[CIMC-work] Fwd: [ICAC] Tech Demos Needed for Congress. NetCaucus 7th Annual Tech Fair

[donald goldhamer]

I just received this note indirectly -- IMC should get involved next year!
--Don
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 Date: Thursday, December 18, 2003 1:36 PM -0500
 From: Tim Lordan <tim at netcaucus.org>
 To: cpsr at cpsr.org
 Subject: [ICAC] Tech Demos Needed for Congress. NetCaucus 7th Annual
 Tech Fair.

 Call for Internet technology demonstrations for Members of Congress, staff
 and other government officials. Demonstrations will be displayed on
 Capitol Hill on February 11, 2004 at the 7th Annual Congressional Internet
 Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC) Kickoff Reception and Technology Fair.

 Technology Demo Submission Form Attached.

 We have begun our search for demonstrators for the 2004 Congressional
 Internet Caucus Technology Fair -- scheduled for Wednesday, February 11,
 2004 in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

 The goal of this annual tech fair is to bring cutting-edge technology
 demonstrations to Capitol Hill that illustrate the power and flexibility
 of the Internet as medium for communications, commerce, and democracy.
 These hands-on demonstrations help illustrate some of the pressing policy
 issues that face Congress.

 Last year over 600 people attended the Kickoff, including Members of
 Congress, Congressional staff, press and representatives from the FCC,
 DoC, FTC and private sector organizations. If you have an Internet-related
 technology that you would like to demonstrate to Congress and to other
 government policymakers, please submit your proposal to our Review
 Committee by following the instructions below. Please forward this message
 on to any colleagues or friends that may have such demonstrations.

 DEMONSTRATION PROPOSALS/HOW TO APPLY:

 For the 7th annual Internet Caucus Kickoff Reception and Technology Fair,
 please submit your demonstration proposal by filling out the attached
 Excel submission form (kickoff_demo.xls) and sending it via e-mail to
 vanessa at netcaucus.org.  The first deadline for submissions is Wednesday,
 January 7, 2004.  The final deadline for submissions is Wednesday, January
 21, 2004.  We do have space limitations so we will not be able to
 accommodate all proposals.  If your demonstration is not selected in the
 first round it will be reviewed in the second round of
 selections. Approved demonstrators will be required to pay a nominal
 coordination charge (exceptions will be made for government and selected
 non-profit demonstrators -- contact Vanessa Camozzi at 202-638-4370 with
 questions).

 GENERAL DEMONSTRATION CRITERIA:

 The Internet Caucus Tech Fair Review Committee will use some general
 criteria to prioritize certain demos for the Tech Fair. The Review
 Committee will favor certain demos that relate to pressing Internet policy
 issues (DRM technologies met this criteria in the 2003 selection
 process). Also, demonstrations that are hands-on or visually illustrative
 are generally favored.  The Review Committee is comprised of a balanced
 group of ICAC volunteers.  Demonstrations of both commercial
 products/services -- and non-commercial ones -- that "serve the public
 interest" will be given priority. This criterion is interpreted broadly to
 include innovative Internet technologies that empower individuals (with
 services or information), enable citizens to access information and
 resources that were once unreachable, and facilitate workforce placement,
 community building and market development. These technologies could be
 applied to application areas such as: 1) Shopping, 2) Investing, 3) Health
 Care, 4) Public Safety/Security, 5) Education, 6) Consumer/Citizen
 Awareness, 7) Access to Government Information, etc.

 Please contact Vanessa Camozzi at 202.638.4370 if you have any questions.

 Thank you - Tim Lordan

 About the Tech Fair:
 The Internet Caucus Tech Fair is an annual event hosted on Capitol Hill
 to start out the season for the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory
 Committee. It is typically hosted from 5 to 7 in the evening and
 features over 20 different Internet technologies. Attendees are
 comprised mainly of Congressional staff, Members of Congress,
 representatives from federal agencies and private sector
 representatives. Attendees review demonstrations in an expo-type format
 at their leisure. The evening is accented by comments from Members of
 Congress and top government officials.

 In past years the event has been host to roughly 600 attendees.

 Links to past Tech Fairs
 2003 (http://www.netcaucus.org/events/2003/kickoff/)
 2002 (http://www.netcaucus.org/events/2002/kickoff/)
 2001 (http://www.netcaucus.org/events/2001/kickoff/)
 2000 (http://www.netcaucus.org/events/2000/networking.shtml)