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Wednesday 28 June |
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| 15:30-18:15 |
Conference shuttle bus from Tallinn
Airport and Ülemiste
Hotel to Tartu Alternatively, check the regular bus schedule at the Bussi Reisid website |
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| 18:30-19:30 |
Registration and Reception - University of Tartu Library |
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Thursday 29 June |
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08:15-10:00
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| 08:15-08:30 | Registration Desk open | |||
| 08:30-08:35 | Introduction - Charles Ess and Fay Sudweeks (Co-Chairs) | |||
| 08:35-08:45 |
Welcome Professor Jaak Aaviksoo, Rector, Tartu University |
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| 08:45-09:00 |
First looks at CATaC'06 C. Ess, Drury University |
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| 09:00-10:00 |
Keynote Address: From
Postcommunism to E-society: Mythologies and realities
Professor Marju Lauristin, University of Tartu, Estonia |
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Refreshment Break |
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| 10:30-11:30 Session 1 |
1. Cultural Diversity Chair: Marie-Christine Deyrich |
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| 10:30-11:00 |
All Your Base Are Belong to
Us: Humor and borderwork in amateur online videos L. Kendall, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA |
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| 11:00-11:30 |
Cultural awareness,
sub-genres and regional dimensions on CMC: The case of French University websites M-C. Deyrich, IUFM, and N. Matas-Runquist, Université, Nîmes, France |
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| 11:30-11:45 | Break | |||
| 11:45-12:45 Session 1 (cont'd) |
1. Cultural Diversity Chair: Marie-Christine Deyrich |
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| 11:45-12:15 |
Cultural identity on
national museum websites M. L. Morbey, York University, Canada |
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| 12:15-12:45 |
Is it culture or is it
rhetoric? The rhetorical dimension of attitude in the Kumeyaay
Web presence C. Kampf, Aarhus School of Business, Denmark |
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| 12:45-14:00 | Lunch at Rastoran Entri, Rüütli 9 (short walk from the Library) | |||
| 14:00-16:00 Sessions 2A, 2B, 2C |
2A. Technology and
Information Transfer Chair: Lelia Green |
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| 14:00-14:30 |
Readying ourselves for an Avian Flu pandemic: Comment and
critique upon web-based communication of preparations for Avian
flu, and some implications for international ethics and justice L. Green and N. Henley, Edith Cowan University, Australia |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
Information warfare and the end of history: Analysing the web
through events G. Fletcher, University of Salford, A. Greenhill, University of Manchester and R. Begum, University of Salford, UK |
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| 15:00-15:30 |
Shuffling Buddies - How
an online community supports heart patients with healthier
lifestyle choices: An early indication of physical activity and
exercise outcomes from the HeartNET intervention L. Bonniface and A. Omari, Edith Cowan University M. Swanson, National Health Foundation, Australia |
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| 15:30-16:00 |
What makes a technology appropriate or appropriable? L. Heaton and G. Nkunzimana, Université de Montréal, Canada |
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2B. Politics, Media and
Technologies Chair: Anthony Faiola |
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| 14:00-14:30 |
Internet Voting: A
monstrous alliance between democracy and technology? W. Pieters, Radboud University, The Netherlands |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
News on the Internet: Do
people seek A news bias? An analysis of socially, culturally and
politically motivated behavior in selecting online media outlets K. Beatty, R. Elliott and A. Faiola, Indiana University, USA |
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| 15:00-15:30 |
Cross cultural media
usage and attitudes in the United Arab Emirates R. J. Gulovsen, T. Bhatti and P. J. Hassall, Zayed University, J. Fakhreddine, PanArab Research Centre, T. Walters, Zayed University, UAE |
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| 15:30-15:45 |
'Intellectual Property':
Prefacing the concept in Genesis, Locke and Marx |
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2C. Educational Design Chair: Fay Sudweeks |
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| 14:00-14:30 |
A blended learning model
for the teaching of information literacy, designed for female
Emirati undergraduate students in the Middle East J. Martin, J. Birks, F. Hunt and C. Hansen, Zayed University, UAE |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
Cultural Competence and
instructional design: Exploration research into the delivery of
online instruction cross-culturally P. C. Rogers, C. R. Graham and C. T. Mayes, Brigham Young University, USA |
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| 15:00-15:30 |
Localization of blended
courses in Salvador de Bahia: A localization case study. A path
for integrating national cultural dimensions and social
