Subject: [fem-events 258] Application for WENT 2000 is Extended!
From: lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org>
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 23:20:38 +0900
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From: Cheekay Cinco <cheekay@isiswomen.org>
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 21:02:19 +0800
Subject: Application for WENT 2000 is Extended!
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! ! Application Extended to May 7, 2000! !
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2000 ASIAN WOMEN'S ELECTRONIC NETWORK TRAINING WORKSHOP (WENT2000)
Asian Women's Resource Exchange
2000 Women's Electronic Network Training Workshop
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19 - 25 June 2000
Sookmyung Women's University
Seoul, South Korea
The deadline for application to the "Asian Women's Electronic Network
Training Workshop" (WENT2000) is extended to May 7, 2000.
WENT2000 will train women in running web-based information services, in
using online communication tools to advance their networking and advocacy
work, and in developing databases. The focus of the workshop is to assist
women and their organizations in building their capacities to develop and
sustain appropriate use of new information and communication technology.
WENT2000 also hopes to enhance women's networking by encouraging
collaboration and resource exchange among participants before, during and
even after the training. WENT2000 builds from the experiences and successes
gained by women and their organizations in participating in the review
process of the Beijing Platform for Action. As such, women who are active
in the information and resource sharing work in relation to the review of
the Beijing Platform for Action are encouraged to apply.
WENT2000 is also open to all women whose organizations play or will play a
significant role in promoting the use of information and communication
technology to enhance women's role and capacity in social and policy
advocacy, as well as to strengthen women's organizations and networks
--primarily but not exclusively-- in the Asian region. This year, WENT2000
will also be open to women and their organizations from the Pacific region.
WENT2000 is being organized by the Asian Women's Resource Exchange (AWORC),
an Internet-based women's information network and service in Asia which
seeks to develop cooperative approaches and partnerships in increasing
access to and exploring applications of new information and communication
technologies (ICT) for women's empowerment.
Last year, AWORC also organized a similar regional training workshop,
called WENT'99.
PROGRAMME
The workshop is composed of three parallel instructional tracks. All
participants will engage in extensive hands-on training--running online
discussion groups, using actual Internet resources and developing prototype
databases--using the Workshop facilities. The tracks will be led by
trainers from different women's organizations who are library
administrators, database developers, web developers, systems administrators
and who have extensive experience in running training workshops.
Track 1: Web-based Information Service
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Who should attend: providers and would-be providers of web-based
information services.
Prerequisites: some experience in writing webpages, or as a webmaster, or
as a web designer.
Coverage: Design and set-up quality Web-based information services,
concepts of information architecture, usability, accessibility, website
management, XML, open content, and open source/free software tools. This is
NOT as basic html training course nor a programmers' course.
The course is a mixture of presentations and demonstrations with emphasis
on hands-on practical experience. Emphasis will be given on collaborative
learning and group work.
Goals: Enhance ability to design and set-up quality Web-based information
services; understanding how these services can advance your organization's
missions and goals; ability to support other information providers and
users from participants' own organization and/or network. Promote
collaboration and resource sharing among web-builders.
Track 2: Working Online
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Who should attend: social and policy advocacy workers and activists who are
using or are planing to use electronic communication tools to support their
work and networks.
Prerequisites: some experience in using email
Coverage: plan, set-up and run mailing lists. facilitation and moderation
of online discussion groups. using group work tools. concepts of working
online, archiving, online communication and group work tools and resources.
The course is a mixture of presentations and demonstrations with emphasis
on hands-on practical experience. Emphasis will be given on collaborative
learning and group work.
Goals: Ability to plan, set-up and run mailing lists. Ability to facilitate
online discussions groups. Ability to use group work tools. Technical
knowledge in mailing lists and email is NOT necessary. Promote
collaboration and resource sharing among women who are using ICT tools to
enhance their social and policy advocacy work.
Track 3: Basic Course in Database
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Who should attend: library or resource center staff, would-be database
developers, information providers working with databases.
Prerequisites: some experience in using database and database management
tools. participants who are tasked by their organizations to
maintain/develop databases will be prioritized.
Coverage: plan, design and set-up a simple database using open source
tools. Concepts of database structure, relational and text-base databases,
indexing, web-accessible databases, database migration. Emphasis is on
developing database using free/open source software.
The course is a mixture of presentations and demonstrations with emphasis
on hands-on practical experience. Emphasis will be given on collaborative
learning and group work.
Goals: Design and implement a simple database using mySQL and/or CDS/ISIS.
Promote collaboration and resource sharing among women and women's database
builders.
ELIGIBILITY
Participation to WENT2000 is open to all women in Asia who are active in
their organization's information and communication work, and who meet the
criteria for participation. While the number of trainees will be limited by
the resources we have, we will make sure that participation will cover all
the sub-regions of Asia.
As all the tracks will be running concurrently, trainees can only attend
one track. Applicants should indicate which track they are applying for.
The selection of participants for WENT2000 will be largely based on the
information that you send us through the application form.
CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION
The Regional Training Workshop is open to women who meet the following
criteria:
1.Active involvement in her organization's information work. Preference is
given to information officer/staff and experience in women's network/s.
2.Organization is engaged in any of the following: (a) information sharing,
(b) resource center, (c) policy and social advocacy work, (d) community
outreach and organizing, (e) women's and gender research, (f) training.
3.Has basic to intermediate computer-literacy.
4.Fair to good knowledge of English language.
5.Willingness to participate in a women's information network in Asia and
the Pacific.
6.Willingness to share the knowledge, skills and resources she will acquire
>from the training with other women.
