SCN: City Telecom and IT Advisory Board (CTTAB) looking for additional members

[Melissa Guest]

This is the advisory board which, among other things, advises the City
Council on who should receive Technology Matching Fund grants (both
SCN and NNC/Digital Promise have received these).  If you are
interested, contact David Keyes at david.keyes at ci.seattle.wa.us or
Lynne Masters (listed below).

----- Forwared Message -----
From: David Keyes
To: steve at groupworks.org ; guests at scn.org
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 6:37 PM
Subject: City Telecom and IT Advisory Board recruitment

Steve and Melissa,

Below is a solicitation from the Mayor and City Council (Via Jim
Compton) for applications to the City's Telecomunications and
Technology Advisory Board (CTTAB). Deadline is April 9th.  I thought
you may either be interested in applying or know of others that could
be. Would you please share this with appropriate SCN and NNC mailing
lists members? There are some very interesting issues coming to the
Board in the next couple years. The City would like to continue to
have a Board that represents Seattle's diversity of community and
expertise.
I work closely with the Board and would be happy to answer any
questions.

- David
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For Immediate Release: March 20, 2001
Contact: Lynne Masters, 386-0031
              Alex Field, 684-8119
              George Allen, 684-8802

CITY SEEKS CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT ON
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD

Seattle, WA - Mayor Paul Schell and Councilmember Jim Compton - City
Council's Public Safety and Technology Committee Chair - are actively
seeking candidates for several openings on a citizen advisory board
that has strongly influenced City policy concerning communications
technology since 1995.

The board - the Citizens Telecommunications and Technology Advisory
Board (CTTAB) - advises City officials on many aspects of
communications and information
sharing, including cable television, internet access, and regulatory
issues
surrounding the City's authority over wire and wireless communications
systems.

Since its inception, CTTAB members advised the City on projects and
policies that expanded access to the Web, encouraged citizen efforts
to use technology to organize, supporteded computer literacy and
provided access to computers for all citizens. Recently, CTTAB had a
significant role in negotiations for a cable franchise that will bring
fiber-optic
communications to Seattle.

CTTAB works to assure that the City of Seattle's approach to the use
of
technology is far-sighted, inclusive, provides universal access to
information, and enhances widespead participation in public process.
Board members interview applicants and rate submissions to the
Technology Matching Fund program the Board helped create. New CTTAB
projects include a Seniors Training Seniors in Technology Project and
an "Information Age" campaign to help familiarize the
technology-challenged with computers, the Web, and the world of
telecommunications.

Jerry Whiting - the current CTTAB chair and President of Azalea
Software - considers this advisory board to be an important bridge
builder, connecting community groups, the technology industry and city
government. "I appreciate more and more the vital role that CTTAB
plays in advising and working with the Mayor's office, City Council,
the City's Cable Office, and information technology staff. CTTAB's
role in competitive cable franchising, the disbursement of technology
grant money, and discussions with citizens groups, city government,
and the cable and high tech industry is key to Seattle's providing
excellence in communcations for all its citizens."

The fifteen member board has five positions available, and all
interested members of the public are welcome to apply. In the interest
of representing as many points of view as possible, persons of color,
women, youth, persons with disabilities and sexual minorities are
especially encouraged to apply.

Board responsibilities require a commitment of at least two meetings a
month. All members serve without compensation and must be residents of
Seattle. Knowledge of technical matters is helpful but is not a
prerequisite.

More information about CTTAB - its past and current projects - is
available on CTTAB's Home Page at: http://cityofseattle.net/cttab/
<http://cityofseattle.net/cttab/>
For a live source of information about CTTAB,  please call Lynne
Masters at 386-0031.

Those interested in being considered should send a letter of interest
and
resume by
April 9, 2001, to:

Alex Field, Administrator,
Boards and Commissions
Mayor's Office
600 Fourth Avenue, 12th Floor
Seattle, WA  98104-1873


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David Keyes
Community Technology Planner
City of Seattle Department of Information Technology
(206) 386-9759
david.keyes at ci.seattle.wa.us
Suite 2700, Key Tower
700 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104-5065  USA
Fax (206) 684-0911

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