Proceedings of the 2nd Communities and Technologies Conference, C and T 2005

The proceedings contain 24 papers. The topics discussed include: Information technology in support of public deliberation; extending social constructivism with institutional theory: A broadband civic networking case; minimalist design for informal learning in community computing; file-sharing relationships - conflicts of interest in online gift-giving; acceptance and utility of a systematically designed virtual community for cancer patients; taking a differentiated view of intra-organizational distributed networks of practice: A case study exploring knowledge activities, diversity, and communication media use; citizen participation through e-forum: A case of wastewater issues; e-commerce, communities and government: A snapshot of the Australian experience; supporting privacy management via community experience and expertise; regulation mechanisms in an open social media using a contact recommender system; and supporting communities by providing multiple views.