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Subject: [APCNews] APCNews - March 2006 - No. 62
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                *APCNews, the monthly newsletter of the
           Association for Progressive Communications (APC)*
                     March 2006 No. 62
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-- NEWS FROM THE MEMBERS --
-- NEWS FROM APC --
-- ICT POLICY & INTERNET RIGHTS --
-- STRATEGIC USES & CAPACITY BUILDING --
-- WOMEN & ICTs --
-- APC IN THE NEWS --
-- ONLINE TOOLS & RESOURCES --
-- COLLABORATING OPPORTUNITIES --
-- SITES OF INTEREST --
-- IMPORTANT DATES --
-- WHERE IN THE WORLD IS APC --
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-- NEWS FROM THE MEMBERS --

SANGONeT, South Africa: 300 participants expected for South African ICTs
for Civil Society meet

APC member SANGONeT holds its "ICTs for Civil Society" conference on
March 7-9, 2006 at Johannesburg, together with its South African NGO Web
Awards 2006. A number of speakers from organisations doing related work
have firmed up participation in the event, for which over 300
participants are expected. In store is an exciting event with much
opportunity for learning, debate, information-sharing and networking. -
SANGONeT
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4143812

BLUELINK, Bulgaria: BlueLink launches first NGO e-election in Bulgaria

The first non-government organisation e-elections in Bulgaria were held
at the end of 2005, facilitated through the Civil e-Representation
Platform designed by APC's member in Sofia, BlueLink. Civil
e-Representation is an internet-based tool for electing representatives
of NGOs in working groups and committees at institutions that implement
environmental and sustainable development policies in Bulgaria. - BlueLink
http://www.bluelink.net/en/menu/news.shtml?x=7888

RITS, Brazil: More telecentres for Brazil

By March-end 2006, the first 50 telecentres of the Telecentros BR
project are expected to be launched. They're located in low-income
communities. This project was developed by APC-member RITS, Brazil's
state-run oil corporation Petrobras and ITI (National Institute of
Information Technology). Each unit is equipped with 20 internet-linked
computers. Free Software technicians and social developers were hired
and especially trained for the project. RITS developed a management
system that can generate real-time reports about the usage of every
telecenter. Telecenters will offer free access to the internet using
Sacix - http://www.sacix.org.br -  a customized Debian version of the
GNU/Linux operating system.
http://rits.org.br

ENDA, Senegal: A commitment to access

Two weeks into 2006, Dakar (Senegal) played host to an exciting and
educational workshop that brought together IT specialists and
journalists from five francophone West and Central African countries.
What gave the conference a particularly interesting ambiance was the
gender balance attendees invited as speakers or participants, and the
way that organisers were able to keep focus on gender at the top of the
agenda of Universal Access Telecommunications policies. - APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4490326

GREENNET, United Kingdom: GreenNet helps launch more content-rich sites

London-based APC member GreenNet has had a "dynamic" past year as far as
its web sites go. After three years of developing tools for dynamic web
site construction, it is seeing the results in the form of content-rich
sites that it has helped launch into cyberspace. - GreenNet
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4144912

NODO TAU, Argentina: Hands that speak of new alternatives

Last year, civil society organisation Nodo Tau provided training to a
group of young people with severe speech and hearing difficulties at the
free software-based community computer telecentre that is available at
its headquarters. A telecentre is a space that provides a community with
open access to technologies. Trainings are also held at these locations
on the use of these technologies, so that neighbours can use them to
resolve problems and improve their community. - Tau
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4224642

UNGANA-AFRIKA: Seeking partners in Southern Africa

In 2006 Ungana-Afrika will implement the 'Incubation of ICT Capacity
Building' workshops in two  Southern Africa countries. This APC member
is looking out for "pro-active local organisations" to collaborate with.
Their goal is to help networks of non-profits and individual
organisations within them, with the start-up of their ICT programs. This
involves a process known as "incubation". - APC blogs
http://blog.apc.org/en/index.shtml?x=4166187

