Relevant Events 2000


	Relevant Events 2000 January: Ubiquitous Computing Third Annual Conference Held January 6-8, 2000 in South Orange, NJ This conference brings together experienced representatives from campuses that have accomplished a "ubiquitous" requirement and representatives from campuses considering such a requirement or in a pilot phase. The conference is designed to benefit both those who are experienced and those who are learning. February: SITE 2000 11th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) Theme: "Bridges among Professional Associations" Held February 8-12, 2000 in San Diego, CA SITE represents individual teacher educators and affiliated organizations of teacher educators in all disciplines who are interested in the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher education and faculty/staff development. SITE is unique as the only organization which has as its sole focus the integration of instructional technologies into teacher education programs. SITE promotes the development and dissemination of theoretical knowledge, conceptual research, and professional practice knowledge. Stop Surfing - Start Teaching 2000 National Conference on Teaching and Learning Through the Internet Held February 20-23, 2000 in Charleston, SC Higher education is involved in a technological and instructional revolution that will most assuredly change the way colleges and universities meet their teaching, research and service missions. The power of the web has broken down the traditional barriers of distance, time, and place. Confronting today’s leadership are a myriad of new issues that will redefine the way teaching and learning occur. Institutions that seize these opportunities and successfully meet new challenges will be propelled to the forefront of higher education. The conference program committee has determined that the focus of the conference will be on ideas and solutions as opposed to technical demonstrations. Participants will include higher education faculty, academic staff and administrators, student services professionals, marketing directors and consultants who are committed to launching their campus onto the information superhighway. April: Solutions for the New Millennium 3rd Annual National IT Workforce Convocation Held April 10-11, 2000 in Chicago, IL The Convocation will focus on identifying practical and effective solutions to the IT workforce shortage. Conference sessions will be organized around four general tracks that support the overall theme: Outreach: engaging underrepresented groups in IT careers; improving the image of the IT profession Education: training in new or emerging IT areas; fostering school-to-career opportunities; use of innovative educational technology Partnerships: highlighting national, state or local partnerships among industry, education, government, and community organizations that effectively address the IT skills gap Professional development: sharing ways of improving the knowledge and/or skills of workforce service providers in industry, education, and govt. Syllabus Chicago New Paradigms for Teaching and Learning with Web and Distance Learning Technologies Conference and Workshops Held April 13 - 16, 2000 in Chicago, IL "As technology reshapes the world, institutions of higher learning need to take advantage of the technological advances that provide more efficient ways of teaching and learning for their students. The Syllabus Education Technology Conference will show you the most recent developments and effective strategies to improve your skills and knowledge of education technology. Through our various conference sessions and workshops, you will learn how to effectively use IT solutions in your institutions and classrooms." "We'll cover areas such as course development, online course delivery, and teaching and learning with Web and distance learning technologies. Education professionals will gain valuable knowledge about using Web-based or Web-supported teaching and for supporting distributed learning and/or distant learning programs, as well as gain insights from faculty case studies." CSS 2000 Annual online conference for the Association for Computers and the Social Sciences Held April 15 - May 15, 2000 Topics of interest to the CSS 2000 conference are: Artificial Intelligence --- Computational Social Science Theory --- Computer-assisted Survey Research --- Computer-based Qualitative Analysis --- Computer Simulation --- Electronic Publishing --- Geographic Information Systems --- Instructional Technology --- Instrumentation and Research Tools --- Social Impacts of IT --- Software Evaluation --- Web Resources for Social Scientists May: VirComm 2000 Third Annual Virtual Communities Conference, Held May 8-9, 2000 in San Francisco, CA VirComm serves planners, developers and mangers of virtual communities and it's the sole conference devoted exclusively to online communities. Attendees come to VirComm for the serious purpose of learning firsthand about new products, trends, techniques, and strategies. Of interest to: Community Developers and Managers --- Web Site Designers --- Product and Brand Managers --- Marketing and Advertising Executives --- Publishers and Editors --- Intranet & Extranet Community Developers & Managers --- Virtual Community Software Producers DIAC 00 "Shaping the Network Society: the Future of the Public Sphere in Cyberspace" Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing (DIAC) Symposium Held May 20-23, 2000 in Seattle, WA Cyberspace may become the dominant medium through which people create and share information and ideas in the future. How their conversations about the environment, culture, leisure, and political decisions, are conducted and how they are resolved are likely to have major social implications. What directions and implications does cyberspace foretell for community, democracy, education and culture? Addressing those questions may be among the most urgent tasks facing humankind today. The