Networking 2000
Panel - Workforce Issues: Higher Education's Role (Presented at Networking 2000)
| Title: | Panel - Workforce Issues: Higher Education's Role (Presented at Networking 2000) (ID: NET0007) | | Source: | Networking 2000 | | Origin: | Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office (2000) | | Type: | Presentations/Speeches | | Abstract: | American workers have to be information technology-savvy in today's competitive job market. Businesses are in desperate need of information technology expertise, and are willing to recruit foreign workers and ship lucrative contracts abroad if necessary. While voting to increase the number of foreign work visas to help make up for the shortage of IT workers, Congress has mandated that businesses devote resources to educating America's workforce. This Webcast features a panel discussion regarding the role community and four-year colleges and universities can play in correcting this shortage, potential partnerships with the business community and how their efforts may tie into the recommendations of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee and related federal programs. Panelists include: William Aspray, Executive Director, Computing Research Association; Joseph N. Douglas, Jr., CIO, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and Stephanie Heier, Education Market Analyst, Cisco Systems, Inc. | | View this resource: | |
Panel - Industry Perspectives (Presented at Networking 2000)
| Title: | Panel - Industry Perspectives (Presented at Networking 2000) (ID: NET0006) | | Author(s): | Dennis Bone, Tyler Farmer (Microsoft Corporation), and James E. Williams (LEARN - Lonestar Education and Research Network) | | Source: | Networking 2000 | | Origin: | Presented at Policy Conferences (2000) | | Type: | Presentations/Speeches | | Abstract: | The federal policy presence of information technology companies has increased dramatically over the last decade. IT companies now realize that conveying their views to Congress and federal regulators is vital to their strategic long-term growth. Panelists discuss federal policy issues important to their company and industry, and whether they have a particular legislative agenda they are pursuing. Panelists include: Dennis Bone, President and CEO, Bell Atlantic-West Virginia; Greg Farmer, Vice President of Government Relations and International Trade, Nortel Networks; Michael N. Liebhold, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Tachyon, Inc.; Todd Needham, Manager, Research Programs Group, Microsoft Corporation; James E. Williams, Director of Policy Analysis & Government Relations, EDUCAUSE. | | View this resource: | |
Panel - Global Approaches to Deploying Advanced Networks (Presented at Networking 2000)
| Title: | Panel - Global Approaches to Deploying Advanced Networks (Presented at Networking 2000) (ID: NET0004) | | Author(s): | Heather Boyles and Dewayne Hendricks | | Source: | Networking 2000 | | Origin: | Presented at Policy Conferences (2000) | | Type: | Presentations/Speeches | | Abstract: | As the United States debates whether an unregulated-competitive or a government-regulated model is the most expedient way to broadly deploy advanced networks, other nations are taking a "hands on" approach, some with dramatic results. This Webcast from the Networking 2000 conference features a panel discussion of speakers from Canada, Latin America and the United States. Panelists include: Heather Boyles, Director of Government and International Relations, Internet2; Dewayne Hendricks, CEO, Dandin Group; Robert Proulx, IMS Consultant; Jose Luiz Ribeiro-Filho, RNP General Coordinator, RNP-Brazilian Research Network; and Philip Webre, Senior Analyst, Microeconomic and Financial Studies Division, CBO, Congressional Budget Office. | | View this resource: | |
Panel - Gleanings From the Think Tanks (Presented at Networking 2000)
| Title: | Panel - Gleanings From the Think Tanks (Presented at Networking 2000) (ID: NET0003) | | Author(s): | Jerry Berman and Andy Carvin | | Source: | Networking 2000 | | Origin: | Presented at Policy Conferences (2000) | | Type: | Presentations/Speeches | | Abstract: | Washington, DC has witnessed a dizzying growth of associations and think tanks focused on analyzing, and in some instances, attempting to directly influence federal policy for information technology. Many businesses, nonprofits and private citizens have created issue-specific coalitions, while others focus on broader social issues. This Webcast from the Networking 2000 conference features speakers that represent a wide-variety of organizations and offers what they believe will be the important IT issues over the upcoming legislative year and some of the end-goals they are working towards. Panelists include: Walter Baer, Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation; Jerry Berman, Executive Director, Center for Democracy and Technology; Andy Carvin, Senior Associate, The Benton Foundation; and Solveig Singleton, Director of Information Studies, CATO Institute. | | View this resource: | |
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