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ISSUE NO 31 JOBS, PEOPLE, EVENTS...

EVENTS

LINUX AFRICA
Kyalami Exhibition & Conference Centre
Johannesburg, South Africa
24-26 April 2001

Linux is the 21st Century's challenge to Microsoft¹s dominance of software development. It offers a real alternative to expensive software purchases and delivers high levels of efficiency and flexibility. It provides a vital option for African enterprises, software developers, web developers, Internet service providers and IT professionals across a wide range of industries. AITEC is hosting the first Linux Africa exhibition and conference in Johannesburg to provide an education and marketing platform to spread Linux knowledge and applications throughout the region. The conference will be held in association with the Linux Professionals Association (LPA) of South Africa, providing a high-level education forum.

GLOBAL COMMUNITY NETWORKING:
Towards a Global Community Dot Force?
Insights from community networking across the world
Barcelona 2 - 4 November, 2000

Events are moving rapidly on the global stage for Information Society development. Across the globe, community networkers have been working together to develop strategies, resources and partnerships to promote local development and address issues relating to the so-called 'digital divide'.

A landmark conference on Internet development in West Africa in February of this year resulted in the Bamako Declaration and the meeting of community networkers from three continents - Africa, Europe and South America - that launched the Global CN 2000 initiative. In March community networkers from South America, Senegal, India, Canada, Australia, Japan and Europe met in Brussels to continue debating the issues raised in Bamako. Community Networkers in Canada continued the dialogue in April while the New Zealand community networking movement, supported by the Maori community, held its first national conference.

Global CN 2000 has been set up to promote and facilitate this. It is an umbrella initiative developed by the European Association for Community Networking (e@cn) in partnership with national associations and individuals from North, Central and South America, Africa, Asia, India, Australasia and the Pacific Rim.

E-JOBS

APOLOGIES
Apologies for leaving the address of the Social Science Research Council off of the description of its fellowships. It is:
SSRC
810 7th Avenue
New York
NY 10019
USA
http:www.ssrc.org

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