CONFERENCE
PROGRAM
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Sunday
27 June |
| 17:00 |
Registration
and refreshments - Radisson Hotel
Welcome by Professor Robert Burnett, Media and Communication
Department, Karlstad University
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Monday
28 June |
08:30-09:00
Opening |
Welcome
by Professor Christina Ullenius, Rektor (Vice Chancellor),
Karlstad University
Charles
Ess and Fay Sudweeks (Co-Chairs)
First looks at CATaC'04
C. Ess, Drury University |
09:00-10:00
Keynote Address |
Nina
Wakeford, University of Surrey, UK
Technology and mobility at the
margins |
| 10:00-10:10 |
Break |
10:10-11:10
Session 1 |
Culture:
theory and praxis
Chair: Pat Hall |
| 10:10-10:30 |
Cultivating
Knowledge Diversity: Reflections on cognitive justice, ICT and
development
M. van der Velden, University of Amsterdam, The
Netherlands |
| 10:30-10:50 |
Communication,
Organizations and Diverse Populations, Part Two: Organizations
and diverse populations
M. Wilson, La Sierra University, USA |
| 10:50-11:10 |
Global
Software, Local Voices: The social construction of usefulness
of ERP systems
J. L. Abdelnour Nocera, P. Hall, The Open
University, United Kingdom |
| 11:10-11:30 |
Refreshment
Break |
11:30-12:45
Session 1
(cont'd) |
Culture:
theory and praxis
Chair: Barbara Crump |
| 11:30-11:50 |
Culture
in Human-Computer Interaction Studies: A survey of ideas and definitions
M. Kamppuri, M. Tukiainen, University of Joensuu,
Finland |
| 11:50-12:10 |
Cultural
Issues in the Adoption of ICTs by Indigenous Australians
L. Dyson, University of Technology, Sydney,
Australia |
| 12:10-12:30 |
Meaning
Flowing Through? VOICES and the dialogue on community networking
G. A. Walker, University of Northumbria, United
Kingdom |
| 12:30-12:45 |
The Culture of Computing: Does context
matter?
B. Crump, Massey University, New Zealand |
| 12:45-13:00 |
Discussion:
Session 1 issues |
| 13:00-14:15 |
Lunch |
14:15-15:30
Session 2 |
ICTs
and intercultural communication
Chair:
Mary Evans |
| 14:15-14:35 |
The
Shrinking IT Pipeline: Should it be enhanced or dismantled?
K. Clayton, Griffith University, Australia |
| 14:35-14:55 |
Intercultural
Communication on Websites: An analysis of visual communication
on high- and low-context culture websites
E. Würtz, IT University, Denmark |
| 14:55-15:15 |
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 |
| 15:15-15:30 |
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 |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Discussion:
Session 2 issues |
| 15:45-16:00 |
Refreshment Break |
16:00-17:00
Session 3 |
ICTs
and cultural hybridity
Chair:
Lelia Green |
| 16:00-16:20 |
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 |
| 16:20-16:40 |
'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 |
| 16:40-17:00 |
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 |
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Tuesday
29 June |
09:00-09:50
Theme Sessions |
Culture
and Intercultural Communication
Chair: Dineh Davis
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| 09:00-09:20
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Attitudes
towards and the need for Multilingual Websites in South Africa
A. Stander, J-P. van Belle, University of Cape
Town, South Africa |
| 09:20-09:35
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Internet Communication in Russia: Constructing
a social language
A. Voiskounsky, Moscow State University, Russia
and British Academy
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| 09:35-09:50
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Homogenization
of Cultural Constructs through ICTs: The case of procrastination,
creativity and the Internet
D. Davis, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
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Diverse
Cultural Matrices
Chair: Nevedita Debnath
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| 09:00-09:20
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"And
my Microwave is a Fox": Reflecting technological domestic
environments by means of self-documentation packages
A. Soronen, O. Sotamaa, University of Tampere,
Finland
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| 09:20-09:35
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The
Use of Open and Repertory Grid Interview Techniques in Cross-Cultural
Research
H. Agourram, Bishops University, M. Saucier,
Bombardier, Canada
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| 09:35-09:50
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Impact
of Indian Personality Construct Gunas on Privacy and Software
Piracy
N. Debnath, K. T. Bhal, Indian Institute of
Technology, India
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Cultural
Challenges to Online Learning
Chair: Herbert Hrachovec
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| 09:00-09:15
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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
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| 09:15-09:30
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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
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| 09:30-09:50
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RFCs,
MOOs, LMSs: Assorted educational devices
H. Hrachovec, University of Vienna, Austria
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| 09:50-10:00 |
Break |
10:00-11:15
Session
4 |
Culture
and economy
Chair: Chris Keen |
| 10:00-10:20 |
Barriers
for Information Technology Adoption in Post-Soviet Central Asia
M. Markova, University of Washington, USA |
| 10:20-10:40 |
Behind
the Digital Divide: Capitals and user practices
P. Vengerfeldt, P. Runnel, University of Tartu, Estonia |
| 10:40-10:55 |
Diversity
of the Cultural Influence of Electronic Communication amongst
Youth in Regional Australia
B. L. Rawlings, C. D. Keen, University of
Tasmania, Australia |
| 10:55-11:15 |
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 |
Role
of governments and activists in culture, technology and communication
Chair: Dan Burk |
| 11:30-11:45 |
Deconstructing
digital delusions and dependencies: The politics of identity and
federal citizenship in Canada's digital frontier
C. Alexander, Acadia University, Canada |
| 11:45-12:05 |
Protecting copyrights on the Internet: A cultural perspective
from indigenous Australia