frameworks L. Cantoni, F. Fanni, I. Rega, P. Schettino and S. Tardini, University of Lugano, Switzerland |
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| 15:30-15:45 |
Global learning with
digital media: Can cultural theory inspire cross cultural online
distance learning? G. Koch, Zeppelin University, Germany |
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| 15:45-16:00 |
The impact of national
culture on information technology acceptance: The case of
e-learning systems H. Agourram and B. Robson, Bishop's University, Canada |
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| 16:00-16:15 | Break | |||
| 16:15-17:00 |
General Discussion Chair: Herbert Hrachovec |
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| 18:30-19:30 | Champagne River Cruise | |||
| 19:30-22:30 | Dinner at Atlantis Restaurant | |||
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Friday 30 June |
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| 08:30-09:30 Session 3 |
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3. Collaborative Web
Environments Chair: Axel Bruns |
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| 08:30-09:00 |
Providing a framework for
the dynamic development of team culture C. Newlon and A. Faiola, Indiana University, USA |
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| 09:00-09:30 |
WTF a crazy Brazilian invasion S. Fragoso, Universidade do Vale do Rio do Sinos, Brazil |
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| 09:30-09:45 | Break | |||
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09:45-10:45 Session 3 (cont'd) |
3. Collaborative Web
Environments Chair: Axel Bruns |
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| 09:45-10:15 |
Towards produsage:
Futures for user-led content production A. Bruns, Queensland University of Technology, Australia |
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| 10:15-10:45 |
In a world of text, is
the author King? The revolutionary potential of Wiki (Open
Content) technologies L. P. Macfadyen, University of British Columbia, Canada |
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| 10:45-11:15 | Refreshment Break | |||
| 11:15-12:45 Session 4 |
4. Status, Meaning and
Mediation Chair: Jose Abdelnour Nocera |
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| 11:15-11:45 |
The politics of
technology culture: Understanding the co-configuration of people
and systems through technological frames J. L. Abdelnour Nocera, Thames Valley University, UK |
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| 11:45-12:15 |
People in the domain of
culture: Everyday environment, active participation and
preferences M. Lõhmus, M. Lauristin and R. Salupere, University of Tartu, Estonia |
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| 12:15-12:45 |
How does mediated space
make sense? A. Kõnno, University of Tartu, Estonia |
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| 12:45-14:00 | Lunch at Rastoran Entri, Rüütli 9 (short walk from the Library) | |||
| 14:00-15:30 Sessions 5A, 5B, 5C |
5A. Issues in indigenous and
minority languages Chair: Laurel Dyson |
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| 14:00-14:30 |
ICTs for intercultural dialogue: An overview of UNESCO’s
Indigenous Communication Project L. E. Dyson, University of Technology, Sydney J. F. Salazar, University of Western Sydney M. Hendriks, J. Underwood, University of Technology, Sydney R. Kay, Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
ICT – The Perception of the
Tongan Minority in New Zealand S. Latu, UNITEC, New Zealand and L. E. Dyson, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia |
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| 15:00-15:15 |
Attempts at a web presence
inventory of African minority languages Q. Gee, University of Southampton, UK |
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| 15:15-15:30 |
Some ethical and legal
considerations for Indigenous self publishing F. Brady, Australia |
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5B. Mediated Presence Chair: Ann Willis |
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| 14:00-14:30 |
Flow experience and
interaction: Investigation of Francophone online gamers A. E. Voiskounsky, O. V. Mitina and A. A. Avetisova, Moscow State University, Russia |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
Distance overcome and eternal
separation: Posthuman possibilities and the illogics of
hypercapitalism, uberproduction and uberconsumption A. Willis, University of Canberra, Australia |
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| 15:00-15:15 |
The appropriation of satellite
television by the languages of immigration J. Amezaga Albizu, University of the Basque Country |
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5C. Culture and the Online
Classroom Chair: Deneka MacDonald |
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| 14:00-14:30 |
The ecology of a South African
distance learner: Broadening the conception of e-learning M. Q. Makoe, The Open University, UK |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
Enabling voices, making
choices: Explorations of gender, power and technologically
enabled learning cultures D. MacDonald and N. Hedge, University of Glasgow, UK |
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| 15:00-15:15 |
Online class culture: Effecting
a move from theory to practice Anne Hewling, The Open University, UK |
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| 15:15-15:30 |
