[Reader-list] IT in regional areas

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The Faculty of Informatics and Communication at Central Queensland 
University is pleased to call for case studies for its ITiRA 2002 
Conference at CQU Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 27 - 29 August 
2002. The overall purpose of the ITiRA 2002 Conference is to examine 
strategies, research and
applications for the introduction and use of Information Technology 
in Regional Areas (details can be found at: 
http://itira.cqu.edu.au ). 

"Expressions of Interest" (abstracts) for the presentation of Case 
Studies or Posters will be accepted until 10 May 2002, accepted case 
studies will be notified by 24 May and completed case study papers 
due 5 July.

ITiRA Tracks: 

ITiRA will include a mixture of refereed papers as well as non-
refereed case studies and applications, structured around the 
following eight major track themes: 
1 - Community Informatics; 
2 - IT for Regional Health; 
3 - IT for Regional Media and Communication; 
4 - IT for Regional Industry and e-Economy; 
5 - IT for Regional EduIcation and Training; 
6 - IT for Developing Countries and Indigenous Peoples; 
7 - IT for Regional Culture and the Arts;
8 - e-Democracy.

There are a few spaces for papers in some of the tracks. Please 
contact the Conference Secretary at ITiRA2002 at cqu.edu.au for details.

Publication of papers:

Please note: We have signed a contract with an international 
publisher to edit a book on "Using Community Informatics to Transform 
Regions". We will be selecting the best papers from the ITiRA 2002 
Conference to form the basis of this book.   

For general information on the conference or to submit expression of 
interest (usually in the form of an abstract), contact the Conference 
Secretary at ITiRA2002 at cqu.edu.au.

Regards

Stewart
_____________________________
Professor Stewart Marshall 
Acting Pro Vice Chancellor 
Central Queensland University 
Rockhampton QLD 4702 
Phone:      07 4930 9515 
Fax:        07 4936 1691 
email:      pvc-cqu at cqu.edu.au
ITiRA2002:  http://itira.cqu.edu.au