CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Networking to Build Equitable Information Societies in Asia
Evergreen Laurel Hotel and Wawasan Open University (WOU)
Penang, Malaysia
Thursday June 11 (evening) – Sunday June 14
Wednesday, May 20: Second Life Workshops
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| Time |
Session |
Meeting Point |
| 08:00 – 09:00 |
The Growing Role Of ICTs For Those With Disabilities
Arun Mehta – Net Radiophony (ONI-ASIA)
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Second Life Meeting Place |
| 09:00 – 10:00 |
An Overview Of ISIF Together With A Demonstration Of The Online Evaluation System
Sylvia Cadena – APNIC (ISIF – TBC)
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Second Life Meeting Place |
Wednesday, May 27: Second Life Workshops
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| Time |
Session |
Meeting Point |
20:00 – 22:45
*Singapore time |
What Villagers Think of iREACH (Participatory Impact Assessment)
Im Sarun, MD, MPH – Research Manager, iREACH
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Second Life Meeting Place |
22:45 – 23:30
*Singapore time |
A Model For Policy Development: Aligning Global And National Agendas for e-Health
Shariq Khoja – Aga Khan University (PANACeA)
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Second Life Meeting Place |
Wednesday, June 3: Second Life Workshops
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| Time |
Session |
Meeting Point |
08:00 – 08:45
*Singapore time |
Significance Of Intellectual Property Reform
Sunil Abraham (Centre of Internet Studies) and Lawrence Liang (Alternative Law Forum)
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Second Life Meeting Place |
08:45 – 09:30
*Singapore time |
The Consumers International IP Watch List
Jeremy Malcolm – Consumers International
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Second Life Meeting Place |
Day 0, Thursday June 11: Selamat Datang – Registration, Welcome and Book Launch
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| Time |
Session |
Meeting Point |
| 14:00 – 23:00 |
Registration
|
Evergreen Laurel Hotel Lobby (1st Floor) |
| 14:00 – 23:00 |
Reimbursements
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Evergreen Laurel Hotel, Kedah & Pangkor Rooms (1st Floor)
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| 19:00 – 19:15 |
Welcome Reception
Tan Sri Emeritus Professor Gajaraj Dhanarajan (WOU)
Richard Fuchs (Regional Director, IDRC)
David Collins (High Commissioner of Canada to Malaysia)
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Evergreen Laurel Hotel Ballroom (1st Floor)
|
| 19:15 |
Networking Interlude
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Evergreen Laurel Hotel Ballroom (1st Floor)
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| 19:35 – 20:00 |
Book Launch – Digital Review of Asia Pacific, 4th edition, 2009-10
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Evergreen Laurel Hotel Ballroom (1st Floor)
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Day 1, Friday June 12: Taking Stock
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| Time |
Session |
Meeting Point |
| 8:15 |
****Bus transport from Evergreen Laurel Hotel to WOU****
|
Evergreen Laurel Hotel Lobby (1st Floor) |
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Welcome, Introductions and Overview of PAN
|
WOU 12th Floor |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Break
|
WOU Foyer (5th Floor) |
| 11:00 – 12:15 |
The “Change Talk Show”. Join host Michael Clarke (IDRC) and three special guests as they share their views on how their work is making a difference to development.
|
WOU Theatre (5th Floor) |
| 12:15 – 12:30 |
Morning Recap
|
WOU Theatre (5th Floor) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch
10 min. demonstration on how to make a Wokbolic by Onno Purbo
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WOU Cafeteria (Ground Floor)
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| 14:00 – 14:30 |
Post-Lunch Activity: Getting To Know Another Side To Malaysia
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WOU 12th Floor |
| 14:30 – 15:45 |
Bringing About Change: Project Experiences
|
WOU 12th Floor |
| 15:45 – 16:15 |
Break
|
WOU Foyer (5th Floor) |
| 16:15 – 17:15 |
Bringing About Change: Project Experiences (cont’d)
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WOU 12th Floor |
| 17:15 – 17:30 |
Wrap-up & Evening News
|
WOU 12th Floor |
| 17:45 |
****Bus transport from WOU to Evergreen Laurel Hotel****
|
WOU Lobby |
| 19:00 – 19:30 |
Transportation to Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Centre & Museum @ Jalan Macalister for group dinner
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Evergreen Laurel Hotel Lobby (1st Floor) |
| 19:30 – 22:30 |
Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Centre & Museum @ Jalan Macalister
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Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Centre |
| 22:30 |
Transportation from Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Centre to Hotel
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Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Centre |
Day 2, Saturday June 13: Learning Clinics
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| Time |
Session |
Meeting Point |
| 08:15 |
****Bus transport from Evergreen Laurel Hotel to WOU****
|
Evergreen Laurel Hotel Lobby (1st Floor) |
09:00 – 12:00
10:30-11:00
tea/coffee available @ WOU Foyer (5th Floor) |
Morning Learning Clinics
Participants are invited to join one of the following learning clinics:
What Part Of Gender Don’t You Get?
