Конференция "Know How Conference 2002" состоится в Африке с 23-27 июля 2002 года

The Kampala Know How Conference (http://knowhow.isis.or.ug/) is a professional, global conference of women's information and media specialists, linking information specialists and those who need information.

Hundreds of women's information centers, our activities as diverse as our geographies, work to strengthen the position of women. Our accessibility, and the availability of our information, is essential to our work and a prerequisite to proper policy making at international, national and local government levels. One way of mainstreaming gender concerns is by investing our energies in channelling information to the "right people and institutions". Another way is by investing time in creating the opportunities for information specialists and those who need information to produce information together, that is to say, to invest in the process of making information, and partnerships).The Kampala Know How Conference is committed to creating a forum where ideas and experiences from the South, North, West and East are equally represented. Special emphasis will be placed on the information concerns of rural women and poverty alleviation.

Main organizer

The idea is to share information on best practices and common difficulties in the field of information activism, and to develop a work plan facilitating cooperation in future. The conference will be a combination of group sessions (sharing learning experiences), capacity development workshops, and a market place where our organizations and new developments in our profession will be on display. Preliminary ideas include:

We are very interested in good practices and/or new ideas for national/international cooperation. And we want to pay special attention to:

• Making information from the village level available at national, regional and international policy levels (and vice versa); and generating and sharing information by/with rural women activists:
• The role of women's information centres in knowledge sharing to give women access to their full human rights, to eliminate violence against women, and to eradicate poverty;
• ICT-possibilities as an instrument for collecting and disseminating women’s information.

Several workshops will be organised to equip more women activists with Information Communication Technology skills. The following needs to be addressed:

• Training in running a listserv in order to share knowledge and develop information
• Management training in using Internet applications to operate international teams
• Training in using Internet to participate in international teams.

Since the conference will be held in Uganda, participants will be exposed to African experiences and challenges of information services. The objectives of this session are:

• To increase and improve the visibility of African women's issues, concerns and progress made in the information centres, archives and services;
• To establish and strengthen links between women information specialists in Africa and the rest of the world.

This is the place for all organizations to show their colleagues who they are and what they are doing. The marketplace gives you the opportunity to display posters, brochures, videos, etc. on your work. It would also be great if you can bring along banners, flags and any other materials related to your work that can be used to spice up the conference venue and give it a personal touch.

Space will be provided for participants who wish to organise meetings in between or after sessions with their network.

Those who wish to take this opportunity should inform the conference manager before February 15^th 2002.

The official conference languages will be English, French and Spanish.

If you feel you can contribute to any of the themes mentioned in the Workshop Format and Themes, we would be happy to hear from you. We need plenty of contributions: presentations, information stands and art pieces. In addition, we are looking for facilitators for the workshops; keynote speakers, chairpersons and reporters for the group sessions and plenary sessions.

In your outline, please indicate where you would like to contribute and the language you will use in delivering your product.

In your proposal, also indicate the technical equipment you need for your contribution.

If you apply for an oral presentation, please don’t exceed presenting time of 20 minutes. It is also your responsibility to bring along an abstract of your presentation in the three conference languages.

Deadline: February 1^st, 2001

The conference wishes to draw its participation from the global community of information specialists, librarians, archivists, academics, politicians and activists in the field of women’s information.

Early Bird Registration –deadline 30^th March 2002:

$175 (international delegates)

$100 (Uganda Delegates)

$50 (students)

$20 (accompanying guests)

Late registration –1^st April or after:

$225 (international delegates)

$150 (Uganda Delegates)

Participants can either pay in US$ or in Uganda shillings using bank transfer to:

Barclays Bank

Branch: 16 Kampala Road

Address: P.O. Box 7101, Kampala, Uganda

Account number: 4218773

Swift code: BARC UG KX

Beneficiary: ISIS-WICCE-HIVOS

A fund is being established from a variety of sources to assist participants who need financial support. However, please note that most participants will have to secure their own funding to attend the conference. The scholarship fund is devoted for participants from developing countries only and preference will be given to African candidates. Scholars shall present a paper, chair a group session/workshop, or provide a keynote address. We shall also look at regional and country balance as well as fair representation of the different stakeholders.

Application for scholarships should be included in the write up of your proposal. Also state your reason for applying for scholarship.

We encourage you to look for your own funding. Move and inspire funders to contribute financially so that you can participate in the conference! If you wish to apply for sponsorship from an agency, you can contact the conference secretariat for a supporting letter.

0. Registration fees are inclusive of opening reception, presentations, group work and workshops, lunch, teas & coffees and a conference bag.
1. Scholarship will provide: economy air ticket, transport from Entebbe airport to the hotel, transport within Kampala to and from the conference, accommodation, breakfast and lunch, registration fee, and pocket money for dinner et.al. 

   Participant is expected to cover the following: visa fee, vaccination, transportation within country of residence, and airport taxes where it applies.

2. Accompanying guest fees are inclusive of opening reception and possibility to join cultural and social events.
3. Students: include a copy of your student id!
4. Cancellations will receive no refund.

