BEYOND ELECTRONIC-MAIL - A CONFERENCE
People and Organizations at Work in a Global Economy

Sponsored by the ELECTRONIC NETWORKING ASSOCIATION

Dates: May 12th-15th
Place: Philadelphia PA

BEYOND ELECTRONIC-MAIL focuses on innovative and productive
uses of computer-based communication. Designed for managers,
organizers, teachers, journalists and networkers of all kinds,
this conference features discussion of electronic communication
in support of such activities as planning, project management
and information exchange.

Session Topics at this conference include:

* computer-supported cooperative work
* international access issues
* economics of interactive communications
* applications for productivity improvement, planning, and
management
* electronic journalism
* distance education
* integration of electronic networking with related
technologies (interactive video, graphics, hypertext,
desktop publishing, CD-ROM)
* technological literacy
* electronic democracy
* managing and facilitating electronic networks
* alternative systems for information delivery and access
* networking for special populations
* network products and markets
* social, political and ethical implications of new
technology
* the current and future state-of-the art of the technology

Dozens of speakers have already been confirmed from the U.S.,
Japan, Canada, and Europe. Sessions and demonstrations will
include people from many systems e.g. NWI, The Well, Genie, The
Meta Network, TWICS, PeaceNet, and others. We will also hear
from people who have developed applications in corporations,
educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and public
networks.

This will be an *interactive* as well as informative
conference. In addition to panels and featured speakers, we
will have working sessions, roundtables, hands-on
demonstrations, and workshops.

For more information: Stan Pokras, 215-922-0227 (voice)
215-922-3836 (M-Power BBS)

As TIME magazine reported, the mission of the Electronic
Networking Association is "to promote electronic networking in
ways that enrich individuals, enhance organizations, and build
global communities." ENA was founded in 1985 as a non-profit
corporation to explore and help realize the potential of
computer communication.