July and August, 2007 Technology and Disability Highlights
Volume: 7.07 July/August, 2007
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Contents:
- Overview
- Legislative / Policy Activities
- Regulatory Activities
- Reports / Studies / Publications
- Other Activities and Items of Interest
- RERC Updates
- Upcoming Events
Overview
The highlight of legislative activity regarding people with disabilities is the introduction of the American with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007 in the Senate [S. 1881] and House [H.R. 3195] in July. The Act has major implications for people with disabilities and their rights and protections with regard to receiving equal opportunity when seeking employment and in the workplace when seeking accommodations. Additionally, the Voting Integrity and Verification Act of 2007 [S. 1869] was introduced in the Senate to ensure that the voting process is accessible to people with disabilities. To that end, S. 1869 establishes an award program to encourage the research and development of accessible voting systems.
In the regulatory sector, landmark rules were adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the 700 Mhz band of spectrum. The new rules will establish a nationwide interoperable broadband network for public safety and enhance opportunity for wireless broadband deployment. It seems the Commission has been preoccupied with public safety issues as they also released the Second Report and Order (R & O) and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPR) in Review of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) which will expedite the development of a next generation, digitally capable EAS that is accessible to people with disabilities. Along similar lines the Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory Committee (CMSAAC) plugs away at drafting recommendations for commercial mobile service providers who elect to provide alerts to their subscribers on how to ensure those alerts are accessible by all Americans.
Legislative / Policy Activities
Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007
07.26.2007 – On the 17th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) the ADA Restoration Act of 2007 [S 1881] was introduced into the Senate by Senator Harkin (D-IA), read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Identical legislation, H.R. 3195 was introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce. Both Acts were written to amend the ADA of 1990 and restore the intent and protections of that Act, impacted by several Supreme Court decisions in 1999 (Sutton v. United Airlines, Inc., 527 U.S. 471; Murphy v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 527 U.S. 516; Albertson's, Inc. v. Kirkingburg, 527 U.S. 555) and 2002 (Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams, 534 U.S. 184) that diminished protections of people with disabilities who were able to moderate the effect of their disability through the use of medications and/or assistive technologies. Section 4(B)(i)(ii) in the disability definition clarifies that in determining whether a persons has a physical or mental impairment that an individual’s use of any mitigating measure, whether it be treatment, medication or assistive devices and services shall not be used as a reason to disqualify them from ADA protections.
In light of the technological advancements, wireless and otherwise, that have spawned the creation of a multitude of assistive devices to aid people with disabilities in living a life of greater independence, restoring the ADA will ensure that policy supports the use of technology, as opposed to putting it at odds and creating the conundrum of deciding to utilize an assistive device means making oneself vulnerable to discriminatory practices when seeking employment. At the beginning of the Congressional recess S. 1881 had two co-sponsors and H.R 3195 had 181 co-sponsors, 37 shy of achieving the 218 needed for a majority vote. Needless to say, there has been a lot of activity by disability advocate organizations during the recess to solicit the support of Senators and Representatives, urging them to become co-sponsors on S. 1881 and H.R. 3195.
[Source: Library of Congress]
Award Program for Development of Accessible Voting Systems
07.25.2007 – The Voting Integrity and Verification Act of 2007 [S. 1869] was introduced in the House by Senator Ensign (R-NV). The proposed legislation would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 [Public Law 107-252] to require new voting systems to among other things, be accessible for individuals with disabilities and that the system contains assurances that the individual can privately and independently verify the content on paper ballots, ensures that entire process of vote casting and verification is equipped for individuals with disabilities and that the system does not preclude the use of Braille or tactile ballots. Similar legislation was introduced in the House in May 2007 as the Voting Enhancement and Security Act of 2007” [H.R. 2360] (see TDPH May 7.05). However, S. 1869 includes the establishment of an award program for the development of new accessible voting systems in section 3 of the Bill. The program is meant to “advance the research, development, demonstration, and application of voting systems which are specifically designed to enhance accessibility and provide independence for persons with disabilities during the voting process.” Among the challenges people with disabilities face during the voting process that the program would like to see addressed is the ability for a voter to be able to use their personal assistive devices while voting without electromagnetic interference. Cash prizes would be awarded based on the functionality and usability of the prototype accessible voting machine.
