Date:

Wednesday 17 September 2008

Time:

5.30pm for wine and cheese, lecture starts at 6.00pm

Location:

Crowther Lecture Theatre (A3), JCU Smithfield campus, McGregor Road, Smithfield, CAIRNS

Summary:

What do we need to do to design computer technologies that are appropriate for the lives of rural Africans?

Nic will describe her experiences this year in living in remote villages in southern Africa and designing interactions with technology to support healthcare, rural enterprise and community sustainability.

Speaker:

Dr Nic Bidwell

School of Mathematics, Physics and Information Technology

James Cook University

Presented by:

Faculty of Science, Engineering and Information Technology

Contact:

Everyone welcome. For further information and to RSVP for catering purposes, please contact Sue Kelly, Tel: (07) 4042 1456 or E-mail: susan.kelly@jcu.edu.au