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the fine print...

iLab software can't promise 24/7 100% service, but we've been using it for courses, research groups and community projects for several years now. iLabs is a collaborative project created by people from all walks of life; it is maintained as a research and learning activity of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.

Ann Bishop

Date	Title
04/28/2005	ICTs in conflict situations
During our event at NDI the other month, one of the participants spoke specifically about his interests and use of ICTs in conflict situations in East Africa.  While lots of folks focus on the economic aspects of ICT infrastructure, projects like the e-Voices effort in Cyprus <http://www.e-voices.com.cy/cyprus/en/index.aspx> and One Voice <http://www.silentnolonger.org> on Israeli/Palestinian issues, point to ways in which these tools can be used to safely bring together communities previously/currently involved in conflict. Steven Clift http://dowire.org

Date	Event	URL
04/28/2005	Open Space Austin	Conference website
Open Space Austin is a gathering of pioneers and visionaries, activists and advocates from diverse sectors of Community ICT. Together we will forge strategies and establish commitments to ... coordinate our defense and advancement of the commons. Open Space Austin will be held Friday-Saturday (29-30th of April) with pre-conference workshops Thursday.
06/02/2005	Qualitative Inquiry and Community Technology	Qualitative Inquiry and Community Technology
This is a two-day workshop on qualitative inquiry (theory and practice) and community technology, hosted by Open University. A few spaces are still available. Please see the website  and http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/mark/workshop/details.html for information.