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Boston Computer Society Social Impact/Public Service Publication
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1993 16:14:27 -0500
Boston Computer Society Social Impact/Public Service Publication Available ------ -------- ------- ------ ------------- ------- ----------- --------- The 44-page November 1993 issue of IMPACT, the Boston Computer Society's social impact, nonprofit assistance, and public service publication, contains lots of community telecommunications material, both about what's happening and from online mailings and conferences: * Michael Stein on "Aether Madness: Nonprofits Enter Cyberspace" * The statement of seven democratic public interest telecommunications principles generated by Telecommunications Policy Roundtable and the Center for Media Education (CME), an introduction to the principles, info about CME and the 66 organizations who signed on for the October 26th press conference. * The Center for Civic Networking's National Vision and Strategy * Dilbert in cyberspace, and and other print and online resources including a number of the EduNets. * On IGC/PeaceNet/EcoNet winning this year's CPSR Award, and more info about CPSR. Other feature articles include: * The lead article on "TecsChange and the Caravan to El Salvador" by Aram Falsafi, a journey last March which saw the welcoming party for the materials and technology delivery turn into a nonviolent demonstration which closed down the National Assembly. * "Technology and Community," Gary Chapman's keynote panel address at the 3rd New England Computers and Social Change Conference, an update of the conference, the BCS Social Impact Group monthly program, and the January '94 Conference at MIT on Unemployment and the High Tech Revolution. * A special center insert on "Community Computing Center News and Notes," with information about the Playing to Win network of community computing centers, an edited selection from the Handbook for Future Center, the Community Technology Lab at Capital Children's Museum in Washington DC, and articles about computer programs and resources for the homeless in Boston. * A summary report on projects in San Antonio, Dallas, Baltimore, Oakland, and Boston which won the five REACH Awards, the computer industry's first year acknowledgement of community technology programs, organized by Ziff-Davis and the Association of Personal Computer User Groups (APCUG), at this year's spring Comdex in Atlanta. * An overview of ITRC/CompuMentor in Chicago, news from CompuMentor/SF, a listing of members of the Technology Resource Consortium, and an update on the BCS Nonprofit Assistance Program and other public service news. * * * * * * * * * * A large number of subsized subscriptions are already supported, and there are a limited number of additional copies available for $5 which will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Send check made out to BCS to: Marlene Archer Public Service Coordinator Boston Computer Society 1 Kendall Square Cambridge, MA 02139 617/252-0600 x3312 msa () world std com ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Please repost. ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*
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