Angela Kuga Thas
Improving ICT4D Impact Assessment
Frank Tulus and Kathleen Flynn-Dapaah
Resource Mobilization
Suzanne Taylor
Social Reporting Around Events
Allison Hewlitt & Kevin Conway
’Use’ And ‘Outcomes’ In Evaluating ICT And Development Research Projects
Ricardo Ramirez & Sarah Earl
Communication For Policy Impact
Rohan Samarajiva
How To Work With A Graphic Designer
Marek Tuszynski
Seating will be limited to 25-30 participants per clinic.
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TBD |
| 12:00 – 13:30 |
Lunch
|
WOU Cafeteria (Ground Floor) |
13:30 – 16:30
15:45-16:15
tea/coffee available @ WOU Foyer (5th Floor) |
Afternoon Learning Clinics
Participants are invited to join one of the following learning clinics:
Using Power Analysis As A Tool In ICTD Research
Anita Gurumurthy
Community Based Participatory Research
Angelo Juan Ramos
Resource Mobilization
Suzanne Taylor
Mentorship and Capacity Building: Navigating The Mentoring Process to Strengthen Research
Joanna Tan Keng Ling & Hammad Durrani
How Do I Formulate An Outcome When I See it?
Ricardo Ramirez, Ricardo Wilson-Grau & Mary Jane Real
Sharing Of An Evaluation’s Findings: Research Influencing Policy
Sarah Earl
Blow Up The Volume! Creative Audio Packaging Of Your Message Into Radio Spots
Bianca Miglioretto
Building Capacity For ICT In Rural Communities
Alvin Marcelo & Ananya Raihan
Seating will be limited to 25-30 participants per clinic.
|
TBD |
| 16:45 – 17:15 |
Wrap-up & Evening News
|
WOU Theatre (5th Floor) |
| 17:30 |
****Bus transport from WOU to Evergreen Laurel Hotel****
|
WOU Lobby |
| 18:30 |
Optional evening activity: Participants are invited to enjoy the sights, smells and sounds of Penang. For those on the adventurous sides, join in the PAN All Scavenger Hunt where you will set off in teams in search of clues. Altenatively, there are lots of activities to consider and found only blocks away from the Laurel at the Gurney Plaza Mall. You can shop until you drop, take in a movie, have your feet nibbled at the fish spa or enjoy a meal at one of the many restaurants or nearby Hawker’s stalls.
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Scavenger Hunt participants meet in Evergreen Laurel Hotel Lobby (1st Floor) at 18:30 |
Day 3, Sunday June 14: Where To Go From Here – A Look At Issues, Trends And Opportunities
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| Time |
Session |
Meeting Point |
| 8:15 |
****Bus transport from Evergreen Laurel Hotel to WOU****
|
Evergreen Laurel Hotel Lobby (1st Floor) |
| 09:00 – 09:15 |
Morning News and Group Activity
|
WOU 12th Floor |
| 09:15 – 10:30 |
Catalyzing the impact of ICTs for development. In this session, Matthew Smith (IDRC) presents arguments that adopting ICTs within more “open” social forms (more access, participation, and collaboration) catalyses the ICT enabler for development through three main channels: amplification, motivation, and self-direction. Group discussion to follow.
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WOU 12th Floor |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Break
|
WOU Foyer (5th Floor) |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
The Great Mobile Debate: Join host Heloise Emdon as she moderates two great debaters – Rohan Samarajiva and Rafal Rohozinsk – as they go head-to-head on one of the most important issues currently discussed in the ICT4D area: “Be it resolved that mobiles have the potential to be the most transformative ICT in developing countries”.
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WOU 12th Floor |
| 12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch
|
WOU Cafeteria (Ground Floor) |
14:00 – 16:45
15:45 – 16:15
Teh Tarek (Malaysian tea served)
|
Networking To Build Equitable Information Societies In Asia: Where To Go From Here?
|
WOU 12th Floor |
| 16:45 – 17:30 |
Close
|
WOU 12th Floor |
| 18:00 – 22:00 |
BBQ at WOU |
WOU Grounds
|
| 22:00 |
****Bus transport from WOU to Evergreen Laurel Hotel**** |
WOU Grounds |
