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Archive of on-line discussion and resources accumulated during the On-line Pre-Conference, October 1 – October 21, 1998

A Tribute to Don Snowden
by Maureen Woodrow

Presentations According to Agenda

Welcome Address – October 26, 1998
Don Snowden, Participatory Communication and People-centred Development
Tony Williamson, Memorial University of Newfoundland, former Director of the Don Snowden Centre, Canada

Panel I Reviewing the Past: Communication for Development – Lessons Learned

Dorothy Todd-Henaut, independent videographer, formerly with Challenge for Change, Canada Citizen Communication: Needed Then…Needed Now

Mark Waldron, Department of Rural Extension Studies, University of Guelph, formerly with Farm Radio Forum, Canada
Grassroots Participation and Partnerships in Canada’s First National Rural Telecommunication Endeavour: National Farm Radio Forum – 1939-1965

Helen Aitkin, TeleCommons Development Group, Canada
Radio Power: Radio Meets the Internet Around the World

Hugh Maynard, Quebec Farmer’s Association, Canada
Farm Audio Information Program via the Internet: National Farm Radio Forum Meets the 21st Century

Afternoon Conference Address

Angelita Martini, TeleHealth Development Unit, Western Australia “Bridging the Gap Between Community Participation and Policy Implementation in Health-related Telecommunications: an Australian Experience”

Concurrent Presentations of Projects and Field Experiences

Jenny Brogdan, Lambda Research and Consulting, Inc., Scotland
Linking Remote Highland Communities in Scotland

Joanne Norris, International Program Consultant, Community Business Resource Centre, Canada
Harnessing Information Communication Technology for Rural and International Development: International Pilot Project of Entrepreneurship Online

Sam Coghlan, Chief Librarian, Oxford County Library
John Moore, Oxford County Library, Canada
COIN + Partnerships = Sustainability

June Lennie, Lyn Simpson, Leonie Dawes, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Rural Women & Communication Technology in Australia (via video conference)

Walter Gasparini, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Canada
The Region of Waterloo Rural Community Network

David Barr, SR Telecom, Canada
The Positive Business Case for Rural Telecommunications

Ann Joselin, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Canada
Report on Grassroots Telecom Initiatives in the USA, based on participation at Rural Telecon ’98 in Aspen, Colorado

Tunde Adegbola, Tiwa Systems, Nigeria
Infocommunes: Blending Modern Information and Communications Technologies with Traditional Practice

Brian Beaton, K-Net, Sioux-Lookout, Ontario, Canada
Connecting Remote First Nations to the Internet

Bruce Lusignan, Stanford University’s
Rural Telecommunication Projects of Stanford University's Communication Satellite Planning Center

Royal Colle, Department of Communication, Cornell University, USA
The Communication Shop: a Model for Private and Public Sector Collaboration and Communication…and Sustainable, Too!

David Reid, Community Access Program, Canada
Making Canada the Most Connected Nation in the World

Richard Fuchs, President Futureworks, Inc., Canada
Sheila Downer
Cathy Perry
The Mice that Roared: Rural Telematics and Newfoundland’s Entry into the Information Economy

Frank Tulus, ACACIA Initiative, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada
ACACIA: Communities and the Information Society in Africa

Esme Modisane (Project Manager), MAMELODI COMMUNITY INFORMATION SERVICES (MACIS), South Africa
Community-based Access to Information and Communication Technologies

Evening Keynote Addresses, October 26, 1998

Iqbal Quadir, Co-founder of Grameen Phone, Bangladesh
Connecting Bangladeshi Villages

Terry Mosey, Group Vice President, Product Portfolio Management, Bell Canada
Staying in the Mainstream

Morning Address, October 27, 1998

Gerry Kenney, Policy Branch, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Communicating for Empowerment in Rural Areas

Afternoon Conference Address

Mike Wiebe, Bell Wireless Service, Canada
Win-Win Partnerships for Rural Telecom

Panelists, Afternoon, October 27, 1998

Heather Hudson, Telecommunications Program Director and Professor of Telecommunications Policy and Management at the McLaren School of Business, University of San Francisco
Beyond Infrastructure: Lessons for Rural Telecom Planning and Policy(Speaking notes – for further background on Heather Hudson’s work see:
Global Information Infrastructure: The Rural Challenge

Scott Robinson, Universidad Metropolitana, Mexico
Telecentres In Mexico: Learning The Hard Way

John Desmond, Nortel, Canada
Wireless Technology Alternatives for Rural Telephony note – this is a large Powerpoint file that will take at least one minute to download

Ricardo Ramirez. Don Snowden Program for Development
Measuring Rural Telecom Impact

Johan Ernberg, International Telecommunication Union, Switzerland
Review of the ITU MCT Pilot Project Programme: Towards a Framework for Impact Evaluation

Scott McConnell, University of Guelph
Connecting with the Unconnected: Measuring the Impact of NGOs Use of the Internet on Unconnected Stakeholder Communities in Uganda

Closing Addresses, October 27, 1998

Penny Simpson, Simon Fraser University, Community Economic Development Centre, Canada
The Challenge of Course Design for Mixed Levels of Computer Technology and Community Economic Development Goals

Fred McGuinness, freelance writer, Canada
Community Access Rings the Cash Registers – case histories of how residents of small communities use the Internet

Additional Notes:

1) As part of the conference, many international delegates were able to take part in a study tour across the Province of Ontario to look at community innovations involving telecommunications for rural development. There is a newspaper article with a photograph of some of the study tour members visiting a school in rural Oxford County - Click Here. Photographs of this tour are kindly provided by the International Telecommunication Union - Click Here>