7.Willingness to work in a group-focused environment and process.
8.Capacity to receive a week-long training conducted in university
classrooms and student dormitory with shared rooms.
FUNDING AND SCHOLARSHIP
AWORC has been able to raise funding to support some of the
participants' travel and accommodation costs. Applicants **who wish to
avail of funding support** must indicate in their application form that
they are applying for full or partial scholarship. Full Scholarship **will
cover** the overall training costs and international travel expenses.
Partial Scholarship **will subsidise** a portion of the overall training
and travel expenses. AWORC has formed a Selection Committee that will
decide who will be granted full or partial scholarships.
**All participants,** whether on scholarship or not, are required to pay
the US$300 Registration Fee.The deadline for application has been extended
to May 7, 2000.
HOW TO APPLY:
APPLICATION CAN BE DONE VIA WEB, EMAIL, FAX OR POST.
1. If applying via WEB, please fill up application form in
http://www.women.or.kr/~went2000/apply
2. If applying by ELECTRONIC MAIL, *fill-out* the questionnaire below,
then email it to: <went2000-apply@isiswomen.org>
with the following subject header:
WENT2000 Application: Your Last Name, Your First Name
3. If applying by FAX or POST, print and *fill-out* the questionnaire and
send to:
(post)
WENT2000
c/o Isis International Manila
3 Marunong St., Diliman,
Quezon City 1100
Philippines
(fax)
Facsimile: 632-924-1065
Attn: WENT2000
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT http://www.jca.apc.org/aworc/went2000 or
email: went2000@isiswomen.org.
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A. PERSONAL DATA
1.Full Name:
2.Family Name (Last Name, Surname) Only:
3.Employer/Organization:
4.Position/Title:
5.Business Address: (not to exceed 40 characters per line)
6.Business Telephone:
7.Fax (if any):
8.Email address (if any):
9.Home Address: (not to exceed 40 characters per line)
10.Home Telephone:
11.At which address would you like to receive your mail?
__ Business
__ Home
12.Which phone number do you prefer we call?
__ Business
__ Home
13.Date of birth (day/month/year):
14.Nationality:
15.Name as it appears on passport or other travel document:
16.Passport number:
17.Country issuing passport:
18.Knowledge of English: Please rate your knowledge in these categories:
Listening/Comprehension None Fair Good Excellent
Reading None Fair Good Excellent
Speaking None Fair Good Excellent
Writing None Fair Good Excellent
B. INSTRUCTIONAL TRACKS
Instructional track applied (Select only one track; the tracks will run in
paralell):
Track 1 Web-based Information Services
Track 2 Working Online
Track 3 Basic Course in Database
C. TRACK-SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
For All Applicants:
1. Do you have experience in using the following Internet services?
Please qualify your experience using 0 to 5, 0 means no experience and
5 a lot of expertise)
[ ] Email
[ ] Mailing List
[ ] News
[ ] FTP
[ ] Web
[ ] Other (specify):
For applicants to Track 1:
1. Do you have experience running Web-based information services?
(Please qualify your experience using 0 to 5, 0 means no experience and 5 a
lot of expertise)
[ ] Write HTML
[ ] Provide information on a Web server maintained by others
[ ] Set up, run and maintain Web servers
[ ] Other (specify) :
For applicants to Track 2:
1. Do you have experience participating and/or maintaining mailing lists?
(Please qualify your experience using 0 to 5, 0 means no experience and 5 a
lot of expertise)
[ ] subscribing to a mailing list
[ ] partipipating in an online discussion group
[ ] facilitating an online discussion group
[ ] running/maintaining a mailing list
For applicants to Track 3:
1. Do you have experience using, designing and/or maintaining a database?
(Please qualify your experience using 0 to 5, 0 means no experience and 5 a
lot of expertise)
[ ] using CDS/ISIS
[ ] designing database
[ ] supplying data/information to a database
[ ] maintaining database
2.Please list the database software(s) you use in your organization
D. DESCRIPTION OF ROLE IN ORGANIZATION/NETWORK's INFORMATION ACTIVES
(Your answers to the questions below will be used to determine whether to
admit you to the workshop. Please be sure that your information is
sufficiently clear, well organized and adequate for this purpose.)
1. A summary of your relevant educational and professional background.
2. A description of your current employer/organization, your position, your
duties and responsibilities.
3. A brief description of your computing and networking environment
(operating systems, networking software, modems, etc.), including the
connectivity of your organization to the Internet.
3a. Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply):
Local Community
National
Regional
Sub-regional
Global
Other; Specify
4. Does your organization use information and communication technology? How?
5. In 2-3 paragraphs, please describe your organization's plans vis-a-vis
the use of information and communication technology (Internet services,
database) in its information, networking and advocacy activities.
6. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop.
7. Have you previously attended Internet-related training?
Yes No
If yes,
7a. Year and type of training:
7b. Did you find it useful? In what way?
E. FINANACIAL INFORMATION
You MUST fill out the following financial information.
The actual cost of the workshop is ______. Participants are asked to pay
US$300 registration fee to cover a portion of the actual cost.
AWORC has been able to raise fund to support international travel cost for
a limited number of participants. We encourage interested applicants to
raise the registration fee and part or all of the international travel cost.
1. Will you be able to provide your own airfare?
Yes No
2. Will you be able to provide your registration?
Yes No
3. Will you be applying for scholarship/subsidy?
Yes No
4.List the agencies where you are requesting financial aid, how much, and
when you exepect them to reply.
Agency:
Requested Amount: U.S.$
Date:
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