P R O G R A M
Sunday
27 June |
17:00 |
Registration
and refreshments - Radisson Hotel
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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 |
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10:10-11:10 |
Session 1
Chair:
Pat Hall |
10:10 |
Culture:
theory and praxis
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
Global Software, Local Voices: The social construction of
usefulness of ERP systems
J. L. Abdelnour Nocera, P. Hall, The Open
University, United Kingdom |
10:30 |
Communication, Organizations and Diverse Populations, Part Two:
Organizations and diverse populations
M. Wilson, La Sierra University, USA
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
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
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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