All registration information for both local and international participants must be submitted using the enclosed forms. Photocopies of the registration form will also be accepted. Participants will use one form per person, type or print clearly, and submit it either by fax or mail. Participants are requested to fill in all three forms. Scholars don’t have to fill the hotel registration form.

0. Conference (see separate sheet)
1. Hotels (see separate sheet)
2. Program (see separate sheet)

Registration will be confirmed when all three forms and payment has been received by the Know How Conference management.

The conference will be held at Makerere University in Kampala.

Makerere University is Uganda's premier institution of higher learning. With a student population of over 20,000, it ranks as one of the largest in East and Central Africa. It is located on Makerere hill; one of the many hills on which Kampala, the capital city of Uganda is built. The main campus is about 5km to the north of the city centre covering an area of 300 acres (two square kilometres). The location offers an excellent academic environment because the University is free from all forms of disturbances associated with city locations.

A valid passport and visa are required for most countries. Allow ample time to secure your visa. Visas can also be obtained upon arrival. However, participants are advised to obtain visas from their countries.

COMESA Countries, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Jamaica, Lesotho, Malta, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, St. Vincent, Tonga, Vanuatu, Cyprus

Participants are advised to contact the Uganda Representative in their countries or regions to determine whether vaccination is necessary before entry into Uganda. A yellow fever vaccination is usually required. Malaria is prevalent in Uganda and it is advisable to take anti-malarial and mosquito repellents.

Participants will be covered by accident insurance during their stay in Uganda. However, you are fully responsible for arranging your own health insurance. We therefore advise you to take precautionary measures when booking your ticket.

Health services will be available to participants during the conference.

Uganda is warm during the month of July; light clothing is sufficient.

By air: Kampala’s international airport is Entebbe. Scheduled airlines flying to Entebbe include: Aeroflot, Air Burundi Air Rwanda (to/from Kigali), Air Tanzania, Alliance Air, British Airways, Egyptair, Ethiopian Airlines, Gulf Air, Emirates, Kenya Airways, and Royal Swazi Airways.

Buses and taxis are available from the airport to the city. The journey time is approximately 30 minutes and fare is about 20$.

Over land: There are land borders with Kenya, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zaire. Bus services operate from all the capitals to Entebbe. Train services operate from Kenya, Nairobi to Kampala, but there appears to be frequent interruption to this service.

By water: ferry services operate from Tanzania, Mwanza to Port Bell, on Lake Victoria.

The first Know How Conference (Amsterdam 1998) created a worldwide community of women's information and media organizations. A concrete and measurable product of which was the creation of the International Cooperation Department at the International Information Center and Archives of the Women's Movement (IIAV), at the request of the participants in the Know How Conference.  Another product was the commitment of the organizations to continue working together, to develop their expertise in a spirit of sharing thereby creating a Permanent Committee responsible for developing future Know How Conferences.

Projects and partnerships resulting from the 1998 Know How Conference include the global WomenAction 2000 network, the Mapping the World of Women's Information Services and Centers database and book, the Global Gender and Water Alliance- an Indian regional Know How Conference, and an initiative to build a virtual library in Eastern and Central Europe and the Newly Independent Nations. Japanese partners are using the European Women's Thesaurus, presented at the Know How Conference, as the basis for their indexing systems. Plans are underway for a global URL database, an initiative of our Korean partners. In Bolivia, indigenous women leaders are developing programs to use ICTs to increase the access of their communities to information, and as a way of bringing information on their communities to the world.

In July 2002 two important conferences will take place in Uganda, for the first time on the African continent. The 5th conference of specialists in the collection and dissemination of information relevant to women will take place at the same time . Entitled the Kampala Know How Conference 2002, it is organized by Isis-WICCE (Women's International Cross-Cultural Exchange) which is based in Kampala, assisted by the International Information Center and Archives for the Women's Movement (IIAV) in Amsterdam and Isis International-Manila.

The 8th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, entitled Women's Worlds 2002 Congress will be held from 21-26 July 2002. The Department of Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University in Kampala organize it in collaboration with NGOs and Civil Society active in gender-focused research.

The two events have much to contribute to each other. Women's Worlds 2002 brings together the creators of knowledge: researchers. Kampala Know How Conference 2002 brings together specialists in getting information to where it is needed, whether to the grass roots, researchers, policy makers or the media. By bringing the information specialists to the Women's Worlds conference and the researchers to the Know How workshops we hope to radically affect the relationships between research, activism and information flows.

A one-day conference for information specialists to plan their work for the coming 4 years will be held the day after the Women's World's Congress is completed, on July 27th.

All rates are bed and breakfast.

When making reservations, please mention that you are a participant to the Women’s World Conference/Know How

We have made special arrangements with Hotel Equatoria and Kampala Regency. Hotel Equatoria has brought its usual rate of 130 US$ for a double room down to 90 US$ and 109 US$ for a single to 65 US$. these rates include telephone and Internet connection in every room, a 10% discount on food and beverage, a shuttle from the airport to the hotel and back, daily shuttles to and from the conference venue, free use of health club facilities and ample security. Kampala Regency hotel also gives us a discount on the rooms and gives their clients free transport from the airport to the hotel and daily shuttles to and from the conference venue.

