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Detailed Schedule

Friday, August 16, 1996

Delegate Registration
Renaissance Edmonton Hotel

Managing the Impact of Technological Change - A Hands On Workshop
presented by Peter de Jager
Includes:

• six stages of the Change Model
• will provide a better understanding of what is involved with change
• hands on and experiential
• small group exercises

Renaissance Edmonton Hotel
10155 -105 Street
Phone: 423-4811

Wine and Cheese Reception
Renaissance Edmonton Hotel

Delegate Registration
Grant MacEwan Community College
10700 - 104 Avenue
Phone: 497-5040

The Spirit of the Future - A Public Panel
MacEwan Centre for Sport and Wellness

Greetings and Opening Remarks
Councillor Rose Rosenberger, Acting Deputy Mayor
Jim Henderson, Vice President Operations, Grant MacEwan Community College
Carol Humphries - FreeNet Board
Michael Gillespie - Telecommunities Canada

Public Panel
20 - 25 minute presentations by 3 panelists
question and answer period
Honourable Jon M. Gerrard, Secretary of State for Science, Research & Development, and for Western Economic Diversification, Ottawa
Peter de Jager, Professional Speaker, Ontario
Garth Graham, Telecommunities Canada, Ontario
Pam Barrett (Moderator), Editorial Columnist, Edmonton Sun, Edmonton

Cost for Public:

$50 for afternoon session, Wine & Cheese, and evening panel
$15 for evening panel
Tickets available through the Edmonton FreeNet office. For payment by Visa or Mastercard, call (403) 421-1745. For payment by cheque, make the cheque out to TC96 Conference and mail to Edmonton FreeNet, #405, 10665 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T5J 3S9.

Official Opening and Introductions : Kenn Nixon, Conference Chair
Tom Collier, Dean, Business Division, GMCC

Keynote Address : Douglas Schuler, Seattle Community Network
How to Kill Community Networks

Coffee Break

Annual General Meeting : Garth Graham, Telecommunities Canada
Location: Conference Theatre Room 5-142

Track 1: Get the Spirit Going (Coordinators: Rick LeBlanc/Channy Chow)
Track 2: Keep the Spirit Growing (Coordinators: Pat Nelson/Channy Chow)
Track 3: Leading the Spirit (Coordinators: Judy Mott/Channy Chow)
Track 4: Spirit of Technology (Coordinators: David Twomey/Phil Kemp/Channy Chow)

The sessions are listed in the order of the above tracks in each breakout session.

1:30 - 3:00 Breakout Session 1

Chebucto Suite: Three Models for Community Nets

Speaker: David Trueman
Introducer:
Location: 6-153

Building an Electronic Community

Speaker: Keith Gross
Introducer: Al Davis
Location: 6-132

Magic or Science: The Ingredients of Effective Board of Directors

Speaker: Susan G. Stokins
Introducer:
Location: 6-136

Hardware/Software Strategies for Community Networks

Speaker: Michael Gillespie
Introducer:
Location: 6-133

Community Networking in Canada - At a Crossroads on the Information Highway

Speakers: Andrew Avis and Shawn Henry
Introducer: Bill Berry
Location: 6-153

CanWorkNet: Living, Learning and Working in Cyberspace

Speaker: Bob Gordon
Introducer: Joyce Ferguson
Location: 6-132

Review of the Volunteers of the Edmonton FreeNet

Speaker: Greg G.Yeats
Introducer: Keith Gross
Location: 6-136

Hardware and Software Issues at Edmonton FreeNet: The First 18 Months

Speaker: Phil Kemp
Introducer:
Location: 6-133

• Room 6-224 for lab sessions for Track 4
• Room 6-250A with computer terminals for people to access the network

Evening Bus to West Edmonton Mall

The sessions are listed in the order of the above tracks in each breakout session.