WEB NETWORKS, Canada: Taking small, endangered languages online... and
literacy in a new format

Web Networks has recently completed a working prototype of a unique
online tool to deliver literacy, as part of its "In Your Language - En
tu Idioma" family of products. "Yodigo" incorporates the "Conditional
Cash Transfer" approach to development funding within an interactive,
video-based learning environment that can be provided online or on DVD.
You can see www.yodigo.tv for more information and to try out the demo,
and contact Web Network's Oliver Zielke if interested in participating
in piloting this tool in the field. Watch for more information next
month about the En tu Idioma project and APC partners in Latin America.
- APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4343019

BYTESFORALL, South Asia: Looking forward to collaborative websites

APC member spread across South Asia BytesForAll is experimenting with
the use of CivicSpace software to build simple-to-update not-for-profit,
community-driven websites for villages in the small Indian state of Goa.
BytesForAll is also moving to a new server, and is planning to install
CivicSpace there too. CivicSpace is a free software platform for
building online communities that communicate effectively, act
collectively, and coordinate coherently with a network of other related
organisations and communities. - BytesForAll
http://www.goa-india.org and http://saligao.goa-india.org

LANETA, Mexico: The triple M: Women behind the lens

Nine skilled information and communication technologies trainers from
five different women's media organisations met in Mexico City in
February 2006. They came together to learn about a medium they never
imagined they would one day have access to: video. The "Media Mujeres
Mexico" (Media, Women, Mexico) project brought two trainers from
Montreal to Mexico, equipped with a miniDV camera and a boom pole, to
offer an intensive training in video theory and practice for women. -
LaNeta
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4258113

FANTSUAM FOUNDATION, Nigeria: APC member gets profiled in nonprofit-ICT
study

A new report, "Civil Technologies: The Values of Nonprofit ICT Use,"
authored by Ken Jordan and Mark Surman, is recently out. It explores
"exemplary instances" of nonprofit ICT adoption by civil society groups
from around the world, and draws attention to ways the values of civil
society are reinforced and extended through their use of digital tools.
One of the organisations profiled - Fantsuam Foundation - is an APC
member, while eHomemakers.net of Malaysia won the APC WNSP Gender and
ICT award last year. - Fantsuam Foundation
http://www.ssrc.org/programs/itic/

SANGONeT, South Africa: Planning a revamp of a web-based database of
South African non-profits

SANGONeT is planning to revamp PRODDER, a web-based database of South
African NGOs and development organisations. It wants to focus on the
technical expansion, content compilation and quality assurance of the
project. Details can be obtained from SANGONeT's Deputy Director, Fazila
Farouk. - APCNews
http://www.sangonet.org.za

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-- NEWS FROM APC --

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT: East Africa needs a fair entry-ticket to afford
cyberspace - Easing Access to EASSy

Africa currently has to pay for some of the most expensive bandwidth in
the world. This will change if the proposed East African Submarine Cable
System (EASSy) cable is built as it will connect eight countries on the
eastern side of the continent. To help make this possible, APC is
launching a new website "Fibre-for-Africa" and on March 10 will hold a
consultation with more than 80 key stakeholders from all over Eastern
and Southern Africa to ensure that access to EASSy is 'easy', affordable
and open. - APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4513981
Fibre-for-Africa: http://www.fibreforafrica.net

NEW MEMBER: AARC, Kenya's first internet provider joins APC

Kenya-based African Regional Centre for Computing (ARCC) is the newest
member of the Association for Progressive Communications. It is a
non-profit ICT training, research and development centre based in
Nairobi, and was the first provider of internet connectivity in the East
African nation of 32 million. - APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4433089

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-- ICT POLICY & INTERNET RIGHTS --

