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>Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:02:16 -0800
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>From: Jeff Johnson <jjohnson AT uiwizards.com>
>Subject: Digital Divide TV Program
>Cc: cpsr-friends AT cpsr.org
>
>A note from Ben Shneiderman about an upcoming TV special on the Digital
>Divide and a related ACM Conference on Universal Usability.
>
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>Date:         Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:42:10 -0500
>Reply-To: Ben <ben AT CS.UMD.EDU>
>From: Ben <ben AT CS.UMD.EDU>
>Subject:      Digital Divide TV Program
>To: CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS AT ACM.ORG
>
>
>I want to encourage you to watch an important two-hour Public
>TV special about The Digital Divide - the growing gap in access
>to computing between well and poorly educated Americans, and also
>between rich and poor.
>
>The Digital Divide
>  Public Broadcasting System stations in North America
>  January 28, 2000   Friday 9 - 11pm
>
>You can learn more about the program and the issues at
>http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/
>
>"Computers are increasingly conditioning the kind of country we
>live in. DIGITAL DIVIDE shines a light on the role computers play
>in widening social gaps throughout our society, particularly
>among young people. By providing equitable and meaningful access
>to technology we can ensure that all children step into the 21st
>Century together."
>
>The Dept of Commerce report "Falling through the Net" is
>thoughtfully done (www.ntia.doc.gov) and is based on US Census
>data.
>
>Finally, you may consider shaping your research to respond to
>these issues and present your work at the new SIGCHI organized
>ACM Conference on Universal Usability ( www.acm.org/sigchi/cuu )
>which will address these issues in Washington, DC, November
>16-17, 2000.  Research in user interface design, networking,
>public policy, software engineering, online communities, etc. are
>all relevant.
>
>Ben Shneiderman   ben AT cs.umd.edu   301-405-2680
>Dept. of Computer Science       301-405-6707 fax
>University of Maryland
>College Park, MD 20742          http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil
>
>