ESS TELECOM 99

Conference on NEW MEDIA (CONTENT, COMMUNITIES and COMMERCE) and
TELECOM REFORM

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

The Ethiopian Scientific Society is proud to present its fourth annual
conference on telecommunications, to be held on

        FRIDAY OCT 1ST, 1999

at

        World Bank
        Room J 1-050
        701 18th Street, NW  Washington, DC 20433

Reflecting the rapid growth in the area, this year's full-day
conference will consist of two workshops, respectively on NEW MEDIA
and TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM.

Presenters are invited to submit a short abstract (now more than 250
words) by SEPTEMBER 1, 1999 to [log in to unmask] Accepted presenters
will be asked to submit a short paper and/or presentation slides by
September 21.

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and must contain

- author(s) name, affiliation and brief biography
- contact information (email and telephone)
- a brief (max 250 word) abstract of the paper and/or presentation
- which workshop the submission is for (see below)

Contributions must fit into one of the following categories.

I - NEW MEDIA WORKSHOP:  Content, Communities and e-Commerce

ESS invites pioneers to share their experiences in creating, operating
or managing

    - New Media Content: web-zines,  arts, culture, science, news sites.
    - Communities: mailing lists, chats, and other on-line communities
    - Electronic Commerce: business which include an on-line presence
    for sales, transactions, advertising, support, or any core activity

that are related to Africa, aimed at, or created by Africans.  The
goal of the workshop will be to not only learn from each other, but
also to begin building a network of on-line creators, professionals
and entrepreneurs in order to take advantage of synergies and
strategic complementarities.

In the last couple of years, the African online community worldwide
has grown to include the full and evolving range of media and services
offered by the Internet. Internet content and services are all about
the whole of many efforts being greater than the sum of the parts, and
this workshop hopes to leverage the same principle to help
cyber-Africans shift into the next gear.

II - TELECOM REFORM WORKSHOP II: Rethinking Ethiopian Telecoms

Continuing the efforts of ESS Telecom 96, 97, and 98, this workshop
will bring together a wide range of expertise and opinions on
telecommunications technology, policy, infrastructure planning,
economics, as well as service providers, academics, and other
professionals.

This year's workshop will focus not only on
    - proposed solutions (including equipment, software, and services)
    - practical experiences and lessons
    - surveys, statistics
    - analytical studies
but also on establishing a direct exchange of ideas between key
decision makers and experts in the field worldwide.

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Thank you,

Ethiopian Scientific Society

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About the Ethiopian Scientific Society

The Ethiopian scientific society (ESS) was established as a non-profit
organization in the State of Maryland in December 1987. The society is
a non- political organization and has the following as its primary
goals:

        Foster better relation and promote interaction among Ethiopian
        scientists and engineers;

        Provide a medium for technical information exchange among
        Ethiopian and other scientist

        Encourage collaboration among technical experts on projects
        that would contribute to the development of Ethiopia.


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USA