Columbia University's Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) will host a day-long symposium on the technology gap between rich and developing nations, Fri., Feb. 2, at 8 a.m, Columbia's International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118th St. at Amsterdam, Room 1501.

The conference, "Digital Dilemmas: The Divide in Latin America," brings together business and technology leaders, including the president of Federal Express Latin America; the chief of Information Technology at the Inter-American Development Bank, and the vice president of corporate development at AOL Latin America.

Panels will address Internet access, the relationship between non-governmental organizations and the Internet and e-commerce for Latin American business.

Organizations that will make presentations include: FedEx Latin America, the Inter-American Development Bank, Committee for Democracy in Information Technology, Endeavor Global, the World Bank, eZiba.com, ICANN and Todito.com.

For a detailed conference agenda and registration information, please visit http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ilas/. The conference is made possible by our sponsors, the Verizon Foundation and the Inter-American Development Bank. Also contributing as partners are the law firm Alfaro-Navarro, LLP, Todito.com and Columbia University's Office of the Executive Vice Provost.

Media interested in attending should contact Abigail Beshkin at (212) 854-6581.