roundtable: FCC-NTIA AT ALLIANCE CONFERENCE
roundtable: FCC/NTIA AT ALLIANCE CONFERENCE
FCC/NTIA AT ALLIANCE CONFERENCE
AllianceCM@aol.com
Sat, 3 Jun 1995 14:47:32 -0400
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 1995 14:47:32 -0400
From: AllianceCM@aol.com
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Subject: FCC/NTIA AT ALLIANCE CONFERENCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2, 1995
FCC CABLE AND COMMON CARRIER CHIEFS, NTIA'S LARRY IRVING ADDRESS
COMMUNITY MEDIA CONFERENCE IN BOSTON ON JULY 5 - 8
The Alliance for Community Media will host Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Common Carrier Bureau Chief Kathleen M. H. Wallman,
FCC Cables Services Bureau Chief Meredith Jones, and U.S. Department
of Commerce Assistant Secretary (and head of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration) Larry Irving at
their annual conference. The nation's largest gathering of
practitioners and advocates for community access to the information
superhighway, the Alliance's 1995 International Conference and Trade
Show will be headquartered at the Westin Hotel at Copley Place in
Boston on July 5 - 8, 1995.
"The participation of top representatives of the FCC and the Department
of Commerce in our annual meeting highlights the impact the Alliance
has made over the past year," said Alliance Executive Director Barry
Forbes. "Our members have been successful in drawing attention to the
importance of providing for the public interest in the telecommunications
regulation -- and in the legislation now facing Congress. I'm delighted
that our members will have the opportunity to discuss their concerns
one-on-one with these key members of the Administration."
The Alliance's 1995 International Conference and Trade Show will focus
on "Community Media: Thriving in the Technology Revolution." The four-
day event will include in-depth seminars, workshops, networking
opportunities, a two-day trade show, a full-day intensive program on
"Access Management from A to Z," a hands-on media lab, open houses at
area community media facilities, special events at the Boston Computer
Museum and New England Aquarium, and the awards ceremony for the
nation's largest and oldest community television competition, the
Hometown Video Festival, at historic Fanueil Hall. Over sixty separate
seminars and workshops will explore issues in public policy, access
management, community media centers of the future, new technologies,
fundraising, community telecomputing, training, educational access,
media arts, government access, media literacy, and international uses
of community video.
"This will be most exciting event the Alliance has ever produced,"
said 1995 Conference Chair Rika Welsh, Executive Director of Malden
Access Television. "We'll draw heavily on the unique resources of
the Boston area -- the technology, educational institutions, media
arts groups, technical expertise, and all the wonderful community media
and computing organizations!" This year planners are anticipating over
1,000 community video producers, PEG (public, educational, and
government) access professionals, media and communications educators,
media literacy advocates, international producers, providers of media
services and equipment, cable operators, and community computing staff
members.
"The convergences of technology, public policy, and community
organizations has created a heightened awareness of community media
this past year," said Barry Forbes, Executive Director for the Alliance
for Community Media. "The lines between different types of media are
blurring as technology is producing video over phone lines, interactive
cable television, and sound and video over the internet. Federal, state
and local officials are right now grappling with these implications as
they try to re-invent telecommunications regulation. And the impact on
the community organizations which serve the public interest are
enormous. The 1995 Alliance Conference will be addressing these
critical issues -- and that's why we've received such an enormous
amount of interest in this year's event."
Registration rates are available for the full conference for $330 for
Alliance members and $430 for non-members. Single day registration is
available at $110 for members and $145 for non-members. The rates for
exhibitors in the two-day Trade Show are $625 for for-profit companies
and $425 for non-profit organizations. Full participation as an
Exhibitor in the Trade Show and in the rest of the Conference is $700
for for-profit companies and $500 for non-profit groups. Advertising
in the Conference program book Syllabus is available from $150 for a
business card space to $500 for a full page.
Registration information is available from the Alliance for Community
Media Conference Headquarters, c/o Meeting Points, 5415 SE Milwaukie,
Suite 5, Portland, Oregon, 97202. Their telephone number is
(503) 233-1224, fax line is (503) 233-0772, and e-mail address is
mpoints@teleport.com. The 1995 Conference World Wide Web page is
located at http://www.teleport.com/~mpoints
The Alliance for Community Media is a national, non-profit membership
organization committed to assuring everyone's access to electronic
media. The Alliance accomplishes this by disseminating public
information, advancing a positive legislative and regulatory
environment, building coalitions, and supporting local organizing.