NEW REPORT: APC's reflections on the World Summit on the Information
Society

After the World Summit on the Information Society ended in Tunisia last
November, the Civil Society Statement commented: "Overall, it is
impossible not to conclude that WSIS has failed to live up to (its)
expectations." In a more-recent article titled 'Pushing and prodding,
goading and hand-holding', the APC presents its verdict. It comes from a
perspective which believes that the ability to access, produce and share
information is a key requirement for creating more equal and just
societies. - APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4153963

The full report:
http://rights.apc.org/documents/apc_wsis_reflection_0206.pdf [English]
http://rights.apc.org/documents/apc_wsis_reflection_0206_ES.pdf [Spanish]
http://rights.apc.org/documents/apc_wsis_reflection_0206_FR.pdf [French]

ICTD ARTICLE: Collective ICT policy making in Bolivia

Surrounded by the tropical forests of Bolivia, about 18 organisations
and institutions representing civil society, the private sector and the
government gathered to develop proposals and action strategies for ICT
policies. Most of the participants brought with them the lessons learned
during their involvement in the Bolivian ICTD strategy - ETIC - process.
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4485709

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-- STRATEGIC USES & CAPACITY BUILDING --

SURVEY: APC members see FOSS as route to building skills, sharing knowledge

APC member-organisations, who responded to a survey, see free/libre and
open source software (FOSS) as an opportunity to learn new skills and
share knowledge. They also see non-proprietary software as an "important
form of co-operation" or being capable of "reducing desktop costs". -
APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4230886

ARTICLE: Share your experiences of shifting to FOSS, says Shuttleworth

As part of his Asian tour to promote free and open source software
(FOSS), the techie-millionaire founder of the Ubuntu Linux Foundation
Mark Shuttleworth spent a day in Manila on February 2 to meet with
different sectors of the ICT industry in the country. - APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4260109

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-- WOMEN & ICTs --

ANALYSIS: We assume FOSS benefits all equally. But does it really?

FOSS has the potential to change the way women relate with ICTs,
allowing for more control over the tools they use. As Users, women will
have the freedom from steep licensing fees and the opportunity to
influence software development to meet their needs. As developers, the
open principle behind FOSS encourages a more collaborative environment,
in which women may discover more freedom to create applications and
solutions. However until women are recognised as equal partners, users
and developers in FOSS, these potentials will remain unexplored. -
GenderIT.org
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?w=a&x=93204

INTERVIEW: Two women lobby for communication rights

In the Latin American and Caribbean Region, women representing civil
society organisations in the WSIS process have been lobbying heavily in
favour of communication rights. Read the contribution by Olinca Marino,
director of the APC's Mexican member LaNeta, and APC staff member
Valeria Betancourt of Ecuador. - Digital Futures
http://www.penelopes.org/Download/DF3.pdf [see page 6]

MEDIA ARTICLE I: Global media monitoring: Women in the news

Does it make sense to monitor information about women that is published
or transmitted through by the media? Is the image that media construct
of women important? In what way does it influence our social imaginary
for women to almost always appear in the news as victims and rarely as
experts on subjects of political, social and economic relevance? The
WACC made the results of its media monitoring known on February 16, 2006
and thus launched three action weeks to raise awareness on the treatment
that women receive in the media and the information disseminated about
them. - APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4224644

MEDIA ARTICLE II: What reality does media reflect?

Media should be the main source of information on what is really
happening in the world. But, is it? If it neglects to make 52% of the
population visible, what reality are we talking about? These and other
questions were asked and addressed by hundred of activists that
participated in the Global Media Monitoring. Having taken place the 16th
of February of 2005, and every 5 years since 1995 under the sponsorship
of the World Association for Christian Communication. - APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4429682

INTERVIEW: Women developing FOSS - freedom for knowledge free from
prejudice

Sulamita Garcia is a 28-year-old consultant who specialises in Unix
systems and is completely enthusiastic about free and open source
software. She is responsible for the LinuxChix Brasil project. In this
interview for GenderIT.ORG, Sulamita tells about the recent experience
of LinuxChix Brasil, which is delivering online courses on FLOSS for
women. She speaks about prejudice, stereotypes and the need for women to
overcome initial difficulties when facing new technologies. -
GenderIT.org http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?w=a&x=91693

ANALYSIS: FOSS breaks many walls... but not among the genders?

