You are invited to attend and cover the launch Media Conference for Information Society Week [ISW] 2005 as follows:

Venue: M2, 7 Wale Street
Date: Tuesday 16 August 2005
Time: 12h00

The Western Cape Government, in partnership with the City of Cape Town, Cape Peninsula University of Technology and the National Department of Communications will host International Society Week 2005 from 22 to 31 August.

This will include two major international Conferences, the SANGONeT World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) civil society colloquium, or Thetha starting on Monday 22 August and the Community Informatics Research Networks [CIRN] Conference on the 25th August in addition to a range of integrated training, displays, workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities.

Speakers at the Media Conference will include:
Premier Ebrahim Rasool
Prof Anthony Staak - Interim Vice Chancellor: Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Prof Michael Gurstein: Founding Chair of the Community Informatics Researh Network (CIRN) and
Dr Harold Wesso from Cape Gateway.

Please contact either Marlene Blaauw on 083 228 6426 or Clayton Wakeford with any further media enquiries.