Themes - AusWeb96
There are four themes for AusWeb96, which ensures that all interests
are catered for. Each theme has theme editors who is responsible for organising
the refereeing of full papers and posters and who co-ordinates with the
AusWeb96 team the invitations for keynote speakers.
The four themes are:
Business Opportunities
The Business Opportunities theme will explore the burgeoning global business
market that the Web represents. The editors of the Business Opportunities
theme for full papers and poster sessions are Adrian Vanzyl from Monash
Medical Informatics and Peter Gilmour from the Syme School of Marketing
in the Faculty of Commerce and Economics at Monash University. For further
details, email Adrian or Peter at "aw96bus@scu.edu.au".
Education and Learning
Education and Learning using the Web is an increasingly important element
of the K-12, higher education and continuing professional development scenes.
The editor of the theme for full papers and poster sessions is Michael Nott,
Director of the Science Multimedia Unit at the University
of Melbourne. For further details, email Michael at "aw96edu@scu.edu.au".
Technical Futures
A very wide range of technical issues will be discussed in the Technical
Futures theme ranging from security, through caching to interaction with
other programs and worlds. A number of management issues will also be discussed
in this theme. The editors of the theme for full papers and poster sessions
are Paul Thistlewaite, of the Co-operative Research Centre for Advanced
Computational Systems (ACSys) at the Australian
National University and Helen Ashman of the Defence Science and Technology
Organisation. For further details, email Paul and Helen at "aw96tech@scu.edu.au".
Media, Cultural and Community Issues
Media, Cultural and Community Issues covers a wide range of societal concerns
ranging from gender studies, through the use of the Web as media to cultural
and philosophical issues.
The editor of the theme for full papers and poster sessions is Keng Chua,
Head of the Centre for Media Communications and Asian Studies in the Faculty
of Arts at Southern Cross University
and Editor of the AusWeb95 Virtual
Edition. For further details, email Keng at "aw96cals@scu.edu.au".
Updated on 24 Feb 1996 by ausweb96@scu.edu.au
AusWeb96 - The Second Australian World Wide Web Conference, 7th
to 9th of July 1996, at the Conrad Jupiters Hotel, Gold Coast, Australia.
Contact: Ms Julie Burton, Norsearch Conference Services at Southern Cross
University, PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia. Phone (066) 20 3000
(From outside Australia +61 66 20 3000) Fax: (066) 22 1954 (From outside
Australia +61 66 22 1954). Email: ausweb96@scu.edu.au.
Updated on 18 March
1996 by ausweb96@scu.edu.au