Women Claiming the Information Society

Die Heinrich Böll Stiftung (HBS) und der WSIS Gender Caucus laden, gemeinsam mit einigen anderen Organisationen, zur Konferenz Women Claiming the Information Society (WOCTIS) für den 11. September nach Berlin ein. Die Teilnahme an der Konferenz, die in den Räumen der HBS in den Hackeschen Höfen (Rosenthaler Straße 40/41, Aufgang 1, 5. Etage) stattfindet, ist kostenlos.

Und für TeilnehmerInnen an der Femme Globale, die ja am 10. September endet, bietet es sich natürlich schön an, noch den einen Tag zusätzlich zu bleiben.

Heinrich Boell Foundation and WSIS Gender Caucus, in collaboration with WOMNET/NRO-Frauenforum, TERRE DES FEMMES and APC WNSP, have the pleasure of inviting you to the following event:

Women Claiming the Information Society (WOCTIS). European/North American Regional Conference on Gender and the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

Berlin, Germany, 11 September 2005 (conference language: English)

The WSIS process has by now been underway for about three years and will culminate in November 2005 in Tunis. From the local to the global level, many feminists have tried to direct this process towards gender equality, women’s empowerment, non-discrimination and sustainable development. Meanwhile, other women’s rights activists have worked in different spheres and contexts to impact the shape of the Information Society. It is high time to bring these diverse experiences together and to intensify regional collaboration in knowledge generation, strategizing and networking around gender and media/ICT issues. The goal is to stake an unequivocal claim to the Information Society in order to create a more just, sustainable and enjoyable future for all.

WOCTIS – a one-day conference – aims to bring together feminist media and ICT researchers and activists from the European/North American region as well as external advisors from other regions. One of the main tasks is to assess crucial challenges within the region, which is characterized by uneven economic and social developments. Another central task is to assess the challenges posed by this region to other regions, for instance with respect to international policy, business or consumption patterns. On the basis of these assessments, goals and strategies for feminist cooperation in relation to media and ICTs need to be identified, and ties between potential cooperation partners formed or strengthened. A concrete aim is to come up with a political statement that will be submitted to WSIS and other political fora.

For more information on WOCTIS, please visit http://www.boell.de/woctis