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draft announcement
I suggest we run through this draft before sending it over to aworc-meet
and Yukihori of ESCAP for comments.
Chat has posted a rough scehdule, and I agree that we need step on the
accelerator. I have changed the deadline of application to April 30. It's
more realistic since I don't think the announcement can come out before the
28th of March.
I have attempted to make the announcement as general as possible since we
have not finalized the traininng design. Please send your comments before
Friday (24 March) so we can send it to aworc-meet.
you fearless leader :-)
Pi
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ANNOUNCEMENT: 2000 ASIAN WOMEN'S ELECTRONIC NETWORK TRAINING WORKSHOP
(WENT2000)
Asian Women's Resource Exchange
Women's Electronic Network Training Workshop
19 - 24 June 2000
Sookmyung Women's University
Seoul, South Korea
Asian Women's Resource Exchange (AWORC) is an Internet-based women's
information service and network in Asia. AWORC develops cooperative
approaches and partnerships in increasing access to and exploring
applications of new information and communication technologies (ICT) for
women's
empowerment. It also expands existing regional networks in the women's
movement, promotes electronic resource sharing and builds a regional
information service to support women's advocacies, specifically those
critical for women in Asia.
AWORC members include women's information, resource and documentation
centers, women's information providers and users, communications
organizations working closely with women's networks.
AWORC seeks to contribute to the assessment process in Asia through
developing regional women's Internet-based information and communication
channels. AWORC's website now highlights resources, activities and
organizations of women in the region and serves as a channel for women's
organizations to exchange information on the review process. AWORC's
website address is http.//www.jca.apc.org/aworc
Last year AWORC organized the "Asian Women's Electronic Network Training
Workshop" (WENT99) to train participants on basic website development tools
and and other Internet-based group communication (e-mail, mailing lists,
newsgroups, etc.) so that women's organizations may effectively use the
technology to exchange and disseminate information on the five-year review
of the BPFA (officially titled Women 2000). Twebty-three women from eleven
Asian countries participated in the training workshop which was held on
June 21- 26, 1999 at the Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, Korea.
This year, AWORC will again be holding the "Asian Women's Electronic
Network Training Workshop" (WENT2000) to train participants in running
web-based information services, in using online communication tools to
advanace their networking and advocacy work, and in developing databases.
The focus of the workshop is to assist women's organizations in building
their capacities to develop and sustain their use of new information and
communication technology.
GOALS
The goals of the training workshops are:
1.To train women's information providers in the use of group communication,
web development tools, and databases to be able to provide meaningful
activities of their organizations, networks and localities.
2.To develop and increase the level of cooperation and networking mong
women's information providers and existing women's information networks in
the region.
3.To promote the appropriate use of information and communication
technology in the regional women's movement.
4.To train women's information providers who will be able to assist other
women in the use of Internet services and tools.
PROGRAMME
The workshop is composed of three parallel instructional tracks. All
participants will engage in extensive hands-on training--running online
discussion groups, using actual Internet resources and developing prototype
databases--using the Workshop facilities. The tracks will be led by
trainers from different women's organizations who are library
administrators, database developers, web developers, systems admnistrators
and who have extensive experience in running training workshops.
**************** PLEASE NOTE THAT AWORC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER THE
FOLLOWING PROGRAMME BASED ON DEMAND, SKILLS AND TRAININIG NEEDS OF ACCEPTED
PARTICIPANTS. A MORE COMPREHENSIVE COURSE OUTLINE WILL BE MADE PUBLIC BY
MID-MAY 2000. ****************
Track 1: Web-based Information Service
---------------------------------------------------------
Who should attend: providers and would-be providers of web-based
information services.
Prerequisites: some experience in writing webpages, or as a webmaster, or
as a web designer.
Coverage: design and set-up quality Web-based information services.
concepts of information architecture, usability, accessibility, website
management, XML, open content, and open source/free softeware tools. this
is NOT as basic html training course nor a programmers' course.
The course is a mixture of presentations and demonstrations with emphasis
on hands-on practical experience. Emphasis will be given on collaborative
learning and group work.
Goals: Enhance ability to design and set-up quality Web-based information
services; understanding how these services can advance your organization's
missions and goals; ability to support other information providers and
users from participants' own organization and/or network.
Track 2: Working Online
-----------------------------------
Who should attend: social and policy advocacy workers and activists who are
using or are planing to use electronic communication tools to support their
work and networks.
Prerequisites: some experience in using email
Coverage: plan, set-up and run mailing lists. facilitation and moderation
of online discussion groups. using group work tools. concepts of working
online, archiving, online communication and group work tools and resources.
The course is a mixture of presentations and demonstrations with emphasis
on hands-on practical experience. Emphasis will be given on collaborative
learning and group work.
Goals: Ability to plan, set-up and run mailing lists. Ability to facilitate
online discussions groups. Ability to use group work tools. Technical
experience in mailing lists and email is NOT necessary.
Track 3: Basic Course in Database
--------------------------------------------------
Who should attend: library or resource center staff, would-be database
developers, information providers working with databases.
Prerequisites: some experience is using database and database management
tools. participants who are tasked by their organizaitons to maintain
databases will be prioritized.
Coverage: plan, design and set-up a simple database using open source
tools. concepts of database structure, relational database, indexing,
search engines, database management, database migration. Emphasis in on
developing database using free software.
The course is a mixture of presentations and demonstrations with emphasis
on hands-on practical experience. Emphasis will be given on collaborative
learning and group work.
ELIGIBILITY
The Regional Training Workshop is open to women who meet the following
criteria:
1. Active involvement in her organization's information work. Preference is
given to information officer/staff and experience in women's network/s.
2. Organization is engaged in any of the following: (a) information
sharing, (b) resource center, (c) policy and social advocacy work, (d)
community outreach and organizing, (e) women's and fgender research, (f)
training.
3. Has basic to intermediate computer-literacy.
4.Fair to good knowledge of English language.
5.Willingness to participate in a women's information network in Asia and
the Pacific.
6.Willingness to share the knowldge, skills and resources she will acquire
from the training with other women.
7.Willingness to work in a group-focused environment and process.
8.Capacity to receive a week-long training conducted in university
classrooms and student dormitory with shared rooms.
LOCATION
WENT2000 will be held at the Sokmyung Women's University in Seoul, Korea
located about one-half hour from the center of Seoul. The Sookmyung Women's
University, a pioneer in "women's informatization", is the ideal venue
for women's electronic network training. Located in a women-friendly
community, the univerisity has first-rate traininng and computing
facilities. The Asia Pacific Women's Information Network Centre, which is
based at Sookmyung Women's University, will be hosting WENT2000. For more
information about the University, please see: http://www.sookmyung.edu.kr
WORKING LANGUAGE
The working language of the workshop will be English. Fair comprehension of
spoken and writen English will be required of each participants. Some
members of the training team and the secretariat will have some degree of
profiency in languages other than English.
DATES
Participants should plan to be at the workshop location on or before 8:00
am of June 19, 2000, and leave Seoul by June 21, 2000. A regional symposium
on women and information and communication technology is scheduled on June
22, 2000. All participants are required to attend the symposium.
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION
Interested parties should fill out the application form and send it to
went2000-apply@isiswomen.org. Deadline for submission of application forms
is April 30, 2000. Application can be sent via email, fax, or post.
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note: i will send application in separate email so as not to mess up our
work. :-)
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AWORC-TRAIN is the workspace of the Asian Women's Resource Exchange for
its training-related initiatives. Send postings to <aworc-train@isiswomen.org>,
and request for assistance to <owner-aworc-train@isiswomen.org>.
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