Do cultural schemata impact on
students’ engagement with eLearning content? D. Lefevre and B. Cox, Imperial College, UK |
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| 15:30-16:00 | Refreshment Break | |||
| 16:00-17:00 |
General Discussions |
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Saturday 1 July |
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08:30-09:45 Session 6 |
6. Issues in Gender and
Identity Chair: Alison Adam |
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| 08:30-08:45 |
Culture, gender and
global workplaces: An analysis from a global software
organizations in India M. D’Mello, University of Oslo, Norway |
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| 08:45-09:15 |
Gender encoding of
typographical elements in Lithuanian and Croatian IRC A. Zelenkauskaite and S. C. Herring, Indiana University, USA |
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| 09:15-09:45 |
Feminist ethics for
computer mediated communications: A cyberfeminist alternative A. Adam, University of Salford, UK |
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| 09:45-10:00 |
Break |
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10:00-11:00 Session 6 (Cont'd) |
6. Issues in Gender and
Identity Chair: Alison Adam |
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Will all grandmothers
surf the net? Changing patterns of digital gender inequality in
Estonia V. Kalmus, University of Tartu, Estonia |
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| 10:30-11:00 |
Internet use in the
Czech Republic: Gender and age differences D. Smahel and K. Machovcova, Masaryk University, Czech Republic |
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| 11:00-11:30 |
Refreshment Break |
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| 11:30-12:45 Session 7 |
7. Knowledge and Culture Sharing Chair: Maja van der Velden |
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| 11:30-12:00 |
Cultural dominance
through communicative “censorship”: About necessary research in
the CMC of virtual teams E. Luebcke, University of Bremen, Germany |
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| 12:00-12:15 |
A License to Know: Regulatory tactics of a global network M. van der Velden, University of Bergen, Norway |
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| 12:15-12:45 |
Privacy and Seken
in Japanese Information society: Privacy within Seken as
old and indigenous world of meaning in Japan M. Nakada, University of Tsukuba, Japan |
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| 12:45-14:00 | Lunch at Rastoran Entri, Rüütli 9 (short walk from the Library) | |||
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14:00-15:30 Sessions 8A, 8B, 8C |
8A. Youth and Mobile
Technologies Chair: Rivka Ribak |
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| 14:00-14:30 |
Romeo and Juliet of the
virtual world: Visual gender identity of the most remarkable
youngsters in Estonian Dating Website Rate A. Siibak, University of Tartu, Estonia |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
Cultural reflections on
the mobile phone in parent-teen relationships R. Ribak, University of Haifa, Israel |
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| 15:00-15:30 |
A mobile phone isn’t a
mobile phone any more: Case study of Estonian mobile phone use
practices P. Runnel, Estonian National Museum P. Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt and M. Keller, University of Tartu, Estonia |
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8B. Ethics, Justice and Social
Change Chair: TBA |
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| 14:00-14:30 |
Towards Chipification: The
multifunctional body art of the net generation K. Michael and M. G. Michael, University of Wollongong, Australia |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
Using ICT and
socio-cultural change: Persistent and recombinant practices in
using weblogs K. Schönberger, Institut für Volkskunde der Universität Hamburg, Germany |
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8C. Lost in Translation? Chair: Dineh Davis |
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| 14:00-14:30 |
Is Hungarian ‘blown off
its feet’ by the English-dominated CMC channels? Self-regulative
methods and the preservation of Hungarian E. Darics and C. Christie, Loughborough University, UK |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
Different shades of media
literacy among Basque teenagers T. Ramírez de la Piscina, E. Zarandona, J. Inazio Basterretxea, and P. Idoiaga, University of the Basque Country |
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| 15:00-15:15 |
Party political web sites and
minority languages: Some initial observations from Wales D. Cunliffe, University of Glamorgan, UK |
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| 15:15-15:30 |
Culture, context, and
time-place effects on online interactions D. M. Davis, University of Hawaii, USA |
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| 15:30-16:00 | Refreshment Break | |||
| 16:00-16:30 | CATaC'06 Highlights |
Second looks at CATaC'06 Charles Ess, Drury University |
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| 16:30-17:30 |
Discussions |
Chair: Charles Ess What have we learned? Where do we go from here? First syntheses and conversations on future research, collaborations, publications, and directions for CATaC |
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| 17:30-18:30 | Closing Cocktails | |||