FOSS, or free/libre and open source software, has dramatically changed
the way software is produced, distributed, supported and used. It has a
visible impact on enabling a richer social inclusion. But how has it
allowed the gender problem existing in the software industry to be
replicated in the world of FOSS? Amsterdam-based Taiwanese researcher
Yuwei Lin lists seven reasons why women stay off FOSS. - Mute magazine
http://www.metamute.org/en/node/5596

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-- APC IN THE NEWS --

TECTONIC.CO.ZA, South Africa: Microsoft and FLOSS advocates face off at
SANGONeT

Richard Frank - A Microsoft representative added some spice to the open
source plenary held at the SANGONeT ICT conference in Johannesburg on
Wednesday.
http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=910

DIGITAL DIVIDE NETWORK, USA: New Website Explores Africa's Need for
Internet Fiber

The Association for Progressive Communications <http://www.apc.org> has
launched a new website <http://www.fibreforafrica.net> to promote East
Africa's dire need for an international submarine cable that could
provide affordable broadband Internet access.
This web site, FibreForAfrica.net, has been put together to provide
basic information about international Internet bandwidth in Africa, its
costs and the existence of monopoly access to it. Bandwidth is the means
through which Africa as a continent communicates with itself and the
rest of the world. APC and the other orgs that have put the site
together believe that the high costs of international bandwidth on the
continent are an obstacle to the its social and economic development.
http://www.digitaldivide.net/blog/acarvin/view?PostID=11831

DIGITALOPPORTUNITY.ORG: New IMARK website

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has
announced the new IMARK website http://www.imarkgroup.org . It  offers
online access to self-paced e-learning modules which have previously
been available only on CD ROM. Learners can now register and take the
IMARK module "Management of Electronic Documents" in English or in
French and the module "Digitization and Digital Libraries" in English.
IMARK now has over 30 partners and collaborating institutions since its
inception in 2001, and is coordinated through a Steering Group
consisting of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), and
others.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/125831/1/1138

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-- ONLINE TOOLS & RESOURCES --

COMMUNITY BROADCASTS: Supporting community broadcasts, monitoring
freedom issues

ObsMedia is an initiative of the World Association of Community Radio
Broadcasters (AMARC). The main purpose of this site is to help monitor
alerts on freedom of expression affecting media worldwide, and to inform
on regulations advances and setbacks in the recognition of community
media. By providing updated information on the status of community radio
and fostering information sharing, ObsMedia supports the development of
community broadcasting as well as the action towards their recognition.
http://obsmedia.amarc.org/site.php?lang=EN

SUSTAINABILITY OF NON-PROFITS: Resources now available online

SANGONeT has gathered a collection of resources on sustainability for
NGOs, ranging from information on monitoring and evaluation and the
importance of credibility and ethics to matters such as social
responsibility and entrepreneurship as well as tips relating to
practical concerns that others have encountered when grappling with how
to implement effective communication and marketing strategies and sound
financial management techniques in their organisations.
http://www.sangonet.org.za/url/329

WEBINARS: online seminars, on topics related to non-profit technology

A webinar is an online seminar hosted by N-TEN, on topics relating to
non-profit technology. Participants log-in to watch the presentation on
their personal computers and listen by dialling in by phone. Webinars
usually last 90 minutes. A recent webinar dealt with ReliefWeb, the
world's leading on-line gateway to information (documents and maps) on
humanitarian emergencies and disasters. View  upcoming live webinars and
recorded webinars.
http://www.nten.org/webinars

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-- COLLABORATING OPPORTUNITIES --

VACANCIES AT COMPUTER AID INTERNATIONAL: APC member Computer Aid
International is seeking to appoint two new Africa Programme Officers
based in their Nairobi office but travelling widely in the region to
serving existing and potential new partners in West and Central Africa.
For information about Computer Aid International visit
www.computeraid.org. For a copy of the job description and application
form send a blank email to french at computeraid.org  Please note that this
is an auto-response email address and no correspondence to this address
can be entered into.

