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| DATE | 2004-06-08 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] [bruce.lai@council.nyc.ny.us: REVISED: Upcoming hearings/events from the Committee on Technology in Government, New York City Council as of JUNE 8, 2004.]
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Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 17:27:15 -0400
From: Bruce Lai
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Subject: REVISED: Upcoming hearings/events from the Committee on Technology in
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Hello,
I wanted to tell you that the following event has been CANCELED.
FCC Chairman Michael Powell will be attending the funeral of former
President Ronald Reagan on Friday.
* On Friday, June 11, from 10:30 AM to Noon at the studios of
Manhattan Neighborhood Network (7 West 59th Street, b/w 10th and
11th Ave., Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Michael
Powell will be speaking with Council Member Gale Brewer, along with
a representative of the Mayor's office, on the topic of wireless
broadband and its importance for major urban cities.
*****
Earlier today, Speaker Gifford Miller, Council Member Gale Brewer,
along with Steve Stoll (Principal of the Beacon School), Rosa Custodio
(parent from the Time School, East Harlem) and Peter Armstrong (parent
from PS 166, Upper West Side) spoke at a press conference in the Red
Room, City Hall, announcing the release of "Expanding Digital
Opportunity in New York City Public Schools: Profiles of Innovators and
Leaders Who Make a Difference." This policy report, sponsored by the
Committee and the Speaker, profiles 17 innovators and leaders in the
field of educational technology as well as lays out the need for a
strategy and a vision for using technology in the New York City public
schools. The report also recommends 10 principles that should guide the
development of this strategy and vision. Links to the news release and
the report are below.
* http://www.nyccouncil.info/media/news_releases.cfm
* http://www.nyccouncil.info/media/reports.cfm
*****
On Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at 10 AM, in the Committee Room, City
Hall, the Committee will hold an oversight hearing entitled "Oversight:
Delivering e911 Service Over Internet Telephony." Confirmed witnesses
include the New York State Public Service Commission, Vonage, the
leading Internet Telephony provider in the country, and Pulver.com /
Free World Dialup, a leading standards-based IP communications
provider. If you can, please join us. This event is open to the
general public. No RSVP is necessary.
*****
Here's a link to the Committee's web page.
* http://www.nyccouncil.info/issues/committee.cfm?committee_id=106<sbdkey=5121.
All briefing papers from the current session are available.
*****
I look forward to seeing you at one of our hearings. Feel free to
forward this e-mail or post any of the above information.
Thank you.
Regards,
Bruce Lai
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