Know How Conference 2002

23-27 July 2002

Kampala, Uganda

Kindly return this form to:

Know How Conference 2002

Conference Manager

C/o Isis-WICCE

P.O. Box 4934

Kampala, Uganda

Tel. 256 41 543953 or 256 77 643879

Fax. 256 41 543954

(You should contact us preferably by fax, telephone or email)

Deadline 1^st April 2002

Registration form must be returned with signature

Use one form per participant and print or type clearly.

Sex: ‘ M ‘ F

Title:

Surname:

Other names:

Institution/Organisation:

Position:

Mailing address: City: Postal Code: Country:

Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:

‘ I will attend the Know How Conference

‘ I accompany:

‘ Early Bird

‘ Late

‘ I apply for scholarship

Date of arrival (dd/mm):

Date of departure (dd/mm):

0. I will follow the conference in ‘ English ‘ Spanish ‘ French

0. ‘ I require wheel chair access to all facilities
1. For religious purposes I have the following requirements:
2. I have the following dietary requirements:
3. Other:

By bank draft or bank transfer to:

Barclays Bank

Branch: 16 Kampala Road

Address: P.O. Box 7101, Kampala, Uganda

Account number: 4218773

Swift code: BARC UG KX

Beneficiary: ISIS-WICCE-HIVOS

Important note: participant’s name must appear on the payment

HOTEL REGISTRATION FORM

Know How Conference 2002

23-27 July 2002

Kampala, Uganda

Kindly return this form to:

Know How Conference 2002

Conference Manager

C/o Isis-WICCE

P.O. Box 4934

Kampala, Uganda

Tel. 256 41 543953 or 256 77 643879

Fax. 256 41 543954

(You should contact us preferably by fax, telephone or email)

Deadline 1^st April 2002

Registration form must be returned with signature

Use one form per participant and print or type clearly.

Sex: ‘ M ‘ F

Title:

Surname:

Other names:

Institution/Organisation:

Position:

Mailing address: City: Postal Code: Country:

Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:

‘ I will attend the Know How Conference

‘ I accompany:

A list of hotels available around Kampala City is included in this information document. We advise you make your reservations as early as possible in order to secure accommodation. If you wish, we can also make bookings for you.

‘ I will make my own reservations

‘ I request the conference management to make hotel reservations for me

I will be staying at:

Date of arrival (dd/mm)

Date of departure (dd/mm)

If you opt for this, please contact the conference manager immediately to secure reservations. Bookings will be confirmed when full payment is made.

‘ I prefer a single room

‘ I want to share a double room with (name):

‘ I want to share a triple room with (names):

By bank draft or bank transfer to:

Barclays Bank

Branch: 16 Kampala Road

Address: P.O. Box 7101, Kampala, Uganda

Account number: 4218773

Swift code: BARC UG KX

Beneficiary: ISIS-WICCE-HIVOS

Important note: participant’s name must appear on the payment

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PROGRAM REGISTRATION FORM

HOTEL REGISTRATION FORM

Know How Conference 2002

23-27 July 2002

Kampala, Uganda

Kindly return this form to:

Know How Conference 2002

Conference Manager

C/o Isis-WICCE

P.O. Box 4934

Kampala, Uganda

Tel. 256 41 543953 or 256 77 643879

Fax. 256 41 543954

(You should contact us preferably by fax, telephone or email)

Deadline 1^st April 2002

Registration form must be returned with signature

Use one form per participant and print or type clearly.

Sex: ‘ M ‘ F

Title:

Surname:

Other names:

Institution/Organisation:

Position:

Mailing address: City: Postal Code: Country:

Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:

‘ I will attend the Know How Conference

‘ I accompany:

Program contribution:

Please tick to indicate your program contribution:

‘ Oral presentation

‘ Poster

‘ Visual documentary

‘ Exhibition stand

‘ Art (please specify)

‘ Group work chairperson

‘ Workshop facilitator

‘ Keynote

‘ Others (please specify)

Please tick to indicate the section where your contribution would best fit:

• Making information from the village level available at national, regional and international policy levels (and vice versa); and generating and sharing information by/with rural women activists:
• The role of women's information centres in knowledge sharing to give women access to their full human rights, to eliminate violence against women, and to eradicate poverty;
• ICT-possibilities as an instrument for collecting and disseminating women’s information.

• Training in running a listserv in order to share knowledge and develop information
• Management training in using Internet applications to operate international teams
• Training in using Internet to participate in international teams.

• To increase and improve the visibility of African women's issues, concerns and progress made in the information centres, archives and services;

• To establish and strengthen links between women information specialists in Africa and the rest of the world.

Title of presentation:

Suggest some keywords for your contribution (to be used in the index of abstracts):

Please attach a one-page abstract of approximately 250 words. Remember to include your name, institutional affiliation, and address details in the upper left-hand corner!

Equipment required:

‘ Slide projector

‘ Overhead projector

‘ Blackboard

‘ Cassette/CD player

‘ TV/VCR

‘ Other (please specify)

If you require additional equipment, a fee will apply. Contact the conference organisers by January 15^th to place additional equipment order.

‘ I wish to organise a satellite meeting