[Source: Library of Congress]
National 9-1-1 Education Month
07.11.2007 – The resolution Expressing Support for the designation and goals of a ‘National 9-1-1 Educations Month’, and for other purpose (H. Res. 537) was introduced in the House by Representatives Eshoo (D-CA), Shimkus (R-IL), Costello (D-IL) and fourteen other co-sponsors and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The Resolution lists twenty-three reasons to support the designation of a National 9-1-1 Education Month, one of which addresses people with disabilities. It states, “Whereas a growing segment of the population, including deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind, and individuals with speech disabilities, are increasingly communicating with nontraditional text, video, and instant messaging communications services and expect these services to be able to connect directly to 9-1-1.” Such acknowledgement indicates that the needs and realities of people with disabilities are becoming a forethought in the minds of policymakers when drafting legislation that will have an impact of the lives and safety of all Americans. The Resolution envisions a National 9-1-1 Education Month as providing an impetus for annual public awareness events, media outreach and training activities aimed at educating people of all ages and abilities on the importance of and proper use of 9-1-1. Additionally, as enhanced 9-1-1 (e911) features become more robust and public safety answer points (PSAPs) gain the ability to receive text messages and data files, such training and educational efforts will become as critical as the service itself.
[Source: Library of Congress]
Regulatory Activities
Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory Committee (CMSAAC) Meeting Update
07.18.2007 - The CMSAAC (see TDPH May 7.05 for more information on the inception of CMSAAC and their mission) is in the last mile of drafting technical recommendations for commercial mobile service providers who elect to send emergency alerts to their subscribers. The deadline, October 12, 2007, for submitting the recommendations to the Commission is fast approaching and the CMSAAC is currently working on the third draft of recommendations, the fourth draft being the one they will submit to the Commission for consideration. At the most recent meeting, committee members were joined by teleconference bridge with representatives from The Weather Channel, the National Association of State EMS Officials, the NTI Group, the City of New York, the Michigan Association f Broadcasters and the Department of Homeland Security. All five working groups (Project Management Group, Communications Technology Group, User Needs Group, Alert Interface Group & the Alert Gateway Group) presented their progress towards drafting their portions of the deliverable. Of particular interest to the disability community are the recommendations of the User Needs Group (UNG). The UNG has developed requirements and recommendations for individuals with special needs based on a consumer audience gap analysis. The recommendations they propose address the gaps at the device level and are to:
§ Present most important information first
§ Keep language simple and avoid abbreviations
§ Provide text to speech in some handsets
§ Provide unique vibratory as well as unique multi-tone audio attention signal
§ Do not require multiple key strokes to dismiss/save message
§ Investigate how the CMSAAC can help facilitate alternate delivery mechanisms for small populations to sign up with third parties for alternate format message delivery
The last bullet is presumably the final step in ensuring accessible alerts will be available to all people with disabilities. If the committee can not resolve the technical issues they may recommend outsourcing alternate message format delivery to a third party. Anticipate the results of their investigation of the matter in the final draft presented to the Commission.
[Source: FCC]
[http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/cmsaac/cmsaac-meetings.html]
FCC Adopts Rules for 700 MHz Band
07.31.2007 – In a Second Report & Order (Order) regarding the 700 MHz band plan (and related concerns) the FCC adopted a revised plan and service rules that promote constructing a nationwide interoperable broadband network for public safety and that un-encumber the availability of new wireless broadband services for consumers. The 700 MHz band spectrum, popularly called the last “beachfront property,” are airwaves currently occupied by television broadcasters that will be reallocated during the digital television (DTV) transition and are set to auction in January 2008 [Report No. AUC-07-73-A (Auction 73)]. According to the Order, 24 MHz of spectrum is being reserved for public safety use and within that 24 MHz the wideband spectrum is being re-designated for broadband use. There will be one nationwide licensee for the public safety broadband spectrum which will work contiguous with commercial D Block licensee to form a Public Safety/Private Partnership. Developing a shared nationwide interoperable network for public safety and commercial use allows for a formerly cost prohibitive network build-out to be mutually beneficial for both the commercial licensee and the public safety community.
