[Wigsat-l] European Gender and ICT March 2009 -Poster Deadline ends

[Sophia Huyer]

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*Deadline for Posters*

5th European Symposium on Gender & ICT
"Digital Cultures: Participation -- Empowerment -- Diversity"

Deadline for posters ends (January 15, 2009).
Those interested in submitting posters, please consult the conference  
website for details:
http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/frautec/gict2009/page/submissions.html

Preliminary program
The preliminary program has been posted. 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

Keynotes
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

Panel Discussion
International Networking

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