enough to be connected to resolve the fundamental problems that exist in the world. What values do we embrace to ensure that the Information Society becomes a vehicle for democracy, justice, equality, the respect for individuals and peoples, their personal and social development? What is the role of communication in shaping the future of the society we want to build? Information travels at an increasingly faster rate. How does it affect people of different cultures and stages of development? How do we respect each other's differences while building a responsible society? How do we give each culture the space and visibility necessary to participate in a dynamic that is revolutionising society? How do we give each individual the tools of information and communication necessary to his prosperity and creative potential? These are among the questions facing the international community.
Registration
You can register in the preparatory process for the Summit as an: · Individual: This will allow you to submit papers, participate in working groups and consultations. However, individual registration does not allow one to participate as a 'delegate' at official meetings. · Organization: This will allow you to contribute to the preparatory process and to apply for accreditation to participate as a 'delegate' at official meetings. See website for more details.
E-mail info@geneva2003.org

Main website http://www.itu.int/wsis/

Civil Society pages on WSIS: http://www.geneva2003.org .