MMTC Broadband and Social Justice Summit
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Date: Jan 21 2010 - 5:30pm - Jan 22 2010 - 4:00pm
MMTC Broadband and Social Justice Summit
Minority Media and Telecommunications Council
Howard University
Washington, DC
January 21-22, 2010
http://mmtconline.org/?page_id=257
January 21, 2009
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Reception
January 22, 2009
7:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Welcome: Henry Rivera, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP, Chair MMTC
David Honig, President and Executive Director, MMTC
8:45 a.m. Opening Remarks: Hon. Julius Genachowski, Chairman,
Federal Communications Commission (invited)
9:15 a.m. Roundtable Discussion One: Broadband Literacy, Education and Civic
Engagement. Rapporteur: Jacqueline Clary, Counsel, MMTC
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Roundtable Discussion Two: Broadcasting and Journalism in the Broadband World.
Rapporteur: Joycelyn James, John W. Jones
Fellow, MMTC
12:00 p.m. Luncheon
12:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote: Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner, Federal
Communications Commission (invited)
2:00 p.m. Roundtable Discussion Three: Closing the Digital Divide. Rapporteur: Joseph Miller, Earle K. Moore Fellow, MMTC
3:15 p.m. Recap and Recommendations: Tyrone Brown
4:00 p.m. Adjournment
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving equal opportunity and civil rights in the mass media and telecommunications industries. MMTC is generally recognized as the nation's leading advocate for minority advancement in communications. We strongly believe that the breathtaking changes in communications technology and the new global forms of media partnerships must enhance diversity in the 21st century.
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