[gir-l] E-living Results Conference 20-21 Jan 2004 invitation

[Frank Thomas]

Eine interessante Konferenz des e-living Projekts in Essen, einem der
raren Mehrländer-Haushaltspanels zur Wirkung von ICTs auf Personen und
Haushalte (Panels im soziologischen Sinne der Mehrfacherhebung der
gleichen Personen).

Mit besten Grüssen
Dr. Frank Thomas
FTR Internet Research
Rosny, France

Weitere Informationen zum Projekt unter:

www.eurescom.de/e-living


Programm:

09:00 Welcome Christoph M. Schmidt, 
09:10 Introduction to the e-Living Project Ben Anderson 

Session 1: Trends in ICT Take-up and Usage 
09:30 Trends in ICTs and future forecasts Yoel Raban 
09:50 e-Europe plus: the view from Bulgaria Pencho Mihnev 
10:10 ICTs and Growth Potential Jochen Dehio 
10:50 Break 

Session 2: Dematerialisation and ICTs 
10:45 Electronic waste and dematerialisation Alberto Pasquini and Lorenzo Vicario 
11:05 e-business, sustainable markets and corporate social responsibility Vidhya Alakeson 
11:25 The re-materialisation of profit: how music downloads lead to purchases John Haisken De New 
11:45 Break

Session 3: Labour market issues 
12:00 The PC wage effect re-visited John Haisken De New 
12:20 Skill relativities, computers, and pay Malcolm Brynin 
12:40 Migration and the New Economy Michael Rothgang 
13:00 Lunch 

Session 4: Work, home and home-work 
14:00 The social and economic significance of telework Malcolm Brynin 
14:20 Telework and Quality of Life Birgitte Yttri 
14:40 Open Source Software Development as a signal of employability Thorsten Wichmann 
15:00 Break

Session 5: Age, gender and ICTs 
15:15 Gender and ICTs: implications for policy and strategy Tal Sofer 
15:35 ICT use and the elderly – cohort, lifestage or just irrelevant? Deborah Diduca 
15:55 Young people and the Internet Sonia Livingstone 
16:30 e-Living data users roundtable Open to all

PROGRAMME DAY 2 – 21/01
Session 6: Sociality and ICTs 
09:00 Social Capital, Life stage and ICTs Rich Ling 
09:20 ‘Information and Communication’ – 2 sides of the ICT coin? Bob Kraut 
09:40 ICTs in everyday social life Christian Licoppe 
10:00 Break 

Session 7: Is the Internet an important social phenomenon? 
10:15 Broadband Internet – who’s got it and what difference does it make? Ben Anderson 
10:45 The significance of the net – evidence from the World Internet Project William Dutton 
11:15 Web-use and Net-nerds Jonathan Gershuny 
11:45 Break


Session 8: Discussion and Close 
12:00 Reflections on the Conference Bob Kraut and Leslie Haddon 
12:30 Open Discussion 
13:00 Lunch and Conference ends


> e-Living Results Conference
> 
> Dear Colleagues
> 
> You are invited to the e-Living results conference, a 2 day event on  20th
> and 21st January 2004 at RWI-Essen in Essen, Germany.   The conference will
> present research results from the e-Living household panel survey and  related
research projects on
> the uptake and usage of Information Society  Technologies (ISTs) in Europe
> and beyond. It will focus on the household  context and will discuss issues
> ranging from trends in ICT take-up through  dematerialisation, labour market
> issues to new forms of work and  sociality.
> 
> Each presentation will focus on top-line results and implications for
> public policy and commercial strategy.
> 
> Intended Audience
> 
> This conference will be of value to public and commercial policy makers  and
> market strategists in the e-Europe context and the IST industry sector  as
> well as to applied social scientists with an interest in ISTs.
> 
> Programme 
> 
> See pdf brochure at
> http://www.eurescom.de/e-living/conf.htm .
> 
> Speakers 
> 
> Ms. Vidhya Alakeson, Forum for The Future
> Dr. Ben Anderson, Chimera, University of Essex
> Dr. Malcolm Brynin, ISER, University of Essex
> Dr. Jochen Dehio, RWI-Essen
> Dr. Deborah Diduca, Chimera, University of Essex
> Prof. William Dutton, Oxford Internet Institute
> Prof. Jonathan Gershuny, ISER, University of Essex
> Dr.  Leslie Haddon, London School of Economics
> Dr. John Haisken De New, RWI-Essen
> Prof. Robert Kraut, Carnegie Mellon University
> Dr. Christian Licoppe, Ecole Nationale Sup?rieure des Telecom
> Dr. Rich Ling, Telenor
> Prof. Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics
> Mr. Pencho Mihnev, Virtech
> Dr. Alberto Pasquini, ENEA
> Dr. Yoel Raban, ICTAF
> Dr. Michael Rothgang, RWI-Essen
> Prof. Dr. Christoph Schmidt, RWI-Essen
> Mrs. Tal Sofer, ICTAF
> Dr. Lorenzo Vicario, Legambiente
> Dr. Thorsten Wichmann, Berlecon
> Ms. Birgitte Yttri, Telenor
> 
> Fees 
> 
> There are no registration or attendance fees, this event is free. A  buffet
> lunch on Days 1 and 2 will be provided as will refreshments  throughout the
> day. 
> 
> Location and Travel
> 
> The conference will be hosted by RWI-Essen:
> 
> Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research
> Rheinisch-Westfalisches Institut fur Wirtschaftsforschung e.V.
> Hohenzollernstrasse 1-3
> D - 45128 Essen 
> Germany. 
> 
> Essen is in the Ruhr area of Germany and RWI-Essen is in the centre  (see
> http://www.eurescom.de/e-living/rwi-essen-map.pdf). There are several
> airports nearby  including    Dusseldorf which is 40 minutes by train. For
> more information see http://www.essen.de/ .
> 
> Hotels 
> 
> The closest hotel to RWI-Essen (1 block) is the Hotel Mercure Plaza    Essen
> (http://www.mercure.com/mercure/fichehotel/gb/mer/4990/fiche_hotel.shtml) .
> There are various other hotels within easy reach of RWI.    All travel and
> hotel/accommodation costs are borne by the delegates.
> 
> Registration 
> 
> Please complete the form on the last page of the pdf brochure
> (http://www.eurescom.de/e-living/e-liv-conf-fin.pdf) and return by fax to
> RWI-Essen. 
> 
> Please feel free to forward this email to other colleagues.