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Fifth International Conference on
CULTURAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION (CATaC'06)
28 June - 1 July 2006, Tartu, Estonia
Website: www.catacconference.org

Conference theme:
Neither global village nor homogenizing commodification:
Diverse cultural, ethnic, gender and economic environments

The biennial CATaC conference series provides a continuously expanding
international forum for the presentation and discussion of current research on
how diverse cultural attitudes shape the implementation and use of information
and communication technologies (ICTs). This fifth conference is hosted by Tartu
University in Tartu, Estonia. Tartu, known as the "city of good thoughts", is
situated 180km south of the country's capital, Tallinn.

PROGRAM
Presenters from 20 countries will provide a rich and exciting Program. Examples
of plenaries and special sessions include: cultural diversity, technology and
information transfer, culture and online education, youth and mobile
technologies, and issues in indigenous and minority languages, gender and
identity, and ethics and justice. The conference includes multiple
opportunities for discussions that will provide initial syntheses and future
directions for research and publication.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr Marju Lauristin, Professor of Social Communication, University of Tartu,
Estonia. Dr. Lauristin has more than 70 academic publications. Her most recent
publications include Baltic Media in Transition and The Challenge of the
Russian Minority: Emerging Multicultural Democracy in Estonia. Dr Lauristin has
served as a member of the Estonian Parliament from 1990-1995 and again
1999-2003. During this time, she also served as the Minister of Social Affairs
of Estonia from 1992-1994.

CONFERENCE DINNER
The conference dinner will be held on Thursday 29 June at the Atlantis
Restaurant overlooking the Emajogi River. The dinner is preceded by a one-hour
cruise on the river.

REGISTRATION
The discounted conference registration fee, until 21 April, is USD350 (or USD270
for full-time students). The registration fee includes technical sessions,
proceedings, shuttle bus between Tallinn and Tartu, reception, lunches, morning
and afternoon coffees, boat cruise, conference dinner and closing cocktails.

See the registration form on the conference website for more information and
REGISTER NOW.

CO-CHAIRS

Professor Charles Ess
Drury University, USA
Tel: 1-417-873-7230; Fax: 1-417-873-7435
catac@...

Dr Fay Sudweeks
Murdoch University, Australia
Tel: 61-8-9360-2364; Fax: 61-8-9360-2941


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