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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