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Doug Schuler,
Author and co-founder of Seattle Community Networks (SCN)

Doug Schuler, as an activist and past chair of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, has been writing and speaking about constructive and destructive uses of computer technology over 15 years.

Doug is a co-founder of the Seattle Community Network (SCN) and is currently organizing a symposium entitled "Shaping the Network Society" on democratic and community uses of communication technology which will be held this May at the University of Washington.

He has written extensively on democratic and community-oriented communication technology and has co-edited several books on social implications of computing. Doug has presented in Asia, Europe and North America. He holds a masters degree in computer science and one in software engineering.

Doug is a faculty member at the Evergreen State College and has most recently launched an international research + activism network that now has participants from over 25 countries.

This project is part of the City of Seattle Citizens Technology Literacy and Access initiative in cooperation with the volunteer Citizens Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board (CTTAB) and Sustainable Seattle. Additional assistance for the forum is being provided by Progress Project of the Evans School of Public Affairs and the Glaser Progress Foundation and Seattle Community Network.

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