Additionally, the licensees of the Upper 700 MHz Band C Block of spectrum will be required to provide an open access platform. This will permit consumers who choose the service provider who wins the license for this band to use their current handset or purchase a new one independent of the service provider. The FCC adopted this service rule in hopes of facilitating innovation, investment and the advancement of next generation wireless broadband services in urban and rural areas. However, the individual consumer, particularly those with a disability, may benefit from more cost effective service plans and handsets and the ability to download the specialized software required to make some mobile devices accessible.
[Source: FCC]
[http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-132A1.doc]
FCC Commissioner Announces New Senior Legal Advisor
7.31.2007 – FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein announced that Scott Bergman will be replacing Barry Ohlson as his new Legal Senior Advisor. As Senior Legal Advisor Bergman will advise the Commissioner on wireline, broadband and disability rights issues. Bergman has worked with Commissioner Adelstein since May 2003, first, as Deputy Chief of the Competition Policy Division, but began his career at the FCC in 1996. Bergman received his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law Center and his B.A. from Duke University.
[Source: FCC]
Next Generation EAS to Provide More Accessible Alerts
07.12.2007 – Thee FCC released the Second Report and Order (R & O) and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPR) in Review of the Emergency Alert System (EAS), to revise the Commission’s Part 11 EAS rules to expedite the development of a next generation EAS capable of securely transmitting alerts in a variety of formats (text, audio and video) and by various means (broadcast, cable, satellite and other networks). In the Order the Commission requires EAS participants to accept the OASIS Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) as the standard messaging protocol because of its ability to simultaneously send warnings to radio, television and wireless media. CAP also allows links to voice, audio or data files, images, multilingual translations, and links to provide more information. Adopting this robust standard will provide greater accessibility to individuals with hearing and vision disabilities because it facilitates analogous, multiple text and audio messages to be delivered regarding the same event to a variety of devices that are accessible; enabling the provision of functionally equivalent EAS alerts and warnings. Vital information displayed graphically or by scroll can be accompanied by an audio description. Where currently, people with hearing disabilities only receive a brief summary of emergency information, by using CAP, they would be able to read the entire emergency message.
The caveat, however, is though the Commission has officially endorsed the use of CAP; its formal adoption is contingent upon the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) publishing its adoption of the standard. Then the requirement set forth in the Order will become effective (no later than 180 days following FEMA’s public approval). Comments regarding this and any other provisions in the EAS Second R&O and FNPR are due thirty days after publication in the federal register and reply comments are due forty- five days after publication in the Federal Register.
[Source: FCC (EB Docket No. 04-296)]
[http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-109A1.doc]
Reports/Studies/Publications
Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC) Re-chartered
06.08.2007 – The FCC announced the re-chartering of the Consumer Advisory Committee to address consumer issues within the Commission’s jurisdiction. The main focus of the CAC this term is to inform and prepare consumers, especially the elderly, low-income, non-English speaking consumers and people with disabilities about the digital television transition, mandated by law to be completed by February 17, 2009. Among the other topics to be addressed by the CAC is access by people with disabilities to telecommunications products and services, video description, telecommunications relay services, closed captioning and accessible billing. Debra Berlyn, of the Digital Television Transition Coalition, will serve as chairperson of the CAC and there are five representatives from the disabilities community on the 26 member committee. The first meeting of the renewed committee will be on Friday, August 10, 2007 from 9am – 4pm in Washington, D.C. and is open to the public and will be broadcast via the Internet in Real Audio/Real Video format with captioning.
