[sustran] FW: E-conference on 'Knowledge and Information Systems of the Urb an Poor in Developing Countries'

[Paul Barter]

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From: Julie Woodfield [mailto:J.Woodfield at lboro.ac.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, 17 January 2001 11:07
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Subject: E-conference on 'Knowledge and Information Systems of the Urban
Poor in Developing Countries'

E- CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

This is an invitation to zubscribe to an electronic conference on the topic
of 'Knowledge and Information Systems of the Urban Poor in Developing
Countries'.  This is part of the research study undertaken by ITDG
http://www.oneworld.org/itdg/ and funded by DFID, on ways in which the
information systems and knowledge of poor urban dwellers can be
strengthened.  

It is hoped that this e-mail conference will allow fellow researchers,
policy makers, donors, people working with poor communities, teachers or
trainers, communications specialists and other people interested in issues
around poor people's information needs, access and knowledge acquisition,
to provide inputs into the current research phase and that it will also be
of benefit to zubscribers' own work.  We would be particularly interested
if you could help to identify specific activities or projects which have
helped to inform poor people better or to strengthen their information
systems.  We would like to write up the best examples of these and
disseminate them more widely as part of this project.

The conference will run over ten weeks, in five two weekly sessions which
will aim to consider the following themes:

1. Where and How Do Poor People Get Information? 
(22/1/2001 to 4/2/2001)
2. The Role of Information in the Development of Settlements and Livelihoods

(5/2/2001 to 18/2/2001)
3. Modelling / Analysing Information Flows 
(19/2/2001 to 4/3/2001)
4. Strengthening Systems and Processes 
(5/3/2001 to 18/3/2001)
5. Outstanding Issues and Conclusions 
(19/3/2001 to 30/3/2001)

More detailed information on these themes and further background to the
project is available in the conference background paper attached.

WHAT TO DO NEXT?

To zubscribe online, go to
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=urban-poor-info&A=1.
Complete your email address and your name only, then choose 'join the list'.


To zubscribe by email, send the following message to jiscmail at jiscmail.ac.uk

join URBAN-POOR-INFO FIRSTNAME LASTNAME 

(replacing FIRSTNAME LASTNAME with your own names).

You will be sent an automated Welcome message, with further details and
instructions.

Julie Woodfield
E-conference editor


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Dr. Julie Woodfield, Research Associate  
Urban Services Unit
Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
Loughborough University,
Leics, LE11 3TU  England, UK   	
Tel:  +44 (0)1509 222393	Fax:  	 +44 (0) 1509 211079
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wedc/ (WEDC)
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/garnet/ (GARNET)