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  • From: "Douglas C. Nelson" <dcnelson AT ipass.net>
  • To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: "Internet around the world" roundtable?
  • Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 07:10:50 -0800


This sounds great, would love to here how you guys are handling Multilingual
pages.

Thanks
Doug

"John M. Stonham" wrote:

> I work for an Internet start-up based in RTP called Subotai, and I would
> welcome the opportunity to participate in such a forum.
>
> Subotai's focus is *very* internationalized, and as such I feel we would
> have something to offer.
>
> If there is a strong interest within InterNetWorkers in discussing this
> further, I would be willing to make an effort to attend this Thursday's
> meeting (I'm scheduled to go out of town), as I feel it is an excellent
> idea.
>
> regards,
>
> John
>
> > Hey,
> >
> > Many of y'all seem interested in Thomas Beckett's recent trip to Japan
> > -- Steve Steele even suggested that Thomas should give a presentation
> > about it. I'm sure that many of us
> > have had personal experiences with how the different cultures of the
> > world use the Internet and develop technology in general....
> >
> > Therefore, I propose that we gather for an "Internet around the world"
> > roundtable sometime in the next couple of months. The focus on the
> > gathering will be a discussion
> > of how the Internet is viewed and used across the globe.
> >
> > Here's a brainstorm of how an agenda might look:
> >
> > * Thomas could speak on his Japan trip
> > * I have an upcoming trip to Helsinki -- arguably one of the most wired
> > cities on earth -- that might garner some content
> > * Maybe a technical presentation on the challenges of multi-lingual web
> > sites
> > * Anybody have a good viewpoint/eye-witness account of the Internet
> > pervading a culture?
> > * How about the Internet and developing nations?
> > * Maybe some debate on the question: Is the Internet just more American
> > culture being exported to the world?
> >
> > Thoughts???
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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