Founded in 1976, the Alliance represents the interests of over 950
public, educational and governmental ("PEG") access organizations
and local origination cable services throughout the country. The
Alliance also represents the interests of local religious, community,
charitable and other organizations throughout the country who
utilize PEG access channels and facilities to speak to their
memberships and their larger communities.
________________________________________________________________
ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY MEDIA
1995 INTERNATIONL CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW
REGISTRATION FORM
Name: __________________________________________
Name on Name Badge: __________________________________________
Title: __________________________________________
Company/Organiztn: __________________________________________
Mailing Address: __________________________________________
City/State/Zip: __________________________________________
Telephone: Voice: ____________ Fax: ___________________
E-mail Address: __________________________________________
MEMBERSHIP STATUS SPECIAL NEEDS
[ ] Individual Member [ ] Send info about low-cost housing
[ ] Organization Member [ ] Wheelchair transportation assistance
[ ] Non-Member [ ] I require an interpreter for:
__________________________
[ ] I am joining now. [ ] I would like vegetarian meals.
ALLIANCE REGION: _____________________________
A. REGISTRATION FEE: RATE: ENCLOSED:
Members Full Registration $330 $ _____
No Meals $235 $ _____
Single Day $110 $ _____
Non-members Full Registration $430 $ _____
No Meals $305 $ _____
Single Day $145 $ _____
[ ] I will be attending the "Managers A-Z" (included in the
conference registration fee). I understand there is a
cut off at 125 seats.
(Note: Full Registration includes all meals and special events.)
B. PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS
All seminars cost $30 (members) or $45 (non-members) unless
indicated as free
Wednesday, July 5, 9:00 - 12:00 pm
[ ] City Officials' Primer - New Telecomm. Environment
[ ] Critical Issues in Developing Community Networks
[ ] Political Uses of Access
[ ] Media Literacy: Key to Community Communication
[ ] Designing Access Centers for the Future
[ ] Search Conferencing
Morning Seminar $30/$45 $ _____
Wednesday, July 5, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
[ ] Controversial Programming & Censorship
[ ] Maintaiing Access through Franchise Renewals & Transfers
[ ] Statutatory requirements under Cable Acts of 1984 & 1992
[ ] International Uses of Video for Community Development (Free)
[ ] Educational Show and Share Free
[ ] Alliance Leadership Forum Free
Afternoon Seminar $30/$45 $ _____
PRE-CONFERENCE TOTAL $ ______
C. SPECIAL EVENTS ONLY: RATE QUANTITY ENCLOSED
[ ] Internatl Reception, 7/5 $15 X _____ $ ______
[ ] Awards Luncheon, 7/6 $30 X _____ $ ______
[ ] Hometown AwardS, 7/6 $25 X _____ $ ______
[ ] Aquarium Party $25 X _____ $ ______
[ ] Keynote Luncheon $30 X _____ $ ______
SPECIAL EVENTS TOTAL $ ______
D. ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP
[ ] Individual: Volunteer $30 $ ______
Professional $75 $ ______
[ ] Organization Annual Revenue:
$100,000 + $275 $ ______
$10,000-100,000 $175 $ ______
Under $10,000 $ 75 $ ______
ENCLOSED A. REGISTRATION FEE $ ______
B. PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS $ ______
C. SPECIAL EVENT TICKETS $ ______
D. ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP $ ______
E. CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOLARSHIP FUND $ ______
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $ ______
PAYMENT METHOD
[ ] Check made payable to "Alliance for Community Media"
[ ] Purchase Order No. ______________
[ ] Credit Card: [ ] Visa [ ] MasterCard
Card No.________________________________________________
Exp. Date_________ Signature _________________________
_________________________________________________
Alliance for Community Media
666 11th Street, NW, Suite 806
Washington, DC 20001-4542
Voice: (202) 393-2650
Fax: (202) 393-2653
E-mail: AllianceCM @ aol.com
"Ensuring everyone's access to electronic media
since 1976."
Barry Forbes, Executive Director
"Do what's right. Do it right. Do it right now."
_________________________________________________
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