P R E L I M I N A R Y   P R O G R A M

Sunday 27 June

17:00 Registration and refreshments  

Monday 28 June

08:45-09:00 Opening Charles Ess and Fay Sudweeks (Co-Chairs)
09:00-10:00 Keynote Speaker Nina Wakeford, University of Surrey, UK
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:30 Session 1 Culture: theory and praxis (3 long, 1 short)
11:30-11:45 Break
11:45-13:00 Session 1 (cont'd) Culture: theory and praxis (4 long)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:15 Session 2 Culture and economy (3 long, 1 short)
15:15-15:45 Discussion Sessions 1 and 2 issues
15:45-16:00 Break
16:00-17:00 Session 3 ICTs and intercultural communication (2 long, 1 short)
17:00-17:30 Discussion Session 3 issues

Tuesday 29 June

09:00-10:00 Theme Sessions 3 parallel sessions with 2 long, 2 short each
10:00-11:00 Session 4 ICTs and cultural hybridity (3 long)
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-12:30 Session 5

Role of governments and activists in culture, technology and communication (2 long, 1 short)

12:30-13:00 Discussion Sessions 4 and 5 issues
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Panel Panel 1 (4 papers)
15:30-16:00 Break
17:30

Depart for Conference Dinner

Wednesday 30 June

09:00-10:00 Theme Sessions 3 parallel sessions with 2 long, 2 short each
10:00-11:00 Session 6 Culture, communication and e-learning (3 long)
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-12:45 Session 6 (cont'd) Culture, communication and e-learning (3 short)
12:45-13:10 Discussion Session 6 issues
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Panel Panel 2
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-16:45 Session 7 Alternative models for ICT diffusion (3 long, 1 short)
16:45-17:00 Discussion Session 7 issues

Thursday 1 July

09:00-10:00 Workshop What have we learned? (group discussions)
10:00-10:30 Discussion General Discussion
10:30-11:00 Closing Break