CATaC04 Program

Sunday 27 June
17:00	Registration and refreshments - Radisson Hotel
Monday 28 June
08:45-09:00	Opening	Charles Ess and Fay Sudweeks (Co-Chairs) First looks at CATaC'04 C. Ess, Drury University
09:00-10:00	Keynote Speaker	Nina Wakeford, University of Surrey, UK Technology and mobility at the margins
10:00-10:10	Break
		10:10
10:10-11:10	Session 1	Culture: theory and praxis Chair: Pat Hall
		10:10	Cultivating Knowledge Diversity: Reflections on cognitive justice, ICT and development M. van der Velden, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
		10:30	Communication, Organizations and Diverse Populations, Part Two: Organizations and diverse populations M. Wilson, La Sierra University, USA
		10:50	Global Software, Local Voices: The social construction of usefulness of ERP systems J. L. Abdelnour Nocera, P. Hall, The Open University, United Kingdom
11:10-11:25	Refreshment Break
11:25-13:00	Session 1 Chair: Barbara Crump	Culture: theory and praxis Session Chair: Barbara Crump, Massey University, New Zealand Culture in Human-Computer Interaction Studies: A survey of ideas and definitions M. Kamppuri, M. Tukiainen, University of Joensuu, Finland Cultural Issues in the Adoption of ICTs by Indigenous Australians L. Dyson, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Meaning Flowing Through? VOICES and the dialogue on community networking G. A. Walker, University of Northumbria, United Kingdom The Culture of Computing: Does context matter? B. Crump, Massey University, New Zealand
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:00	Session 2 Chair: Mary Evans	ICTs and intercultural communication The Shrinking IT Pipeline: Should it be enhanced or dismantled? K. Clayton, Griffith University, Australia Intercultural Communication on Websites: An analysis of visual communication on high- and low-context culture websites E. Würtz, IT University, Denmark Has the Tone of Online English become Globalized? An empirical research study investigating the written tone of university websites around the world M. Evans, A. McBride, M. Queen, A. Thayer, J. Spyridakis, University of Washington, USA
15:00-15:30	Discussion	Sessions 1 and 2 issues
15:30-16:00	Refreshment Break
16:00-17:00	Session 3 Chair: Lelia Green	ICTs and cultural hybridity Does Old Japan Determine New Japan? The relationship between Seken, the Internet and political consciousness in Japan M. Nakada, T. Tamura, L. Tkach-Kawasaki, T. Iitaka University of Tsukuba, Japan 'Technology Importation' and the Strategy of Informality: The heterogeneous enactment of an American computer-based learning project at public schools in Brazil E. Rodrigues, Michigan State University, USA Wanting it Both Ways? Homogenisation or differentiation - The Western Australian periphery talks back to the core about satellite broadcasting L. Green, Edith Cowan University, Australia
17:00-17:15	Discussion	Session 3 issues
Tuesday 29 June
09:00-09:50	Theme Sessions	Homogenization of Cultural Constructs through ICTs: The case of procrastination, creativity and the Internet D. Davis, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA Attitudes towards and the need for Multilingual Websites in South Africa A. Stander, J-P. van Belle, University of Cape Town, South Africa Internet Communication in Russia: Constructing a social language A. Voiskounsky, Moscow State University, Russia
		"And my Microwave is a Fox": Reflecting technological domestic environments by means of self-documentation packages A. Soronen, O. Sotamaa, University of Tampere, Finland The Use of Open and Repertory Grid Interview Techniques in Cross-Cultural Research H. Agourram, Bishops University, M. Saucier, Bombarier, Canada Impact of Indian Personality Construct Gunas on Privacy and Software Piracy N. Debnath, K. T. Bhal, Indian Institute of Technology, India
		RFCs, MOOs, LMSs: Assorted educational devices H. Hrachovec, University of Vienna, Austria Challenges for Global Distance Education J. F. Yang, H. Lai-Fa, C-M. Hsiao, Hsing-Kuo University, Taiwan N. C-M. Lin, Hsiuping Institution of Technology, Taiwan Indigenous Language in an e-Learning Interface: Translation of PLACE into the Maori Language T. T. Keegan, R. Lewis, T. Roa, J. Tarnowska University of Waikato, New Zealand
09:50-10:00	Break
10:00-11:15	Session 4 Chair: Mariana Markova	Culture and economy Diversity of the Cultural Influence of Electronic Communication amongst Youth in Regional Australia B. L. Rawlings, C. D. Keen, University of Tasmania, Australia Behind the Digital Divide: Capitals and user practices P. Vengerfeldt, P. Runnel, University of Tartu, Estonia Barriers for Information Technology Adoption in Post-Soviet Central Asia M. Markova, University of Washington, USA The Crisis of the Record Business and the Surge of the Download Generation I. Adaime, University of Buenos Aires and University of Tres de Febrero, Argentina
11:15-11:30	Refreshment Break
11:30-12:45	Session 5 Chair: Cynthia Alexander	Role of governments and activists in culture, technology and communication Privacy and Property in the Global Datasphere: International dominance of off-the-shelf information control models D. Burk, University of Minnesota, USA Protecting copyrights on the Internet: A cultural perspective from indigenous Australia P. Radoll, Australian National University, Australia Health Development and ICTs in the High Amazon: Telemedicine and institutionalization in interplay with diverse medical discourses G. Miscione, Trento University, Italy L. Aizenberg, SUNY at Binghamton, USA Deconstructing digital delusions and dependencies: The politics of identity and federal citizenship in Canada's digital frontier C. Alexander, Acadia University, Canada