[Source: FCC]
Department of Justice Releases New ADA Tool Kit Chapters
07.26.2007 – The seventh installment of the ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments has been posted on the Department of Justice’s web page. Chapter seven, titled Emergency Management under Title II of the ADA addresses making emergency management programs, services and activities accessible to people with disabilities. The chapter looks at all facets of emergency management from preparing and planning before an emergency occurs to repairing and rebuilding strategies in the wake of devastation. Emergency management at its best is a comprehensive yet flexible plan that can be expedited with minor difficulty during a major crisis. The cornerstone of any emergency management plan is the capability to alert the public in the effected area of imminent danger. Chapter seven of the Tool Kit endorses utilizing a combination of notification methods, including auto-dialed text telephone (TTY) messages to pre-registered persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, text messages, e-mails and other inventive uses of technology to ensure that emergency notifications will be accessible to all.
[Source: Department of Justice]
[http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/pcatoolkit/toolkitmain.htm]
[Source: FCC]
Other Activities and Items of Interest
AT&T/Code Factory Launches New Services for Customers with Disabilities
07.17.2007 – AT&T, Inc. announced its partnership with software company Code Factory and their plans to launch wireless software that will increase usability for customers who are blind or visually impaired. Two new products, Mobile Speak and Mobile Magnifier, operating on Windows Mobile and Symbian Series 60 systems, will be available fall 2007. Mobile Speak is a comprehensive screen reader that automatically identifies information for a blind user, the same way a sighted user would quickly note highlighted items by glancing at the screen. Mobile Speak application and functions include speed dial, call lists and contacts, text messaging, calendar, tasks, notes and calculator, Internet browser, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, voice recorder, media player, voice speed dial, voice command, phone/device settings, profile, alarms and ringtones.
Mobile Magnifier is a full-screen magnification application that boats magnification levels from 1.25x to 16x, font-smoothing, three different layouts (full screen, split and distributed view), different color schemes (including inverted color), automatic panning and cursor-tracking and an automatic zoom function that senses areas of interest on the screen.
[Source: AT&T]
Blind Consumers Take Legal Action in an Effort to Improve Cell Phone Accessibility
08.02.2007 – Eleven customers filed complaints with the FCC against cell phone carriers and manufacturers citing Section 255, the law requiring phones to be designed with accessibility features for people with disabilities. Grievances included issues with the handsets like inaccessible phones features like text messaging, internet access and the phonebook, as well as issues with sales and customer service representatives’ lack of awareness regarding accessibility. Inaccessible print manuals are impossible to read for a person who is totally Blind and manuals provided in portable document format (pdf) files pose problems for screen reading software. Another consumer criticized manufacturers for not having built-in accessibility features because it forces him to purchase expensive add-on software.
Despite recent efforts made by AT&T to provide for accessibility (see above story), the disability community maintains that the cell phone industry still needs to address educating their sales representatives so they are better able to assist consumers with disabilities, creating accessible documentation in alternative formats for manuals, billing statements and other correspondence and reducing the requirement to purchase expensive access software by designing and manufacturing cell phones with built-in accessibility features. To that end, the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) has an initiative called 255 Action which assists people who are Blind or have low vision in understanding access requirements and when appropriate, with filing complaints. Additionally, AFB is an affiliate member of the Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) who support, assist and publicize AFB’s 255 Action.
[Source: American Foundation for the Blind & the Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology]
Broadband Changed My Life
07.24.2007 – Over thirty representatives from groups such as the American Foundation for the Blind, Senior Services America and the Telework Coalition attended the Brown Bag Lunch on Broadband Benefits for Older Adults and People with Disabilities. The event was hosted by the Alliance for Public Technology (APT) and co-sponsored with the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the Benton Foundation and the National Caucus and Center on Black Aged (NCBA). Joy Howell, director of APT’s campaign, “Broadband Changed My Life” (BCML) moderated the discussion, which focused on how high speed networks and services have contributed to independent living and has helped to level the playing field for people with disabilities and older Americans. However, content inaccessibility and the high cost of hardware and software were some of the challenges discussed at the luncheon.
