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Dear colleagues,
As part of its series of focused events on Social Inclusion and Technology
within Public Library Networking, EARL is pleased to announce that there
are a still few places left on the second event in the series:
Children, Social Inclusion and Public Library Networking
7th December 2000 12:00pm - 4:30pm
Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
****Please note***** that due to popularity, the original venue has
changed, and this event will now be held at:
Engineering Employers Federation, Broadway House,
Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NQ
*Programme
12:00-1:00
Registration and Coffee
1:00-1:20
John Vincent
(Member of Social Exclusion Action Planning Network, and author of Public Library Policy and Social Exclusion Working Paper on Children).
Talk will include the findings of the Open to All? The Public Library and
Social Exclusion Research Report with particular reference to the Public
Library Policy and Social Exclusion Working Paper on Children.
1:30-2:00
John Carr (NCH Action For Children)
Author of a Parents' Guide to the Internet
Talk will include guidelines for selecting sites for children, safe
searching
2:10-2:40
Sarah Ormes (UKOLN)
Filtering Facts: An introduction and how-to to filtering
2:50:-3:15
Anne Everall (Birmingham Public Library)
Talk will include developing content for children, and will highlight such
sites as Stories from the Web. In addition, the talk will include
Birmingham's initiatives with children and social inclusion
3:15-3:30
Coffee/Tea Break
3:30 -4:15
Debbie Denham (University of Central England, Centre for Information
Research)
Children and IT Report - including an interactive session
4:15-4:30
Questions and Closing
*Costs
EARL Partners = UKP45.00 (+VAT)
Non- EARL Partners = UKP55.00 (+VAT)
*****Special Offer*******
If you or any person from your authority/organisation attended the Grey
Power and the Web event (24th October, 2000) you can have both events at the discounted price of:
EARL Partners = UKP80 (+VAT)
Non-EARL Partners = UKP100 (+VAT)
Further details are on the EARL Events webpage at:
http://www.earl.org.uk/events/children.html
*Booking
On-line booking is available at:
http://www.earl.org.uk/events/booking.html
Alternatively, please contact, Sally Chambers, EARL Liaison Officer by
email ([log in to unmask]) or by telephone (020) 7702 2020)
We shall look forward to seeing you there!
Sally Chambers
EARL Liaison Officer
4th Floor, Gun Court
70 Wapping Lane
London E1W 2RS
Tel: 020 7702 2020
Fax: 020 7702 2019
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