12:45-13:15	Discussion	Sessions 4 and 5 issues
13:15-14:15	Lunch
14:15-15:45	Panel: The Multilingual Internet Chair: Susan Herring	Representations of Indigenous Language Groups of North and South America on the World Wide Web: In whose voice? S. C. Herring, Z. C. Estrada, Indiana University, USA The Language of Online Community in Junior Summit '98 J. Cassell, Northwestern University; D. Tversky, MIT Media Lab, USA Linguistic standardization on the Internet D. Pargman, J. Palme, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Welsh Use in a Bilingual Online Community: An initial analysis of Pen i Ben R. Harries, Ysgol Gymraeg Treganna, Wales, UK D. Cunliffe, University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK Language and the Internet in Uzbekistan C. Wei, University of Washington, USA
15:45-16:00	Refreshment Break
17:30	Depart for Conference Dinner (1.5 hour bus transport to Rottneros Park)
Wednesday 30 June
09:00-09:50	Theme Sessions	Chair: Michael Dahan Culture, Communication, Media and Hybridism: The Dubai Case J. Piecowye, B. Badran, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates "Curiosities of (Self)Consciousness": Cultural identity performances on the Russian Internet H. Schmidt, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany Attitudes and perceptions of ICTs: A cross cultural survey M. Dahan and D. Epstein, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
		Chair: Cherie Whitney Community issues with a local government portal J. Gammack, Griffith University, Australia P. Goulding, Murdoch University, Australia Cultural Influences on Internet Diffusion and Website Acceptance: Some findings from cross-cultural marketing research M. Hermeking, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Germany Diffusion of High Tech Innovations in Slow Adopting Countries: A revision to the classical diffusion framework C. L. Whitney, Georgetown University, USA
		Chair: Hans-Jürgen Bucher User Interfaces: Black South Africans' preferences re some language, icon and usability features T. Addison, E. Sirkissoon, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Kumeyaay.com: Internet hopes and realities for indigenous language revitalization C. Kampf, University of Minnesota, USA Is there a Chinese Internet? Intercultural investigation on the Internet in the People's Republic of China: Theoretical considerations and empirical results H-J. Bucher, University of Trier, Germany
09:50-10:00	Break
10:00-11:00	Session 6 Chair: Vanessa Evers	Culture, communication and e-learning ICT and the Transformation of the University G. Michelson, University of Bergen, Norway Online Discussions and Ako in Aotearoa, New Zealand: Successful strategies for reciprocal teaching and learning in online discussion forums M. Panko, M. Postlethwaite, UNITEC New Zealand Investigating the effects of unsupervised computer use on educationally disadvantaged children's knowledge and understanding of computers F. van Cappelle, V. Evers, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands S. Mitra, NIIT Limited, India
11:00-11:20	Refreshment Break
11:20-12:30	Session 6 (cont'd) Chair: Leah Macfadyen	Culture, communication and e-learning 'Foregrounding the Goblet': Moving on from using geographic/nationality based frames of reference when looking at culture in the online classroom A. Hewling, Open University, United Kingdom Interdisciplinarity and Interculturality in Cyberspace: The learning system 'Latin American Studies Online' P. Budka, E. Mader, Austrian Latin American Institute, Austria J. Stockinger, Austrian Computer Society, Austria Polychronicity, Internet and Media Time Use: Locating displacement effect W. Lee, T. M. K. Tan, S. S. Hameed Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Falling through the (Cultural) Gaps? Intercultural communication challenges in cyberspace K. Reeder, L. Macfadyen, M. Chase, University of British Columbia, Canada J. Roche, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Germany
12:30-13:00	Discussion	Session 6 issues
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:00	Panel: Utopian Dreams vs. Real-World Conditions Chair: Michel Menou	The Digital Divide in Thailand: Past attempts to solve the problem and the need for consideration of culture S. Hongladarom, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Creating a Smart Newtown: Realising a Utopian dream? A. McIlroy, Massey University, New Zealand The Use of ICT in Harnessing Diasporic Human Capital: A case study P. A. Sy, University of the Philippines, The Philippines
15:00-15:30	Refreshment Break
15:30-16:45	Session 7 Chair: Maritha Snyman	Alternative models for ICT diffusion Ambivalence and Integration in Women's Talk about New Technologies A. Simon, University of Wales, United Kingdom Linguistic Determinants of Search Behaviour on Websites A. Kralisch, B. Berendt, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany From Determinism to Interaction: Building a new model of technological evolution W. Lu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Implementing ICT Centres for Development in South Africa: Can cultural differences be overcome? M. Syman, University of Pretoria, D. Hulbert, Unisa, South Africa
16:45-17:00	Discussion	Session 7 issues
Thursday 1 July
09:00-09:30	CATac04 Highlights	Second looks at CATaC04 Charles Ess, Drury University
09:30-10:30	Workshop	What have we learned? Where do we go from here? First syntheses and conversations on future research, collaborations, publications, and directions for CATaC
10:30-11:00	Refreshment Break
11:00-12:00	General discussions and reports from workshop groups