Joy Howell, also announced the online contest for personal broadband stories. A grand prize of $1,000, a second place prize of $500 and a third place prize of $250 will be awarded to the best submissions. They will also be highlighted on the APT web site and featured in APT-sponsored events. The deadline for submission is October 1, 2007. To submit an entry go to [http://ga3.org/campaign/contest].
[Source: Alliance for Public Technology]
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation 2008 Public Policy Fellowships
08.27.2007 - The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation is seeking professionals working in the field of inclusive services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and parents or close family members of a person with intellectual and developmental disabilities for an intensive one-year Public Policy Fellowship in Washington, D.C. Fellows will participate in an advocacy training workshop, national disability policy seminars and the week-long Bioethics course at Georgetown University’s Kennedy Institute of Ethics and will have the opportunity to contribute to policy, program and legislative development in areas related to improving the quality of life for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The application deadline is September 14, 2007. For more information go to [www.jpkf.org].
[Source: Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation]
WGBH Receives $600,000 Grant
08.28.2007 – WGBH’s Carl and Ruth Shapiro National Center for Accessible Media was awarded a $600, 000 grant by the Department of Education’s National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to research and develop technical solutions for delivering captioned content to iPods, cell phones, PDAs and other mobile devices. Among other things, they plan to develop prototypes to serve as proof-of-concept models for the mobile wireless industry and policymakers. The grant is titled “Captioning Solutions for Handheld Media and Mobile Devices” and will be funded for a term of three years. For more information on WGBH and their projects go to [http://ncam.wgbh.org/projects/].
[Source: WGBH].
RERC Updates
Former Advisory Board Member, Frank Bowe Passes Away
Dr. Frank G. Bowe, former Wireless RERC Advisory Board member, passed away in the hospital on August 21, 2007. Frank was one of the leading disability rights advocates in the United States. He served as the executive director for the first national cross-disability consumer advocacy organization, the American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) which was responsible for Section 504, the first, ever civil rights provision for people with Disabilities. Section 504, eventually led to the creation of the American with Disabilities Act in 1990. At the time of his passing, Dr. Bowe was the Dr. Mervin Livingston Schloss Distinguished Professor for the Study of Disabilities at Hosftra University. Hofstra University has opened up a forum for people to share memories and tributes for Dr. Bowe at [ www.hofstra.edu/home/News/PressReleases/082307_frankbowe.html]. Dr. Bowe will be missed by the staff of the Wireless RERC and his absence will be felt across the entire disability and academic communities.
Hearing Aid Compatibility Survey
The Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) requires that landline telephones manufactured or imported for use in the United States after August 1989 be hearing aid-compatible. In 2003, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules to make digital wireless telephones (cell phones) compatible with hearing aids and cochlear implants.
The Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (Wireless RERC) monitors this regulation and is interested in how it impacts the usability of cell phones for people who use hearing aids and cochlear implants.
We invite people who use hearing aids or cochlear implants to participate in a survey regarding your use of your cell phone. The survey is available online at www.wirelessrerc.org. We plan to conduct this survey once a year over the next 4 years to track any changes in cell phone and hearing aid compatibility.
We greatly appreciate your participation and input. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact: Lynzee Head via e-mail at [lynzee_head@shepherd.org], or by phone, (800) 582-6360 or (404) 367-1288.
RERC Featured in Research Horizons Magazine
The research and development efforts of the RERC are featured in a recent Research Horizons article. Leanne West, senior research scientist in the Georgia Tech Research Institute, demonstrated the wireless captioning system that will debut in movie theaters under the name "SightLine HotSpots."For a brief description of some of the new RERC projects, along with interviews by RERC researchers, read Jane M. Sanders' Research Horizons article on the Wireless RERC titled "Widening the Wireless World." [http://www.gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-w07/rerc.html]
Wireless RERC takes part in FCC rulemaking
In an example of the impact of Wireless RERC policy research contributing to policymaking at a national level, the Commission’s Second Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2nd R&O and FNPRM) in the matter of Review of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) released on July 12, 2007 made multiple references to the comments filed by the Wireless RERC’s Wireless Emergency Communications (WEC) project with the FCC in January of 2006 regarding the (FNPR EAS). Specifically, the Commission incorporated WEC comments endorsing the use of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) as the common messaging protocol for a future digitally-based alert system because of its capability to support delivery of accessible alerts to individuals with hearing and sight disabilities, thus facilitating the achievement of “functional equivalency.” The R&O also recognized the Wireless RERC’s comments regarding the important role that State Emergency Communications Committees (SECC) plans have in preparedness for emergencies and endorsing therefore “a mandatory state EAS plan filing requirement.” The document can be accessed at [http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-109A1.txt].
