Hi folks, FYI. Katim George(s) wrote: > ------- Forwarded [GKD] Message Follows ------- > Date sent: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 08:41:39 +0100 > Via: [log in to unmask] > From: Marie Thorndahl <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [GKD] International Internet Conference to be held in Mali > > Upon the initiative of President Alpha Oumar Konar of Mali, Bamako will be > the capital of the internet in February 2000. The city will host an > international meeting "Internet: bridges to development" organised by the > ANAIS Network <http://www.anais.org>. > > The meeting will be threefold: > - Workshops and professional meetings (21, 22 and 23 February) > - Plenary conference on the theme "Internet and multi-lingualism" > (24 and 25 February). > - Exhibition "Bridges to development" (24, 25 and 26 February) > > The exhibition will present the best achievements through CONTEST. > Since the mid 90s, Internet uses for development have increased to the > extent of being used nowadays in very different areas such as health, > public offices and citizenship, human rights, economy, environment etc. > The contest aims at identifying the most promising works and disseminating > the most effective experiences and methodologies in order to make the > Internet useful to stakeholders in development. > > The winning authors will be invited to the February 2000 Bamako > International Meeting. They will present their achievements at the > Exhibition. These will also be widely disseminated throughout the world by > CD-Rom, in a booklet and on a web site. > > CONTEST > http://www.anais.org/Fr/activites/passerelles/competition_en.html > > International Meeting, Bamako, February 2000 > http://www.anais.org/Fr/activites/bamako2000/index_en.html > > Registration > http://www.anais.org/Fr/activites/bamako2000/registration_en.html > ----------------- > Do not hesitate to forward this message to every interested person and > institution ! ---------------- > > Contact in Geneva : > Marie Thorndahl > Fondation du Devenir > Geneve > Tel : 41 22 - 789 53 80 > fax : 41 22 - 789 53 82 > email : [log in to unmask] > > :-) Message Ends; George(s) Lessard's Keywords Begin (-: > Freelance Media Arts, Management, Training, Mentoring & Consulting > On line: Internet / Workshops / Research / Presence / Content / > On location: TV / Radio / Production / ENG / EFP / Editing > Interests: Access / Activism / Communities / Cultures / Arts > Resume and more @ http://members.tripod.com/~media002 > Queries / Offers / Patronage / Commissions should be sent to > [log in to unmask] > Rostered Volunteer UNV# 120983 & CESO/SACO VA# 11799 > > -Caveat Lector- Disclaimers, NOTES TO EDITORS > & (c) information may be found @ > http://members.tripod.com/~media002/disclaimer.htm > Because of the nature of email & the WWW, > please check ALL sources & subjects. > - 30 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------