objective of DIAC-00 is to integrate many perspectives, conversations, and people from around the world on the topic of public space in cyberspace: What is it? What should it be? What would we do with it? What can we do about it? Syllabus Puerto Rico New Paradigms for Teaching and Learning with Web and Distance Learning Technologies Conference and Workshops Held May 23 - 26, 2000 in San Juan, Puerto Rico See: Syllabus Chicago above for description. June: Chautauqua 2000 Held June 13-15, 2000 in Columbus, OH Chautauqua 2000 is a forum sponsored by the National Computational Science Alliance that promotes the exchange of information on the latest technology advances and features lectures, hands-on demos, and special events designed to highlight innovative research and educational initiatives. Join managers, researchers, educators, and students from around the world at the Chautauqua 2000 meetings that introduce technology innovations to national research communities. See first-hand how capability computing, science portals, and computational and access grids are changing the way people communicate, learn, and conduct research and business. WET ICE 2000 9th IEEE Internationall Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises Held June 14-16, 2000 in Gaithesburg, MD WET ICE is an annual, international forum for state-of-the-art research in enabling technologies for collaboration Topic areas: Enterprise Security Knowledge Media Networking Web-based Infrastructures and Coordination Architectures for Collaborative Enterprises Integrating XML and Distributed Object Technologies Evaluating Collaborative Enterprises ICLS 2000 4th International Conference of the Learning Sciences Held June 14-17, 2000 in Ann Arbor, MI Sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) The goal of this conference is to bring together a diverse group of researchers, practitioners, developers, and users in order to obtain a deeper understanding of cognitive, social, and practical issues underlying effective education and to share insights into the design of the next generation of educational environments. Individuals are invited to share their expertise in cognitive science, cognitive psychology, education, computer science, multimedia, and artificial intelligence to offer (and gain!) perspectives and insights into these problems. ED-MEDIA 2000 World Conference on Educational Multimedia/Hypermedia and Educational Telecommunications Held June 26-July 1, 2000 in Montreal, Canada Sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), this annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia/hypermedia and distance education. July: Syllabus 2000 Conference, Workshops, and Exposition Held July 22 - 28, 2000 in Santa Clara, CA See: Syllabus Chicago above for description. FutureFocus 2000 "Changes, Challenges & Choices" Annual Conference of the World Future Society Held July 23-25, 2000 in Houston, TX This is an opportunity to meet and hear industry leaders, authors, innovators, and academic experts to share the excitement, the exploration, and the inspiration of the opportunities of the future. Session topics include: Distance Learning, New Delivery Systems and the 21st Century --- Everyday Life in the Future --- Future Energy Technologies --- Sustainable Futures --- A System that is Preventing Violence in Teenagers Who Have a Violent History --- LifeJoy! The Play and Learn Game for Your Future --- Models of Social Change --- Building Capacities for a Knowledge Democracy --- Accelerating to the Future: Internet-Driven Shifts in the Research Paradigm August: Distance Learning 2000 16th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning Held August 2-5, 2000 in Madison, WI Distance Learning 2000 will offer more than 125 presentations featuring keynotes, workshops, panel discussions, and information sessions that examine a wide range of critical success factors, practical applications, teaching methods, course designs, innovative solutions, and future developments in distance learning. New additions to the program this year include a Case Study Theater and an Exhibitor Showcase Stage for the presentation of innovative ideas, software, and products. In addition, last year's popular Media Center presentations on practical skills for using Internet/Web technologies will become a full track located in a larger setting. September: 1st John Seely Brown Symposium on Technology and Society Held September 8-9, 2000 in Ann Arbor, MI Speakers will be John Seely Brown, vice president and chief scientist of Xerox and director of the Xerox Palo Atlo Research Center (PARC), and Lawrence Lessig, professor of law at Harvard and special master to Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson in the U.S. v. Microsoft trial. The centerpiece of two days of events will be Lessig's talk on "Architecting Innovation". The symposium will conclude with a panel discussion that will focus on the information revolution and the University of Michigan. OnLine Learning 2000 Conference and Expo Held September 25-27, 2000 in Denver, CO Emphasis on technologies and their vendors. Sample sessions: Creating Successful Online Discussions --- e-Learning in Higher Education --- e-Learning Case Studies --- Seven Critical Success Factors for Online Learning --- The Changing Role of Online Learning in IT --- Humanizing e-Learning with Learning Objects --- Storytelling at a Distance October: TelecomSouth II "One South, Digitally Divided" Held October 1-3, 2000 in Roanoke, VA Find out how your community can bridge the Digital Divide at the first regional conference focused exclusively on solutions for the South. Topics include: Creating and Sustaining Community Telecommunications Plans --- The Needs of the Poor Schools As Network Anchors --- The Private Sector and the Digital Opportunity --- The Digital Citizen: Leaving Politicians Behind --- The Activist State: States as Catalysts EEI21 - MEMPHIS - 2000 The Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21st