Upcoming Events
Atlanta Conference on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy 2007
The Atlanta Conference on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy 2007 co-sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of public Policy and IEEE/USA will be held October 19-20, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia. Topic focus on emerging issues of science, technology and innovation in the global economy and society. For more information and to register visit [http://www.atlantaconference.org/]
Building on the Past/Managing the Present/Stepping into the Future
The 2007 National Association of State Chief Information Officer’s (NASCIO) Annual Conference, will be held September 30 – October 3 in Tucson, Arizona. NASCIO is the premiere network and resource for state chief information officers and an effective advocate for information technology policies at all levels of government. For more information about NASCIO and to register visit [www.nascio.org].
Building the New Workforce – Inclusion and Innovation
“Building the New Workforce – Inclusion and Innovation” Conference and Career Fair is scheduled to take place in Orlando, Florida on September 23-26, 2007 is the US. Business Leadership Network’s (BLN) 10th annual conference and 2nd annual career fair. It is the preeminent national event for business, community leaders and BLN chapters that have an interest in hiring, retaining and marketing to people with disabilities. This year’s event promises to provide informational and educational opportunities of the highest quality including an assistive technology forum, attendance of over 400 business and community leaders and a national career fair with over 30 Fortune 500 companies. Go to [http://www.newworkforceconference.org/registration.html] to register.
CSUN 2008 Call for Papers
The 23rd Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, California State University Northridge (CSUN) will be held on March 10-15, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. CSUN 2008 is currently accepting paper submissions in the general domains of new concepts concerning hardware and software, adaptive devices, access to technology, training programs, results of research, and overall best-practices in any area of assistive technology. The conference aims to present a best-practices approach for the education of consumers, professionals and students involved with the multitude of aspects related to technology and disability. Paper submissions are due Friday, September 21, 2007. For more detailed information regarding topics of interest and submission guidelines go to [http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/].
National Wireless Summit and Expo for Cities and Communities
The two-day event scheduled for September 10-11, 2007 at the University of California, Los Angeles, is designed for government executives and administrators who are interested in deploying wireless broadband projects in their cities and communities, as well as private industry wireless broadband vendors involved in providing critical infrastructure to the public sector. The conference will focus on Public Safety and other community benefits of technology including the recent 700 MHz spectrum ruling. Other session topics include “The State of Deployment of Municipal Wireless Networks Globally,” Public Safety and Government efficiency with Wireless Broadband,” “Public Safety Applications that Integrate to the Wireless Network,” among others. Presenters from the wireless industry include IEEE, Intel, Cisco, Microsoft, MetroFi, WebNet, Redsky, JiWire, Seakay, Mesh City and more. For more information or to register for the event, visit [www.WirelessCityExpo.com] or call 530-620-7471, or email [info@wirelesscityexpo.com].
Wireless Technology Forum (WTF)
On September 11, 2007, from 4:00pm – 8:00pm, the WTF is holding a free forum event. The topic, “Creating a Smartphone Lifestyle Across the Globe” will be moderated by AT&T’s Hamish Caldwell. Featured guest speakers include, Jerry Panagrossi, VP of US Operations, Symbian; Jennifer Vancini, Sr. Director of Market Development, Symbian and Mark Donovan, Sr. VP Products and Senior Analyst, M:Metrics. Companies will also have the latest models of their phone son display. To register for the event contact Ben Lippincott at [ben@bitc.gatech.edu].
WEC’s Policy Recommendations Inform Final Rule
ASSETS 2008
