[Ict4women] 5th European Gender and ICT - Early Bird Registration extended

[Sophia Huyer]

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*Early Bird Registration Extended*

5th European Symposium on Gender & ICT, March 5 - 7 2009, University  
of Bremen, Germany
"Digital Cultures: Participation -- Empowerment -- Diversity"

The early bird registration for the Symposium on Gender & ICT has been  
extended by one week, now ending January 12, 2009. The early bird  
registration offers participants the opportunity to purchase their  
tickets for a reduced fare price. Prices vary from 50€ (students) to  
120€ (regular).To register for the conference please consult: http://www.conftool.com/gict2009

Preliminary program
The conference includes 13 paper sessions in 3 parallel streams, a  
poster session, a research exhibit, and a pre-conference workshop. For  
more information please consult: http://gict2009.de

Keynote speakers
Tanja Paulitz: University of Graz, Austria
Lucy Suchman: Lancaster University, UK, and MIT, Boston, US
Chat Garcia Ramilo: APC, Manila, Philippines

Pre-conference workshop
IT Expertise in Industry - Building a Better Model Integrating Women's  
Potentials
Claudia Morrell: Founding chair of the International Taskforce for  
Women and ICTs, US

About the European Symposium on Gender & ICT
Information Society with its variety of new information and  
communication media offers many new options to participate in today's  
social, cultural, political and economic activities. However, chances  
are still distributed unequally, e.g. by class, ethnicity, age -- and  
by gender. Access to and the ability to use information and  
communication technology (ICT) are necessary prerequisites for  
participation. On top of this, involvement in ICT design is a highly  
prestigious activity.

On the 5th European Gender and ICT Symposium we will take a closer  
look at the complex interdependence between gender and ICT. We will  
explore ways to increase appreciation of diversity in design and use  
and to strengthen empowerment and participation by means of ICT. This  
Conference, the fifth in a row of symposia held in Europe since 2003,  
traditionally provides a meeting point for researchers from various  
disciplines and research schools dealing with gender and ICT.

Contact
gict at informatik.uni-bremen.de - http://gict2009.de

Program chairs
Prof. Dr. Susanne Maass, Prof. Dr. Heidi Schelhowe

Conference organisation
Maike Hecht, Carola Schirmer, Bettina Rabe, Marlott Hederich, Susanne  
Maass, Heidi Schelhowe

University of Bremen
Department of Computer Science
Postbox 330 440
28334 Bremen, Germany
Phone (49) 421 -- 218 64390

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