Annual Community Technology Conference

Posted by on April 11, 2003

Creating Our Future: Shaping the Agenda of Community Technology
CTCNet’s 12th Annual National Conference
June 27-29, 2003, with a day of Pre-Conference activities on June 26
Grand Hyatt Washington
Washington, DC

Register online at: http://www2.ctcnet.org/conf/2003/registration.asp

With the generous support of HP, and in collaboration with the Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) and the Association for Community Networking (AFCN), CTCNet is pleased to present the 12th Annual National CTCNet Conference! Join us this summer in our nation’s capital as CTCNet welcomes over 700 professionals from a diverse range of CTCs, nonprofit, government and corporate sectors, including community technology practitioners and leaders, policymakers, educators, funders and activists.

Featured events include:

?Fifty diverse sessions presented by leaders in the field
?Pre-Conference workshops with ScienceQuest, YouthLearn, Alliance for Technology Access, the CTC VISTA Project and more (on June 26th)
?A day of Community Technology advocacy on Capitol Hill
?The Community Technology Share Fair
?An Information Pavilion to access conference materials, computers and the Internet
?An Exhibitor showcase featuring vendors providing products & services to CTCs
?Regional and special-interest networking events

CTCNet is also pleased to announce the first ever President?s Reception, being held on Friday, June 27th from 6pm to 9pm. This exciting event will feature:

?Keynote address: Alexis Herman, former U.S. Secretary of Labor
?Mistress of Ceremonies: award-winning CNN Anchor Fredricka Whitfield.
?Distinguished guests including Representatives John Conyers, Jr. (MI), Ruben Hinojosa (TX), Danny K. Davis (IL), and former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Larry Irving
?Entertainment provided by the world-renowned jazz group and prot?g? of the late Grover Washington, Jr., ?Pieces of a Dream. ?

Stay tuned to http://www2.ctcnet.org/conf/2003/ for more details on all conference activities.

The Community Technology Centers? Network (CTCNet) is a national, non-profit membership organization of more than 1,000 independent community technology centers where people receive free or low-cost access to information technology, together with learning opportunities that encourage exploration and discovery. The CTCNet National Conference is an annual gathering of our members, leaders in the field, and others interested in creating equitable participation in information technology.

It seeks to expand and further community technology by promoting the development of participants individually, regionally, and collectively as a movement. This conference is repeatedly cited by our members as one of the most important services we offer.

For more information, contact:
Stephen Quinn, CTCNet Conference Coordinator
Tel (202) 861-1333
Email conf@ctcnet.org