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Bridging the Triangle's Digital/Human Divide    What's Working; What Must Be 
Done March 24, 2001
                                                http://www.rtpnet.org/rtpconf

There is still space. You can register at the door, but we can't guarantee 
lunch. 

Purpose: 
This conference is for people interested in closing the "Digital Divide" in 
the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. 

When: 
Saturday, March 24, 2001, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Where: 
The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill. 

What: 
Some people are benefiting from new technology and some are not. This 
conference addresses the gap in the Triangle between those who have access to 
technology and the development of information skills and those who do not. 

Triangle Area Centers for Technology (TACT) is an outgrowth of the conference 
held April 15, 2000, in Chapel Hill. The purpose of TACT is to facilitate the 
introduction, use, and support
of technology in community centers and schools in the Triangle area (Raleigh, 
Durham, Chapel Hill, and surrounding communities in North Carolina) through 
partnerships that bring resources and needs together. Specifically, TACT is 
organized to educate the public through the use of computers and information 
technology, by providing support services, built on collaboration and 
volunteerism, for community centers and school technology programs. 

Who: 
Participants will include organizations that provide computer access and 
training, social and direct service organizations whose clients want access 
to the Internet and staff of such organizations, corporations that provide 
funding, and individuals, such as educators, librarians, and computer 
specialists, who want to learn how they can contribute. 

Fee: 
The conference fee, which includes lunch and materials, is $40 on or before 
March 19, $50 after March 19. Scholarships are available (see Registration). 


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Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 17:59:27 -0500 (EST)
From: Gina Norman <gina AT vnet.net>
To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: New PEW Study: What made the dot coms go dot gone?
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IOW, they're playing by "Family Feud Rules"

;-)


-Gina

> when you read or browse this study, you should keep in mind that they are
> sampling opinions of americans; they are not actually looking at why dot
> coms failed but why most Americans think they have failed. this amounts to
> meme testing of a sort. if you read/hear/see enough news stories about
> 'greed' causing the dot coms failures, you will most likely mention
> 'greed' as a preceived cause when asked. 67% of americans are aware that
> dot coms are having problems, but 33% are not (1/3 of all americans not
> knowing is somehow bigger news to me) for example. the rest of the
> questions are now asked only to the remaining 2/3. of those there is a
> further divide of those who are internet users or not. of the internet
> users, only 8% say that one or more of their favorite web sites has
> vanished.
> 
> -- 
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confused and befuddled by the overwhelming monstrosities of my life,
causes a default to the simplest and most pleasant of thoughts.  Like 
Marshmallow Peeps.  I *like* Marshmallow Peeps.

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