Century Symposium Held October 5-8, 2000 in Memphis, TN The Symposium focuses on the ethical implications of the expansive and pervasive growth of information technology throughout the world. In just a few years the Symposium has drawn scholars from such far-flung locales as the People's Republic of China, South Africa, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, Great Britain, as well as from universities across the United States. Scholars gather to present their ideas on what they consider the significant societal issues resulting from this explosive technology growth--access vs. accessibility; the driving/funding forces behind technology development and attendant implications; ecryption and criminal activity; "flaming" and other Internet behavior; privacy and records access--just to name a few. National Conference on Cyber Ethics "Teaching Responsible Use of Technology" Held October 6-8, 2000 in Arlington, VA During the conference, attendees will: begin to understand the cyber environment today and in the near-term future learn about the threats and consequences of information technology misuse discuss parent, teacher, and community responsibilities for establishing and teaching responsible behavior in this new environment begin identifying the best practices for teaching responsible/ethical use of information technologies across all levels of education commit to next-step action items for future conference and seminar follow-on activities EDUCAUSE 2000 Converging and Emerging in the 21st Century -- Coming Together in Nashville to Think IT Through Held October 10-13, 2000 in Nashville, TN The EDUCAUSE annual information technology conference is one of higher education's preeminent educational events. The following general fields will be highlighted in conference programming: Infrastructure and Basic Services --- Information Systems --- New Technologies: New Capabilities, New Opportunities --- Teaching and Learning --- Managing Information Technologies and Resources --- Signature Sessions: Patterns of Converging and Emerging More than 35 preconference seminars will cover a wide range of current issues of interest and importance to those who make decisions on the use and application of technology in higher education. Networks for People 2000 Held October 30-31, 2000 in Arlington, VA The conference provides a forum to discuss the connection of people, information technology, and services transforming American life. Each year, Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) brings together leaders in the field of telecommunications and information technology to express their views on what's state-of-the-art now and, as we enter the 21st century, what the future might hold for information technologies and public policies affecting them. In addition, TOP grantees and other pioneers in the field have an opportunity to share their experiences, talk about the lessons learned and innovations made as they developed their networking projects. WebNet 2000 World Conference on the WWW and Internet Held October 30-November 4, 2000 in San Antonio, TX This annual conference, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the exchange of information on research, development, and applications of all topics related to the Web. This encompasses the use, applications and societal and legal aspects of the Internet in its broadest sense. This conference is a must for all who plan to use the Internet to access information, communicate or conduct transactions or, who are developing applications for the Internet, including the WWW, Intranets, and Extranets. November 2000 National Summit on Online Fundraising and e-Philathropy "Harnessing the Power of the Internet for Fundraising, Grantmaking and Philanthropy" Held November 8-10, 2000 in Anaheim, CA Fundraising and philanthropy are moving online. The use of the Internet and other interactive technologies in fundraising and philanthropy is exploding! Organizations that are using these new vehicles dramatically transform the way they do business—allowing them to significantly expand their donor base, increase contributions and manage donations. The National Summit on Online Fundraising and E-Philanthropy will equip you with the strategies and tools to get results through the effective use of the Internet. PDC 2000 "Designing Digital Environments -- -Bringing in More Voices" 6th Biennial Participatory Design Conference Held November 28-December 1, 2000 in New York, NY Participatory Design (PD) is a set of diverse ways of thinking, planning, and acting through which people make their work, technologies, and social institutions more responsive to human needs. The Participatory Design conferences, held every two years since 1990, have brought together a multidisciplinary and international group of researchers, designers, practitioners, users, and managers. The disconnection of the design of technology from the context of its use is well documented, yet the gap between design and use seems to be getting wider. The theme of this conference grows out of the earlier papers, books and proceedings of the PDC conferences. It is aimed at extending beyond Information System design toward the participatory design of web-based, mobile and new media environments that are linked through digital technology. December CSCW2000 ACM 2000 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work Held December 2-6, 2000 in Philadelphia, PA The ACM CSCW conference is a leading forum for presenting and discussing research and development achievements concerning the use of computer technologies to support collaborative activities, as well as the impact of digital collaboration technologies on users, groups, organizations and society. Relevant research topics include theoretical and empirical investigations of collaborative activity, as well as all aspects of the design, development, deployment and study of computer technology supporting collaborative endeavors