http://www.sajim.co.za/vol1.nr2.01_09_99/news.conference.asp?pr News Vol.1 No.(2/3) September 1999 First Annual Conference on World-Wide Web Applications Preparing for the New Millennium Centre for Research in Web-based Applications Department of Information Studies Rand Afrikaans University 9 & 10 September 1999 THE HIERARCHICAL SELECTION OF CONTENT IN A VOLATILE, INFORMATION- RICH ENVIRONMENT For your convenience, herewith the entire programme. Links are provided to the various papers. THURSDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 1999 08:00 - 09:00 Registration PLENARY SESSION 1 09:00 - 09:30 Welcome and opening address by the Conference Chairman Today's information industry: applications and trends on the Internet Dr David Raitt (Chairman: International Online Information Meetings, London) 09:30 - 10:30 Keynote address Knowledge work - the limitations of knowledge management, with special reference to the impact of the Internet and the World-Wide Web Dr Victor Newman (Director: Centre for Knowledge Development, Cranfield University) This paper is available at http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sims/staff/staff_cim_newman.htm Presented by: Dr Erna Fourie and Prof Tom Bisschoff Tel. 27 11 489-2281 Rand Afrikaans University Fax: 27 11 672-1400 P O Box 524 eMail: hamf@edcur.rau.ac.za JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA 2006 10:30 - 11:00 Break 11:00 - 11:45 The World-Wide Web and the African (and South African) renaissance Mr Johan Nel (Computer Foundation) 11:45 - 12:30 The Internet paradigm shift: the changing use of the Internet in the pervasive computing environment Mr Pieter Geldenhuys (Business School, Potchefstroom University for CHE) 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch PARALLEL SESSION 1: WWW AS STRATEGIC TOOL FOR MANAGEMENT 13:30 - 14:15 The World Wide Web as instrument for competitive intelligence in a tertiary educational environment Dr Louis Fourie (Business School, Potchefstroom University for CHE) 14:15 - 15:00 The Internet as business enabler Mr Peter Hall (Advanced Network Solutions) 15:00 - 15:45 Business strategy - where does the Web fit in? Mr Dave Stevenson (Alexander Forbes) 15:45 - 16:00 Discussion 16:00+ Cocktails PARALLEL SESSION 2: WWW AND COMPUTER-BASED LEARNING 13:30 - 14:15 Constructing a Web site in the health sciences: the anatomy of the abdomen Ms Mignon Nolte (Faculty of Medicine's Computer-based Training, University of Pretoria) 14:15 - 15:00 Designing intranet components for humanities courses: case studies at UCT Ms Marion Walton & Mr Andrew Deacon (Multimedia Education Group, University of Cape Town) 15:00 - 15:45 The hierarchical selection of content in a volatile, information-rich environment Proff Erna Fourie & Tom Bisschoff (Department of Didactics, Rand Afrikaans University) 15:45 - 16:00 Discussion 16:00+ Cocktails PARALLEL SESSION 3: WWW AND DISTANCE LEARNING 13:30 - 14:15 Healthcare technology management in developing countries: the Web as effective tool for capacity development Mr Mladen Poluta (Department of Biological Engineering, University of Cape Town) 14:15 - 15:00 Working, worrying and winning on the WWW Prof Johannes Cronje (Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria) 15:00 - 15:45 Creating content for the Internet Mr Bernard Serfontein (Department of Economics, University of South Africa) 15:45 - 16:00 Discussion 16:00+ Cocktails PARALLEL SESSION 4: WEB SITE MANAGEMENT 13:30 - 14:15 Managing the Web at its birthplace (http://www.cern.ch/~dimou/Sapaper.html. Maria Dimou-Zacharova (CERN, Geneve) 14:15 - 15:00 Task analysis of the Webmaster Mr Pieter van der Walt (Altron) 15:00 - 15:45 Exclusivity and expertise: how to get the best of both worlds in Internet development Dr Andrew Human (Logical) 15:45 - 16:00 Discussion 16:00+ Cocktails FRIDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 1999 08:00 - 09:00 Registration PLENARY SESSION 2: B LES 101 09:00 - 09:15 Welcome by the Conference Chairman Dr David Raitt (Chairman: International Online Information Meetings, London) 09:15 - 10:00 Keynote address The World-Wide Web: quo vadis? Dr Robert Cailliau (CERN, Geneve) 10:00 - 10:45 Availability and use of the Web in the Southern African region Mr Mike Jensen (SangoNet) 10:45 - 11:15 Break 11:15 - 12:00 Internet/World-Wide Web and Southern African cooperation in the tertiary environment Mr SB Mangena (University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo) 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch PARALLEL SESSION 5: ACCESS TO INTRANET CONTENT 13:00 - 13:45 Intelligent database systems for intranets Mr Piet Dempsey (Excalibur Technologies) 13:45 - 14:30 Making your intranet work, with special reference to providing external information in commercial organisations and tertiary institutions Ms Maureen Russel (Reuters) 14:30 - 14:45 Discussion PARALLEL SESSION 6: WORLD-WIDE WEB AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS 13:00 - 13:45 Developing a Web-based agricultural community information centre for rural farmers Mr Zach Letshela (University of the North) 13:45 - 14:30 Maintaining a Web site to fight child abuse Ms Margaret van Steenderen (Advanced Network Solutions) 14:30 - 14:45 Discussion PARALLEL SESSION 7: THE WEB AND COMPUTER-BASED / DISTANCE LEARNING 13:00 - 13:45 Novice Web teachers teaching novice Web learners: a case study Mr Duan van der Westhuizen (Department of Didactics, Rand Afrikaans University) 13:45 - 14:30 Using the World-Wide Web in the teaching of economics Prof Kathrine Munro, Mr Tiabhet Vaze and Prof Harry Zarenda (Department of Economics, University of the Witwatersrand) 14:30 - 14:45 Discussion PARALLEL SESSION 8: THE WEB AND RESEARCH 13:00 - 13:45 Web-based methods to retrieve and communicate research results Mr Mark Floisand (Yahoo, SA) 13:45 - 14:30 From command-driven searching to user-friendly Web-based searching Ms Vanessa Katz (Metropolis - The Dialog Corporation) 14:30 - 14:45 Discussion PLENARY SESSION 3: 15:00 - 16:00 Feedback from session chairs and summary by Conference Chairman 16:00+ Cocktails Disclaimer Articles published in SAJIM are the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Editor, Board, Publisher, Webmaster or the Rand Afrikaans University. 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