Subject: CONTENT SUMMIT
Paige Darden (pdarden@ntia.doc.gov)
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 12:50:33 -0400
Message-Id: <s56422d0.079@ntia.doc.gov> Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 12:50:33 -0400 From: Paige Darden <pdarden@ntia.doc.gov> To: roundtable@cni.org Subject: CONTENT SUMMIT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Paige Darden
May 21, 1998 202-482-7002
pdarden@ntia.doc.gov
*****UPDATED MEDIA ADVISORY*****
VICE PRESIDENT GORE CONFIRMED TO KEYNOTE CONFERENCE * VP GORE TO DISCUSS
EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ON THE INTERNET FOR CHILDREN
CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS (June 11-12,
1998 in Los Angeles)
WHAT: The Clinton Administration and the EC2 at the University of
Southern California Annenberg Center for Communication will join
representatives from the non-profit and private sector in hosting a
two-day conference to discuss digital media content for children and
teens. The Conference will feature panel discussions, breakout sessions
and software demonstrations. Additional information on the Conference
is available on the Conference Website at http://whis.ec2.edu/. The
conference is open to the press and the public. Background Info: This
is the third conference in a series sponsored by the Clinton
Administration: the first was held in December of 1997 and focused on
safety issues for children on the Internet, the second was held in
February and focused on access to the Internet for all Americans.
WHO: Vice President Gore will give the Conference*s keynote address
Friday, June 12, at 10:15 a.m. PST. Commerce Secretary William Daley,
leaders of major entertainment and computer companies, and children,
teachers, and others interested in making sure that quality content is
available for children will also participate in the Conference.
WHEN/WHERE: Thursday, June 11 - Friday, June 12, 1998, Los Angeles
Airport Hilton and Towers, Los Angeles, California
AGENDA: The Conference will feature five panel discussions, four
breakout sessions, and a closing plenary session. In addition, software
demonstrations will be held throughout the conference. Panel topics
include: Leading Edge Content: New Technologies + New Ideas = New Media;
Connecting Virtual Villages for Learning; Renaissance Kids: Children
Authoring with New Media Tools; Tales from the Classroom: Educators
Identify Best Practices; and the Online Marketing Maze. The breakout
sessions will address: Grants, Incentives, & Partnerships for
Development of New Media Content; Greenspace in Cyberspace: What will it
Look Like?; Overcoming Barriers to the School Market; and Developing
Content for Teens Only.
TO REGISTER: Online registration is available at http://whis.ec2.edu/.
To register by phone, call 213-743-1759. Registration is $75 per
person.
NOTE TO EDITORS: All members of the media (electronic and print) are
invited to attend. To RSVP, please call Paige Darden, NTIA Public
Affairs, at 202-482-7002 or send e-mail to pdarden@ntia.doc.gov.
The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) serves as the principal adviser to the President,
Vice President and Secretary of Commerce on domestic and international
communications and information issues. For more information, visit
NTIA's homepage at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/. For more information about
EC2, visit the EC2 homepage at http://www.ec2.edu/.
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