CONFERENCE & CALL FOR PAPERS: International Conference on Cultural
Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication  (CATaC'06). Conference
theme: Neither Global Village nor Homogenizing Commodification: Diverse
Cultural, Ethnic, Gender and Economic Environments June 28 - July 1,
2006. University of Tartu, Estonia http://www.catacconference.org

"NOISE" FOR AMNESTY:High-profile international artists. Classic Lennon
tracks.  United for human rights. This is Make Some Noise - a mix of
music, celebration and action in support of Amnesty International. Music
can change the world, but only with your voice. http://noise.amnesty.org/

TECH VOLUNTEERS: Geekcorps promotes economic growth in the 'developing
world' by sending highly skilled technology volunteers to teach
communities how to use innovative and affordable information and
communication technologies to solve development problems. It has been on
the lookout for GNU/Linux geeks who not only know Linux networking,
including extensive management tools, but also can teach French-speaking
Malians what they're doing so the Malians can replicate and maintain the
systems they design. Details www.geekcorps.org

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-- SITES OF INTEREST --

Area 808, Internet: Social and political aspects
A great blog from Canada about ICT policies and uses.
http://808.pariso.com/

FOSS content-management solutions, enables you to choose the best tools
that allows you to build and then, very easily maintain, your websites.
http://www.opensourcecms.com

Disaster Information Management System. A Global Initiative for
preparing civil society to meet emergencies
http://www.sristi.org/dmis/forecasting

ICTlogy
Chris Coward and the Center for Internet Studies at the University of
Washington run this site to promote ICT4D in the framework of the
University and/or higher education, to think about the role of this
institution in the field of development by means of ICTs.
http://www.ictlogy.net/

APDIP - Asia Pacific Development Information Programme
The Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) is an
initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that aims
to promote the development and application of new Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs) for poverty alleviation and
sustainable human development in the Asia-Pacific region.
http://www.apdip.net/

Institutions ICT4D
List of institutions with interests and/or works related to ICT4D
http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Institutions_ICT4D

CIResearchers
Workgroup for Community Informatics researchers
http://vancouvercommunity.net/lists/arc/ciresearchers/

African internet connectivity
Summary of International ICT Development Projects in Africa
http://www3.wn.apc.org/africa/projects.htm

e-belarus.org
E-Belarus.org is a site about ICT developments in Republic of Belarus
for improvement of the information society.
http://www.e-belarus.org

Balancing Act
Balancing Act is a company that facilitates the development of content
on the internet and other new media from or about Africa that will have
an impact on people's lives and that they will want to use. It
encourages the creative entrepreneurial culture needed to develop
emerging new media economies in Africa, and supports the policy and
regulatory changes required to produce an effective digital
infrastructure on the continent.
http://www.balancingact-africa.com/

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: Harnessing Information
for Development.
http://www.uneca.org/disd/ict/

RSS Compendium
The RSS Compendium is designed to link you to information about RSS
readers, resources, tools, etc...
http://allrss.com/

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-- IMPORTANT DATES --

MARCH 7-9, 2006: ICTs for Civil Society - SANGONeT
Indaba Hotel, Fourways, Johannesburg, South Africa
http://www.sangonet.org.za

March 7-15, 2006: World Telecommunication Development Conference 2006
Sheraton Convention Centre, Doha, Qatar
The purpose of the Conference is to agree on development priorities in
view of the high-level recognition of the Digital Divide between
developing and developed nations created by the rapid but uneven
expansion of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/wtdc06/

MARCH 9-11, 2006: Sixth Annual Baramati Initiative on ICT and Development
Baramati, Maharashtra, India
This year, the conference will focus on the use of Information and
Communication Technology in Agriculture (e-Agriculture), exploring
avenues through which governments, NGO's, development agencies and
corporates can work to successfully promote e-agriculture to benefit the
rural economy.
http://www.baramatiinitiatives.org/event_profile.htm

