AG and Internet Research Conf.

[Michael Grobe]

Hello:

The University of Kansas would like to reserve the Lucky Lab Virtual 
Venue on the afternoon of September 15 and the morning of September 16 
for set up and presentation of part of the 1st annual Conference of the 
Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR).

The University of Kansas will be hosting the Conference from September 14 
through 17, 2000.  See http://www.cddc.vt.edu/aoir/ for more information 
about the conference.

On the morning of Saturday, Sept 16, one section of the Conference
will discuss "Community Networks," and we are planning to broadcast this
session over the Access Grid from our node within Academic Computing
Services.  (See http://www.cc.ukans.edu/~interres/ for technical
production information concerning the broadcast.)

Here is an outline of the morning talks.

  Saturday Sept 16
  8:30-11:00 Investigating Community Networks
  
  Moderator: Nick Jankowski, University of Nijmegen
  
  *	Transforming New Communication Technologies into Community Media
  Teresa M. Harrison, James P. Zappen, and Christina Prell, Rensselaer 
  Polytechnic Institute
  *	What Impacts Community Network Services?
  Lawrence Hecht, Internet Public Policy Network
  *	Constructing Community with the Aid of Community Networks: 
  Methodological Grounding of a Proposal for Study
  Ed Hollander, Nicholas Jankowski, and Martine van Selm, University of Nijmegen
  *	A Discursive Approach to Health Communities
  Joyce Lamerichs, Communication and Innovative Studies, Wageningen 
  University and Research Center
  *	Researching Digital Cities: Organization, Design, and Use - 
  Methodological Reflections -
  Peter van den Besselaar
  *	City of Bits or City of Quartz? Towards a Qualitative 
  Methodology for Studying Online Environments
  David Silver, University of Maryland, Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
  
  11:10-11:40 Ambient Computing Environments
  Presentation of the Information Technology and Telecommunication 
  Center, University of Kansas
  
  11:45-12:30 Discussion of the Alliance Access Grid
  This will probably be a joint presentation by Michael Grobe and
  Ken Bishop of KU.
  
Thanks for your attention,

:michael grobe
assistant director
academic computing services
the university of kansas
(ACS AG node manager)

e-mail: grobe at ukans.edu
cell:  785-218-5252
web: http://www.cc.ukans.edu