Joanne Roberts

Dear Ms. Roberts:

	Please send information about the announced conference, Exploring
Cyber Society Conference '99, to:
			Dr. Maressa Hecht Orzack
			   Coordinator
			Computer Addiction Service
                        McLean Hospital
			115 Mill Street
			Belmont, MA 02478 USA

			TEL: 617 969 9468
                        e-MAIL: [log in to unmask]


On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, Joanne Roberts wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> Please find below a Call For Papers for a conference that  I am 
> involved in organizing.  I am willing to take questions and 
> queries from anyone considering participating in the *Cyber 
> Economics* stream since I am responsible for it. Apologies in advance 
> for cross postings.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Joanne Roberts.
> [log in to unmask]
> 
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>                                          ***CALL FOR PAPERS***
> 
>                                        *EXPLORING CYBER SOCIETY*
> 
>                       Social, Political, Economic and Cultural Issues
> 
>        An International Conference at the School of Social, Political 
>   and Economic Sciences, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK. 
> 
>                                                    5th-7th July 1999
> 
> What is Cyber Society? What are its social, political, economic and
> cultural dimensions? What are its theoretical and policy implications
> for the 21st century?
> 
> New Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) now touch on
> almost every aspect of our lives. No serious discussions of society,
> politics, economics or culture can be complete without their
> consideration. This interdisciplinary conference will assemble
> theorists and practitioners from the social sciences, the humanities
> and the arts, to explore the emergence of Cyber Society.  Both the
> rhetoric and reality of Cyber Society will be addressed at a regional,
> national and international level. The conference will provide a forum
> for the critical evaluation of the impact of ICTs on individuals,
> communities, the state,  economy, and culture.
> 
> *CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS*:
> 
> Professor James Der Derian, Centre for European Studies, 
> Harvard University, USA.
> 
> Professor William Dutton, Annenberg School  for Communication,
> University of Southern California, USA.
> 
> Professor Ian Miles, Centre for Research on Innovation and 
> Competition, and PREST, University of Manchester, UK. 
> 
> Professor Kevin Robins, Centre for Urban and Regional Development
> Studies, University of Newcastle, UK
> 
> Professor Frank Webster, University of Birmingham (From January 
> 1999), UK.
> 
> *FOUR CONFERENCE THEMES*:
> 
> *Cyber Society* - Cyber communities; Cyberspace and everyday life;
> Cyberfeminism; The virtual class; Cyber ethnicities and identities; 
> The cyber classroom; Cyber medicine;  Research methods .
> 
> *Cyber Politics & Policy* - Information age government and public
> administration; Power and control; Geopolitics; Net politics and
> activism; Censorship, Privacy; Regulation and surveillance; Access;
> Interactivity; Democracy; Cyberwarfare; Cybercrime.
> 
> *Cyber  Economics* - Cyber markets, industries and corporations;
> Internet and Intranet economics; Electronic commerce; Information
> services; R&D; Cyber employment; Globalization of information and
> networks; Intellectual property rights.
> 
> *Cyber Culture* - Theory; Posthumanism; Cloning; Cinema; Intelligent
> TV and video; Post-photography; Digital architecture; Cybernetic art;
> Literature; Performance; Cultures of the Internet. 
> 
> *CALL FOR PAPERS*
> 
> Papers related to the above themes are welcome. Abstracts (150 - 300
> words) should be sent to the conference secretary (see below) 
> stating the theme under which the paper should be considered. 
> 
> Deadlines for papers:
> 31.1.99 - Submission of abstracts
> 31.3.99 - Notification of acceptance
> 31.5.99 - Submission of full papers
> 
> All papers will be published in conference proceedings. A selection of
> papers will be published in edited volumes. Professor Manuel Castells,
> University of California, Berkeley, (Author of the three volume 'The
> Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture') has agreed to
> contribute a commentary to one of these conference volumes. 
> 
> *PROVISIONAL  PROGRAMME*
> 
> The programme and timetable for the call for papers and conference
> bookings are subject to change and will be updated as details are
> finalised. The latest information will be available soon at our web 
> site:  http://www.unn.ac.uk/corporate/cybersociety
> 
> Monday 5th July 1999
> Registration 11.30am - welcome, plenary session, lunch. Afternoon -
> parallel paper sessions, plenary session. Evening - dinner. 
> 
> Tuesday 6th July 1999 
> Morning - plenary session, parallel paper 
> sessions, lunch. Afternoon - plenary session, parallel paper 
> sessions. Evening - conference dinner. 
> 
> Wednesday 7th July 1999 
> Morning -  plenary sessions, parallel paper session, closing 
> comments, lunch. 
> 
> *BOOKING FORM*
> 
> (Please print off and complete)
> 
> Name:............................................................
> Institution/Affiliation:.......................................
> Address:..............................................................
> .....................................................................
> .....................................................................
> ................................................................
> Postcode:..................................................... Tel No.
> (including STD code).................................. Fax No.
> (including STD code)................................. Email
> ............................................................. 
> 
> FEE 
> 
> (Please tick as appropriate)
> 
> Including accommodation stlg285 
> 
> Without accommodation stlg255 
> 
> stlg20 Reduction for booking by 1.3.99
> 
> stlg20 Reduction for paper presenters
> 
> Accommodation consists of bed and breakfast in the Claude 
> Gibb Halls of Residence at the University of Northumbria at 
> Newcastle. For those wishing to arrange their own accommodation a list
> of hotels can be obtained from the conference secretary or our web
> site.The Conference fee includes all meals and timetabled
> refreshments. Please state any special requirements (diet, disability
> etc.):...............................................................
> .....................................................................
> 
> I enclose a cheque (payable to the University of 
> Northumbria) for the sum of stlg................................
> 
> Travel details, maps of the city of Newcastle and the campus of the
> University of Northumbria, and an acknowledgement of payment slip will
> be sent to delegates on receipt of this booking form and payment of
> the appropriate fee.
> 
> Closing date for booking: 31st May 1999.
> 
> COMPLETED BOOKING FORMS, PAPER SUBMISSIONS,  
> AND GENERAL ENQUIRES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: 
> 
> Lorna Kennedy,  
> Conference Secretary, 
> School of Social, Political and Economic Sciences, 
> University of Northumbria at Newcastle, 
> Room 143,
> Northumberland Building, Newcastle Upon Tyne. NE1 8ST. UK. 
> 
> Tel: +44 (0)191 227 4937. 
> Fax: +44 (0)191 227 4515
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> 
> 
> Further details will be available shortly from the Cyber Society 
> web site:
> 
> http://www.unn.ac.uk/corporate/cybersociety
> 
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