P. Radoll, Australian National University,
Australia |
| 12:05-12:25 |
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 |
| 12:25-12:45 |
Privacy and
Property in the Global Datasphere: International dominance of
off-the-shelf information control models
D. Burk, University of Minnesota, USA |
| 12:45-13:15 |
Discussion:
Sessions 4 and 5 issues |
| 13:15-14:30 |
Lunch |
14:30-16:00
Panel 1 |
The
Multilingual Internet
Chair: Susan Herring
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| Brief
presentations followed by open discussion |
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
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The Language of Online Community in Junior Summit '98
J. Cassell, Northwestern University; D. Tversky,
MIT Media Lab, USA
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Linguistic standardization on the Internet
D. Pargman, J. Palme, Royal Institute of
Technology, Sweden
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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
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Language
and the Internet in Uzbekistan
C. Wei, University of Washington, USA
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| 16:00-17:30 |
Free
time to relax before dinner or explore Karlstad |
| 17:30 |
Depart for Conference Dinner (1.5 hour
bus transport to Rottneros
Park) |
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Wednesday
30 June |
09:00-09:50
Theme
Sessions |
Culture,
Hybridization and ICTs
Chair: Hans-Jürgen
Bucher
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| 09:00-09:15
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Culture, Communication, Media and Hybridism: The Dubai Case
J. Piecowye, B. Badran, Zayed University, United
Arab Emirates
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| 09:15-09:30
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"Curiosities of (Self)Consciousness":
Cultural identity performances on the Russian Internet
H. Schmidt, Ruhr-Universität Bochum,
Germany
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| 09:30-09:50
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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
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Diffusion,
Culture, Community
Chair: Paula Goulding
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| 09:00-09:20
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Diffusion
of High Tech Innovations in Slow Adopting Countries: A revision
to the classical diffusion framework
C. L. Whitney, Georgetown University, USA
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| 09:20-09:35
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Cultural
Influences on Internet Diffusion and Website Acceptance: Some
findings from cross-cultural marketing research
M. Hermeking, Ludwig-Maximilians University,
Germany
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| 09:35-09:50
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Community
issues with a local government portal
J. Gammack, Griffith University, Australia
P. Goulding, Murdoch University, Australia
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Youth
and Indigenous Cultures
Chair: Michael Dahan
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| 09:00-09:15
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User Interfaces: Black South Africans' preferences re some language,
icon and usability features
T. Addison, E. Sirkissoon, University of the
Witwatersrand, South Africa
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| 09:15-09:30
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Kumeyaay.com:
Internet hopes and realities for indigenous language revitalization
C. Kampf, University of Minnesota, USA
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| 09:30-09:50
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Attitudes and perceptions of ICTs: A cross cultural
survey
M. Dahan, D. Epstein, Ben-Gurion University of
the Negev, Israel
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| 09:50-10:00 |
Break |
10:00-11:00
Session 6 |
Culture,
communication and e-learning
Chair: Vanessa Evers |
| 10:00-10:20 |
ICT
and the Transformation of the University
G. Michelson, University of Bergen, Norway |
| 10:20-10:40 |
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 |
| 10:40-11:00 |
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 |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Refreshment Break |
11:30-12:20
Session 6
(cont'd) |
Culture,
communication and e-learning
Chair: Philipp Budka |
| 11:30-11:45 |
'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
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| 11:45-12:05 |
Polychronicity,
Internet and Media Time Use: Locating displacement effect
W. Lee, T. M. K. Tan, S. S. Hameed
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| 12:05-12:20 |
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
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| 12:20-12:45 |
Discussion:
Session 6 issues |
| 12:45-14:00 |
Lunch |
14:00-15:30
Panel 2 |
Utopian
Dreams vs. Real-World Conditions
Chair: Michel Menou |
| Brief
presentations followed by open discussion |
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 |
Communication,
power and ICTs: Findings and observations from the Reflect ICT's
Project in Burundi, India and Uganda
Hannah Beardon, ActionAid International, UK |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Refreshment
Break |
15:45-17:00
Session
7 |
Alternative
models for ICT diffusion
Chair: Maritha Snyman |
| 15:45-16:05 |
Ambivalence
and Integration in Women's Talk about New Technologies
A. Simon, University of Wales, United Kingdom |
| 16:05-16:25 |
Linguistic
Determinants of Search Behaviour on Websites
A. Kralisch, B. Berendt, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin,
Germany |
| 16:25-16:45 |
From
Determinism to Interaction: Building a new model of technological
evolution
W. Lu, Huazhong University of Science and
Technology, China |
| 16:34-17:00 |
Implementing
ICT Centres for Development in South Africa: Can cultural differences
be overcome?
M. Snyman, University of Pretoria, D. Hulbert, Unisa,
South Africa |
| 17:00-17:30 |
Discussion:
Session 7 issues |
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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
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