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 - Radisson Hotel

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
10:00-10:10

Break

10:10-11:00 Session 1 ICTs and intercultural communication
11:00-11:20 Refreshment Break
11:20-12:45 Session 2 Culture: theory and praxis
12:45-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:00 Session 2 (cont'd) Culture: theory and praxis
15:00-15:30 Discussion Sessions 1 and 2 issues
15:30-16:00 Refreshment Break
16:00-17:00 Session 3 ICTs and cultural hybridity
17:00-17:15 Discussion Session 3 issues

Tuesday 29 June

09:00-10:00

Theme Sessions

10:00-10:10 Break
10:10-11:25 Session 4 Culture and economy
11:25-11:45 Refreshment Break
11:45-12:40 Session 5

Role of governments and activists in culture, technology and communication

12:40-13:00 Discussion Sessions 4 and 5 issues
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30

Panel: The Multilingual Internet

15:30-16:00 Refreshment Break
17:30

Depart for Conference Dinner (1.5 hour bus ride to Rottneros Park)

Wednesday 30 June

09:00-10:00 Theme Sessions
10:00-10:10

Break

10:10-11:10 Session 6 Culture, communication and e-learning
11:10-11:30 Refreshment Break
11:30-12:45 Session 6 (cont'd) Culture, communication and e-learning
12:45-13:00 Discussion Session 6 issues
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Panel: Utopian Dreams vs. Real-World Conditions
15:00-15:30 Refreshment Break
15:30-16:45 Session 7 Alternative models for ICT diffusion
16:45-17:00 Discussion Session 7 issues

Thursday 1 July

09:00-09:30 CATac04 Highlights First looks at CATaC04 - Charles Ess
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