MARCH 15-17, 2006: First World Congress on Communication for Development
Rome, Italy
Contact: cmorry @ comminit.com

MARCH 17-19, 2006: The Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM)
University campus at La Doua, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
A first-of-its-kind conference for developers of free and open source
graphics applicationsand will feature speakers from the GIMP, Inkscape,
Scribus, and other graphics projects teams. It will showcase the public
premiere of Elephant's Dream , the 3D animated film created in Blender
by Project Orange.
http://www.libregraphicsmeeting.org/

MARCH 21-24, 2006: Increasing the Impact of Microfinance in Asia
Tianlun Dynasty Hotel, Beijing, People's Republic of China
http://www.bwtp.org/asiamicrofinance/index.html

MARCH 27-29, 2006: International Conference on Distance Education
(ICODE2006)
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
http://www.icode-oman.com/index.html

APRIL 18-20, 2006: Asia Commons: Asian Conference on the Digital Commons
Bangkok, Thailand
Asian Conference on the Digital Commons aims to bring together
participants from Asia-Pacific and around the world to discuss, explore
and collaborate around 3 key themes: Access to Knowledge and Culture in
Asia, Models for Collaborative Knowledge and Culture, Towards a Healthy
Asia Commons.
http://www.asia-commons.net/

APRIL 25-28, 2006: dlAsia 2006: Digital Learning Asia: The ICT and
Education Conference
Bangkok, Thailand
Digital Learning Asia will take stock of the progress of the Asian
countries in utilizing ICTs to enhance the quality and reach of
education and capacity building. The conference will provide a platform
for policymakers, practitioners, industry leaders and academicians to
share experiences, knowledge and perspectives in integrating ICTs in
education and deliberate on the future strategies for education that can
strengthen the knowledge society.
http://dlasia.csdms.in/

APRIL 25-28, 2006: egovAsia 2006
Bangkok, Thailand
egov Asia 2006 will highlight e-Government trends and strategies in Asia
bringing forth the challenges and opportunities specific to Asian
region. Along with exhibition, it will be a forum to showcase best
practices, innovative technologies and ICT solutions.
http://www.egovasia.net/

MAY 25-26, 2006: ICTD 2006
Berkeley, California
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/events/ictd2006

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-- WHERE IN THE WORLD IS APC --

You can meet up with APC and/or APC WNSP (APC women's programme)
representatives at the events below during March 2006. Write to
events at apc.org to obtain contact information. See you there!

March 5-9: New Delhi, India
GEM South Asia Workshop
[No URL]

March 7-9: Johannesburg, South Africa
2nd Annual SANGONeT "ICTs for Civil Society" Conference and Exhibition
http://www.sangonet.org.za/

March 9-12: Baramati, India
Siixth Baramati Initiative, on  "The Innovative use of Agriculture and
Information Technology".
http://www.baramatiinitiatives.org

March 10: Mombasa, Kenya
EASSy Consultation for key stakeholders, East Africa
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4513981

March 14-26: Johannesburg and Ithala, South Africa
APC executive board and staff meeting
http://www.apc.org

March 20-22: Paris, France
UNESCO Council for Information for All Programme (IFAP)
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=20870&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTIO
N=201.html

March 20-25: Johannesburg, South Africa
Catia 1A champions training (English/French)

March 24-29: Karachi, Pakistan
World Social Forum
http://www.wsf2006karachi.org

March 27-31: Wellington, New Zealand
ICANN Meeting
http://www.icann.org

March 29-31: Montevideo, Uruguay
FORD Foundation: Changing Windows into Doors
http://www.fordfound.org

March 31-Apr 2: Cambridge, US
WOMEN, ACTION & the MEDIA 2006: Making Noise, Making Change
http://www.centerfornewwords.org/wam.html

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