Discussion Groups dealing with
General International Development

This is an almost random collection of list servers which are related to international development.

Remember that all lists have two addresses: one for administrative stuff, like subscribing, unsubscribing, and finding out who has subscribed; and another for posting messages that will be replicated for every member of the list. Sending subscription messages to the wrong address will only annoy the other members of the list and give you a bad rep. In this document we only supply the administration address. Once subscribed, the server will return a message with instructions on how to post to the list, unsubscribe, and set your preferences.

As you can see in the instructions below, each list asks for slightly different information when you subscribe. This is largely due to the differences between the brands of list servers (LISTSERV and MAJORDOMO being the most common) although some list administrators may simply want more information from subscribers. Here's a little list humor...

AFRICA-L
Discussion of Africa today. Includes but is not restricted to the exchange of ideas for a better Africa. Of special interest will be ways to help facilitate the flow of communications (electronic and other) to and from Africa, and of SIGS (special interest groups) to assist with networking and facilitating economical and special support and assistance to bring Africa online effectively. News, lighthearted discussions, cultural, and educational items will be welcomed.

To subscribe, send the message "sub africa-l <your name>" to LISTSERV@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU

AF-AIDS                                                                                                                                Discussion and exchange of information and experiences has recently begun on AF-AIDS - A regional HIV/AIDS information network for Africa (in English and French) using the HealthDev e-mail platform. Over 200 organisations working in or with African Nations in the response to the epidemic have already joined the forum. You can join by sending an email to: af-aids@hivnet.ch with the word 'join' in the subject line. Or by pointing your web browser to:http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/af-aids/tdm AF-AIDS partners include:- 20 - Regional NGO networks (sub-regional networks of International Council of AIDS Service Organisations, e.g. AFRICASO, SANASO) - Regional networks of people living with HIV/AIDS including national focal points of Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+) and- International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) - International NGOs - UNAIDS and its cosponsoring agencies.

DEVEL-L
Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA) list discussing Technology Transfer in International Development. This topic includes but is not restricted to renewable energy; food production, storage, and processing; health, distance education; water supply, irrigation, and sanitation; small- enterprise development, credit programs and marketing; information management; disaster assistance, and rural communications systems.

To subscribe, send the message "sub DEVEL-L <your name>" to LISTSERV@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU

DEVMEDIA
Media for Development and Democracy. Covering participatory radio, video and TV practitioners working for the democratization of communication.

To subscribe, send the message "subscribe Devmedia <your name>" to listserv@uoguelph.ca

INDKNOW
(Indigenous Knowledge Systems list).

To subscribe, send the message "subscribe indknow <your name>" to listproc@u.washington.edu

INTERLINK HEADLINE NEWS
is a daily bulletin written in Spanish commenting Argentinian and International News, with special focus on politics and culture.

To subscribe, send the message "subscribe interlink-news <your name>" to listserv@netcom.com

OFDA-L
is an email-distribution list for reports produced by USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA). These public documents provide information on a select group of major disasters and emergencies occurring outside the United States.

To subscribe, send the message " subscribe OFDA-L <your name>" to LISTPROC@INFO.USAID.GOV

TAIS-L
is a moderated mailing list for general discussion and information on social sciences, social research, and social development in Latin American. TAIS-L is oriented to serve as an exchange information channel for academic and practitioners specialists.

To subscribe, send the message "subscribe TAIS-L <your e-mail addr> <your name>" to lmontiel@ivic.ivic.ve

INTLINET
is our very own class list. This list is closed to those not enrolled in our course. Subscriptions are approved by the instructor, however, the list is unmoderated.

To subscribe, send the message "subscribe" to intlinet-request@list.uiowa.edu

USAID-CBD-L
is a distribution-only email list for Commerce Business Daily(CBD) announcements issued by the United States Agency for International Development(USAID).

To subscribe, send the message "subscribe USAID-CBD-L <your name>" to LISTPROC@INFO.USAID.GOV

environmental and water related fields
This is a discussion list for all researchers interested in the development and application of information systems within environmental and water related fields. There is special emphasis on the incorporation of Clean Technology. Information system refers to computer based systems ranging from GIS to databases, spreadsheets to models, expert systems to neural networks. The list is not a discussion forum for the technical details of how these systems work, but is designed for those who wish to discuss ideas about their application and implementation.

To join water-env-info-systems send the following command (typing your own personal names instead of firstname(s) and lastname) by email to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk:

join water-env-info-systems firstname(s) lastname

For any queries relating to the list, contact the owner at:

water-env-info-systems-request@mailbase.ac.uk

These pages were originally created by Dirk Staatsen and last updated July 19, 2002. Pages are ã Cliff Missen 1994-1999. Please send feedback and updates to intlinet@uiowa.edu