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Programme Day 1: Tuesday 20 May 2003 Activity Venue (see map and directions) 09:30 – 10:00 Registration Graham Wallas Room A550, Old Building, Houghton Street 10:00 – 10:30 Setting the scene Facilitators include: From WomenConnect - Cath Kane & Sue Webb From GET - Karen Banks, Heather Ford, Janet Chapman & Joanne Doyle 10:30 – 11:30 An introduction to blogging: telling your stories Computer Lab: Rm S175, St Clement's building, Houghton Street 11:30 – 12:00 Tea Graham Wallas Room A550, Old Building Houghton Street 12:00 – 13:00 Storytelling: “The good, the bad and the ugly of ICTs” This session will be used to introduce women to a simple technological tool that is being used by people around the world to tell their own stories. Computer Lab: Rm S175, St Clement's building, Houghton Street 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Graham Wallas Room A550, Old Building, Houghton Street 14:00 – 14:30 Report back Computer Lab: Rm S175, St Clement's building, Houghton Street 14:30 – 16:00 Building information resources on violence against women This session is taken from the APC-WNSP's Training Units for People Working On Preventing Violence against Women in the Context of War, Militarisation and Armed Conflict. The units ultimately aim to improve the skills and capacity of information workers, advocates, campaign workers, and activists, to work on information gathering and distribution for preventing violence against women. Graham Wallas Room A550, Old Building Houghton Street 16:00 – 16:15 Feedback and questions 16:15 – 17:00 Presentations of creative applications of ICTs and launch of the UKIR site Programme Day 2: Wednesday 21 May 2003 Venue: *Room H216, Connaught House, Houghton Street - all day* 10:00 – 10:15 Recap on day 1 10:15 – 11:00 Gender and ICT analysis 11:00 – 11:15 Tea 11:15 – 12:15 Update on the World Summit on the Information Society The objective of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is to formulate a common vision and understanding of the global information society. It is expected to adopt a Declaration of Principles and an Action Plan to facilitate the effective growth of the Information Society and to help bridge the digital divide. Women's Groups and Gender and ICT advocates have been very active in the WSIS process to date - partciularly at the regional and global levels - but in what ways is the WSIS relevant to women in the UK - and how they can become involved in the process? Useful links: http://www.itu.int/wsis/basic/about.html http://www.genderit.org/wsis http://www.wougnet.org/WSIS/wsisgc.html 12:15 – 13:00 Launch UK IR site 13:00 – 13:45 Lunch 13:45 – 15:00 Introduction to the Gender Evaluation Methodology (GEM) GEM provides a means for determining whether ICTs are really improving women's lives and gender relations as well as promoting positive change at the individual, institutional, community and broader social levels. This free on-line and downloadable guide provides users with an overview of the evaluation process and outlines suggested strategies and methodologies for incorporating a gender analysis throughout the evaluation process. 15:00 – 16:00 Public speaking (with tea) We are delighted to have with us an experienced International guest speaker to provide us with tips and helpful hints at how we can successfully engage with our audience. 16:00 – 16:45/ 17:00 Where to from here?

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