9:00 - 10:30 Breakout Session 3

Starting up a Freenet

Speaker: Penelope McKee
Introducer:
Location: 6-153

Government of Canada's Experience on the Internet

Speaker: Eleanor Zazulak
Introducer: Sue Larose
Location: 6-132

Hands On and Fingers Out . . . Governance for Freenet Boards

Speaker: Carol Humphries
Introducer: Jon Hall
Location: 6-136

Microsoft

Speaker: Microsoft
Introducer:
Location: 6-133

11:00 - 12:30 Breakout Session 4

Nevada Telecommunity Project

Speakers: Alan Kenyon/Dr. Richard Hetherington/Thomas Barry
Introducer:
Location: 6-153

Future of Community Networks: Challenges and Opportunities

Speakers: John H. Mueller/Michael Gillespie
Introducer: Keith Gross
Location: 6-132

Know Thy Community Net: What are Your Members Really Doing?

Speaker: Ian D. Allen
Introducer: Jon Hall
Location: 6-136

Chebucto Suite Today

Speaker: David Trueman
Introducer:
Location: 6-133

1:30 - 3:00 Breakout Session 5

From Community Media to Freenets: Networked Environment and Democracy

Speaker: Dr. Ron Burnett
Introducer: Penelope McKee
Location: 6-153

Growing a Shared Community Vision: Challenges of Widespread Citizen Engagement

Speaker: Frank Odasz
Introducer: Michael Gillespie
Location: 6-132

What do You Need for an Effective Board?

Speaker: Lisa K. Donnelly
Introducer: Jon Hall
Location: 6-136

Transition to a Website

Speaker: Chris Hammond-Thrasher
Introducer:
Location: 6-133

3:30 - 5:00 Breakout Session 6

Community Computing - the BC Perspective

Speakers: Gareth R. Shearman/V. Mae Shearman
Introducer:
Location: 6-153

A Community Response to Freenets: Implications for Community-Based Telecomputing

Speaker: Daryle P. Niedermayer
Introducer: Harold Knopke
Location: 6-132

Life With FreeNet Volunteers

Speakers: Keith Gross/Gwen Simpson
Introducer: Jon Hall
Location: 6-136

DIRECPC

Speaker: Cory Royal
Introducer:
Location: 6-133

Evening Bus to the Fringe

The sessions are listed in the order of the above tracks in each breakout session.

9:00 - 10:30 Breakout Session 7

Recruiting Volunteers: The Grizzly Creek Solution

Speaker: Jon Hall
Introducer: Pete MacKay
Location: 6-153

Keeping Members Satisfied: Now and in the Future

Speakers: Shawn Henry/Susan Wheeler/Bev Connell
Introducer: David Masters
Location: 6-132

Ten Challenges for Volunteer Management in the '90's

Speaker: Hazel Sutherland
Introducer:
Location: 6-136

Internet Related to the Cable Networks

Speaker: Garth Mihancheon
Introducer:
Location: 6-133

11:00 - 12:30 Breakout Session 8

Censorship Issues in the Internet

Speaker: Dr. Alvin M. Schrader
Introducer: Carol Humphries
Location: 6-153

Expanding Access to the Broader Community and Wider Audience

Speaker: Neil K. Guy
Introducer: Peter Doell
Location: 6-132

The Fundraising Revolution: Raising Resources Without Hurting Yourself

Speaker: Chuck C. Clarke
Introducer:
Location: 6-136

Special Needs Computer Access

Speaker: Arlene Hancock
Introducer:
Location: 6-133

1:30 - 3:00 Breakout Session 9

Towards a National Public Information Networking Strategy for Canada
(40 min session)

Speaker: Andrew Siman
Introducer:
Location: 6-153

The Care and Feeding of Information Providers

Speaker: Dr. S.M. Padsha/Phil Kemp
Introducer: Pat Nelson
Location: 6-132

Policy for Dummies: Developing Policy That Works

Speaker: Heather Halpenny
Introducer:
Location: 6-136

New Digital Technology

Speaker: Ed Kurata
Introducer:
Location: 6-133

3:30 - 5:00

Telecommunities Canada 97 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
Bernard Hart, David Trueman, David Murdoch

Telecommunity Spirit - Opinions Please
Channy Chow (facilitator) Location: Conference Theatre Room 5-142

7:00pm - 11:00pm Conference Banquet at the Renaissance Edmonton Hotel
MC - Pam Barrett

Telecommunities Annual General Meeting
Location: Boardroom