@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• (Marisa Vitiello & David H. Thomas ) Subject: Alliance Conference ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY MEDIA/NORTHEAST REGION in conjunction with COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS NETWORK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SPRING 1996 Regional Conference: Public Access Goes Digital: Building Our Communities in the Information Age Location: Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont Date: May 10 - 12, 1996 Hosted by: CCTV, Old North End Community/Technology Center, Channel 17/Town Meeting Television, Channel 15, Vermont Access Network, Vermont Educational Cablecasters Contact: Marisa Vitielo at CCTV: 802-862-1645, or email •••@••.•••. The convergence of voice, data and video on the Information Highway raises new questions about the role of community access television and the preservation of the public interest. How we strengthen local communities in a world of telecommunications conglomerates is the subject of the Alliance for Community Media's Spring Conference to be held in Burlington Vermont, May 10th through 12th, 1996. "Community Access Goes Digital: Building Our Communities in the Information Age" is co-sponsored by Community Technology Centers Network (formerly Playing to Win). Hosted by CCTV, a national leader in public access advocacy and site for the Vermont's first community technology center, the three day event features in-depth policy discussions, demonstrations of new models for public access and screenings of the region's best examples of free speech. In an era characterized by de-regulation, major media partnerships and increasing limits on free expression, "Community Access Goes Digital" includes effective strategies to protect the first amendment, expand access to computer networks and provide new skills to the communities they serve. In addition, the conference features a special one-day Cyberschool Workshop, devoted to assessing the local telecommunications landscape and expanding access opportunities with community media/communications centers. This workshop, requiring separate registration, will be offered by Fred Johnson and media activists from the Media Working Group. Registration for the main conference (Friday evening through Sunday afternoon) will be $55 for members of the Alliance and $65 for non-members; the Cyberschool workshop (all day on Friday) will cost $50 per person. For more information or to submit tapes for exhibition, please contact Marisa Vitielo at CCTV: 802-862-1645, or email Marisa@ CCTV.org. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~--~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Richard K. Moore - •••@••.••• - Wexford, Ireland Cyber-Rights: http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/ ftp://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/library/ CyberJournal: (WWW or FTP) --> ftp://ftp.iol.ie/users/rkmoore/cyberlib Materials may be reposted in their _entirety_ for non-commercial use. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~--~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~
