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# A bicommunal virtual organisation (known at the time as UCM: [[United Cyprus Movement]]) has been set-up on the Internet to discuss matters of general interest and attempt to inform and recruit Cypriots (both Turkish and Greek) who lived abroad. The software for automating the workings of this virtual community was partly designed and developed by Greek Cypriot [[Yiannis Laouris]] and Turkish Cypriot [[Turgut Durduran]]. The whole system was hosted in various university servers (USA, Australia), but since 1997 it became a "refugee project" because the expenses rose to a level that the participants couldn’t afford. | # A bicommunal virtual organisation (known at the time as UCM: [[United Cyprus Movement]]) has been set-up on the Internet to discuss matters of general interest and attempt to inform and recruit Cypriots (both Turkish and Greek) who lived abroad. The software for automating the workings of this virtual community was partly designed and developed by Greek Cypriot [[Yiannis Laouris]] and Turkish Cypriot [[Turgut Durduran]]. The whole system was hosted in various university servers (USA, Australia), but since 1997 it became a "refugee project" because the expenses rose to a level that the participants couldn’t afford. | ||
# One of the projects selected in Round Two for presentation at Agora in June 1995, '''Establish bi-communal center to teach Greek and Turkish languages to youth,'', teamed up with the internet group. | # One of the projects selected in Round Two for presentation at Agora in June 1995, '''Establish bi-communal center to teach Greek and Turkish languages to youth,'', teamed up with the internet group. | ||
# In July 1996, [[Yiannis Laouris]], [[Mustafa Anlar]], [[Lefteris Neoptolemou]] and [[Dervis Besimler]] all members of the [[Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group]], planned and materialized an Internet Workshop for students<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/File:BICOM_GROUPS_MAP_6_99A3.jpg July 1996 in the Chart]</ref>. This activity was funded (provision for space and snacks) by the [[Fulbright Commission]] and took place in the [[Fulbright Building]] in the Buffer zone. | # In July 1996, [[Yiannis Laouris]], [[Mustafa Anlar]], [[Lefteris Neoptolemou]] and [[Dervis Besimler]] all members of the [[Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group]], planned and materialized an Internet Workshop for students<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/File:BICOM_GROUPS_MAP_6_99A3.jpg July 1996 in the Chart]</ref>. This activity was funded (provision for space and snacks) by the [[Cyprus Fulbright Commission]] and took place in the [[Fulbright Building]] in the Buffer zone. | ||
# In August 1997, [[Yiannis Laouris|Laouris]] and [[Harry Anastasiou|Anastasiou]] (from the Greek Cypriot side) in coordination with their counterparts in the North, [[Dervis Besimler]] and [[Bekir Azgin]], together with other members of the Technology for Peace Initiative from both communities founded the internet group, which became known as Tech4Peace. | # In August 1997, [[Yiannis Laouris|Laouris]] and [[Harry Anastasiou|Anastasiou]] (from the Greek Cypriot side) in coordination with their counterparts in the North, [[Dervis Besimler]] and [[Bekir Azgin]], together with other members of the Technology for Peace Initiative from both communities founded the internet group, which became known as Tech4Peace. | ||
