[SlovLit] V Benetke na Academia Europaea workshop, kjer vas cakata zastonj hotel in oskrba

[Miran Hladnik]

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From: Humanist Discussion Group (by way of Willard McCarty
<willard.mccarty na kcl.ac.uk>) <willard na lists.village.virginia.edu>
To: Humanist Discussion Group <humanist na lists.Princeton.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 9:07 AM
Subject: 15.322 Academia Europaea workshop
>
>                Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 15, No. 322.
>        Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
>                <http://www.princeton.edu/~mccarty/humanist/>
>               <http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/humanist/>
>
>          Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 08:03:14 +0100
>          From: Prof I Butterworth <i.butterworth na ic.ac.uk>
>          Subject: Workshop on 'Virtuality: the social impacts of virtual
> information'
>
> Some time ago the Academia Europaea announced a small targeted workshop on
> 'Virtuality: the social impacts of virtual information'. I confirm that
> the workshop will be taking at place at the Istituto Veneto di Scienze,
> Lettere ed Arti, Venice ( see http://www.istitutoveneto.it) 16th,17th and
> 18th November 2001. Participation is by invitation only - but there are a
> very small number of places still available.
>
> Contact should be made by e-mail to the Executive Secretary of the
> Academia Europaea at:
>
> acadeuro na compuserve.com
>
> The workshop will start at 14.30 on Friday 16th November and end at lunch
> time on Sunday 18th November. We are able to provide free hotel
> accommodation for the two nights of 16-17th and 17-18th and meals at the
> workshop, but unfortunately our budget will not stretch to paying for air
> or train fares. We have block booked hotel accommodation.
>
> It is intended that the workshop will operate primarily through
> 'brainstorming' round tables of some 10 people, reporting back to plenary
> meetings of the full workshop. In this way all participants will be
> expected to contribute. Each roundtable will be led by a facilitator and
> a rapporteur will record discussion.
>
> Given below is a draft programme with suggestions for the various issues
> that the Workshop might address. It is unlikely that we can discuss all
> of them; subjects on which to concentrate will depend on the final list
> of participants.
>
> The announced programme is given below - but we will now obviously also
> address the role of communications in abetting or fighting terrorism,
> the balance between law enforcement and free speech and related issues.
>
> Draft Programme
>
> Friday 16th November
>
> 2 p.m. Registration
>
> 2.30 Welcome
>
> 2.45 Introduction and opening presentation
>
> 3.15 First Breakout Session: e-Commerce
>
> A.1 Relation of e-commerce to the 'old economy'
> New businesses and new ways of doing business
> Lessons from the first dot.coms
> Business Models
> Hidden and real costs of e-commerce
> e-money. Micro-payments.
>
> A.2 Perceptions: The Public, Business and Financial Institutions
> The dangers of 'hype' and of 'complacency'
> Security in connection with e-commerce.
> Electronic crime.
>
> A.3 The arrival of new service providers, dangers and opportunities:
> Amazon vs. bookstores
> Commercial e-universitie
>
> 5.00 First Plenary and Agreed Recommendations
>
> Dinner
>
> Saturday 17th November
>
> 9.30 a.m. Introduction
>
> 9.45 Second Breakout Session: Economic Issues
>
> B.1 Fundamental shifts in economic thinking.
> How to account knowledge and other intangible assets.
> ICT is changing boundaries between 'public' and 'private'
> Open access to formerly closed areas.
> Virtual technologies seem to be open to abuse to monopolies
>
> B. 2 The Quality of virtual material.
> Standards and who should maintain them.
> The role of government, academia, media
>
> B.3 The skills gap in ICT in Europe
> Professional ICT workers. Import and export of skilled ICT workers.
> Lack of ICT skills and understanding in commerce/industry
> Absence of ICT skills in the general public
> Need for user-friendly ICT
>
>    1. Break
>
> 11.30 Second Plenary and Agreed Recommendations
>
> 13.00 Lunch
>
>    1. Introduction
>
> 15.00 Third Breakout Session : Social Impacts
> C1. The digital divide between social groups
> The digital divide between regions and countries
>
> C2. The dangers (and merits) of communication technologies disturbing
> social norms
> Does greater use of the virtual de-humanise social relations?
> The use of virtuality to enrich the lives of the lonely, isolated or
> disadvantaged.
> Use of ICT for community building.
> e-Government
>
> C3. How do we deal with the fact that electronic communications link
> societies
> with very different beliefs or norms?
> Is such linking a good thing or disorientating?
> The technology can support illegal or anti-social material but can be
> used to suppress such material.
> Censorship and Freedom of Speech.
> The role of national courts and international agreements in controlling
> global communications
>
> 16.30 Break
>
> 17.00 Third Plenary and Agreed Recommendations
>
> Sunday 18th November
>
> 9.30 Introduction
>
> 9.45 Fourth Breakout Session: Sociology, Psychology and Philosophy of
> Virtuality
>
> D1. The sociology and psychology of information overflow
> Have we too much information?
> How many e-mail messages can we process per day?
> How many hours surfing?
> Hundreds of TV channels: Blessing or curse? Improved choice or worsening
> content?
>
> D2. Philosophical issues
> The distinctions between virtuality and reality
> Can virtuality act as experimental philosophy
> The dangers when children and adults have difficulty of distinguishing
> between the virtul and the real.
>
> D3. Ethical issues
>
> Privacy.
> Use of ICT to track a persons's interests and beliefs. Use of such
> information for commercial use.
> Availability of medical information about individuals and groups.
> Electronic gambling.
> Electronic and networked games which simulate, and possibly stimulate,
> violent situations.
> Pornography. (70% of e-commerce ?) Where are the boundaries?
>
> 11.15 Break
>
> 11. 45 Fourth Plenary and Agreed Recommendations
>
>    1. Final Workshop Synthesis
>
> 13.00 Workshop ends and lunch
>
> ===============================================
> Professor Ian Butterworth CBE FRS
> Vice-President Academia Europaea
>
> Senior Research Fellow
> The Blackett Laboratory
> Imperial College
> Prince Consort Road
> London SW7 2BW
> UK
>
> Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 7525
> Fax: +44 (0)20  7823 8830
> E-Mail: i.butterworth na ic.ac.uk