Following is a U.S. Department of Commerce press release announcing a
conference this week on "Digital Media Content for Children and Teens."
The conference, hosted by the Clinton Administration and EC2 (Egg
Company 2, Incubator Project) at USC's Annenberg Center for
Communication, will be held this Thursday and Friday, June 11 - 12 in
Los Angeles, California. If you are interested in further information
please visit the conference website http://whis.ec2.edu. My apologies
for forwarding this release to the list with short notice.
Barry Szczesny
AAM Gov't Affairs
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CLINTON ADMINISTRATION AND EC2 AT USC's ANNENBERG CENTER FOR
COMMUNICATION HOST CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT FOR CHILDREN AND
TEENS
(June 11-12, 1998 in Los Angeles)
WHAT: The Clinton Administration and the EC2 at the University of
Southern California Annenberg Center for Communication will join
representatives from the non-profit and private sector in hosting a
two-day conference to discuss
digital media content for children and teens. The Conference will
feature panel discussions, breakout sessions and software
demonstrations. Additional information on the Conference is available on
the Conference Website at http://whis.ec2.edu. The conference is open to
the press and the public.
Background Info: This is the third conference in a series sponsored by
the Clinton Administration: the first was held in December of 1997 and
focused on safety issues for children on the Internet, the second was
held in February and focused on access to the Internet for all
Americans.
WHO: Vice President Gore is tentatively scheduled to give keynote
address Thursday, June 11. Commerce Secretary William Daley, leaders of
major entertainment and computer companies, and children, teachers, and
others
interested in making sure that quality content is available for children
will participate in the Conference.
WHEN/WHERE: Thursday, June 11 - Friday, June 12, 1998, Los Angeles
Airport Hilton and Towers, Los Angeles, California
AGENDA: The Conference will feature five panel discussions, four
breakout sessions, and a closing plenary session.
In addition, software demonstrations will be held throughout the
conference. Panel topics include:
Leading Edge Content: New Technologies + New Ideas = New Media;
Connecting Virtual Villages for Learning; Renaissance Kids: Children
Authoring with New Media Tools; Tales from the Classroom: Educators
Identify Best Practices; and the Online Marketing Maze. The breakout
sessions will address: Grants, Incentives, ? Partnerships for
Development of
New Media Content; Greenspace in Cyberspace: What will it Look Like?;
Overcoming Barriers to the School Market; and Developing Content for
Teens Only.
TO REGISTER: Online registration is available at http://whis.ec2.edu. To
register by phone, call 213-743-1759. Registration is $75 per person.
(NOTE: On-site registration is $100).
NOTE TO EDITORS: All members of the media (electronic and print) are
invited to attend. To RSVP, please call Paige Darden, NTIA Public
Affairs, at 202-482-7002 or send e-mail to [log in to unmask]
The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) serves as the principal adviser to the President,
Vice President and Secretary of Commerce on domestic and international
communications and information issues. For more information, visit
NTIA's homepage at http://www.ntia.doc.gov. For more information about
EC2, visit the EC2 homepage at www.ec2.edu.
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