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Networks for People 2000

Entrepreneurship — Non-Profits @ Internet Speed
A forum to discuss the connections of people, information technology, and services transforming American life.

Monday, October 30, 2000

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Welcome:
Dr. Bernadette McGuire-Rivera
Associate Administrator, NTIA
9:15 - 9:45 a.m. Non-Profits and the Digital Divide:
The Honorable Gregory L. Rohde
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information
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9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker:
Policy and Philanthropy
Keys to Closing the Digital Divide

Mario Morino
The Morino Institute
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10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 - 12:00 noon Plenary Session:
The Skilled Worker Shortage
Moderator: Gary Chapman
Director, The 21st Century Project
LBJ School of Public Affairs
University of Texas at Austin
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch [included in cost of conference]
Luncheon Speaker: David Bolt
Executive Producer: Digital Divide
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1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:






Entrepreneurial Thinking:
Using the Network as a Business Tool

Moderator: Michael R. Nelson
Director, Internet Technology & Strategy
IBM Corporation

Evaluation for Entrepreneurial Management
Moderator: Sandor P. Schuman
Research Associate
Center for Policy Research
State University of New York, Albany

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:






Entrepreneurial Action:
Non-Profit Leadership

Moderator: Harry Davis
Professor of Creative Management
University of Chicago School of Business

Community Content:
Diversity and Localism on the Net

Moderator: Laurie Lipper
Co-Director
The Children's Partnership

Tuesday, October 31, 2000

8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Introduction:
Dr. Bernadette McGuire-Rivera
Associate Administrator, NTIA
8:45 - 9:15 a.m. Plenary Session:
Update on International Networking
Moderator: Bernadette McGuire-Rivera
Associate Administrator, NTIA
9:15 - 10:00 a.m. Featured Speaker:
The Importance of Inclusion
Paul Schroeder
Vice President, Governmental Relations
American Foundation for the Blind
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10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Plenary Session:
Foundations and Technology
Moderator: Stephen J. Downs
Director, TOP
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 - 12:30 p.m. Plenary Session:
Social Services Networks and Privacy:
Striking the Balance

Moderator: Alan Davidson
Staff Counsel
Center for Democracy and Technology
12:30 - 12:45 p.m. Closing Remarks:
Dr. Bernadette McGuire-Rivera
Associate Administrator, NTIA

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