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Dr. Julian Sefton-Green
Head of Media Arts and Education
WAC Performing Arts and Media College
Interchange Studios
Hampstead Town Hall Centre
213 Haverstock Hill
London NW3 4QP
<www.wac.co.uk/jsg>
Tel: +44 0207 692 5873
Fax: +44 0207 692 5889
Mobile: 07932 788850
Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media,
Institute of Education, London University, UK
www.ccsonline.org.uk/mediacentre
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THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY - NEW HOPE OR NEW HYPE ?
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON
Docklands Campus
Bringing together knowledge workers across the public and private sectors
Defining and debating key issues of policy and practice
Presenting case studies and leading edge research
Focussing on East London
Knowledge Trades Fair
This conference will examine the past, present and future of the knowledge
economy, as both concept and reality over the last decade. Beneath the
hype,the prophecies of doom or new dawn what are the actual problems and
possibilities we face ? Are we going to see the emergence of new knowledge
chains linking education, business enterprise, and the community , or will
the gulf between the information rich and information poor continue to
widen? Are the new opportunity structures an example of meritocracy in
action or are ageism, sexism and racism still rampant? Do actual knowledge
work experiences match up to their glamorous image or is chronic job
insecurity and self exploitation the real name of the game? To discuss
these and other questions we are bringing together academics, business and
community leaders, policy makers, creative entrepreneurs and wide range of
practitioners in a day of debates, seminars, and presentations. There will
be a knowledge trades fair, with displays from multimedia publishers,
dot.com enterprises, community organisations and many others.
Draft programme
9.30-11 am Opening Plenary
The Knowledge Economy : New Hope or New Hype ?
Nigel Thrift (University of Bristol)
11-11.30 Coffee
11.30-1pm Workshops:
Researching the Knowledge Economy
e-commerce: has the bubble really burst?
Young People and the Knowledge Economy
Creative Industries in East London
1-2pm Buffet Lunch*
Lunchtime Debate :
Race and Gender in the Network Society
2-3.30 Workshops:
Technology,Consumption and the Local/Global City
Information Politics - Issues of Access and Accountability
ICT in Education,Training and Life Long Learning
The 'old' East End in Transition
3.30-4 Tea
4-5.30 Closing Plenary
Higher Education, Urban regeneration and the Knowledge Chain
Mike Rustin, Gavin Poynter, and Dave Hall (UEL)
Conference Fees : Full Fee £50.00
Non Subsidised individuals £40.00
Concessions (Students, UB40 and Senior
Citizens) £ 30.00
* Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian buffets will be available
THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY - NEW HOPE OR NEW HYPE ?
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON
Docklands Campus
CALL FOR PAPERS
Dear Colleague
Please find enclosed the draft programme for this conference. We are
inviting papers or short presentations for the lunchtime debates and for
each of the workshops strands. Offers should reach us no later than June
1st.
Papers should not exceed 5000 words and use double line spacing. Texts
should be sent to us on disk only please, to reach us no later than
August 1st. Papers submitted after this date will not be considered. The
abstracts will published along with further conference documentation on the
UEL/Docklands Research Centre website.
The collected workshop papers will be sent out on disk in the first week of
September to delegates who register in advance.
If you would like to offer a contribution please fill in the form below
and send to Knowledge Economy Conference, Docklands Research Centre, 4-6
University Way London E 16.
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Name
Institution or Enterprise
Address
Workshop or Lunchtime debate theme :
Title of paper or presentation
Abstract
Presentation requirements :OHP - Slide - Audio - Video - Powerpoint
Other(specify)
THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY - NEW HOPE OR NEW HYPE ?
Conference Booking Form
Name
Institution or Company
Address
Phone Number
Email
Number of tickets
Status : Full Fee 50.00
Non Subsidised 40.00
Concessions 30.00
I enclose a cheque for £ made payable to UEL
Send to Docklands Research Centre,UEL Docklands Campus,
4-6 University Way London E 16
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