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Preliminary Agenda Community Access to the Information
Highway
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Sunday, May 7 - Day 1 The View from Here: Where We Are Now
7:30-12:00 Registration 9:00-9:30 Welcome and Purpose
Mitchell Beer Agenda and Process Dennis Lewycky 9:30-11:30
Panel: Perceptions of Reality on the 'Net Who is charting the
information highway? Mark Surman on the Electronic Commons
Leslie Regan-Shade on Gender Valerie Collicott on People with
Disabilities Keith Kelly on Culture Response: Marita Moll
11:30-1:00 Lunch with Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ursula Franklin "A
Critical Overview of Electronic Networks" 1:00-3:00 Panel:
Life in the Electronic Public Space Models for community
networks. Marc Belanger, Solinet Michael Gillespie, Blue Sky
Freenet Kirk Roberts, Web Marty Thompson, Ingenia Response:
Garth Graham 3:00-3:30 Break 3:30-5:00 Concurrent Discussion
Sessions What content will voluntary sector groups be looking
for on the Internet? What are the key issues related to
public or community access & infrastructure? What can be
learned from existing community and public access networks?
7:00-9:00 Sponsored wine and cheese reception (pending
sponsor)
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Monday, May 8 - Day 2 Visions of the Future: How Various
Sectors See It 7:30-12:00 Registration 9:00-9:30 Reports of
1st day's concurrent discussions 9:30-10:45 Community Visions
Labour's View: Jean-Claude Parrot, VP, Canadian Labour
Congress The Consumer's View: Irene Seiferling, Pres.,
Consumer's Association of Canada The Public Interest View:
Elizabeth Hoffman, Chair, Steering Committee, Coalition for
Public Information Response: Michael Richardson 10:45-11:00
Break 11:00-12:00 Industry Visions The Hon. Claude Forget v
Rainer Paduch, President, fONOROLA i*internet Response: Jay
Weston 12:00-1:30 Lunch with Keynote Speaker: Karen Adams,
President, Canadian Library Association "Libraries as Public
Access Points" 1:30-3:00 Concurrent Discussion Sessions What
are the roles and responsibilities of policy-makers in
ensuring voluntary sector access to Internet services? What
support will non-profit groups and their members require?
3:00-3:30 Break 3:30-5:00 Concurrent Discussion Sessions
Principles into Practice: What should the information highway
look like?
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Tuesday, May 9 - Day 3 What We Need to Do Now: Steps Into
Tomorrow 9:00-9:45 Reports of 2nd day's concurrent
discussions 9:45-10:30 Keynote Representative from Stentor
Telecom Policy Inc. 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:30 Concurrent
Discussion Sessions Bridging the Gaps: Policy options and
opportunities. What should be done to maintain an information
highway accessible to all? 12:30-2:00 Lunch at restaurant
on-site (participants pay) 2:00-3:45 Concurrent Discussion
Sessions Recommendations to government and action plans for
non-profit groups. Suggestions and ideas for partnerships.
3:45-4:00 Break 4:00-5:00 Plenary: synthesis and summary
conclusions. TBA by InfoLink Next Steps: discussion with a
panel of representives of key segments and debate open to the
floor.
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