Subject: BCS Community Technology Publication Available

From: Peter Miller <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 23:25:44 -0800

Boston Computer Society Social Impact/Public Service Publication 
Available
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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.

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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
[email-masked]

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