March 2, 2001
Two-day conference will assist local leaders in how
to employ electronic media services in their
communities
Troy, N.Y. — Local community officials, school
representatives, and youth leaders will gather at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute for a two-day conference, “Media Matters:
Connecting Communities in the Digital Age.”
The March 16-17 conference will be held in the Darrin
Communication Center at Rensselaer and the Arts Center of the
Capital Region in downtown Troy.
Hosted by Rensselaer and the Northeast Region of the Alliance
for Community Media (ACM), the 25 workshops, exhibitions, and
other events will focus on community telecommunications
planning, youth projects that employ the Internet and cable
access, and building local media and technology centers.
Experts from state and regional agencies as well as from
Washington, D.C., and Sacramento, Calif., will be among the
more than 300 expected to attend.
“The conference is the Capitol Region’s first, comprehensive
opportunity to learn the methods of using new
telecommunications technology to serve the needs of small and
medium size communities,” said Chuck Sherwood, chair of the
Northeast Region of ACM.
A pre-conference session on digital networking will take place
Thursday, March 15.
Registration is required. For more information, log on
http://www.acm-ne.org or contact
Donald Moore (518) 276-2992, moored@rpi.edu.
Contact: Jodi Ackerman
Phone: (518) 276-6531
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